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HISTORY 


NORTH  BRIDGEWATER, 


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FKOM  ITS  FIRST  SETTLEMENT  TO  THE  PRESENT  TIME, 


FAMILY   HEGISTERS. 


BY  BRADFORD   KINGMAN, 

MEMBER  OF  THE  NEW  ENGLAND  HISTORIC  GENEALOGICAL  SOCIETY  j   CORRESPONDING  MEMBEB  OF 
■WISCONSIN  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  }   AUTHOR  OP  KINGMAN  MEMORIAL. 


BOSTON: 

PUBLISHED    BY    THE    AUTHOR. 

1866. 


Entered,  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1866,  by 

BRADFORD    KINGMAN, 

In  the  Clerk's  Office  of  the  District  Court  for  the  District  of  MassachusettB. 


IjiNUS  AND  NiLES,  FHINTEBS,  37    COBNUILL,  BOSTON. 


DEDICATIOIY. 


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LIST  OF  ILLUSTllATIONS. 


Residence  of  Chandler  Sprague,  Esq 0pp.  Title  Page, 

Map  of  the  Town 1 

Old  Chvrch  and  Town  House  in  Ancient  Bridgewater    ...  11 

First  New  Jerusalem  Church 49 

Second  New  Jerusalem  Church 49 

South  Congregational  Church 54 

First  Methodist  Church 65 

Second  Methodist  Church 65 

Porter  Evangelical  Church 69 

Catholic  Church 75 

Rev.  Thomas  B.  McNultt 76 

First  Congregational  Church 106 

Centre  Schoolhouse       125 

North  Centre  Schoolhouse 125 

Factory  Schoolhouse 128 

Rev.  Daniel  Huntington 137 

Rev.  Eliphalet  Porter 140 

Rev.  Paul  Couch 170 

Fire-Engine  Houses 336 

Franklin  Ames,  Esq 440 

George  W.  Bryant,  Esq 451 

Hon.  Otis  Cary 468 

Deacon  Silvanus  French .  505 

Micah  Faxon 509 

Rev.  Warren  Goddard 516 

Barnabas  Howard's  Mansion  House 535 

Rrv.  John  Porter's  House 535 

Bela  Keith,  Esq 555 

Arza  Keith 555 

Capt,  Ziba  Keith 555 

Hon.  Abel  Kingman 562 

Eliphalet  Kingman,  Esq 563 

Dr.  Abel  W.  Kingman 567 

Bradford  Kingman,  Esq. 570 

Galen  Manley 578 

Silvanus  Packard,  Esq 601 

Marcus  Packard 607 

Residence  of  Marcus  Packard 607 

Rev.  Huntington  Porter 627 

Col.  Edward  Southworth 654 

Chandler  Sprague,  Esq 663 


CONTENTS. 


CHAP.    I.  —  HISTORY   OF   NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

Situation  and  Extent,  1;  Topography,  1;  Centre  Village,  2;  Campello,  2; 
Sprague's,  or  Factory  Village,  3;  North-West  Bridgewater,  3;  Rivers  and  Brooks, 
4;  Hills,  5;  Natural  History,  6;  Geological  Formation,  10, 

CHAP.    II. FIRST    SETTLEMENT. 

Grant  of  Plantation,  11;  Bridgewater  purchased  of  the  Indians,  12,  13;  Divi- 
sion of  the  Town,  15;  Petition  of  the  North  Precinct  to  be  set  off  as  a  separate 
Town,  16;  Charter  for  a  Precinct,  18;  First  Meeting  of  the  Same,  19. 

CHAP.    III.  —  ECCLESIASTICAL   BISTORT. 

Ministry  of  Rev.  John  Porter,  21;  Rev.  Asa  Meech,  25;  Rev.  Daniel  Hunting- 
ton, 28;  Rev.  William  Thompson,  34;  Rev.  Paul  Couch,  38;  Rev.  Nathaniel  B. 
Blanchard,  43;  Rev.  Edward  L.  Clark,  45. 

CHAP.    IV. ECCLESIASTICAL   HISTORY,    CONTINUED. 

Second  Congregational  Church,  47;  New  Jerusalem  Church,  49;  South  Congre- 
gational Church,  Campello,  54;  First  Methodist  Ei^iscopal  Church,  65;  First 
Baptist  Church,  66;  Porter  Evangelical  Church,  69;  Catholic  Church,  75;  First 
Universalist  Church,  77;  Quakers,  or  Friends,  79;  Second  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  80. 

CHAP.    V.  —  MEETING-HOUSES   OF   THE   CONGREGATIONAL   PARISH. 

First  Meeting-House  in  the  North  Parish,  84;  Its  Appearance,  84;  Second 
House,  89;  Description,  90;  Sale  of  Pews,  90;  First  Bell,  94;  Seating  of  Colored 
People,  95;  Third  Meeting-Housc,  98;  Pewholders,  100;  Clock,  102;  First  Stoves, 
103;  Erection  of  the  Fourth  Meeting-House  in  1854,  103;  Dedication,  106;  De- 
scription of  the  House,  108;  Sale  of  Pews,  109. 

CHAP.    VI. EDUCATIONAL   HISTORY. 

Free  Schools,  110;  Their  Origin,  110;  School  Committee  of  the  North  Parish, 
11.5;  Division  of  the  Parish  into  Districts,  117;  School  Committee  of  the  Town, 
120;  Annual  Appropriations,  121,  122;  School  Districts  of  the  Town,  124;  Adel- 
l^hian  Academy,  129;  North  Bridgewater  Academy,  131;  High  School,  123,  131; 
Private  Schools,  132. 

CHAP.    VII.  BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY. 

List  of  Graduates  of  Colleges,  133;  Students  of  Normal  School,  134;  Rev.  John 
Porter,  134;  Rev.  Asa  Meech,  137;  Rev.  Daniel  Huntington,  137;  Rev.  James 
Thompson,  130;  Rev.  John  Porter,  Jr.,  139;  Rev.  Huntington  Porter,  140;  Rev. 
Eliphalet  Porter,  D.  D.,  140;  Rev.  Thomas  Crafts,  142;  Rev.  Asa  Packard,  142; 
Rev.  Hezekiah  Packard,  D.  D.,  146;  Rev.  Joshua  Cushman,  154;  Rev.  Napthali 
Shaw,  157;  Rev.  Theophilus  Packard,  D.  D.,  159;  Rev.  Jonas  Perkins,  161;  Rev. 
Eliphalet  P.  Crafts,  162;  Rev.  Levi  Packard,  163;  Rev.  Austin  Gary,  165;  Rev 
Zachariah  Howard,  169. 


VI  CONTENTS. 

CHAP.  nil. — BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY,  CONCLUDED. 

Clergymen. 

Rev.  ■William  Thompson,  170;  Rev.  John  Goldsbury,  170;  Rev.  Paul  Couch, 
170;  Rev.  Nathaniel  B.  Blanchard,  171;  Rev.  Edward  L.  Clark,  172;  Rev.  Warren 
Goddard,  172;  Rev.  Nathaniel  Wales,  173;  Rev.  John  F.Norton,  175;  Rev.  Charles 
L.  Mills,  175;  Rev.  Samuel  H.  Lee,  175;  Rev.  Matthew  Kingman,  175;  Rev.  Abel 
K.  Packard,  175;  Rev.  John  Dwight,  17G;  Rev.  D.  Temple  Packard,  176;  Rev. 
Charles  W.  Wood,  177;  Rev.  Lysander  Dickerman,  177;  Rev.  Zenas  P.  Wild,  177; 
Rev.  Azariah  B.  Wheeler,  178;  Rev.  T.  B.  McNolty,  76. 

Physicians. 

Dr.  Philip  Bryant,  179;  Dr.  Peter  Bryant,  179;  Dr.  Luther  Cary,  180;  Dr. 
Issachar  Snell,  ISO;  Dr.  Elisha  Tillson,  181;  Dr.  Ziba  Bass,  181;  Dr.  Nathan 
Perry,  182;  Dr.  Jonathan  P.  Crafts,  183;  Dr.  Abel  W.  Kingman,  184;  Dr.  James 
F.  Richards,  1S4;  Dr.  Edgar  E.  Dean,  184;  Dr.  Ilor.atio  Bryant,  184;  Dr.  Thomas 
Stockbridge,  185;  Dr.  James  Easton,  185;  Dr.  Nahuin  Smith,  185;  Dr.  E.  R. 
Wade,  185;  Dr.  Henry  Eddy,  185;  Dr.  James  L.  Hunt,  185:  Dr.  Silas  L.  Loomis, 
18o;  Dr.  L.  F.  C.  Loomis,  186. 

Lawyers. 

Lucius  Cary,  Esq.,  187;  Eliab  Whitman,  Esq.,  187;  Jonathan  White,  Esq.,  188; 
Jonas  R.  Perkins,  Esq.,  189;  Austin  Packard,  Esq.,  189;  Daniel  Howard,  Esq., 
190;  Lucius  Kingman,  Esq.,  190;  Caleb  Howard,  Esq.,  190;  Melville  Hayward, 
Esq.,  190;  Ellis  W.  Morton,  Esq.,  191;  Bradford  Kingman,  Esq.,  191. 

Miscellaneous. 

Thomas  J.  Snow,  192;  Frederic  Crafts,  Esq.,  193;  Deacon  Heman  Packard,  193; 
Augustus  T.  Jones,  A.  M.,  194;  Heman  P.  Deforest,  194;  S.  D.  Hunt,  195. 

CHAP.    IX. — OFFICIAL   HISTORY. 

List  of  Selectmen  of  the  Town,  197;  ToWn  Clerks,  198;  Treasurers,  198;  Mod- 
erators, 198;  Representatives,  19;"';  Senators,  199;  Councillors,  199;  Engineers  of 
Fire  Department,  199;  Justices  of  the  Peace,  199;  Coroners,  200;  Notary  Publics, 
200;  Deputy  Sheriffs,  200;  Lists  of  Colonels,  Lt.-Colonels,  Majors,  Captains,  and 
other  Military  Officers,  201,  202;  Votes  for  Governor  from  1S21  to  1835;  Moder- 
ators of  the  Annual  Parish  Meetings,  205;  Selectmen,  Clerks,  Treasurei's,  and 
Committee  of  the  North  Parish,  206,  207. 

CHAP.    X.  —  STATISTICAL   HISTORY. 

Population  of  the  North  Parish  in  17G4,  1790,  1810,  1820,  1830,  1840,  18-50, 
1855,  18  50,  1805,  210,  211 ;  Parish  Rates  in  1744,  211;  List  of  Polls  in  the  North 
Parish  in  1770,  212;  Owners  of,  and  Valuation  of  Dwelling-IIouses  in  1798,  214; 
Industrial  Table  for  1837,  21G;  Valuation  in  1840,  1850,  1860,  217,218;  Industrial 
Tables  for  1845  and  1855,  219,  220,  221 ;  Number  of  I'ersous  engaged  in  various 
Trades  in  1855,  223;  Manufacturing  Statistics  for  1805,224;  Agricultural  Statis- 
tics for  1805,  224. 

CHAP.    XI.  —  THE   OLD   FRENCH,   AND   FRENCH   AND    INDIAN   WARS. 

Capture  of  Louisburg,  225;  Treaty  at  Aix-La-Chapelle,  225;  War  Renewed  in 
17.54,  226;  Attack  on  Nova  Scotia  by  the  Colonies,  226;  Crown  Point,  226; 
Niagara,  226;  List  of  Men  in  the  Crown  Point  Expedition,  226;  Captain  Simeon 
Cary's  Company,  227;  Captain  Josiah  Dunbar's  Company,  227;  Expedition 
aeainst  Cinada,  227;  Captain  Lemuel  Dunbar's  Company,  228;  Same  at  Crown 
Point,  2**8. 


CONTENTS.  Vll 

CHAP.    XII.  — THE   REVOLUTIONARY   WAR. 

Controversy  between  England  and  America,  228;  Acts  of  Trade,  228;  Sugar 
Act,  228;  St  unp  Act,  230;  Tea  destroyed  in  Boston  Harbor,  230;  Boston  Port 
Bill,  231;  Preparations  for  War,  231;  Minute  Men,  231;  Company  marched  on 
Lexington  Alarm,  232;  List  of  Persons  in  the  various  Companies  in  the  Service 
during  the  War,  232;  Shay's  Rebellion,  243;  List  of  Soldiers  called  into  the 
Service  to  quell  the  same  at  Taunton,  244. 

CHAP.    XIII.  —  WAR   OF    1812. 

Impressment  of  Seamen,  246;  Embargo,  243;  War  declared  by  the  President, 
24G ;  Calls  fur  Troops  from  Militia,  247 ;  Pay  Roll  of  Company  from  North  Bridge- 
water  stationed  at  Plymouth. 

CHAP.  XIV.  —  THE  REBELLION  OF  1861. 

Election  of  1860,  249;  State  of  the  Country  at  the  Commencement  of  the  Re- 
bellion, 249;  Steamer  "  Star  of  the  West,"  250;  Secession  of  South  Carolina,  250; 
Firing  upon  Fort  Sumter,  250;  Call  for  Seventy-five  Thousand  Volunteers  for 
Three  Months,  250;  Company  F,  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Regiment,  251;  North 
Bridgewater  Brass  Band,  254;  Changes  and  Casualties  in  the  Twelfth  Regiment, 
255;  Call  for  more  Troops,  259 ;  Company  I,  First  Massachusetts  Cavalry,  260 ;  List 
of  Changes  and  Casualties  in  the  Same,  265;  Companies  and  Regiments  in  which 
Soldiers  have  been  in  the  Service,  2G7;  List  of  Changes,  Pi'omotions,  Deaths,  etc., 
during  the  Rebellion,  285;  Narrative  of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Regiment,  289. 

CHAP,    XV.  —  MILITIA   HISTORY. 

First  Militia  Company,  292;  Officers,  292;  Military  Division  of  the  Parish,  292; 
North  and  South  Companies,  292 ;  Plymouth  County  Brigade,  293 ;  First  Cavalry 
Comi^any,  1787,  North  Bridgewater  Dragoon  Company,  1853,  Militia  Districts, 
295;  Active  and  Reserve  Companies,  295;  District  Number  Sixty,  296;  District 
Number  Sixty-one,  296. 

CHAP.    XVI.  —  MISCELLANEOUS   HISTORY. 

Public  Roads,  298;  Streets,  300;  Turnpike,  302;  Railroads,  303;  Stages,  304; 
Post-Offices,  306;  Postmasters,  306;  Town  Maps,  307;  Newspapers,  307;  Publica- 
tions by  North  Bridgewater  People,  309;  Libraries,  313;  North  Bridgewater 
Library  Association,  314. 

CHAP.  XVII. — MISCELLANEOUS  HISTORY,  CONTINUED. 
Indians,  315;  Slavery,  317;  Colored  Persons,  318;  Temperance,  319;  Sinclair 
Band  of  Hope,  324;  North  Star  Division,  No.  88,  Fraternal  Lodge,  No.  24,  325; 
Old  Colony  Temperance  Union,  325;  Sabbath  Schools,  325;  Music,  327;  Band, 
330;  Thespian  Society,  330;  Union  Musical  Association,  331;  Bauii,  331;  Savings- 
Bank,  332;  Fire  Department,  333;  Fu'e  Engines,  334. 

CHAP.    XVIII.  — MISCELLANEOUS   HISTORY,   CONCLUDED. 

Burying  Grounds,  338;  Melrose  Cemetery,  340;  Hearse,  341;  Town  Pound,, 
342;  Lock-Up,  344;  Poor,  344;  Warning  out  of  Town,  345;  Town  House,  346;. 
Telegraph,  317;  North  Bridgewater  Gas  Light  Company,  348,  Franklin  Debating 
Association,  348;  Pi  Beta  Society,  348;  Library  Association,  349;  Agricultural 
Library  Association,  349;  Soldiers'  Aid  Society,  350;  Freedmen's  Relief  Associ- 
ation, 351;  Industrial  Association,  351 ;  Philomathian  Association,  352;  Massasoit 
Lodge  of  I.  0.  of  0.  F.,  No.  69,  352;  Paul  Revere  Lodge  of  Freemasons,  352j 
Fires,  353;  Casualties  and  JMiscellaneous  Events,  357. 


Viii  CONTENTS. 


CHAP.   XIX.  —  EARLY   HABITS  AND  CUSTOMS. 

Social  Life,  366;  Parties,  366;  Spinning  Matches,  366;  Flax  Raising,  367;  Process 
of  Manufacture,  367;  Dress  of  Men  and  AVomen,  368;  Amusements,  369;  Raisings, 
369 ;  Style  of  Architecture,  370 ;  Use  of  Cranes,  370 ;  Tinder-Boxes,  371 ;  Food,  371 ; 
Drinks,  372;  Well-Sweep,  373;  Rising  and  Retiring  Early,  373;  Attendance  on 
Church  Worship,  373. 

CHAP.  XX. — MISCELLANEOUS   HISTORY. 

Mills,  37.');  Manufactures,  377;  Bridgewater  Manufacturing  Company,  377 
Tanners,  380;  Blacksmiths,  381 ;  Shoe  Tool  Manufacturers,  382 ;  Public-Houses 
385;  Traders,  386;  Tailors,  390;  Hatters,  392;  Bakers,  392;  Saddlers,  393 
Whcclwriglits,  394;  Coopers,  394;  Clocks,  395;  Watchmakers  and  Jewellers,  395 
Drugs  and  Medicines,  395;  Furniture  Manufacturers,  396;  Carpenters,  397 
Painters,  397;  Masons,  398;  Tin-Plate  and  Sheet-Iron  Workers,  398;  Dentists, 
399;  Blacking  Manufacturers,  399;  Boot  and  Shoe  Manufacturing,  399;  List  of 
Patents  Granted  to  the  North  Bridgewater  People,  410. 

CILiP.  XXI.  —  PRECINCT   CONTROVERSY  AND   INCORPORATION   OF   THE   TOWN. 

Petition  of  the  North  Parish  (Asa  Howard  and  others)  to  be  Incorporated  into  a 
Town,  417;  Remonstrance  of  Gideon  Howard  and  others,  420;  Remonstrance  of 
Eliab  Whitman  and  others,  422;  Petition  in  Aid  of  Asa  Howard  and  others  for  an 
Act  of  Incorporation,  423;  Remonstrance  of  Daniel  Howai'd,  Esq.,  as  Agent  for 
the  Town  of  Bridgewater,  424;  Vote  of  the  Town,  426;  Petition  of  Jesse  Packard 
and  others  in  Aid  of  Asa  Howard's  Petition,  427;  The  Act  of  Incorporation  as 
passed  June  15, 1821,  428;  First  Town  Meeting,  429. 


PREFACE. 


The  present  volume  is  submitted  to  the  approval  and  criticism  of  the 
public,  after  many  years  of  laborious  toil  and  research,  with  the  desire  that 
it  may  add  something  to  preceding  history. 

It  was  not  undertaken  for  want  of  other  employment,  or  for  pecuniary 
profit,  but  has  been  a  severe  tax  upon  the  author's  time,  as  well  as  purse. 
The  work  was  commenced  about  twelve  years  since,  without  any  reference  to 
its  publication,  but  merely  for  the  gratification  of  a  natural  curiosity  which 
must  arise  in  the  mind  of  any  one  who  extends  his  thoughts  beyond  the  peo- 
ple and  scenes  immediately  around  him.  None  but  those  who  have  pre- 
pared a  work  of  this  kind  can  have  any  idea  of  the  amount  of  labor  and 
time  required  in  its  execution. 

The  author  has  devoted  nearly  all  of  his  leisure  time  during  the  past 
eight  years  in  examining  the  records  of  the  town,  as  well  as  of  the  adjoin- 
ing towns,  also  the  Parish,  Probate,  and  State  records,  and  the  ponderous 
.  volumes  in  the  State  Archives,  beside  the  Registry  of  Deeds  in  several  coun- 
ties, muster  rolls  at  the  State  House,  to  say  nothing  of  the  large  number  of 
town,  church,  and  family  histories  that  have  been  published,  public  ad- 
dresses, sermons,  orations,  documents,  plans,  maps,  etc. 

Many  an  hour  has  been  spent  in  deciphering  the  almost  unintelligible 
records  of  early  times.  Days  and  even  weeks  have  been  devoted  to  a  care- 
ful examination  of  files  of  newspapers  or  other  publications,  also  in  copying 
inscriptions  on  gravestones  and  monuments. 

The  matter  here  embodied  consists  of  a  mass  of  facts,  items,  and  figures, 
many  of  them  gathered  from  a  correspondence  of  upwards  of  twelve  hun- 
dred letters,  as  well  as  by  a  personal  consultation  with  the  people  of  the 
town. 

During  the  winter  of  1860,  while  the  author  was  engaged  in  copying  and 
examining  the  early  records  at  the  State  House,  Hon.  Edward  Southworth, 


Xii  PREFACE. 

In  18G2,  a  circular  was  issued  to  all  those  residing  at  a  distance  who  would 
be  likely  to  feci  an  interest  in  having  a  good  work,  requesting  any  informa- 
tion that  they  might  be  able  to  give.  At  the  same  time  a  large  number  of 
letters  were  written  to  various  persons  concerning  their  records.  From  many 
the  author  received  prompt,  full,  and  satisfactory  replies,  while  many 
others  took  no  notice  whatever  of  the  same. 

In  186-1,  a  circular  was  issued,  soliciting  subscriptions  for  this  work,  prom- 
ising to  publish  a  list  of  such  as  subscribed  at  the  end  of  the  volume.  In 
accordance  with  that  agreement,  the  list  may  be  found  with  the  names  as 
stated. 

In  closing,  the  author  has  only  to  add,  that,  should  this  work  meet  the 
expectations  of  the  citizens  of  the  town,  increase  their  interest  and  at- 
tachment for  things  that  are  past,  bring  to  mind  those  who  have  gone 
before  them,  and  serve  to  keep  alive  the  interest  in  historical  and  genealog- 
ical matters,  then  he  will  feel  that  his  time  and  the  expense  incurred  has 
not  been  spent  in  vain. 


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IIISTOEY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 


CHAPTER    I. 

HISTORY  OF  JVORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

Situation  and  Extent. — Topography. — Centre  Village. — Campello. — "Sprague's" 
or  Factory  Village.  —  North-West  Bridgewatei'.  —  Rivers,  Brooks,  Hills.  — 
Natural  History.  —  Geological  Formation. 

NORTH  BRIDGEWATER  is  a  town  in  the  north-west 
part  of  Plymouth  County,  —  bordering  on  Bristol 
County  on  the  west,  and  Norfolk  County  on  the  north, — 
and  is  situated  between  42°,  03'  and  42°,  08'  north  latitude, 
and  between  70°,  57'  and  71°,  04'  west  longitude  ;  and  is 
bounded  on  the  north  by  Randolph  and  Stoughton,  on  the 
east  by  Abington  and  East  Bridgewater,  on  the  south  by 
West  Bridgewater,  on  the  west  by  Easton,  It  is  twenty 
miles  south  from  Boston,  thirty  miles  north-east  from  Provi- 
dence, twenty-five  miles  north-west  from  Plymouth,  sixteen 
miles  south-east  from  Dedham,  fifteen  miles  north-east  from 
Taunton,  and  is  five  and  a  half  miles  in  length  from  east 
to  west,  and  five  miles  in  width  from  north  to  south,  and 
contains  about  thirteen  thousand  acres,  and  is  about  four 
and  a  half  miles  square,  —  has  a  total  length  of  sixty-seven 
miles  of  public  i;oads. 

There  are  four  villages  in  the  town,  —  the  "  Centre," 
"  Campello,"  ''  Sprague's  or  Factory  Village,"  and  the  ''  West 
Shares,"  or  "  North-West  Bridgewater."     The  Centre  is  a 


2  HISTORY  OF   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

large  and  growing  place,  containing  a  large  number  of  stores, 
manufactories;  seven  churches,  the  pride  of  the  town;  schools 
of  different  grades ;  one  academy ;  bank,  savings  bank,  post- 
cflSce,  hotel,  and  railroad  depot;  the  best  of  fire  departments, 
and  telegraph  communication  with  Boston,  and  stations  on 
the  line  of  railroad.  The  stores  of  this  place  are  of  the 
usual  variety  found  in  all  large  places,  —  being  of  the  highest 
order,  —  and  the  facilities  for  trade  are  not  surpassed  by  any 
in  the  county.  It  is  the  emporium  of  trade  for  the  sur- 
rounding towns,  extending  fifteen  to  eighteen  miles.  There 
is  the  best  of  dry-goods,  furnishing  and  clothing,  grocery  and 
hardware,  furniture  and  crockery-ware  stores  to  be  found  in 
any  country  town;  and  it  may  truly  be  called  a  "live"  place. 
The  next  in  importance  is  a  neat  and  pleasantly  located 
villaGre,  about  one  and  a  half  miles  south  from  the  centre  of 
the  town,  and  formerly  known  as  "  Plain  Village,"  now  Cam- 
2Jello.^  It  has  always  been  noted  for  its  extensive  manufac- 
turing establishments  of  boots,  shoes,  cabinet  furniture,  and 
musical  instruments ;  and  the  thrift  and  industry  of  her  citi- 
zens may  be  clearly  seen  in  the  neat  and  tidy  appearance  of 
the  small  cottages  scattered  throughout  the  limits  of  the 
same.  The  growth  of  this  place  was  materially  checked  in 
May,  1853,  by  one  of  the  most  destructive  fires  that  ever 
occurred  in  the  town,  if  not  in  the  county  (a  full  account 
of  which  appears  in  another  part  of  this  work),  and  from 
the  effects  of  which  it  has  never  fully  recovered.  There 
is,  however,  a  large  amount  of  business  done  in  the  shoe 
trade ;  several  large  establishments  being  engaged  in  manu- 
facturing goods  for  foreign  markets,  the  owners  or  proprie- 
tors of  which  have  stores  for  the  sale  of  goods  in  Pearl 

*  Campello.  This  name  was  first  suggested  to  the  citizens  of  Plain  Village  at 
the  time  of  the  cstabli.shment  of  the  post-office'  in  February,  1850,  on  account 
of  tlie  name  of  Plain  Village  being  often  confoumled  with  other  places  spelled 
nearly  the  same.  It  was  proposed  by  Rev,  D.  Huntington,  and  unaaimously 
ado])tcd  by  the  |)cople  as  a  proper  one,  —  it  signifying  a  small  plain. 


VILLAGES.  3 

street,  Boston ;  one  manufactory  of  musical  instruments,  one 
large  variety  store,  two  smaller  grocery  stores,  post-office, 
railroad  depot  near  to  the  village,  rendering  it  a  desirable 
place  for  business  purposes  or  for  a  private  residence.  The 
main  street  runs  the  entire  length  of  the  village,  north  and 
south,  with  graceful  elms  on  either  side.  There  are  three 
schools  iu  the  place  and  one  church.* 

"  Sprague's  or  Factory  Village  "  is  another  small  and  beau- 
tifully located  cluster  of  houses  and  manufacturing  establish- 
ments, about  three-fourths  of  a  mile  east  of  the  Centre 
Village,  on  the  road  leading  to  Abington.  There  is  a  large 
manufactory  of  last  and  boot  trees  in  this  place,  with  water 
and  steam  power,  owned  and  conducted  by  Chandler  Sprague^ 
Esq.,  to  whom  the  citizens  of  that  portion  of  the  town  owe 
their  success  for  the  enterprising  manner  in  which  he  has 
rendered  the  place  attractive.  Within  a  few  years,  he  has 
erected  a  large  and  convenient  building  for  his  use,  in  which 
are  conducted  several  branches  of  manufacturing ;  also  a  beau- 
tiful residence,  situated  but  a  short  distance  from  the  factory; 
also  a  store,  where  is  kept  the  usual  variety  found  in  country 
stores.  In  this  place  is  a  neat  and  roomy  school-house,  with 
a  bell,  erected  within  a  very  few  years ;  a  sawmill,  and  three 
shoe  manufactories,  beside  smaller  establishments  for  the 
mauufacture  of  shoe  tools. 

The  next  we  have  is  the  "  West  Shares,"  or  "  North-West 
Bridgewater,"  a  prominent  height  of  land  from  which  mag- 
nificent views  may  be  had.  It  is  the  highest  portion  of  land 
to  be  found  in  the  four  Bridgewaters.  On  the  north,  we 
have  a  view  of  Blue  Hills  of  Milton,  and  on  the  west  we  have 
a  picturesque  view  of  the  Western  Hills ;  and  no  place  can 
excel  it  for  its  lovely  scenery  and  its  healthful  locality.  The 
land  is  of  a  good  quality,  and  the  people  in  this  portion  of 
the  town  are  mostly  farmers.  In  immediate  proximity  to 
*  Orthodox  Congregational. 


4  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

this  place  is  one  Methodist  Church,  school,  post-office,  and 
store ;  and  is  situated  at  about  equal  distance  from  Stoughton 
and  North  Bridgewater  Villages. 

RIVERS  AND   BROOKS. 

This  town  is  well  watered  by  brooks  and  streams,  —  only 
one  large  enough  to  be  called  a  river,  and  that  of  small  size. 
Most  of  these  have  had  mills  erected  upon  them.  The  most 
prominent  of  these  is  the  Salisbury  River,  which  rises  in  the 
town  of  Stoughton,  running  southerly  one-half  mile  west  of 
the  Centre  Village,  till  it  crosses  Belmont  Street,  a  short 
distance  below  the  mill  known  as  the  Caleb  Howard  Mill, 
when  it  turns  and  runs  east  till  it  meets  Trout  Brook. 

This  brook  also  rises  in  the  southerly  part  of  Stoughton, 
and  runs  south  about  a  half  mile  east  of  the  middle  of  the 
town  till  it  meets  Salisbury  Brook,  near  "  Sprague's  "  Works. 
At  this  point,  the  two  are  joined,  and  run  in  a  southerly 
direction,  a  short  distance  east  of  Campello  Village,  into  the 
town  of  East  Bridgewater. 

Beaver  Brook  is  another  stream,  rising  in  "Weymouth ;  runs 
in  a  southerly  direction,  and  forming  a  boundary  line  between 
Abiugton  and  North  Bridgewater,  till  it  enters  East  Bridge- 
water.  Another  river  rises  in  Easton,  and  runs  through  the 
Bouth-west  part  of  the  town  into  West  Bridgewater,  and  is 
called  Cowsctt  Brook. 

Mikes  Brook  rises  in  the  north-east  part  of  the  town,  and 
runs  south-westerly,  and  empties  into  Trout  Brook,  and  is  a 
very  small  stream. 

West  Meadow  Brook  rises  north  of  the  residence  of  Caleb 
Phillips,  near  Pleasant  Street,  aiul  runs  in  a  southerly  direc- 
tion into  West  Bridgewater,  near  Henry  Jackson's. 

Another  small  stream  rises  in  the  south  part  of  Stoughton 
and  north  part  of  North  Bridgewater,  and  near  George  W. 
Hunt's  ;  running  south-easterly,  it  empties  into  Salisbury 
Biuok,  near  Galen  Packard's  mill. 


EIVERS   AND   BROOKS.  —  HILLS.  5 

Also,  a  small  stream  rises  near  the  residence  of  the  late 
Deacon  Silvanus  French,  and,  running  south,  enters  West 
Bridgewater  east  of  the  late  residence  of  Nahum  Hayward, 
and  empties  into  Salisbury  River. 

Although  the  streams  in  this  town  are  small,  there  has 
been,  at  various  times,  considerable  manufacturing  done  by 
water-power.  There  are  no  ponds  in  town,  of  any  size,  ex- 
cepting those  made  by  flowing  meadows  for  mill  privileges ; 
the  largest  in  town  being  that  at  "  Sprague's  Works ; "  next, 
at  "  Howard's  Mills,"  and  one  at  "  Tilden's  Corner."  There 
is  about  a  thousand  acres  in  the  town  covered  by  water ;  the 
balance  is  well  divided  into  woodland,  pasturing,  and  mowing; 
and  there  is  no  town  in  the  county  where  there  is  less 
unproductive  or  unimproved  land  than  in  this  town.  There 
are  over  four  thousand  acres  of  good  woodland,  and  over 
eleven  hundred  acres  of  land  tilled,  exclusive  of  orcharding; 
over  fifteen  hundred  acres  of  good  upland  mowing  land,  about 
eighty  acres  of  orcharding,  about  six  hundred  acres  of  fresh 
meadow,  about  three  thousand  acres  of  pasture  land. 

HILLS. 

Of  the  town  of  North  Bridgewater,  we  may  say  that  its 
surface  is  comparativel}'  level,  with  but  a  few  hills.  Beside 
those  already  mentioned,  there  are  some  elevated  spots  here 
and  there  ;  prominent  among  which  is  Cary  Hill,  situated  in 
the  north-east  part  of  the  town,  overlooking  the  village  on 
the  south,  gently  sloping  in  either  direction,  from  the  top  of 
which  we  may  get  pure  air  and  fine  views  in  an  autumn  day. 
When  the  leaves  are  turned  into  rich  drapery,  it  is  worth 
while  to  ride  to  this  place  for  the  prospect  that  may  be  had. 
It  is  of  very  easy  access  by  good  roads  ;  and  the  wonder  is, 
that  it  is  not  more  generally  selected  as  a  place  of  residence 
by  those  wishing  a  healthy  and  retired  locality.  The  land 
in  the  immediate  vicinity  is  good,  well  adapted  to  tillage, 
produces  fine  crops  with  little  labor. 


6  HISTOEY   OF  NOETH  EEIDGEWATER. 

Prospect  Hill  is  another  high  and  pleasant  spot  of  land, 
very  desirable  for  building  purposes,  and  but  a  short  distance 
from  the  village  in  a  north-west  direction,  and  west  of  the 
late  Captain  Asa  Jones's  residence. 

Ridge  Hill  is  a  rough  and  rocky  pasture,  running  from 
near  the  residence  of  Freeman  Holmes,  in  the  south  part  of 
the  town,  northerly  for  about  one  mile,  and  has  been  much 
celebrated  for  its  plentiful  crops  of  huckleberries  and  black- 
berries. 

Stone-House  Hill  is  situated  on  the  boundary  line  between 
North  Bridgewater  and  Easton,  a  short  distance  west  of  the 
manufactory  of  H.  T.  Marshall,  at  ''  Tilden's  Corner."  At 
this  place  is  an  old  cave,  made  in  the  solid  stone  ledge,  and  is 
said  to  have  been  used  by  the  Indians  as  a  dwelling.  The 
cave  may  now  be  seen  as  formerly  used.  It  is  situated  on 
the  old  road  leading  to  Easton. 

NATUEAL   HISTOEY. 

To  the  true  votary  of  science,  everything  in  Nature  pre- 
sents a  lovely  aspect.  "To  him,  there  are  books  in  the  run- 
ning streams,  sermons  in  stones,  good  in  everything." 

"  There  is  a  pleasure  in  the  jiathless  woods; 
There  is  society  where  none  intrudes." 

Every  town  has  its  natural  history,  and  every  mile  of  its 
surface,  with  its  hills  and  plains,  its  rivers,  ponds,  rocks,  and 
trees,  —  all  have  a  charm  that  clusters  around  the  home  of 
childhood.  The  forests  of  North  Bridgewater  consist  of  red, 
white,  and  sugar  maple  (although  the  latter  is  scarce,  it  is 
occasionally  found) ;  white,  red,  and  black  ash ;  the  tremu- 
lous poplar  and  verdant  hemlock;  the  tall  spruce,  much 
used  in  building ;  white  ash,  used  for  carriage-work,  scythes, 
and  rake-handles,  for  hoops,  sieve-rims,  and  boxes,  and  a 
superior  wood  for  oars.  Sassafras  was  in  early  times  quite 
plenty,  valuable  only  for  medicinal  purposes.  Chestnut  is 
not  abundant.     "White  oak  is  used  for  carriages,  red  oak  for 


NATURAL   HISTORY.  7 

casks,  the  bark  of  which  is  used  for  tanning ;  hickory  affording 
plenty  of  good  shellbarks. 

Butternut  is  not  common, —  here  and  there  a  tree.  White 
pine  is  tolerably  plenty ;  although  it  has  been,  of  late,  much 
cut  for  fuel  and  building  purposes.  Pitch  pine  is  quite 
plenty,  —  good  only  for  fuel,  being  knotty  and  pitchy ;  red 
cedar,  used  for  rail-fences  and  pencil-woods,  also  very  useful 
for  linings  to  chests,  as  a  protection  from  moths  ;  red  beech, 
used  for  plane-woods,  last,  and  boot-tree  forms.  Tall  and 
graceful  elms  rejoice  the  eye  in  every  direction.  In  the 
early  settlement  of  the  town,  large  quantities  of  ship-timber 
of  oak  and  chestnut  were  carried  from  the  town  to  the  sea- 
shore towns  of  Weymouth,  Scituate,  and  Duxbury.  Among 
those  who  did  a  large  trade  in  that  line  were  Messrs.  Abel 
and  Eliphalet  Kingman,  and,  later,  Edwin  H.  Kingman.  Of 
late  years,  a  ready  market  is  found  at  home  for  all  the  wood 
cut,  where  formerly  large  lots  were  either  carried  to  Boston 
and  the  seaport  towns,  or  made  into  charcoal,  and  then  sent 
to  Boston.  Since  the  railroads  have  been  built,  wood  has 
been  much  used  on  the  locomotives,  and  has  made  it  scarce 
at  times  ;  but,  if  we  take  a  look  about  the  town,  we  shall  find 
"  a  few  more  left  of  the  same  sort." 

Fruit-Trees.  —  Of  this  kind  of  tree,  not  so  great  a  variety 
is  found  as  in  many  places ;  although  the  writer  is  happy  in 
believing  that  there  is  an  increasing  interest  being  felt  in 
this  most  important  of  agricultural  pursuits,  —  that  of  raisiug 
fruit.  The  most  common  fruit  is  the  apple.  There  is  a  fair 
assortment  of  them  in  the  town ;  and  the  new  orchards  con- 
tain choice  varieties,  while  the  old  and  wild  orchards  have 
given  way  to  the  woodman's  axe.  Now,  the  apple  is  a  staple 
article  of  consumption,  the  consumers  being  more  numerous 
than  the  producers  ;  and  people  are  looking  more  to  the  cul- 
tivation of  all  kinds  than  ever  before.  Choice  varieties  are 
engrafted  upon  the  stumps  of  old  trees ;  and  were  it  not  for 


8  HISTORY  OF  KORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

tho  borers  that  eat  the  roots,  canker-worms  and  caterpillars 
that  eat  the  leaves  and  branches,  we  might  look  with  delight 
upon  as  fine  orchards  as  could  be  found  in  any  place.  These 
pests  have  destroyed  the  orchards,  as  grasshoppers  have  the 
aicc  fields  of  grass ;  and  the  ways  and  means  of  ridding  the 
orchards  of  these  plagues  is  not  yet  fully  understood.  Next 
to  the  apple  comes  the  pear-tree,  which  does  not  appear  to 
thrive  as  well  in  this  town  as  in  many  others,  the  land  not 
being  well  adapted  for  this  kind  of  fruit,  though,  of  late, 
many  have  been  successful,  and  raised  choice  kinds. 

Peaches  are  raised  to  a  very  limited  extent,  the  climate  not 
being  adapted  for  the  successful  cultivation  of  this  variety. 
The  trees  are  said  to  be  short-lived,  and  do  not  flourish. 

Cherries  do  very  well;  and  much  is  being  done  in  this 
kind  of  small  fruit,  many  varieties  being  cultivated.  Of  the 
native  shrubs,  we  find  the  town  has  the  usual  variety,  —  such 
as  the  blueberry  and  huckleberry,  —  that  affords  employment 
for  the  boys  and  girls  in  a  pleasant  afternoon,  and  a  source  of 
pleasure  to  older  persons,  furnishing  an  agreeable  repast 
when  eaten  with  milk.  Then  we  find  the  raspberry,  goose- 
berry, and  thimbleberry.  Of  the  raspberries,  there  are  the 
red  and  white,  that  grow  wild,  and  are  cultivated  in  gardens. 
Gooseberries,  of  late  years,  have  become  an  article  of  much 
use,  many  new  varieties  having  been  introduced,  the  best  of 
which  is  the  English  variety,  that  grow  as  large  as  shellbarks. 
Then  we  have  tho  currant,  an  exceedingly  useful  article  of 
culture,  and  easily  raised,  valuable  for  wine  or  table  use.  Of 
these  we  have  also  several  varieties,  —  red,  white,  and  black. 
Then  comes  that  highly  esteemed  and  valuable  luxury,  —  "a 
dish  of  ripe  strawberries,  smothered  in  cream."  These  are 
found  in  many  places  growing  wild  in  the  pastures  ;  and, 
although  they  are  sweet  and  delicious,  they  are  found  so 
pcarct',  that  not  much  account  is  made  of  them.  The  culti- 
vated fruit  of  this  kind  is  a  favorite  dish,  of  which  there  is  a 


NATURAL   HISTORY.  9 

great  variety,  among  which  are  the  "  Hovey's  Seedlings," 
"  Early  Virginia,"  and  "  Boston  Pine."  These  are  fast  be- 
coming an  article  of  cultivation  as  much  as  the  potato  or 
corn,  and  large  amounts  are  cultivated  in  the  gardens  and 
fields  of  this  town.  The  first  that  were  raised  for  market,  to 
any  extent,  were  those  by  Mr.  B.  F.  Lawton,  of  the  West 
Shares.  Since  then,  several  have  raised  them  with  jDrofit, 
and  sent  them  to  market.  Of  late,  the  most  successful,  or 
doing  the  most  in  that  line,  are  Ira  Copeland,  in  the  Factory 
Village,  and  C.  H.  Packard,  of  Campello. 

"  Wife,  into  the  garden,  and  set  me  a  plot 
With  strawberry-roots  of  the  best  to  be  got; 
Such  growing  abroad  among  thorns  in  tlie  wood, 
Well  chosen  and  picked,  prove  excellent  and  good."         Tussek. 

The  birds  common  in  this  locality  are  the  quail,  partridge, 
snipe,  woodpecker,  woodcock,  sparrow,  thrush,  robin,  blue- 
bird, bobolink,  wren,  pewee,  lark,  king-bird,  blue-jay,  black- 
bird, chickadee,  martin,  barn,  and  bank  swallow,  cat-bird, 
cuckoo,  humming-bird,  kingfisher,  whip-poor-will,  owl,  hawk, 
crow,  bats.  Wild  geese  occasionally  light  on  the  small  ponds 
in  the  outskirts  of  the  town. 

"  What  soDgs  with  those  of  birds  can  Tie, 
From  the  goldiinch  that  on  high 
Swings  its  wee  hammock  in  the  sky  ? ' '  Canning. 

Among  the  different  kinds  of  fish  that  abound  in  our 
streams  may  be  found  the  trout,  pickerel,  sucker,  shiner, 
minnow,  hornpout,  eels,  perch.  Herrings,  in  early  days,  used 
to  run  up  the  rivers,  but,  of  late,  are  seldom  found. 

The  early  forests  in  town  had  their  share  of  vexatious  ani- 
mals that  were  common  in  this  part  of  the  country;  as 
wolves,  wild-cat.  Foxes  have  become  shy  of  company. 
Skunk,  musquosh,  and  mink  have  been  severely  hunted. 
Woodchucks,  rabbits,  and  squirrels  of  different  kinds.  Rac- 
coons, that  damaged  the  cornfields,  have  almost  disappeared. 


10  mSTORY   OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

Moles  and  meadow-mice  are  found  in  the  fields,  and  often  do 
laiicli  damage,  gnawing  bark  ofi"  of  trees  in  winter. 

But  the  worst  enemy  the  early  settlers  had  to  contend 
with  among  the  beast  kind  was  the  wolf,  which  troubled  the 
infant  settlements  exceedingly  ;  so  much,  that  shepherds 
•were  appointed  over  the  flocks  by  day,  and  put  in  folds  at 
night,  and  securely  guarded;  and,  even  after  the  town  be- 
came quite  thickly  settled,  these  pests  would  make  night 
hideous  by  their  howHng  around  the  farms.  Rewards  were 
offered  by  the  town  for  their,  heads,  and  wolf-traps  were 
common  in  all  parts  of  the  town. 

The  geological  formation  of  this  town  is  similar  to  many 
other  towns  in  Plymouth  County.  The  hills,  meadows,  large 
plains  and  intervales,  deep  swamps  and  rocky  pastures,  fur- 
nish food  for  almost  all  kinds  of  grass,  trees,  and  shrubs.  Of 
the  rocky  portions  of  the  town,  we  find  sienite,  or  composi- 
tion of  feldspar,  quartz,  and  hornblende.  Says  Dr.  Hitchcock 
in  his  survey  through  the  State, — 

*'  The  most  elegant  variety  of  porphyritic  Bienite  that  I  have  met  with 
in  the  State  occurs  in  North  Bridgcwatcr  and  Abington,  and  in  other  parts 
of  Plymoutli  County.  Its  base  consists  of  quartz  and  feldspar,  with  an 
abundance  of  epidote,  disseminated,  and  in  veins.  This  rock,  if  polished, 
would  form,  it  seems  to  me,  the  most  ornamental  stone  in  the  State.  The 
feldspar,  crystal,  that  constitutes  it  a  porphyry,  are  of  a  flesh  color.  There 
is  a  dark-colored  mineral  diffused  throughout  the  mass,  which  may  be  horn- 
blende or  mica." 

"Where  mica  is  found  plenty  in  the  composition,  it  is  some- 
times called  sienite  granite. 

Large  quantities  of  peat  have  been  cut  in  the  meadows  of 
the  town  in  past  times,  and  is  now  being  used  as  a  fuel 
which  is  of  an  excellent  quality. 

Large  quantities  of  iron-ore  have  been  found  in  the  western 
and  other  sections  of  the  town,  and  some  has  been  manufac- 
tured into  iron.  It  is  not,  however,  plenty  now,  and  the 
business  of  making  it  into  iron  ceased  several  years  since. 


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CHAPTER    II. 

FIRST  SETTLEMEJVT. 

Grant  of  Plantation.  —  Bridgewater  purchased  of  the  Indians.  —  Division  of  the 
Town.  —  Petition  of  the  North  Precinct  to  be  set  off  a  separate  Town.  —  Char- 
ter for  a  Precinct.  —  First  Meeting  of  the  same 

TO  give  a  clear  account  of  the  early  settlement  of  the 
town  of  North  Bridgewater,  it  will  be  necessary  to 
give  some  account  of  the  origin  of  the  town,  its  connection 
with  and  its  identity  with  the  parent  town  of  Bridgewater, 
and  a  brief  account  of  its  having  been  set  off  from  Duxbury, 
and  the  purchase  of  the  Indians.  The  ancient  town  of  Bridge- 
water —  then  comprising  what  is  now  North,  East,  West,  and 
South  Bridgewater,  or  Bridgewater  proper  —  was  formerly 
a  plantation  granted  to  Duxbury,  in  1645,  as  a  compensation 
for  the  loss  of  territory  they  had  sustained  in  the  setting  apart 
of  Marshfield  from  them  in  the  year  1640.  The  grant  was  in 
the  following  language  :  — 

"  The  inhabitants  of  the  town  of  Djaxbury  are  granted  a  competent  pro- 
portion of  lands  about  Saughtuchquett  (Satucket),  towards  the  west,  for  a 
plantation  for  them,  and  to  have  it  four  miles  every  way  from  the  place 
where  they  shall  set  up  their  centre ;  provided  it  intrench  not  ujDon  Winny- 
tuckquett,  formerly  granted  to  Plymouth.  And  we  have  nominated  Capt. 
Miles  Standish,  Mr.  John  Alden,  George  Soule,  Constant  South  worth,  John 
Rogers,  and  William  Brett,  to  be  feofees  in  trust  for  the  equal  dividing  and 
laying  forth  the  said  lands  to  the  inhabitants." 

How  these  lands  were  divided,  or  what  should  entitle  any 

one  to  a  share,  no  record  appears  to  show.     Gov.  Hinckley, 

in  his  confirmatory  deed,  says  that  the  "  inhabitants  agreed 

among  themselves."     There  were  fifty-four  proprietors,  — 

each  of  whom  held  one  share,  —  the  names  of  whom  are  as 

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12  mSTORY  OF   NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

follows :  William  Bradford,  William  Merrick,  John  Bradford, 
Abraham  Pierce,  John  Rogers,  George  Partridge,  John 
Starr,  Mr.  William  Collier,  Christopher  Wadsworth,  Edward 
Hall,  Nicholas  Robbins,  Thomas  Hayward,  Mr.  Ralph  Par- 
tridge, Nathaniel  Willis,  John  Willis,  Thomas  Bonney,  Mr. 
Miles  Standish,  Love  Brewster,  John  Paybody,  William  Pay- 
body,  Francis  Sprague,  William  Bassett,  John  Washburn, 
John  Washburn,  Jr.,  John  Ames,  Thomas  Gannett,  William 
Brett,  Edmund  Hunt,  WiUiam  Clarke,  William  Ford,  Mr. 
Constant  Southworth,  John  Gary,  Edmund  Weston,  Samuel 
Tompkins,  Edmund  Chandler,  Moses  Simmons,  John  Irish, 
Philip  Delano,  Arthur  Harris,  Mr.  John  Alden,  John  Forbes, 
Samuel  Nash,  Abraham  Sampson,  George  Soule,  Experience 
Mitchell,  Henry  Howland,  Henry  Sampson,  John  Brown, 
John  Howard,  Francis  West,  William  Tubbs,  James  Lendall, 
Samuel  Eaton,  Solomon  Leonard.  To  these  shares  were 
afterward  added  two  more  shares,  —  one  to  Rev.  James 
Keith,  of  Scotland,  their  first  minister;  and  the  other  to 
Deacon  Samuel  Edson,  of  Salem,  who  erected  the  first  mill 
in  the  town,  —  making  fifty-six  shares. 

This  grant  was  considered  as  little  more  than  an  authority 
or  right  to  purchase  it  of  the  natives.  For  this  purpose, 
Capt.  Miles  Standish,  Samuel  Nash,  and  Constant  Southworth, 
were  appointed  a  committee  to  make  the  purchase ;  which 
they  did,  as  appears  by  the  following  instruments  :  — 

Witness  these  presents,  that  I,  Ousamequin,  Sachem  of  the  Country  of 
Poconocket,  have  given,  granted,  enfeofcd,  and  sold  unto  Miles  Standish 
of  Duxbury,  Samuel  Nash  and  Constant  Southworth  of  Duxbury  afore- 
said, in  behalf  of  all  the  townsmen  of  Duxbury  aforesaid,  a  tract  of  land 
usually  called  Satucket,  extending  in  the  length  and  breadth  thereof  as 
foUowcth  :  that  is  to  say,  from  the  wear  at  Satucket  seven  miles  due  east, 
and  from  the  said  wear  seven  miles  due  west,  and  from  the  said  wear  seven 
miles  due  north,  and  from  the  said  wear  seven  miles  due  south  ;  the  which 
tract  the  said  Ousamequin  hath  given,  granted,  enfeofcd,  and  sold  unto  the 
said  Miles  Standish,  Samuel  Nash,  and  Constant  Southworth,  in  the  behalf 
of  all  the  townsmen  of  Duxbury,  as  aforesaid,  with  all  the  immunities, 
privileges,  and  profits  whatsoever  belonging  to  the  said  tract  of  land,  with 


THE    FIRST   SETTLEMENTS.  13 

all  and  singular  all  woods,  underwoods,  lands,  meadows,  rivers,  brooks, 
rivulets,  &c.,  to  have  and  to  hold,  to  the  said  jNIiles  Standish,  Samuel  Nash, 
and  Constant  Southworth,  in  behalf  of  all  the  townsmen  of  the  town  of 
Duxbury,  to  them  and  their  heirs  forever.  In  witness  whereof,  I,  the  said 
Ousamequin,  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  this  2^^  of  March,  1049. 

John  Bradford, 

William  Otway,  alias  Parker, 

Witness  the  mark  of  M  Ousamequin. 

In  consideration  of  the  aforesaid  bargain  and  sale,  we,  the  said  Miles 
Standish,  Samuel  Nash,  and  Constant  Southworth,  do  bind  ourselves  to  pay 
unto  the  said  Ousamequin,  for  and  in  consideration  of  the  said  tract  of  land, 
as  foUoweth :  — 

7  coats,  a  yard  and  a  half  in  a  coat. 
9  hatchets. 

8  hoes. 
20  knives. 

4  moose-skins. 
10  yards  and  a  half  of  cotton. 

Miles  Standish, 
Samuel  Nash, 
Constant  Southworth. 

This  contract  is  said  to  have  been  made  on  what  was  called 
"  Sachem's  Rock/'  in  East  Bridgewater,  a  little  south  of 
Whitman's  Mills,  and  near  the  house  of  the  late  David 
Kingman. 

This  Ousamequin,  sometimes  called  Ossamequin,  was  no 
other  than  Massasoit  himself,  who,  in  the  latter  part  of  his 
life,  had  adopted  that  name.  The  deed  written  by  Capt. 
Miles  Standish,  one  of  the  original  planters  of  the  Colony, 
and  signed  with  the  mark  of  the  Sachem,  is  still  in  existence. 
When  the  old  Sachem  was  called  upon  to  execute  his  deed, 
he  endeavored  to  make  it  as  sure  as  possible.  For  that  pur- 
pose, he  affixed  a  mark  in  the  shape  of  a  |i^. 

Thus  we  have  seen  that  the  original  town  of  Bridgewater, 
comprising  the  territory  now  known  as  North,  East,  West,  and 
South  Bridgewater,  Avas  purchased  by  Capt.  Miles  Standish 
and  others  for  the  trifling  sum  of  seven  coats,  nine  hatchets, 
eight  hoes,  twenty  knives,  four  moose-skins,  and  ten  and  a 


14  mSTORY   OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

half  yards  of  cotton ;  tbo  whole  not  amounting  to  thirty  dol- 
lars in  value. 

This  town  was  the  first  interior  settlement  in  the  old 
Colony.  The  grant  of  the  plantation,  as  we  have  seen,  was 
in  164:5.  and  the  settlement  made  in  1650.  The  first  settlers 
had  a  house-lot  of  six  acres  each  on  the  town  river,  and  the 
place  was  called  Nuckatest,  or  Nuncketetest.  The  first  lots 
were  taken  up  at  West  Bridgewater ;  first  houses  built  and 
the  first  improvements  made  there.  The  settlement  was 
compact,  —  the  house-lots  being  contiguous,  —  with  a  view 
for  mutual  protection  and  aid  against  the  Indians ;  and,  as  a 
further  protection  from  the  natives,  they  erected  a  stockade 
or  garrison  on  the  south  side  of  the  river,  and  fortified  many 
of  their  dwellings.  It  is  said  that  not  more  than  one-third 
of  the  original  fifty-six  proprietors  ever  removed  and  became 
inhabitants  of  their  new  settlement.  From  this  original 
home,  the  settlers  scattered  into  other  portions  of  the  town, 
extending  their  dwellings  first  into  the  south  part  of  the 
town,  toward  Nippenicket  Pond,  on  the  road  to  Taunton, 
whither  they  were  in  the  habit  of  going  either  to  mill  or  to 
trade ;  and  we  are  told  they  frequently  went  to  that  place 
on  foot,  with  the  grists  on  their  backs,  a  distance  of  several 
miles. 

The  last  settled  part  of  the  town  was  the  north,  which  was 
not  till  after  1700;  no  permanent  settlement  being  made  in 
what  was  called  the  North  Parish  till  after  that  time,  and  the 
settlers  were  mostly  from  the  West  Parish,  now  called  West 
Bridgewater. 

The  plantation   remained  to  Duxbury  until  June,  1656, 

when  it  was  incorporated  into  a  distinct  and  separate  town 

in  the  following  concise  language  :  — 

"  Ordered,  That  henceforth  Duxborrow  New  Plantation  bee  allowed  to 
bee  a  touneliipc  of  yteelfc,  destinct  from  Duxborrow,  and  to  bee  called  by 
the  name  nf  Bridgewater.  Provided  that  all  publicke  rates  bee  borne  by 
them  wit!)  Duxb(jrrow  upon  equally  proportions." 


THE    FIRST    SETTLEMENTS.  15 

The  court  settled  the  rates  to  be  paid  by  the  proprietors 
as  follows :  — 

"  The  town  of  Bridgewater  is  to  bear  one  part  of  tliree  with  Duxbury, 
of  their  proportion  of  the  country  rates  for  the  officers'  wages  and  other 
public  charges." 

Previous  to  the  incorporation  of  the  town,  the  plantation 
had  been  called  Bridgewater ;  but,  of  the  origin  of  the  name 
we  have  nothing  authentic,  except  a  matter  of  fancy  for  a 
town  in  England  of  that  name ;  and,  from  the  time  of  its  set- 
tlement, the  town  has  maintained  a  strong  position  in  the 
history  of  the  country. 

The  town  continued  a  united  and  harmonious  whole  until 
1715,  when  a  petition  was  sent  to  General  Court  to  be  set 
off  into  a  separate  parish  or  precinct ;  the  petitioners  repre- 
senting themselves  as  inhabitants  of  the  easterly  part  of 
Bridgewater.  A  committee  of  two  in  the  Council,  and  three 
of  the  House,  was  appointed  to  examine  into  the  matter; 
who  attended  to  their  duties,  and  reported  in  favor  of  grant- 
ing their  request ;  which  was  accepted,  and  an  act  of  incor- 
poration passed  June  1,  1716,  with  this  condition  :  — 

^'  That  the  whole  town  stand  obliged  to  an  honorable  maintenance  of  the 
Rev.  James  Keith,  their  present  aged  minister,  if  he  should  outlive  his 
powers  and  capacities  of  discharging  the  office  and  duty  of  their  minister." 

The  new  parish  was  called  the  South,  and  the  old  one  the 
North,  Precinct,  which  then  included  the  West  and  what  is 
now  North  Bridgewater.  In  1723,  that  part  of  the  old  North 
Precinct  now  known  as  East  Bridgewater,  then  known  as  the 
West  Parish,  was  set  off,  and  constituted  a  precinct  called 
the  East  Parish,  in  Dec.  14,  1723 ;  and  May  31,  1738,  fifty- 
five  individuals,  belonging  in  the  old  North  Parish,  sent  a 
petition  to  the  General  Court,  asking  to  be  set  off  into  a 
separate  township ;  which  petition  was  so  far  granted  as  to 
allow  them  the  powers   and   privileges  usually  allowed  to 


16  HISTORY  OF   NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

parishes.     The  following  is  a  copy  of  petition  and  the  act  of 
incorporation :  — 

To  His  Excellency  Jonathan  Belcher,  Esq' ,,  Capt'°  General  and  Governour 
in  Chief  in  and  over  his  ^Majesties  Province  of  the  Massachusetts  Bay,  in 
New  England,  and  to  the  Honourable  his  Majesties  Council  and  House  of 
Representatives  in  Generil  Court  Assembled  at  Boston,  on  the  31='  of 
May,  1738,  the  Petition  of  us,  the  Subscribers,  Inhabitants  of  the  Town 
of  Bridgewater,  Consisting  Chiefly  of  the  North  part  of  the  west  pre- 
cinct, and  two  Familys  of  the  East  precinct,  in  s'^  Town,  — 

Humbly  Sheweth : 

That,  when  the  meeting  house  was  lately  bult  In  the  West  precinct,  the 
Inhabitants  of  the  North  part  of  s^  West  precinct  Cheerfully  Consented  to, 
and  Did  their  proportionable  part  In,  building  of  s^  meeting  House  where 
it  Now  stands,  tho  very  Remote  from  the  Petitioners,  and  at  such  a  Distance 
from  them  so  as  but  few  of  their  Families  Ever  Could,  without  Great  Diffi- 
culty, attend  the  Publick  Worship  of  God  there ;  but,  Notwithstanding, 
thay  were  Willing  to  Do  the  utmost  of  their  power  and  ability  to  Promote 
the  Worship  of  God  their.  In  hopes  Avhen  thay  ware  able  to  have  it  Nearer 
to  them ;  and,  by  the  Providence  of  God,  thay  are  Greatly  Increased  In 
Numbers  and  Something  In  Estates,  So  that  they  look  upon  themselves 
Capable  of  Bulding  a  Meeting  House,  and  Sittling  a  ^linister,  and  uphold- 
ing the  publick  Worship  of  God  among  themselves,  and  are  in  hopes  that 
the  Best  part  of  the  Town  and  West  precinct  have  no  Just  Cause  to  object 
against  it.  Since  we  have  been  so  helpful,  and  Done  to  the  utmost  of  our 
power  in  Sittling  the  minister  and  Bulding  the  New  Meeting  House,  In  6<* 
West  precinct,  and  we  arc  willing  and  Desirous  that  what  we  then  Did 
should  be  left  to  that  precinct,  who  are  now  able  of  themselves,  under  their 
priesent  good  and  Growing  Circumstances,  to  maintain  the  Public  Worship 
of  God  ther  without  us,  as  will  appear  by  the  Valuation  of  their  Estates 
herewith  Exhibited,  which  the  more  Emboldens  us  to  petition  this  Honour- 
able Court  to  Set  us  oS"  a  Distinct  and  Separate  Township,  by  the  following 
metes  and  Bounds,  which  Includes  not  only  the  North  part  of  Bridgewater, 
but  a  small  Tract  of  land  and  a  few  of  the  Inhabitants  of  the  town  of 
Stoughton,  which  suitable  accomodites  them  as  well  as  us,  viz.  :  Beginning 
at  a  white  oak  tree  standing  on  the  North  west  part  of  Jonathan  Packard's 
field,  on  the  Easterly  side  of  the  Countrey  Road,  and  from  thence  East  and 
West  till  It  meets  with  Easton  Line,  and  East  till  it  meets  with  the  East 
precinct  Lino,  and  then  North  on  s"*  Line  Half  one  mile,  and  then  North 
East  till  it  meet  with  Beaver  Brook ;  then  by  said  Brook  to  the  Colony 
Line,  So  called ;  then  Westerly  by  s"*  Line  to  a  Beach  tree  which  is  tho 
Easterly  Comer  Bounds  of  Stoughton  ;  then  on  the  Line  between  Brantrey 
and  Stoughton  to  Capt.  Curtis'  Land ;  then  Westerly  to  Salisbery  plain 
River  ;  tlien  southerly  by  6<i  Rever  to  the  Colony  Line  ;  then  Westerly  by 
6''  Line  t  >  Ejuston  Line  ;  and  then  South  By  s"*  Line  first  mentioned.     We 


THE   FIRST    SETTLEMENTS.  17 

having  In  time  past  once  and  again  petitioned  this  IIonoural)le  Court  for 
Relief  in  the  premises,  but  it  so  liappencd  that  this  Honoured  Court  Did 
not  then  Grant  the  prayer  of  our  petition  in  full,  But  Nevertheless,  accord- 
ing to  our  Desier,  Sent  a  Committee  to  view  and  Consider  our  circumstances, 
whose  report  (we  humbley  Conceve)  was  somthing  DiiFercnt  from  What  we 
prayed  for  in  our  petition,  and  the  matter  falling  through,  in  as  much  as  it 
happened  that  his  Excellency  the  Governour  Did  not  then  sign  what  the 
Honoured  Court  acted  on  said  report,  and  we  remaining  under  our  Diffi- 
culties and  unrelieved,  But  yet  taking  encouragement  from  what  was  acted 
on  8<*  report  by  the  Honoured  Court,  and  also  from  what  was  acted 
by  our  town  in  general,  at  a  Town  meeting  Legally  Called  and  Notified  to 
that  purposee,  on  the  15*  of  Februai-y  Last,  In  which  We  had  the  major 
vote  for  our  being  set  ofif  a  Distinct  Township,  and,  that  we  might  not  be 
under  Difficulties  In  Bulding  an  House  and  Settling  a  Minister  all  at  once, 
have  erected  and  Inclosed  a  good  House  for  the  pu1)licke  Worship  of  God 
Where  it  may  Best  accomodate  us  all.  We  Do  therfore  think  it  our  duty 
once  more  humbly  to  Renew  our  Petition  that  We  may  be  set  off  a  Township 
as  Before  herein  prayed  for,  and  we  Humble  beg  leave  here  to  say,  that 
■what  we  now  offer  in  Respect  of  our  being  So  Set  off  is  Sincerity  for  the  pro- 
moting the  Worship  of  God  and  Religion  In  the  Puriety  of  it  among  us. 

Wherefore  we  pray  your  Excellency  and  Honours  would  be  pleased  to  here 
our  Request  and  Grant  our  petition,  and  as  we  in  Duty  Bound  Shall  Ever 
pray. 

Robert  Howard,  Henry  Kingman,  Joshtja  Warren, 

John  Johnson,  John  Wormall,  Constant  Southworth,  . 

John  Kingman,  2^ ,  James  Packard,  Seth  Packard,  W-- 

David  Packard,  John  Kingman,  3"^ ,  Samuel  Brett, 

Charles  Snell,  Walter  Downie,  John  Allen, 

Charles  Cushman,  David  Packard,  Jr.,  John  Dixon, 

Nathaniel  Hammond,  James  Berret,  William  Packard, 

Theoplis  Curtis,  Benjamin  Edson,  Abiah  Keith, 

William  Curtis,  Charles  Bestwick,  Isaac  Fuller, 

Ashley  Curtis,  John  Packard,  Joseph  Richards, 

Edward  Curtis,  Michael  Langford,  Thomas  Buck, 

David  Hill,  Ephrim  Willis,  Isaac  Kingman, 

William  Frinch,  Jr.,  Jacob  Allen,  Zacheus  Packard, 

James  Hewett,  Joseph  Pettengall,  Abijah  Hill, 

Daniel  Howard,  Abiel  Packard,  Daniel  Field,  Jr., 

Hugh  McCormick,  Akerman  Pettingall,  Timothy  Keith,  Jr., 

Nathan  Keith,  Zachriah  Cary,  Zachry  Snell, 

Solomon  Packard,  John  Pratt, 

WiLLLiM  Frinch,  Timothy  Keith. 

In  the  House  of  Representatives,  June  14,  1738. 
Head  and  ordered  that  the  petitioners  sarve  the  West  Precinct  in  the 
town  of  Bridgewater,  and  also  the  town  of  Stoughton,  with  a  Copy  of  the 
petition,  that  thay  show  Cause  (If  any  they  have),  on  the  first  Thursday  of 


18  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRU)GEWATER. 

the  setting  of  the  Court,  why  the  prayer  thereof  should  not  be  granted ;  and 

the  petition  is  referred,  the  meantime,  for  Consideration. 

Sent  up  for  Concurance. 

J.  QurscT,  Spkr. 

In  Cockcil,  June  15,  1738. 
Head  and  concurrid. 

S.  WiLLiARD,  Secretary. 

1G«^  Consented  to.  J.  Belchek. 

In  Council,  Dec.  1, 1738. 

Read  again,  togather  with  the  answer  of  the  West  Precinct,  In  the  town 
of  Bridgewater,  and  other  papers  In  the  Case ;  and,  the  parties  being  ad- 
mitted before  the  Bord,  wei'e  fully  Heard,  in  their  pleas  and  allegations, 
thereon  ;  all  which  being  considered, — 

Ordered,  That  the  prayer  of  the  petition  be  so  far  granted  as  that  all  the 
land,  with  the  inhabitants  thereon  living,  half  a  mile  to  the  northward  of  an 
east  and  west  line,  from  the  white  oak  at  Jonathan  Packard's  corner,  to- 
gether with  David  Packard,  Solomon  Packard,  and  Jacob  Allen,  inhabitants 
of  the  east  side  of  the  river,  their  families  and  estates,  be  set  oflF  and  consti- 
tuted a  distinct  and  separate  parish,  and  be  invested  with  the  poures 
privileges,  and  immunitys  tliat  all  other  precincts  or  parishes  wethin  this 
Province  do  or  by  law  ought  to  Injoy. 

Sent  down  for  concurrence.  Simon  Frost,  Deputy  Secretary. 

In  the  House  of  Repkesentatives,  Dec.  2, 1738. 
Read  and  Concurrid. 

J.  QuiNCT,  Spkr. 

January  3.  —  Consented  to. 

J.  Belcher. 

A  true  copy.    Examined. 

Simon  Frost,  Deputy  Secretary. 

This  is  a  true  Copy  of  an  etisted  copy  examined  By  me. 

Robert  Howard,  Parish  Clerk. 

t 

NOTIFICATION  OF  FIRST   MEETING. 

Pursuant  to  a  warrant  directed  to  me  from  Samuel  Pool,  one  of  His 
Majiistise  Justices  of  the  Pees  for  the  County  of  Plymouth,  these  are  therfore 
to  notify  the  freeholders  and  other  inhabitants  of  the  North  Precinct,  in 
Bridgewater,  to  assemble  and  meet  together  at  the  meeting-house  in  said 
North  Precinct,  in  Bridgewater,  on  Monday,  the  fifth  day  of  February  Next, 
at  one  of  the  clock  in  the  a{lerno<m,  then  and  there  to  Elect  and  chouse  all 
precinct  officers  that  sliall  be  needful  for  the  present  year  to  be  chosen. 
Dated  at  Bridgewater,  Jan.  the  10^^,  1738-9. 

Abiel  Packard. 


THE    FIRST   SETTLEMENTS.  19 

Titicut  Parish  was  formed  from  the  southwest  part  of  the 
South  Parisli,  with  a  part  of  Middleboro',  Feb.  4,  1743.  This 
place  consisted  of  forty-eight  families,  forty-one  houses,  two 
hundred  and  sixty-two  inhabitants,  in  1764;  and,  in  1810,  it 
had  a  population  of  three  hundred  and  eighteen. 

The  first  meeting  held  in  the  North  Parish,  after  the  grant 
of  the  petition  to  become  a  separate  parish,  was  held  Feb.  5, 
1739,  for  the  purpose  of  organization  and  choosing  the  ne- 
cessary ofScers,  as  appears  by  the  following  record :  — 

feb  the  5th  year  1738-9 

"  The  North  Precinct  In  Bridgewater  Being  Legally  Notifyed  meet  to  Gather 
at  the  place  and  time  of  Day  Spessefied  In  the  Notification  and  the  meeting; 
was  setteled  by  the  Chose  of  Timothy  Keith,  IModerator  of  %^  meeting  &, 
Robert  Ha  ward  was  chosen  Clark  of  b^  meeting,  and  the  Moderator  by  the 
voice  of  the  precinct  ajorned  the  meeting  Half  one  Houre  to  the  house  of 
John  Johnson  and  Robert  Haward  was  precinct  Clark  for  the  present  year, 
and  sworn  to  the  faithfuU  Discharge  of  his  Offise,  and  Timothy  Keith,  David 
Packard,  &  Daniel  Howard,  ware  Chosen,  precinct  Commcttee,  and  It  was 
further  put  to  vote  whether  the  precinct  would  Chuse  any  more  precinct, 
Offisers  and  it  was  voted  In  the  Negetive  " 


Timothy  Keith,  RoBEKT  Hawabd  J  Precinct 

Moderator,  >  Clark. 


1739. 


CHAPTER    III. 

ECCLESIASTICAL  HISTORY. 

Ministry  of  Rev.  John  Porter,  Rev.  Asa  Meech,  Rev.  Daniel  Huntington,  Rev. 
William  Thompson,  Rev.  Paul  Couch,  Rev.  Nathaniel  B.  Blanchard,  Rev. 
Edward  L.  Clark. 

IN  nearly  all  tho  early  New  England  towns,  the  history 
of  the  church  is  a  history  of  the  town ;  and  among  the 
first  things  sought  after,  was  the  establishment  of  the  gospel 
ministry  among  them.  The  prayer  of  the  petitioners  having 
been  granted  so  far  as  to  set  them  off  into  a  separate  parish, 
the  next  thing  was,  to  see  whom  they  could  get  to  preach 
to  them.  For  this  purpose,  a  meeting  was  held,  Oct.  8, 
1739,  "  to  see  if  the  precinct  would  vote  to  have  preach- 
ing three  months  this  winter  seson."  It  being  voted  in 
the  affirmative,  David  Packard,  John  Kingman,  and  Abiel 
Packard,  were  chosen  a  committee  "  to  Geat  a  minister  to 
preach  to  us  three  months  this  winter  seson."  And  the 
committee  were  also  requested  "  to  apply  to  Mr.  Porter, 
Mr.  Iloward,  or  Ephrim  Keith,"  to  supply  the  pulpit  for 
three  months. 

Monday,  March  2-4,  1740,  "  it  was  put  to  vote  to  seo 
■whether  the  precinct  would  vote  to  have  Mr.  Porter  preach 
to  them  three  months."  "  Voted  in  affirmative."  "  Samuel 
Kingman,  David  Packard,  and  Timothy  Keith,  were  chosen  a 
committee  to  go  to  Mr.  Porter  to  see  whether  he  would 
Buply  the  pulpet  for  the  three  months."  What  the  result 
of  their  interview  was  with  him  does  not  appear  on  record. 
"We  judge,  however,  that  an  invitation  to  settle  as  a  perma- 
nent preacher  was  more  agreeable,  as  a  meeting  was  called 

20 


ECCLESIASTICAL  HISTORY.  21 

Boon  after,  on  the  21st  of  April,  hy  the  same  committee,  "  to 
see  if  the  sd  precinct  can  agree  to  give  Mr.  John  Porter  a 
Call  to  be  an  orDained  minister  of  the  gospel  for  sd  pre- 
cinct ;  also  to  see  what  Grattess  the  precinct  will  agree  to 
give  said  Mr.  Porter,  for  Incouragement  for  to  Settell  among 
us;  also  what  we  can  agree  to  pay  unto  Mr.  Porter  as  a 
yearly  salary." 

At  this  meeting,  it  was  "  voted  to  Give  Mr.  John  Porter  a 
Call  to  be  their  minister ;  "  also,  "  voted  to  Give  him  two  hun- 
dred pounds  as  a  Grattess  for  Incuragement  to  settell  among 
us,  and  give  him  one  Hundred  and  ten  pounds  per  year,  as  a 
yearly  salary.  During  the  time  he  shall  be  our  minister." 

The  committee  appointed  "to  discorse  with  Mr.  Porter 
upon  the  above  mentioned  premises  "  were  Samuel  Kingman, 
David  Packard,  Timothy  Keith,  Daniel  Howard,  and  Samuel 
West. 

Aug.  4, 1740,  "voted  one  Hundred  pounds  additional  money 
as  Grattess,  making  Three  Hundred  pounds,  beside  an  addi- 
tion of  five  pounds  per  year  for  four  years,  and  then  ten 
pounds  per  year  for  five  years,  and  then  to  stand  at  one  Hun- 
dred and  Eighty  pounds  per  year ;  to  be  paid  in  yearly,  in 
any  passable  money,  at  the  E-eat  of  silver  at  Twenty  Eight 
Shillings  per  ounce ;  and  so  his  salary  to  Rise  and  fall,  as  the 
price  of  silver  Doth,  Durind  the  time  that  he  shall  be  our 
minister." 

Aug.  25,  1740,  "voted  to  chuse  Samuel  Kingman,  David 
Packard,  and  James  Packard,  a  committee  to  Give  Mr.  Porter 
a  Call  in  behalf  of  the  precinct;"  also  voted  that  the  18th 
of  September  should  be  kept  as  a  day  of  fasting  and  prayer, 
before  the  ordaining  of  Mr.  John  Porter. 

The  call,  as  presented  to  Mr.  Porter,  is  as  follows,  together 
with  his  acceptance  of  the  same :  — 

^Ir.  Porter  :  Since  it  hath  pleased  God  to  favor  us  with  your  labors 
amongst  us  for  several  months  past,  it  has  been  to  our  general  acceptance  ; 


22  HISTORY  OF  NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

and  wc  have  unanimously  agreed  to  give  you  a  call  to  take  the  pastoral 
charge  of  ii6,  and  hope  that  the  same  God  who  has  made  your  labors  so 
satisfactory  to  us  Tvill  incline  your  heart  to  accept,  convincing  you  that  it  is 
a  call  from  him  as  well  as  us  ;  and,  "witliall,  we  promise  to  make  It  our  prayer 
to  the  Great  God  for  you  that  he  should  furnish  you  with  all  ministerial 
gifts  and  graces  for  the  work  of  the  ministry  and  edifying  of  the  body  of 
Christ  among  us,  and  that  we  will  ever  honor  and  obey  you  when  you  shall 
become  ours  in  the  Lord.  These  are  therfore  to  certify  you,  that  at  a  meeting 
legally  warned,  the  precinct  did,  by  a  full  and  clear  vote,  give  you  a  call  to 
the  ministry  among  us  ;  and  for  your  further  encouragement,  did  vote  300 
Pounds  for  a  settlement ;  and  for  the  pursuant  year,  one  hundred  and  ten 
pounds  for  your  salary  ;  and  then  to  advance  five  pounds  pr.  year,  four  years, 
and  then  ten  pounds  pr.  year  five  years,  and  then  to  stand  yearly  at  one  hun- 
dred and  Eighty  pounds  per  year,  to  be  paid  in  yearly,  in  any  passable 
money,  at  the  rate  of  silver  at  28  shillings  pr.  ounce ;  and  so  your  salary 
to  rise  and  fall,  as  the  price  of  silver  doth,  during  the  time  you  shall  be 
our  minister. 

Dated  at  Bridgewater,  Samuel  Kixgman, 

North  Precinct,  David  Keith, 

Aug.  the  25th,  1740.  James  Packard, 

Precinct  Committee  to  give  Mr.  Porter  a  call  In  behalf  of  th^  precinct. 

ANSWER, 

To  be  communicated  to  the  North  Precinct  in  Bridgewater,  given  the  25th 

of  Aug.,  1740. 

Brethren  and  Friexds  :  Inasmuch  as  it  has  pleased  the  Sovereign  God, 
who  has  all  hearts  in  his  hand,  and  can  turn  them  as  the  rivers  of  water  are 
turned,  so  to  incline  and  Unite  you  of  this  Place  as  to  give  me  an  invitation 
to  settle  among  you  in  the  work  of  the  gospel  ministry,  though  unworthy  yet, 
Apprehending  it  to  be  the  call  of  Christ,  whose  I  am,  and  whom  I  ought  to 
6er\e,  I  accept  your  call,  and  I  trust  I  do  it  with  due  and  becoming  reverence 
and  cheerfulness. 

Brethren  and  Friends :  Further  I  desire  to  express  all  due  gratitude  to 
you  fur  your  love  and  respect  shown  me  in  the  various  instances  of  it,  and  I 
pray  God  to  continue  it ;  and  you  yet  to  manifest  it  in  every  regard,  and  as 
the  gospel  requires  and  acknowledge  that  those  that  preach  the  gospel, 
should  live  of  the  gospel ;  eo  I  shall  expect  an  handsome  and  honorable 
maintenance  from  you  so  long  as  I  shall  sojourn  among  you  as  your  pastor. 
But,  above  all,  I  shall  expect  and  request  you  to  be  constant,  earnest,  and 
incessant  at  the  throne  of  grace  for  me,  that  God  would  give  me  grace  to 
6er\-e  him  cheerfully  and  faitlifully,  in  the  great  and  difficult  work  I  am  now 
about  to  engage  in,  that  so  I  may  finish  my  corse  with  joy,  and,  in  the  day 
of  Christ's  appearing  and  kingdom,  may  have  many  of  you  of  my  charge  as 
a  seal  of  my  ministry,  that  bo  then  together  we  may  receive  a  crown  of 
glory  which  shall  never  fade  away. 

I  Bubscriljc, myself  yours  to  Bcrve  in  the  Lord, 

John  Porter. 


ECCLESIASTICAL   HISTOEY.  23 

Agreeably  to  the  above  call  and  acceptance,  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Porter  was  ordained  as  pastor  of  the  Foifrth  Church 
in  Bridgewater,  Oct.  15,  1740.* 

The  following  is  the  covenant  which  the  church  adopted 
as  the  basis  of  their  union :  — 

We  whose  names  are  underwritten,  the  most  of  whom  have  been  members 
of  the  first  church  of  Christ  in  Bridgewater,  having  now,  as  we  conceive,  a 
call  from  God  to  embody  a  distinct  church  by  ourselves,  according  to  gospel 
order,  and  as  our  particular  circumstances  require  ;  do,  upon  this  solemn 
occasion,  think  it  our  duty,  and  therefore  agree,  to  renew  the  covenant 
which  our  fathers  made,  both  with  God  and  with  one  another,  under  a  hum- 
bling sense  of  our  violations  of  past  covenant  engagements,  adding  hearty 
prayers  that  our  past  sins  may  be  forgiven,  and  that  we  may  have  the  help 
of  the  Holy  Spirit,  to  enable  us  to  keep  that  covenant  with  God,  wherein 
we  solemnly  engage,  as  follows  :  1st.  That  we  will  take  the  Lord  Jehovah 
to  be  our  God,  by  a  free  choice  of  him,  a  firm  dependence  on  him,  and 
satisfaction  in  him,  as  our  chief  good,  renouncing  all  other  interest  what- 
ever. 2d.  That  we  will  cleave  to  the  Holy  Scriptures  as  our  only  rule  of 
faith  and  obedience.  3d.  That  we  will  acknowledge  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
in  his  threefold  office,  as  our  Prophet,  Priest,  and  King ;  particularly  in 
his  kingly  government ;  that  all  his  laws  and  ordinances  may  be  upheld  by 
us  in  the  purity  and  power  of  them  ;  that  an  able  and  faithful  ministry  be 
encouraged  and  continued  among  us ;  that  in  all  the  administrations  of  the 
house  of  God,  we  will  have  a  due  regard  to  the  power  of  office  belonging  to  the 
ministry,  and  the  privileges  belonging  to  the  brethren,  as  to  judgment  and 
consent.  That  we  will  endeavor  faithfully  to  observe  the  rules  of  purity, 
in  respect  to  the  visible  qualifications  of  those  we  admit  to  communion  with 
us,  that  the  table  of  the  Lord  be  not  polluted,  —  that  they  be  such  as  have 
a  competent  understanding  of  the  mysteries  of  Godliness,  and  of  a  well- 
ordered  conversation,  and  who,  upon  examination,  hold  forth  repentance 
from  dead  works,  and  faith  in  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  We  will  conscien- 
tiously observe  the  rules  of  discipline  which  Christ  hath  prescribed,  that 
the  temple  of  God  be  not  defiled ;  will  see  that  church  censure  be  faithfully 
dispensed  to  such  as  are  full  communicants,  and  to  the  children  of  the  cov- 
enant. The  adult  in  church  relation  (though  not  yet  admitted  to  full 
communion),  walking  orderly,  and  waiting  upon  God  to  prepare  them  for 
the  full  enjoyment  of  him  in  all  his  ordinances,  shall  (at  their  desire)  have 
the  initiating  seal  of  baptism  administered  to  their  children,  and  they 
themselves  shall  be  encouraged  and  excited  to  follow  the  Lord  in  all  the 
ways  of  his  appointment ;  and  when  they  offer  themselves  to  join  with  the 
church,  shall  be  examined  respecting  their  proficiency,  under  the  means, 

♦David  Packard  provided  for  the  ordination,  for  which  he  had  twenty-nine 
pounds  and  ten  shilUngs. 


24  HISTORY  OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER.  • 

and  hold  forth  such  eyidencee  of  the  grace  of  God  as  may  be  required  to 
make  their  communion  comfortable.  4th.  "We  will  walk  in  Love  one  to- 
ward another,  endeavoring  to  keep  the  unity  of  the  Spirit  in  the  bond  of 
Peace,  that  there  be  no  schism  or  rent  in  the  body  of  Christ. 

5th.  In  all  difficult  cases,  we  will  apply  to  neighboring  ministers  and 
churclics  of  Christ  for  counsel. 

6th.  "We  will  walk  with  God  in  our  houses  with  a  perfect  heart,  duly 
attending  on  family  worship  and  government,  in  the  faithful  discharge  of 
relative  duties,  endeavoring  that  true  religion  may  be  propagated  to  pos- 
terity, that  our  God  may  be  our  children's  God  after  us.  7th.  We  will 
bear  our  testimony  against  the  growing  sins  of  the  times,  and  of  this  place ; 
and  it  shall  be  our  endeavor,  that  the  work  of  reformation  in  all  parts  of  it 
be  carried  on  among  us.  8th.  As  we  have  opportunity,  we  will  seek  the 
good  of  one  another,  and  so  the  good  of  all  men,  both  with  respect  to  spir- 
ituals and  temporals.  9th.  It  shall  be  our  endeavor  to  stand  complete  in 
all  the  will  of  God,  —  to  cleave  to  the  Lord  and  one  another  through  aU 
adversity.  All  this  we  do  sincerely  and  solemnly  engage  in  the  sight  of 
God,  men,  and  angels,  in  a  humble  dependence  of  faith  upon  the  merits 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  for  our  acceptance  with  God,  and  on  the  power 
of  his  spirit  and  grace  to  work  all  our  works  in  us  and  for  us  ;  and,  finally, 
to  perfect  all  that  concerns  us  to  the  praise  of  his  glory.  Adopted,  Sept. 
18th,  1740. 

1.  Timothy  Keith,  14.  Nathaniel  Hammond, 

2.  David  Packard,  15.  Hannah  Keith, 

3.  James  Packard,  10.  Ilannah  Packard, 
•— <4.  Zacheus  Packard,                   17.  Jemima  Packard, 

5.  Samuel  West,  18.  Mercy  Packard, 

6.  Abiel  Packard,  19.  Lydia  Packard, 

7.  John  Kingman,  20.  Sarah  Packard, 

8.  Joshua  Warren,  21.  Rebecca  Kingman, 

9.  Seth  Packard,  22.  Jane  AVarren, 

10.  Caleb  Phillips,  23.  Mercy  Packard, 

11.  Isaac  Fuller,  24.  Ilannah  Phillips, 

12.  Zachariah  Gary,  25.  Sarah  Fuller. 

13.  John  Johnson, 

Rev.  Mr.  Porter  was  a  man  of  very  respectable  talent, 
distinguished  for  his  prudence,  fidelity,  exemplary  life,  and 
holy  conversation.  The  great  doctrines  of  the  gospel  were 
prominent  in  all  his  preaching;  and  a  crucified  Redeemer 
was  a  theme  on  wliich  he  delighted  to  dwell  with  peculiar 
earnestness,  interest,  and  satisfaction.  He  continued  to 
preach  to  this  society  for  sixty  years,  when,  feeling  weary 
with  many  years  of  service   in  the  vineyard  of  the   Lord, 


ECCLESIASTICAL  HISTORT.  25 

and  feeling  the  infirmities  of  age  creeping  upon  him,  he 
called  for  aid  to  assist  him  in  his  ministerial  labors.  To  this 
claim  the  church  and  society  readily  assented,  as  appears  by 
the  following  vote  :  April  21,  1800,  "  Voted,  To  chuse  a 
committee  of  seven  to  look  up  sum  suitable  Person  or  Per- 
sons to  assist  Rev.  Mr.  Porter."  Capt.  Jesse  Perkins,  Dea. 
David  Edson,  Daniel  Gary,  Moses  Gary,  Daniel  Howard, 
Esq.,  Dea.  Eliphalet  Packard,  Lt.  Galeb  Howard,  were  chosen 
as  said  committee.  This  committee  found  a  man  in  the  per- 
son of  Asa  Meech,  who  preached  to  them  as  a  candidate 
until,  at  a  meeting  held  Aug.  18,  1800,  "  Voted,  that  thurs- 
day  the  twenty-Eighth  day  of  August  be  held  as  a  day  of 
Fasting  and  prayer  for  directions  in  settling  a  colleague 
with  Mr.  Porter,  and  also  to  apply  to  Mr.  W.  Reed,  and  Mr. 
Gumey  to  preach  on  that  occasion." 

Also,  "  Voted  that  the  parish  committee  request  Mr. 
Meech  to  supply  the  pulpit  further." 

MINISTRY  OP  REV.   ASA  MEECH. 

Sept.  1,  1800,  "Voted  to  give  Rev.  Asa  Meech  a  call." 
Also,  "Voted  to  choose  a  committee  of  seven  to  Report  a 
plan  for  the  settlement  of  Mr.  Meech,  which  consisted  of  the 
following  persons :  Gapt.  Jesse  Perkins,  Matthew  Kingman, 
Deacon  E.  Packard,  Gapt.  Abel  Kingman,  Gapt.  William 
French,  Ichabod  Howard,  Lieut.  Galeb  Howard,"  who  subse- 
quently reported  a  plan  as  follows ;  namely,  "  That  he  be  our 
minister  until  two  thirds  of  the  legal  voters  of  the  parish  are 
dissatisfied  with  him,  and  then  to  be  dismissed  by  giving  him 
a  years  notice.  Also  he  having  the  same  privilege  to  leave 
the  people  when  he  thinks  proper  he  giving  them  a  years 
notice."  Also,  "  that  the  Said  parish  pay  him  four  Hundred 
Dollars  for  the  first  five  years;  and  after  the  expiration  of  the 
five  first  years,  Three  Hundred  and  thirty  four  dollars  a  year, 


26  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATEB. 

SO  long  as  bo  continues  our  minister."  The  above  Report 
was  accepted,  and  it  was  "  Voted  the  above  committee  pre- 
sent Mr.  A.  Meech  with  the  call  of  the  parish  to  the  work  of 
the  ministry,"  which  is  as  follows :  — 

To  Mr.  Asa  ^Ieecd,  Candidate  for  the  Sacred  ministry  now  residing  in 
this  place. 
Sir,  Whereas  our  aged  and  beloved  pastor  has  requested  the  settlement 
of  an  assistant  with  him  in  the  work  of  the  Sacred  ^Ministry.  And  as  we 
are  very  desirous  of  a  continuance  of  the  regular  Administration  of  Gospel 
ordinances  among  us  —  And  having  experience  of  your  good  abilities  as  a 
Gospel  Preacher  and  such  good  evidence  of  your  good  moral  character  aa 
gives  us  great  satisfaction,  Therefure  we  the  members  of  the  fourth  church 
and  congregation  of  the  Christian  Society  in  Bridgewater  do  hereby  invite 
you  with  a  Solemn  call  to  Settle  with  us  as  a  colleague  pastor  with  the  Rev. 
John  Porter.  That  you  may  be  more  particularly  informed  of  the  doings 
of  the  Parish  in  this,  a  committee  consisting  of  the  following  named  gentle- 
men, viz.  Captain  Jesse  Perkins,  Matthew  Kingman,  Lieut.  Caleb  Howard, 
Dca.  E.  Packard,  Capt.  Abel  Kingman,  Capt.  AVm.  French,  Ichabod  How- 
ard, will  wait  on  you  with  the  vote  of  the  parish  respecting  the  encourag- 
ment  they  oifer  you,  as  an  inducement  to  Settle  with  us  in  the  Sacred  Min- 
istry, and  give  you  such  other  information  as  you  may  desire.  Your  answer 
is  requested  as  soon  as  may  be  consistent  with  a  full  deliberation  on  so 
Bolemn  and  such  an  important  subject. 

Daniel  Gary,  Parish  Clerk. 

The  North  Church  in  Bridgewater  met  this  day  [Sept.  29,  1800],  and 
proceeded  to  hear  the  answer  of  Rev.  Asa  ^leech. 

Bridgewater,  Sept.  23,  1800. 
To  THE  FOURTH  CHTTRCH  AND  CONGREGATION  of  the  Christian  Society  in 
Bridgewater.  Whereas  you  have  given  me  an  invitation  and  Solemn  call 
to  settle  with  you  in  the  Gospel  ^Ministry  as  a  Colleague  Pastor  with  the 
Rev.  John  Porter,  Having  looked  to  God  by  prayer  for  his  most  gracious 
direction  and  having  consulted  my  friends  and  fathers  in  the  ministry.  And 
after  mature  deliberation  on  the  Sulijcct,  I  trust  and  hope  that  a  door  is 
opened  in  divine  providence  for  my  usefulness  in  this  place.  This  is  there- 
fore to  manifest  my  acceptance  of  your  call  and  my  willingness  to  be  em- 
ployed in  j)erf(jrming  the  important  office  and  duties  of  the  Christian 
ministry  among  you  so  long  as  God  shall  open  tlie  way  by  harmonizing 
our  minds  and  give  me  grace  wisdom  and  strength.  And  while  I  commit 
all  to  the  great  head  of  tlie  Church  may  Grace,  mercy,  and  peace  be  multi- 
plied, to  U8  abundantly  from  God  our  father  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

Asa  Meech. 


ECCLESIASTICAL  HTSTOET.  27 

Sept.  29,  1800,  "  Voted  that  the  ordination  of  Rev.  Asa 
Meech  be  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  October  next."* 

Mr.  Meech  f  was  ordained  as  a  colleague  pastor  with  Mr. 
Porter,  Oct.  15, 1800,  and  continued  to  preach  till  the  death  of 
Mr.  Porter,  which  took  place  March  12,  1802,  in  the  eighty- 
seventh  year  of  his  age,  and  sixty-second  of  his  ministry.  Ho 
continued  his  labors  after  the  death  of  Mr.  Porter,  until, 
early  in  1811,  he  was  requested  to  resign,  and  was  dismissed 
by  an  Ecclesiastical  Council  for  that  purpose.  His  farewell 
sermon  was  preached  Dec.  1,  1811, 

His  ordination  sermon  was  preached  by  Pev.  Lemuel 
Tyler,  A.  M.,  Pastor  of  the  first  church  in  Preston,  Mass., 
from  text,  Titus  i.  9  :  "  Holding  fast  the  faithful  word,  as 
he  hath  been  taught,  that  he  may  be  able  by  sound  doctrine, 
both  to  exhort  and  to  convince  the  gainsay ers."  Which 
was  a  very  able  discourse  upon  the  necessity  of  gospel 
ministrations,  the  qualifications  of  ministers,  or  what  gospel 
ministers  should  do  to  promote,  and  must  do  to  secure, 
peace  and  promote  good  order  in  the  church ;  also  on 
the   doctrine  of  election,  justification,  and   revelation,  and 


*  At  this  meeting  a  committee  of  three  ■were  chosen  to  make  provision  for  the 
Council ;  namely,  Capt.  Jesse  Perkins,  Daniel  Gary,  and  Capt.  Howard  Gary,  who 
were  i^rovided  for  by  Mr.  Daniel  Gary,  at  an  expense  of  S165.58. 

t  Rev.  Asa  Meech  was  son  of  Thomas  Meech,  born  in  Boston,  April  20,  1775. 
He  was  not  a  college-educated  man,  but  in  1807  received  an  honorary  degree  f.  om 
Brown  Univei'sity.  He  was  approved  as  a  candidate  for  the  ministry  by  the  New 
London  County  Association,  in  May,  1799,  was  oi'dained  at  North  Bridgewater, 
Oct.  15,  1800,  and  dismissed  in  1811;  from  thence  he  removed  to  Canterbury, 
Conn.,  and  was  installed  Oct.  28, 1812,  where  he  remained  till  the  spring  of  1822, 
preaching  his  flirewell  sermon  May  5th.  Here  his  ministry  was  not  only  useful  in 
increasing  the  number  of  the  church,  but  by  establishing  its  faith  and  order.  To- 
wards the  close  of  his  pastorate,  however,  a  feeling  of  personal  opposition  arose 
which  rendered  his  removal  expedient.  He  emigrated  to  Canada,  where  he  pur- 
chased a  farm  near  Hull,  and  employed  himself  thenceforth  in  its  cultivation, 
preaching  at  times,  as  opportunity  was  offered.  He  died  Feb.  22, 1849,  at  the  ago 
of  seventy-four.  He  had  published  three  sermons,  —  one  of  which  was  that  on 
leaving  Canterbury. 

He  married  (1st)  Mary  DcWitt  of  Norwich,  April  29,  1802,  (2d),  Maria  DeWitt 
Nov.,  1809,  (3d),  Margaret  Dockstader,  Nov.  7, 1822,  and  had  by  the  three  wives 
twenty-one  children,  the  survivors  of  whom  now  reside  in  Canada. 


28  mSTORT  OF  NORTH  BEIDGEWATER. 

the  divinity  of  tbo  Holy  Ghost.  He  then  goes  on,  glv- 
ing  a  short  exhortation  to  the  pastor,  and  then  to  the  peo- 
ple. * 

MINISTRY  OF   REV.   DANIEL  HUNTINGTON. 

For  a  third  time  this  society  were  called  to  settle  a  pastor. 
Their  next  minister  was  Rev.  Daniel  Huntington,  who  came 
from  New  London,  Conn.,  to  North  Bridge  water,  early  in 
the  spring  of  1812 ;  and  after  preaching  a  few  weeks,  re- 
ceived a  unanimous  call  to  become  their  pastor.  The  follow- 
ing are  some  of  the  votes  passed  at  the  legal  meetings  of 
the  society :  — 

At  a  meeting  held  Dec.  23,  1811,  it  was  "Voted  that 
thursday  the  19th  day  of  December  be  kept  a  Day  of  fasting 
and  prayer  for  Divine  Direction  to  a  parson  to  settle  with 
us  —  in  the  work  of  the  ministry,  and  that  the  parish  com- 
mittee apply  to  Dr  John  Reed,  Rev  Mr  Strong,  and  Rev  Mr 
Sheldon  to  assist,  and  that  the  committee  provide  for  them." 

March  23,  1812,  "Voted  to  choose  a  Committee  of  Seven 
men  to  procure  a  candidate  or  candidates  to  supply  the  pul- 
pit, and  made  choice  of  Gideon  Howard  Esq,  Howard  Cary 
Esq,  Dea  Ichabod  Howard,  Abel  Kingman  Esq,  Dea  David 
Edson,  Caleb  Howard  Esq,  and  Capt  Zachariah  Gurney." 

A  meeting  was  held  July  13,  1812,  "To  see  if  the  Parish 
are  united  in  Mr  Daniel  Huntington  as  a  preacher  of  the 
Gospell,"  it  was  "  voted  unanimously  in  favor  of  Mr  Daniel 
Huntington,"  "  and  to  use  means  to  procure  him  to  supply 
the  pulpit  preparatory  to  a  settlement."  "Voted  that  the 
Committee  already  chosen  to  perform  that  Duty  use  their 
discretion  either  to  apply  personally  or  by  letter." 

August  17, 1812,  "Voted  to  Join  with  the  church  to  give 
Mr  Huntington  a  Call,  to  settle  with  us  in  the  work  of  the 
Sacred  Ministry  " ;  also  "  Voted  to  offer  him  Seven  Hundred 

*  Both  of  the  above  sermons  were  printed  and  circulated. 


•  ECCLESIASTICAL  HISTORT.  29 

Dollars  as  settlement  and  Seven  Hundred  dollars  as  an  an- 
nual salary,  or  Seven  Hundred  and  fifty  Dollars,  to  be  paid 
annually  so  long  as  he  remain  our  minister."  Captain  Jesso 
Perkins,  Dea.  David  Edson,  Dea.  Ichabod  Howard,  Caleb 
Howard,  Esq.,  Howard  Cary,  Esq.,  Josepli  Silvester,  Esq., 
Abel  Kingman,  Esq.,  were  chosen  a  committee  to  wait  upon 
Mr.  Huntington,  and  make  him  the  above  offer,  which  was 
in  the  following  words :  — 

To  Mr.  Daniel  Huntington,  Candidate  for  the  Sacred  Ministry  : 

Sir,  Whereas  the  Grate  head  of  the  Church  in  his  wise  and  Righteous 
Providence  has  seen  fit  that  this  church  and  Society  should  be  Destitute  of  a 
pastor,  we  are  desirous  to  have  the  regular  administration  of  gospel  ordi- 
nances restored  to  us,  and  having  had  so  much  Experience  of  your  good 
abilities  as  a  gospel  preacher,  am  induced  to  hope  that  your  labors  may  be 
blest  among  us.  We,  therefore,  members  of  the  fourth  church  and  congre- 
gation in  Bridgewater,  do  herel)y  give  you  solemn  call  to  settle  with  us,  and 
take  upon  you  the  sacred  office  of  pastor  according  to  the  regular  mode 
practised  in  our  churches.  That  you  may  be  more  particularly  informed  of 
the  doings  of  the  parish,  a  committee,  consisting  of  the  following  gentle- 
men, viz. :  Capt  Jesse  Perkins,  Dea  David  Edson,  Dea  Ichabod  Howard, 
Caleb  Howard,  Esq,  Howard  Cary,  Esq,  Joseph  Sylvester,  Esq,  Abel 
Kingman,  Esq,  will  wait  upon  you  with  the  votes  of  the  parish  relative  to 
the  encouragement  they  offer  you  as  an  inducement  to  settle  with  us  in  the 
sacred  ministry,  and  give  you  such  other  information  as  you  may  desire. 
Your  answer  is  requested  as  soon  as  may  be  consistent  with  a  full  delibera- 
tion on  so  solemn  and  important  a  Subject. 
Signed  by  order  and  in  behalf  of  said  Parish. 

Jesse  Perkins,  Parish  Clerk.  Moses  Cary,  Moderator, 

Bridgewater,  Aug.  17,  1812. 

ANSWER. 

To  THE  MEMBERS  of  the  fourth  Church 

and  Society  in  Bridgewater  :  Sept  14,  1812, 

Brethren  and  Friends  :  Having  taken  into  serious  and  prayerful  consid- 
eration the  invitation  Which  you  have  given  me  to  settle  among  you  in  the 
Gospel  ministry,  together  with  the  offer  which  accompanies  it,  viewing 
almost  unanimous  expression  of  your  wish  and  the  pecuniary  provision 
which  evinces  its  sincerity,  as  indicative  of  the  will  of  our  divine  Master, 
who  in  his  providence  has  brought  us  together,  I  have  thought  it  my  duty 
to  accede  to  your  proposal,  and  hold  myself  in  readiness  to  take  upon  me  the 
sacred  offices  of  your  pastor  according  to  the  regular  order  of  church, 
whenever  it  shall  please  the  great  head  of  the  church,  by  the  laying  on  of 
hands  by  the  Presbytery,  to  put  me  in  trust  with  the  Gospel.    With  Regard 


30  fflSTORY   OF   NORTH   BRIDGEWATEB. 

to  choice  of  compensation  which  was  left  me  by  your  note,  I  would  inform 
you  that  the  first  offer,  viz. :  Seven  Hundred  as  a  settlement,  and  Seven 
Hundred  as  an  annual  salary  is  prefered  and  accepted. 

Yet  l^cfore  the  question  of  my  settlement  among  you  is  fully  concluded, 
suffer  me  to  present  to  you  a  few  requests,  Which  I  believe  it  cannot  be  in- 
compatible with  your  interest  to  grant,  and.  First.  It  is  my  wish  that  for 
the  words  "  until  it  is  needful  to  procure  another  minister  in  his  room," 
which  is  annexed  as  a  limitation  to  your  offer  of  a  salary,  the  following 
may  be  substituted  :  "  During  his  ministry  among  us,"  as  the  latter  expres- 
sion, it  is  thought,  will  more  safely  guard  against  future  misunderstanding. 
Second.  I  have  to  request,  for  the  same  purpose,  that  my  letter  addressed 
through  the  hands  of  Silas  Packard,  Esq.,  to  the  Church  and  Society,  on 
sulyects  connected  with  my  proposed  settlement,  may  be  put  on  record, 
that  I  may  not  be  excluded  from  the  society  of  my  friends  and  relatives, 
who  reside  at  some  distance,  nor  be  debarred  such  recreations  as  is  necessary 
to  health.  I  must  request  the  privilege  of  exemption  from  parochial  duty 
for  three  weeks  annually.     Shall  these  requests  be  granted  ? 

Brethren  and  Friends,  I  shall  cheerfully  give  myself  to  the  work  of  the 
ministry  among  you,  confidently  hoping  that  you  will  receive  me  in  brotherly 
love,  and  constantly  exercise  towards  me  that  christian  tenderness  and  can- 
dor, for  which  delicacy  and  responsibility  of  my  situation  will  so  loudly 
caU  above  all,  trusting  that  you  will  not  cease  to  supplicate  the  God  of  all 
grace  and  consolation  that  he  would  bless  our  connection  and  make  it  a  source 
of  our  mutual  and  everlasting  joy. 

Your  Brother  and  Servant  in  Christ, 

Daxiel  Huntington. 

North  Parish,  Sept.  14,  1812.     "  Voted  that  the  ordination 
be  on  the  last  Wednesday  in  October,  accordingly  the  Coun- 
cil met  on  the  Tv^enty  Eighth  Day  of  October,  consisting  of 
Eev.  Zedekiah  Sanger,  D.  D.,  of  South  Bridgewater, 
Rev.  John  Reed,  D.  D.,  "  West  " 

Rev.  James  Flint,  D.  D.,  "  East  " 

Rev.  Daniel  Thomas,  of  Abington, 
Rev.  Jacob  Norton,  of  Weymouth, 
Rev.  Thomas  T.  Richmond,  of  Stoughton, 
Rev.  Luther  Sheldon,  D.  D.,  of  Easton, 
Rev.  Jonatlian  Strong,  D.  D.,  of  Randolph, 
Rev.  Edward  D.  Griffin,  D.  D.,  of  Boston, 
Rev.  Joshua  Huntington,  of  Boston, 
Rev.  Abel  McEwcn,  of  New  London,  Conn.,  together 


ECCLESIASTICAL   HISTORY.  31 


with  their  delegates,"  and  he  was  duly  installed  as  pastor  of 
the  "Fourth  Church  in  Bridgewater."  Rev.  Mr.  McEwen 
preached  the  Sermon,  from  the  text  Nehemiah  vi.  3  :  "  I 
am  doing  a  great  work,  so  that  I  cannot  come  down ;  "u'liy 
should  the  work  cease  whilst  I  leave  it,  and  come  down  to 
you?"  Rev.  Dr.  Griffin  offered  the  ordaining  prayer.  Rev. 
Dr.  Sanger  gave  the  charge.  Rev.  Mr.  Huntington,  of  Bos- 
ton, a  Brother  of  the  pastor-elect,  then  pastor  of  the  "  Old 
South  Church  "  in  Boston,  extended  the  right  hand  of  fel- 
lowship. Of  the  success  of  Rev.  D.  Huntington's  labors 
among  this  church  and  society,  we  may  say  that,  at  the  time 
of  his  settlement,  the  parish  was  just  recovering  from  the 
effects  of  an  unhappy  division.  This  recovery,  of  course, 
was  gradual;  and  the  first  three  years  may  be  considered 
as  occupied  in  wearing  out  the  prejudices  and  jealousies 
thus  excited,  so  that  the  ordinary  means  of  grace  could  be 
profitably  ^used.  During  this  period  of  time,  the  ways  of 
Zion  mourned.  In  1812,  but  one  was  received  into  the 
church  on  profession,  and  one  in  1813.  In  1814,  three;  in 
1815,  one;  and  then  came  one  of  God's  times  to  favor  Zion. 
In  1816,  seventy-eight  were  added  to  the  church ;  *  and  in 
1817,  ten  more  were  added  as  the  fruits  of  the  same  harvest. 
During  the  whole  time  he  remained  with  this  people,  a  pe- 
riod of  twenty-one  years,  there  were  received  into  the 
church  two  hundred  and  fifty-three  members;  previous  to 
1820,  there  were  one  hundred  and  six  members  admitted. 
The  years  1830,  1831,  and  1832  were  distinguished  by  an 
unusual  interest  in  this  church  and  neighboring  churches. 
During  those  years,  eighty-six  were  added. 

And,  as  a  consequence  of  too  frequent  services  in  his 
own  and   neighboring   churches,  the  health  of  the  pastor 

*  A  full   and  interesting  account  of  this  revival  was  published  by  Rev.  Mr. 
Huntington,  in  the  "  Boston  Eecorder,"  June  10, 1817. 


32  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRn)GEWATER. 

gradually  failed,  and  he  was  obliged  to  resign  his  pastoral 
labors,  which  he  did  by  a  letter,  which  was  read  to  the  con- 
gregation by  Rev.  Dr.  Hitchcock,  of  Randolph,  March  10, 
1833,  and  caUing  a  meeting,  on  the  19th  of  the  same  month, 
to  act  upon  the  request.  Agreeably  to  the  notification, 
the  church  met,  and  Eliphalet  Kingman  chosen  to  preside. 
After  prayer  by  Rev.  Mr.  Huntington,  the  subject  of  the 
request  of  the  pastor  was  considered,  and  after  careful 
inquiry  concerning  the  necessity  of  the  measure  proposed, 
it  was  "  Voted,  unanimously,  that  although  we  most  sincerely 
regret  the  necessity  of  the  Measure  proposed,  yet  we  feel 
constrained  by  a  sense  of  Duty  to  our  pastor,  and  to  the 
cause  which  both  he  and  we  profess  to  love,  to  comply  with 
his  request ; "  also  made  choice  of  Dea.  Silvanus  French- 
Dr.  Nathan  Perry,  and  Heman  Packard,  a  committee  to  repre- 
sent .the  church  before  the  Council,  which  consisted  of 
Rev.  Luther  Sheldon,  D.  D.,  First  Church  in  Easton, 
Rev.  Richard  S.  Storrs,  First  Church  in  Braintree, 
Rev.  Melancthon  G.  Wheeler,  First  Church  in  Abington, 
Rev.  Calvin  Hitchcock,  First  Church  in  Randolph. 
This  Council  convened  at  the  house  of  the  pastor,  March 
27,  1833.  Rev.  R.  S.  Storrs,  moderator ;  Rev.  Calvin  Hitch- 
cock, scribe.  Afterward  adjourned  to  Col.  Edward  South- 
worth's  Hall,  where  a  communication  was  read,  presented 
from  the  church  and  society,  in  which  it  was  declared  that 
it  was  with  great  reluctance  they  consented  to  his  dismis- 
sion, and  as  an  expression  for  the  pastor's  ill  health,  "  Voted 
that  he  be  requested  to  accept  of  a  liberal  donation." 

The  Council,  after  mature  deliberation,  voted  "That  in 
view  of  all  the  circumstances  of  the  case  before  them,  they 
are  constrained,  with  much  reluctance,  to  express  their  con, 
currence  with  the  parties  in  reference  to  the  dismission  of 
Rev.  Daniel  Huntington,  and  do  consider  his  pastoral  and 


ECCLESIASTICAL  HISTORY.  33 

^  ministerial    Relation   as   regularly   dissolved,  according  to 
Ecclesiastical  order,"  and  state  that 

The  providence  of  God,  that  has  bo  clearly  indicated  this  result,  is 
deeply  mysterious.  When  we  reflect  on  the  uninterrupted  harmony  of  feel- 
ing, and  the  entire  cordiality  of  the  intercourse  and  co-operation  of  the 
pastor  and  the  flock  for  more  than  twenty  years,  and  add  to  this  the  fact  of 
a  constantly  strengthening  attachment,  down  to  the  present  time,  and  also 
the  remembrance  of  the  unusual  amount  of  blessing  with  which  the  rela- 
tion now  dissolved  has  been  attended.  We  are  constrained  to  pause  in  silent 
wonder,  and  then  exclaim,  "  Even  so.  Father,  for  so  it  seemeth  good  in 
tliy  sight."  In  pronouncing  the  relation  dissolved,  we  feel  we  are  but  de- 
claring the  will  of  Heaven  ;  and  most  deeply  do  we  sympathize  with  Each 
of  the  parties  in  this  mutual  trial.  To  the  dearly  beloved  brother,  with 
whom  we  have  so  long  walked  to  the  house  of  God  in  company,  and  so  often 
taken  sweet  council,  we  give  a  parting  hand,  with  emotions  that  cannot  be 
uttered.  We  know  him,  — we  love  him  ;  we  shall  never  forget  him  nor  his 
toils,  nor  his  sorrows,  nor  his  joys,  nor  his  paternal  sympathies,  nor  his 
rich  success  in  the  cause  of  the  redeemer ;  and  most  aflectionately  do  we 
commend  him  as  a  faithful  brother,  and  able  minister  of  the  new  testament, 
a  strenuous  defender  of  the  faith  once  delivered  to  the  Saints,  and  an  inde- 
fatigable laborer  in  the  vineyard  of  the  Lord.  Our  prayers  will  go  up  to 
God  without  ceasing,  that  he  may  be  fully  restoi'ed  to  the  services  of  the 
Sanctuary,  and  become  the  Spiritual  father  and  guide  of  other  hundreds  in 
some  other  portion  of  our  Zion  ;  and  that  he  may  long  live,  and  everywhere 
enjoy  the  same  hallowed  confidence,  and  full  esteem  of  his  brethren,  which 
have  been  inspired  by  his  uniform  course  of  conduct,  in  the  sphere  of  action 
from  which  he  now  departs  in  obedience  to  the  call  of  Heaven.  The  breth- 
ren of  the  church  and  the  members  of  this  society  will  accept  the  assurance 
of  strong  sympathy  and  unimpaired  afiection  on  the  part  of  this  council. 
There  is  no  root  of  bitterness  that  has  sprung  up  in  an  evil  hour  ;  it  is  no 
diminution  of  your  love ;  it  is  no  spirit  of  envy  or  covetousness  that  has 
brought  you  into  your  present  state  of  trial.  The  hand  of  the  almighty 
afflicts  you  ;  and  will  you  not  say,  shall  we  receive  good  at  the  hand  of  the 
Lord,  and  shall  we  not  receive  evil?  We  know,  beloved  brethren,  that 
hearts  are  ready  to  break,  and  that  you  sorrow  most  of  all,  lest  you  should 
Bee  the  face  of  your  beloved  pastor  no  more.  But  while  we  cannot  chide 
your  tears,  nor  wonder  that  you  are  ready  to  inquire.  Why,  Lord?  We  are 
bound  to  say  to  you,  fear  not.  The  same  God  who  gave  you  the  treasure  in 
•which  you  have  so  long  rejoiced  still  lives,  and  listens  to  the  sighs  and 
prayers  of  his  people  ;  go  to  him,  and  he  will  sustain  and  direct  and  bless 
you  still.  The  friends  of  your  pastor  will  be  your  friends  ;  his  brethren 
will  be  your  brethren ;  his  God  will  be  your  God.  Live  in  Love,  cherish 
unity  of  spirit,  and  preserve  it  ever  in  the  bonds  of  peace.  As  your  sor- 
rows are  mutual,  so  sliall  be  your  consolations.  As  your  day  is,  your  strength 
shall  be.    And  hereafter,  when  the  Son  of  man  shall  appear  in  the  clouds 


34  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRmGEWATER. 

of  heaven,  may  you,  with  your  beloved  and  faithfiil  pastor,  and  your  children 
of  many  generations,  stand  l)efore  him,  and  hear  from  his  lips  the  blessing, 
Well  dune,  good  and  faithful  servant;  enter  ye  into  the  joy  of  your  lord. 

Richard  S.  Stores,  Moderator. 

A  true  copy :  Calvin  Hitchcock,  Scribe 

Hekan  Packard,  Clerk. 

I  MINISTRY  OF   REV.  WILLIAM  THOMPSON. 

Again,  after  the  lapse  of  twenty-one  years,  is  this  Society 
called  upon  to  fill  a  vacancy  in  their  pulpit,  caused  by  the 
dismission  of  Rev.  D.  Huntington.*  March  19, 1833,  "  Voted 
to  choose  a  committee  of  five,  to  supply  with  preaching," 
and  Darius  Littlefield,  Heman  Packard,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Beals, 
Lieut.  Ephraim  Cole,  and  Dea.  Silvanus  French,  were  chosen 
said  committee. 

June  13th,  1833.  At  a  meeting  of  the  Parish,  held  this 
day,  "  Voted  to  give  Rev.  William  Thompson  a  call  to  settle 
with  them  as  their  pastor.  Mr.  Thompson,  however,  wishing 
for  time  to  consider  the  matter,  gave  his  decision  July  24, 
accepting  the  invitation  of  the  Society ;  and  they  "  Voted  to 
have  the  ordination  Sept.  18,  1833.-' f 

Accordingly,  an  Ecclesiastical   Council  was   held   at  the 
house  of  Silas  Packard,  Esq.,  Sept.  17,  at  nine  o'clock,  A.  M., 
for  the  purpose  of  ordaining  Mr.  Thompson,  which  consisted 
of  the  following :  — 
Rev.  Joel  H.  Lindsey,  of  Park  St.  Church,  Boston ; 

Zachariah  Gurney,  Delegate. 
Eev.  Calvin  Hitchcock,  D.  D.,  West  Randolph  ; 

Ezekiel  French,  Delegate. 
Eev.  David  Brigham,  East  Randolph  ; 

Ezra  Thayer,  Delegate ; 

*  Rev.  D.  Huntington  removed  to  New  London,  Conn.,  and  engaged  in  teaching 
a  private  school  of  young  ladies,  preaching  only  occasionally,  where  he  remaincp 
till  called  to  settle  at  Campello,  Mass.,  Jan.  1, 1840. 

t  Afterwards  changed  to  the  seventeenth. 


ECCLESIASTICAL    HISTORY.  35 

Rev.  Baalis  Sanford,  Union  Church,  E.  and  W.  Bridgewater  ; 

Samuel  Rider,  Delegate. 
Rev.  Ebenezer  Gay,  Trinitarian  Church,  Bridgewater; 

Isaac  Fobes,  Delegate. 
Rev.  Luther  Sheldon,  Easton  ; 

Giles  Randall,  Delegate. 
Rev.  John  Codman,  Dorchester ; 

Dea.  Charles  Howe,  Delegate. 
Rev.  Daniel  Huntington,  New  London,  Conn,  (former  pastor). 
The  Council  proceeded  to  examine  the  papers  as  laid  be- 
fore them,  and  receiving  testimonials  of  Mr.  Thompson's 
church  standing  and  theological  studies,  with  his  approba- 
tion to  preach  the  gospel,  and  examining  him  as  to  his  views 
and  acquaintance  with  experimental  religion,  and  becoming 
fully  satisfied  with  them,  it  was  "  voted  unanimously  to 
proceed  to  ordain  him." 

The  following  was  the  order  of  exercises :  — 
1.  Voluntary,  by  the  Choir ;    2.  Anthem ;    3.  Introductory 
Prayer,  by  Rev.  Ebenezer  Gay,  of  Bridgewater ;    4.  Hymn: 

"  There  is  a  stream,  whose  gentle  flow  ;  " 

5.  Sermon  by  Rev.  Joel  H.  Lindsey,  of  Park  Street  Church, 
Boston,  text,  2  Cor.  ii.  16,  "And  who  is  sufficient  for  these 
things?"  6.  Ordaining  Prayer,  by  Rev.  Calvin  Hitchcock, 
D.  D.,  of  Randolph ;  7.  Hymn,  tune  "  Old  Hundred  :  "— 

1  Great  Lord  of  angels,  we  adore, 

The  grace  that  builds  thy  courts  below ; 
And  through  ten  thousand  sons  of  light, 
Stops  to  regard  what  mortals  do. 

2  Amidst  the  wastes  of  time  and  death, 

Successive  pastors  thou  dost  raise, 
Thy  charge  to  keep,  thy  house  to  guide, 
And  form  a  people  for  thy  praise. 

3  At  length,  dismissed  from  feeble  clay, 

Thy  servants  join  th'  angelic  band  ; 
With  them,  through  distant  worlds  they  fly ; 
With  them  before  thy  presence  stand. 


36  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATEB. 

4  Oh,  glorious  hope  !  oh,  blest  employ ! 

Sweet  lenitive  of  grief  and  care  ! 
When  shall  we  reach  those  radiant  courts, 
And  all  their  joy  and  honor  share? 

5  Yet  while  these  labors  we  pursue, 

Thus  distant  from  thy  heavenly  throne, 
Give  us  a  zeal  and  love  like  theirs. 
And  half  their  heaven  shall  here  be  known. 

8.  Charge  to  Pastor,  by  Rev.  Daniel  Huntington ;  9.  Right 
Hand  of  Fellowship,  by  Rev.  Baalis  Sanford,  of  East  Bridge- 
water  ;  10.  Address  to  the  Church  and  Society,  by  Rev.  Dan- 
iel Huntington ;    11.  Anthem, 

"  Let  us,  with  a  joyful  mind ; ' 

12.  Concluding  Prayer,  by  Rev.  David  Brigham,  of  East  Ran- 
dolph ;   13.  Doxology, 

"  Praise  God,  from  whom  all  blessings  flow ;  " 

14.  Benediction,  by  the  Pastor. 

The  day  was  unusually  pleasant,  and  the  exercises  very 
interesting  and  satisfactory  to  all  present. 

Mr.  Thompson  continued  with  this  people  but  a  short  time, 
owing  to  a  pressing  call  from  a  new  Theological  Seminary 
at  East  Windsor,  Conn.,  which  he  received  in  September, 
1834,  and  which,  after  one  refusal,  and  another  urgent  call, 
he  was  led  to  accept,  and  where  he  now  labors  as  "  Profes- 
sor of  Biblical  Literature,"  at  East  Windsor,  Conn.  The 
Council,  called  for  advice  in  relation  to  the  request  of  Rev. 
Mr.  Thompson  for  dismission,  convened  at  the  house  of  Silas 
Packard,  Esq.,  Sept.  4,  1834,  and  consisted  of  the  following 
persons:  — 

Those  chosen  by  the  Pastor  were,  — 

Rev.  John  Codman,  D.  D.,  of  Dorchester;  Rev.  Daniel 
Dana,  D.  D.,  of  Newburyport,  Mass.;  Rev.  George  W.  Blag- 
den,  D.  D.,  of  Salem  Street  Church,  Boston;  Rev.  Elisha 
Fi.<k,of  Wrcntham,  Mass.;  Rev.  Lyman  Matthews,  of  Braintree. 


ECCLESIASTICAL   HISTORY.  37 

Those  appointed  by  the  Church  and  Society  were,  — 
Rev.  Warren  Fay,  D.  D.,  of  Charlestown,  Mass. ;  Rev.  S. 
Gile,  of  Milton ;   Rev.  Jacob  Ide,  of  Medway,  Mass. ;   Rev. 
Sylvester  Holmes,   of  New  Bedford,  Mass.;    Rev.  Erastus 
Maltby,  of  Taunton,  Mass. 

The  claims  of  the  Seminary  were  strongly  urged  by  Rev. 
Dr.  Tyler,  president  of  the  institution,  in  behalf  of  the 
trustees  ;  and  the  claims  of  the  society  and  church  were 
represented  by  Rev.  Calvin  Hitchcock,  D.  D.,  of  Randolph, 
in  a  very  able  manner.  The  Council,  after  considerable 
discussion  and  deliberation,  "voted  that  the  relation  be- 
tween Rev.  William  Thompson  and  the  Church  be  dissolved." 
The  society  held  al  meeting  Sept.  5,  1834,  and  "voted  to 
accept  of  the  report  of  the  Council,"  which  is  as  follows  :  — 

The  removal  of  settled  pastors  from  their  charges,  endangers  in  a  high 
degree  the  best  interests  of  the  churches,  and  is  not  to  be  encouraged  except 
where  circumstances  seem  clearly  and  imperiously  to  demand  it.  Such  cir- 
cumstances in  the  present,  interesting  state  of  the  world,  when  so  much  is 
doing  for  the  cause  of  Christ,  must  be  expected  to  occur.  And  when  they 
do,  are  to  be  met  with  a  spirit  of  expanded  benevolence,  both  by  churches, 
and  their  pastors  ;  especially  should  this  be  the  case,  when  the  Theological 
Seminaries  of  our  land  call  upon  us,  for  those,  who,  by  talent,  experience, 
acquisitions,  and  more  than  all,  by  practical  piety,  are  needed  to  instruct 
those  who  are  to  be  under  shepherds  of  the  flocks  of  the  Redeemer.  In 
yielding  up  their  pastors  to  such  claims  when  clearly  and  affectionately  pre- 
sented, the  churches  emphatically  give,  and  have  given  to  them  again  in  full 
measure,  pressed  down  and  running  over.  When  other  pastors  sent  forth 
by  the  instrumentality  of  him  who  was  once  their  own,  becoming  willing 
and  efficient  workmen,  in  many  parts  of  the  Lord's  vineyard,  such  is  the 
call  now  made  upon  this  beloved  church  by  one  of  these  institutions,  and 
the  council  would  affectionately  suggest  that  in  considering  this  call,  it  is 
important  that  the  church  should  contemplate  the  relations  to  the  vital  in- 
terests of  the  whole  of  Zion  sustained  by  such  seminaries,  and  reflect  also 
upon  the  fact  that  as  they  are  dependent  in  a  great  measure  on  such  institu- 
tions for  faithful  workmen,  who  shall  go  forth  and  reap  the  harvest  of  the 
world  now  white  for  their  entrance,  it  becomes  them  to  cherish  toward  them 
no  common  interest,  but  to  be  ready  to  sustain  them  by  their  most  earnest 
endeavors  ;  especially  should  this  be  the  case  when  it  is  remembered  that 
the  instructors  in  these  seminaries,  since  they  are  to  teach  those  who  are  to 
be  future  pastors,  should  be  previously  taught  themselves,  in  the  field  of 
practical  labor,  and  must  therefore  generally  come  from  our  churches.     Im- 


38  mSTORT  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

pressed  with  such  sentiments,  this  council  do  advise  this  church  to  acquiesce 
in  the  late  decision  of  their  beloved  pastor,  and  resign  him  to  what  he  be- 
lieves to  be  the  call  of  the  great  Head  of  the  church. 

Some  of  the  council  desire  it  to  be  stated  that  they  have  come  to  this  de- 
cision without  deciding  on  the  merits  of  the  Theological  Institute  of  Connec- 
ticut, but  solely  on  the  ground  of  Mr.  Thompson's  strong  conviction  of  duty, 
and  would  express  their  opinion  that  but  fur  such  a  conviction  now  publicly 
&nd  clearly  expressed,  he  might  still  be  more  useful  in  this  present  sphere  of 
labor.  The  council  recommend  that  the  adoption  of  this  result  should  be 
understood  by  the  church,  and  society,  as  dissolving  the  connection  between 
them  and  their  beloved  pastor  ;  and  in  announcing  this  result  they  wish  to 
express  their  strong  sympathy  in  the  self-denial  the  contemplated  separar 
tion  must  cost  them,  and  to  assure  them  of  their  fervent  prayers  in  their  be- 
half. To  this  people,  it  may  be  difficult  to  resign  a  pastor  to  whom  their 
attachment  is  so  strong,  and  in  whom  confidence  is  so  entire.  This  trial 
seems  to  be  aggravated  by  dissolving  this  happy  relation  bo  soon  after  it  had 
been  formed.  All  this  the  council  most  deeply  feel,  yet  we  confide  in  God 
to  sustain  and  guide  you  in  this  day  of  your  affliction.  And  here  our  confi- 
dence in  your  future  course  and  prospects  is  greatly  strengthened  by  a  recol- 
lection of  your  unanimity  in  the  changes  through  which  you  have  passed, 
while  we  commend  you  to  the  great  Head  of  the  church,  we  fervently  pray 
that  you  may  remain  of  one  mind,  and  soon  be  perfectly  united  in  another 
pastor,  who  shall  guide  you,  and  your  children,  to  that  rest  where  the  pain 
of  separation  shall  be  known  no  more. 

John  Codman,  Moderator. 
Erastcs  Maltby,  Scribe. 
A  true  copy  of  the  original  result. 

Erastus  Maltby,  Scribe. 

MINISTRY   OF   REV.   PAUL   COUCH. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Society  held  July  20,  1835,  it  was 
"  voted  to  unite  with  the  Church  in  giving  Rev.  Paul  Couch  * 
a  Call  to  settle  with  us  in  the  ministry,  not  one  dissenting 
vote."  Also  "  Voted  that  we  offer  the  Rev.  Mr.  Couch  an 
annual  Salary  of  Seven  Hundred  and  fifty  dollars,  and  also 
a  Gift  of  One  Hundred  and  fifty  dollars." 

August  9th.  Chose  a  committee  of  five  to  confer  with 
Mr.  Couch,  and  agree  upon  a  council.    Capt.  Jeremiah  Beals, 

♦  Rev.  Paul  Couch  was  born  in  Newburyport,  1803  ;  graduated  at  Dartmouth 
College,  1823,  Andover  Theological  Seminary,  1826;  was  ordained  at  West  New- 
bury, Mass.,  March,  1827,  Bethlehem,  Conn.,  1829,  where  he  preached  till  he 
came  to  this  town,  in  1834. 


ECCLESIASTICAL   HISTORY.  39 

Eliphalet  Kingman,  Esq.,  Jesse  Perkins,  Esq.,  Nahum  Per- 
kins, and  Dea.  Sylvanus  French  were  selected  for  that  pur- 
pose, who  agreed  upon  the  following  persons :  — 

Rev.  Ebenezer  Gay,  Trinitarian  Church,  Bridgewater ; 

Cornelius  Holmes,  Delegate. 
Rev.  Baalis  Sanford,  Union  Church,  E.  and  W.  Bridgewater ; 

Dea.  John  Soule,  Delegate. 
Rev.  James  W.  Ward,  First  Church  in  Abington  ; 

Richard  Vining,  Delegate. 
Rev.  Calvin  Hitchcock,  West  Randolph  ; 

Ezekiel  French,  Delegate. 
Rev.  David  Brigham,  East  Randolph  ; 

Thaddeus  French,  Delegate. 
Rev.  Erastus  Maltby,  Trinitarian,  Taunton ; 

George  B.  Atwood,  Delegate. 
Rev.  John  Codman,  Second  Congregational  Church,  Dorchester ; 

Dea.  Charles  Howe,  Delegate. 
Rev.  David  Sanford,  Dorchester. 
Rev.  Samuel  Gile,  D.  D.,  Milton. 
Rev.  Jonas  Perkins,  D.  D.,  Braintree. 

Rev.  Daniel  Huntington,  New  London,  Conn,  (former  Pastor). 
Rev.  Luther  Sheldon,  D.  D.,  First  Church,  Easton ; 

Caleb  Pratt,  Delegate. 

Wednesday,  Oct.  7,  1835,  being  the  day  agreed  upon  for 
his  installation,  Col.  Nathan  Jones,  Captain  Jeremiah  Beals, 
and  Jesse  Perkins  were  chosen  a  committee  to  make  ar- 
rangements for  that  day. 

The  following  was  the  order  of  exercises: —  • 

1.  Voluntary,  by  the  Choir ;    2.  Anthem,  by  Haydn, — 
"  Wake  the  song  of  Jubilee  ;  " 

3.  Introductory  Prayer,  by  Rev.  Erastus  Maltby ;  4.  Original 
Hymn,  by  their  former  pastor,  Rev.  D.  Huntington  :  — 

1  Herald  of  our  Saviour  God, 

Welcome,  welcome,  in  his  name ! 
Sound  his  wondrous  grace  abroad ; 
All  his  boundless  love  proclaim. 


40  HISTORY   OF  NORTH   BRIDGEWATEE. 

2  Sinners  renewed  —  lost  —  defiled, 

Shall  the  joyful  news  receive  : 
Cleansed,  restored,  and  reconciled, — 
Bless  his  holy  name,  and  live. 

3  To  each  bruised  and  bleeding  heart, 

Gilead's  healing  balm  apply  ; 
Hope  to  trembling  souls  impart ; 
Wipe  the  tear  from  sorrow's  eye. 

4  Through  Emanuel's  favored  land, 

Sound  the  trump  of  Jubilee ! 
Bid  the  prison-doors  expand  ; 
Hail  the  ransomed  captives  free. 

5.  Sermon,  by  Rev.  John  Codman,  D.  D. ;  6.  Consecrating 
Prayer,  by  Rev.  Jonas  Perkins,  D.  D. ;  7.  Original  Hymn,  by 
Rev.  D.  Huntington  : 

1  Ascended  Saviour,  thee  we  praise ; 

For  all  thy  truth  and  kindness  shown, 
Accept  the  honors  that  we  raise, 
And  smile  upon  us  from  thy  throne. 

2  Yea,  from  that  glorious  throne  come  down; 

Here  with  thy  Church  vouchsafe  to  stay ; 
And  let  thy  constant  presence  crown 
The  joys  of  this  auspicious  day  ! 

3  Still  let  our  faith  expect  and  prove 

Th'  exhaustless  bounty  of  thy  hand  ; 
And  while  we  taste  thy  richest  love, 
Our  heart  with  gratitude  expand. 

4  A  double  portion  of  thy  grace 

On  this  thy  messenger  bestow ; 
And  'neath  the  shining  of  thy  face, 
Let  Lis  with  heavenly  lustre  glow. 

5  Grant  him  these  num'rous  souls  to  bear, 

As  trophies  of  his  faithful  love,  — 
Seals  of  his  high  commission  here,  — 
Gems  in  his  crown  of  joy  above. 

6  Then  to  thy  great  and  holy  name. 

Pastor  and  flock,  through  endless  days, 
Thy  truth  and  mercy  shall  proclaim, 
In  rapt'rous  songs  of  grateful  praise. 


ECCLESIASTICAL   HISTORT.  41 

8.  Charge  to  the  Pastor,  by  Rev.  Samuel  Gile,  of  Milton  ; 

9.  Right  Hand  of  Fellowship,  by  Rev.  Baalis  Sanford ;  10. 
Address  to  the  Church  and  Society,  by  Rev.  Calvin  Hitch- 
cock; 11.  Anthem,  by  Mozart:  — 

"  Hallelujah,  Amen."  * 

12.  Concluding  Prayer,  by  Rev.  Ebenezer  Gay ;  13.  Bene- 
diction, by  Rev.  Paul  Couch. 

Rev.  Mr.  Couch  continued  to  preach  the  gospel  to  this 
people  in  all  its  simplicity,  and  with  marked  ability,  freedom, 
and  candor, —  such  as  had  its  desired  effect  upon  the  com- 
munity in  which  he  moved, —  till  May  8,  1859,  when  he  asked 
to  be  relieved  from  his  pastoral  labors,  which  request  was 
granted,  July  1,  1859,  and  the  estimation  in  which  he  was 
held  by  his  people  may  be  seen  in  the  following  resolutions 
which  were  passed  by  the  church,  at  a  meeting  held  on  that 
day:— 

Resolved,  that  while  in  view  of  the  circumstances  stet  forth  by  our  pas- 
tor in  his  communication  as  the  reasons  which,  in  his  opinion,  render  it  expe- 
dient that  he  go  away,  and  which  have  induced  him  to  request  his  release  from 
his  pastoral  charge  over  this  church  and  society  and  people,  we  have,  at  a 
previous  meeting,  reluctantly  recorded  our  assent  to  his  request.  And  we 
esteem  it  a  duty  which  we  owe  to  ourselves,  and  to  him,  to  say,  that  in  tak- 
ing this  step  we  defer  to  his  judgment,  and  consult  his  express  wishes,  and 
are  not  led  to  it  by  any  disaffection  on  our  part. 

We  still  appreciate  those  traits  in  his  character  which,  manifested  among 
us,  won  for  him  our  affection  and  regard,  and  we  will  cheerfully  bear  testi- 
mony, unitedly,  to  that  high  mental  culture,  that  maturity  of  judgment, 
that  sincerity,  earnestness,  and  fearlessness,  in  declaring  from  the  pulpit  the 
counsels  of  God  ;  that  ready  sympathy  with  the  afflicted  and  sorrowful 
among  his  people,  and  that  love  and  known  consistency  of  his  daily  life  with 
his  office  as  minister  of  Christ,  which  have,  constrained  us  always  to  esteem 
with  respect  and  reverence  his  teachings,  and  to  submit  with  love  and 
confidence  to  his  guidance  ;  and  when  in  the  prospect  of  a  speedy  separation, 
all  these  things  are  vividly  brought  to  mind,  concerning  our  beloved  pastor, 

*  The  music  on  this  occasion  was  conducted  by  Thomas  J.  Gurney,  and  was  of 
the  highest  order;  and  the  other  exercises  were  gratifying  to  a  large  and  attentive 
audience. 

6 


42  mSTORY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

it  is  not  without  painful  misgivings  that  we  consent  to  the  sundering  of 
those  ties  which,  for  the  period  of  twenty-four  years,  bound  him  to  thifl 
church  and  people. 

Resolved,  if  such  separation  takes  place,  we  tender  our  pastor  assurances 
of  our  wishes  and  our  prayers  for  his  welfare,  wherever  he  may  be  called 
to  labor,  and  express  the  hope  that  his  labors  here  may  prove  to  him  as  he 
goes,  and  to  us  who  remain,  not  only  a  present  memory,  but,  by  the  grace 
of  God,  a  means  and  a  pledge  of  a  happy  reunion  of  church  and  pastor  in  a 
better  world. 

"With  a  view  to  the  dismission  of  Mr.  Couch,  an  ecclesiasti- 
cal council  was  called  for  the  purpose  of  hearing  and  acting 
upon  the  request  of  their  pastor  for  a  dissolution  of  his  con- 
nection with  the  church  and  society,  which  meeting  was  held 
July  19,  1859.     The  council  was  as  follows  :  — 

Rev.  Richard  S.  Storrs,  D.  D.,  of  Braintree  ;    Elisha  French,  Delegate. 
Rev.  Jonas  Perkins,  D.  D.,  of  Braintree  ;   Levi  W.  Hobart,  Delegate. 
Rev.  Charles  W.  Wood,  of  Campello  ;   Josiah  W.  Kingman,  Delegate. 
Rev.  Ezekiel  Russell,  D.  D.,  of  East  Randolph  ;   John  Adams,  Delegate. 

After  hearing  the  statement  of  the  pastor  requesting  his 
dismission,  and  the  statements  of  the  church  and  society,  who 
very  reluctantly  yielded  their  assent,  the  council  voted, — 

That  in  view  of  all  the  circumstances,  the  strong  convictions  and  prefer- 
ence of  the  pastor,  and  the  assent,  though  reluctant,  of  the  church  and  soci- 
ety, it  is  expedient  that  the  ministerial  and  pastoral  relation  of  the  Rev. 
Paul  Couch  to  the  First  Church  and  Society  in  North  Bridgewater,  be  dis- 
solved, the  dissolution  to  take  effect,  or  the  relation  to  terminate,  the  first 
day  of  August,  1859. 

In  coming  to  this  result  the  council  cannot  withhold  the  expi-ession  of 
their  deep  regret  tliat  a  connection,  that  has  so  long  existed,  been  so  auspi- 
cious to  Ixjth  pastor  and  people,  scaled  by  effusions  of  the  Eternal  Spirit, 
cemented  by  mutual  affection  and  esteem,  and  so  productive  of  permanent 
good  to  the  cause  of  truth  and  the  honor  of  Christ  in  the  world,  should  be 
thus  sundered.  Deeming  themselves  incompetent  to  judge  of  the  validity  of 
all  the  reasons  for  the  course  pursued,  and  trusting  much  to  the  sound  dis- 
cretion and  judgment  of  the  parties  themselves,  this  council  still  in  view  of 
all  the  circumstances  seem  constrained  to  acquiesce  in  what  seems  to  be  the 
leadings  of  Providence.  This  council  deeply  regret  the  separation  from  one, 
whose  urbanity,  large  experience,  and  Christian  kindness  and  wisdom  have 
ever  done  so  much  to  enlighten,  and  cheer  ministerial  intercourse  in  all  its 
connections.  They  therefore  commend  the  Rev.  Paul  Couch  to  the  churches 
of  Christ,  as  one  rich  in  ministerial  experience,  able,  gifted,  faithful,  and 


ECCLESIASTICAL   HISTORY.  43 

beloved,  with  no  blemish  on  either  his  Christian  or  ministerial  reputation. 
This  council  also  commend  this  dear  church  for  the  sacrifice  they  have  made 
for  the  cause  of  truth,  and  the  prosperity  of  the  kingdom  of  Christ  in  this 
place.  They  commend  them  for  the  affection  and  kindness  they  have  shown 
to  their  pastor,  their  deference  to  his  wishes,  their  provision  for  his  wants. 
They  would  urge  them,  also,  to  a  settlement  of  the  gospel  ministry  among 
themselves  as  soon  as  circumstances  will  allow  it,  and  to  a  perseverance  in 
the  cause  hitherto  pursued. 

They  finally  deeply  sympathize  with  them  in  their  separation  from  a  pas- 
tor that  has  been  so  long  and  so  justly  respected  and  beloved,  and  commend 
them  in  their  disappointment,  to  the  care  of  the  Shepherd  of  Israel. 

Richard  S.  Storks,  Moderator. 
EzEKiEL  Russell,  Scribe. 
A  true  copy  of  the  doings  of  the  council. 

E.  Russell,  Scribe. 
North  Bridgewater,  July  19,  1859. 

E-ev.  Mr.  Couch  preached  his  farewell  discourse,  July  31, 
1859* 

MINISTRY   OP   REV.   NATHANIEL  B.   BLANCHARD. 

Immediately  after  the  dismission  of  Rev.  Mr.  Couch,  an 
invitation  was  given  to  Rev.  N.  B.  Blanchard,t  a  native  of 
Abington,  Mass.,  who  had  been  preaching  for  three  years  at 
Plymouth,  to  supply  their  pulpit  for  one  year,  commencing 
the  first  Sabbath  in  August,  1859.  After  this  term  had  ex- 
pired, they  had  become  so  attached  to  him  as  a  preacher, 
and  finding  him  to  be  a  man  of  ability,  he  received  a  call 
June  12,  1861,  to  settle  with  them  as  their  pastor;  which 

*  On  Monday  evening  following,  a  large  number  of  the  society  and  friends 
came  together  in  the  vestibule  of  the  church,  for  the  purpose  of  presenting  him 
and  his  family  tokens  of  their  regard  to  them.  A  gold  watch  and  one  hundred 
dollars  in  money  were  presented  to  Mr.  Couch,  a  silver  goblet  and  a  set  of 
spoons  to  Mrs.  Couch,  and  a  splendid  guitar  to  their  daughter.  Miss  Harriet  E. 
Couch,  who  had  sung  in  their  choir  for  many  years. 

From  North  Bridgewater,  Rev.  Mr.  Couch  removed  to  North  Cambridge,  Mass., 
where  he  received  an  invitation  to  preach.  Here,  also,  the  people  had  taken  pos- 
session of  the  house  he  was  to  occupy,  by  stocking  it  well  with  a  year's  supply  of 
provisions. 

t  Rev.  Nathaniel  B.  Blanchard  was  born  in  Abington,  Mass.,  July  26,  1827; 
graduated  at  Amherst  College  in  1853;  completed  his  theological  course  at  Bangor 
Theological  Seminary  in  1855;  ordained  to  the  Christian  ministry  at  Edgartown, 
July  15, 1856;  preached  three  years  in  the  Pilgrim  Church,  Plymouth,  Mass. 


44  HISTORY  OF   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

call  lie  accepted,  August  4,  18G1,  and  was  installed  Sept. 
18,  1861.  The  Council  consisted  of  Rev.  T.  Stowe,  of 
New  Bedford,  Rev.  Henry  B.  Hooker,  D.  D.,  of  Boston-, 
Rev.  Jonas  Perkins,  D.  D.,  of  Braintree  ;  Rev.  H.  D. 
Walker,  of  Abington ;  Rev.  Charles  L.  Mills,  of  the  Porter 
Church  in  N.  Bridgewater ;  Rev.  Stephen  G.  Dodd,  of 
East  Randolph ;  Rev.  James  P.  Terry,  of  South  Weymouth. 
After  the  business  meeting,  and  examination  of  the  papers 
of  the  pastor-elect,  the  council  proceeded  to  the  ser- 
vices of  installation,  commencing  at  one  and  a  half  o'clock, 
P.M.,  with  the  following  order  of  exercises:  1.  Volun- 
tary ;  2.  Reading  of  the  Scriptures  and  Prayer,  by  Rev. 
Mr.  Stowe ;  3.  Hymn ;  4.  Sermon,  by  Rev.  Dr.  Hooker, 
D.  D. ;  5.  Installing  Prayer,  by  Rev.  Jonas  Perkins,  D.  D. ; 
6.  Anthem ;  7.  Charge  to  the  Pastor,  by  Rev.  H.  D. 
Walker ;  8.  Right  Hand  of  Fellowship,  by  Rev.  Charles  L. 
Mills;  9.  Charge  to  the  People,  by  Rev.  S.  G.  Dodd ;  10. 
Prayer,  by  Rev.  J.  P.  Terry;  11.  Hymn;  12.  Benedic- 
tion, by  the  Pastor.  The  sermon  on  this  occasion  is  said 
to  have  been  an  able  and  interesting  exposition  of  the 
relations  of  the  gospel  of  Christ  to  the  human  conscience, 
and  the  other  services  w.ere  of  an  interesting  nature.  Mr. 
Blanchard  continued  his  labors  of  love  to  this  people  un- 
til the  month  of  August,  1862,  when,  his  health  failing,  he 
relinquished  his  labors  for  a  season  to  travel,  that  he  might 
recover.  He  was  on  his  way  to  Plymouth,  N.  H.,  stopping 
at  Concord.  N.  H. ;  became  worse,  and  there  died,  August  7, 
1862.  His  remains  were  brought  to  his  church,  where  funer- 
al services  were  attended  by  Rev.  H.  D.  Walker,  of  East 
Abington,  August  9th ;  and  afterwards  his  body  was  taken 
to  Edgartown  for  burial. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  church,  held  soon  after  the  funeral, 
the  following  resolutions  were  passed,  expressive  of  their 
feelings  at  his  decease:  — 


ECCLESIASTICAL  HISTORY.  45 

Whereas  Almighty  God,  by  his  inscrutable  Providence,  has  removed 
from  us  our  beloved  pastor,  Rev.  Nathaniel  B.  Blanchard,  by  death, — 

Resolved,  That  we  arc  deeply  sensible  of  the  great  loss  we  have  sus- 
tained by  being  deprived  of  his  instructive,  faithful,  earnest,  and  zealous 
ministrations ;  that  we  received  him  as  a  man  after  God's  own  heart ;  that 
we  loved  him  as  our  pastor  and  our  friend  ;  and  we  would  honor  his  mem- 
ory as  that  of  one  endeared  to  us  by  the  most  holy  associations. 

Resolved,  That  in  all  the  civil  and  social  relations,  while  he  sustained 
the  dignity  of  his  profession  and  sacred  office,  Mr.  B.,  by  the  grace  and  ur- 
banity of  his  demeanor,  won  the  respect  and  afifectionate  regard  of  all  the 
members  of  the  community  in  which  he  moved. 

Resolved,  That  we  heartily  sympathize  with  his  family  in  this  the  sad 
hour  of  their  bereavement. 

Resolved,  That  the  foregoing  resolutions  be  published  in  the  "North 
Bridge  water  Gazette,"  and  also  that  a  copy  of  the  same  be  sent  to  the  widow 
of  the  deceased. 

Henry  Howard,  Clerk. 

MINISTRY   OF  REV.   EDWARD   L.   CLARK. 

After  the  decease  of  Kev.  Mr.  Blanchard,  the  pulpit  was 
supplied  by  various  ministers,  among  whom  was  Mr.  Clark. 
At  a  meeting  of  the  "  First  Congregational  Church,"  held 
April  11, 1863,  it  was  unanimously  voted  to  give  Mr.  Edward 
L.  Clark  *  a  call  to  become  their  pastor ;  which  call  he  ac- 
cepted, and  was  ordained  Sept.  22,  1863.  After  a  careful 
examination  of  the  papers  that  had  passed  between  Mr. 
Clark  and  the  church  and  society,  and  finding  them  satis- 
factory, the  council  proceeded  to  examine  the  candidate, 
closely  interrogating  him  in  regard  to  his  religious  experi- 
ence, and  becoming  fully  satisfied,  "voted  to  proceed  to 
the  services  of  installation,"  which  were  in  the  following 
order :  — 

1.  Introductory  Prayer,  by   Rev.   Charles   W.  Wood,    of 

*  Rev.  Edward  L.  Clark,  was  born  in  Nashua,  N.  H.,  Feb.  3,  1838  ;  fitted  for 
college  at  Phillips  Academy,  Andover,  Mass. ;  graduated  at  Brown  University, 
Providence,  R.  I.,  1858  ;  spent  one  year  travelling  through  Egypt,  Palestine,  and 
other  ancient  places  in  the  Holy  Land ;  studied  theology  at  Anduver  Theological 
Seminary;  graduated  18G2;  was  ordained  as  chaplain  of  the  12t!i  Regiment  Mas- 
sachusetts Volunteers,  with  whom  he  remained  one  year;  afterward  settled  as  pas- 
tor of  the  First  Congregational  Church  in  North  Bridgewater,  Sept.  22,  1863. 


46  HISTORY  OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

Campello ;  2.  Eeadiug  of  the  Scriptures,  by  Rev.  Ebenezer 
Douglas,  Bridge  water ;  3.  Singing  518th  Hymn  of  the 
Psalmist ;  4.  Sermon,  by  Rev.  A.  L.  Stone,  of  Park  Street 
Church,  Boston ;  5.  Anthem,  by  the  Choir  ;  6th.  Installing 
Prayer,  by  Rev.  Jonas  Perkins,  D.  D.,  of  Braintree ;  7. 
Charge  to  the  Pastor,  by  Rev.  J.  Lewis  Diman,  of  Brookline, 
Mass. ;  8.  Right  Hand  of  Fellowship,  by  Rev.  Samuel  H. 
Lee,  of  the  Porter  Church ;  9.  Address  to  the  People,  by 
Rev.  Paul  Couch,  of  Jewett  City,  Conn,  (their  former  pas- 
tor) ;  10.  Concluding  Prayer,  by  Rev.  D.  Temple  Packard, 
of  Somerville,  Mass. ;  11.  Singing  117th  Psalm;  12.  Bene- 
diction,  by  the  Pastor. 


CHAPTER    lY. 


ECCLESIASTICAL   HISTOR  Y—COJ^TIJVUED. 

Second  Congregational  Church. — New  Jerusalem  Church. — South  Congregational 
Church,  Campello. — First  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. — First  Baptist  Church. — 
Porter  Evangelical  Church. — Catholic  Church. — First  Universalist  Church. — 
Quakers,  or  Friends.— Second  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

SECOND    CONGREGATIONAL    SOCIETY. 

DURING  the  year  1824,  many  of  the  members  of  the 
''  First  Congregational  Church,"  under  the  pastoral  care 
of  Rev.  Daniel  Huntington,  becoming  dissatisfied  with  the 
views  of  their  pastor,  and  entertaining  different  views  of 
Christian  doctrines,  especially  on  the  doctrine  of  the  Trinity, 
the  native  character  of  man,  divinity  and  atonement  of  Christ, 
regeneration,  and  other  kindred  views  of  the  gospel,  peti- 
tioned the  General  Court  to  be  incorporated  into  a  separate 
society,  which  petition  was  granted  in  the  following  words, 
which  we  copy  verbatim :  — 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  in  General 
Court  Assembled  and  by  the  authority  of  the  Same. 

That 
Abiel  Kingman,  Zeba  Thayer,  John  Field, 

Micah  Packard,  SLhon  Packard  Jr.  Zophar  Field, 

David  Cobb  Jr.  Apollas  Howard,  Austin  Howard, 

Nathan  Hayward,  Welcome  Howard,  Josiah  W.  Curtis, 

Gideon  Howard,  Caleb  Howard  Jr.  Richmond  Carr, 

David  Packard,  Azor  Packard,  Otis  Howard, 

Marcus  Shaw,  Simeon  Dunbar,  David  Edson  3d, 

Jesse  Packard,  Nathaniel  H.  Cross,         Luke  P.  Lincoln, 

John  Battles,  Joseph  S.  Packard,  Thomas  Reynold^ 

Hiram  Atherton,  Joseph  D.  Snell,  Azel  Reynolds, 

Nahum  J.  Smith,  Zenas  Packard  Jr.  Oliver  Snell, 

Newton  Shaw,  StUlman  Willis,  Isaac  Snell, 

Anthony  S.  Allen,  Silas  Snow,  Jeremiah  Snell, 

47 


48  HISTORY  OF  NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

Edwin  Keith,  Silas  Snow  Jr.  James  J.  Sanders, 

Washburn  Packard,  John  Curtis,  Daniel  Bryant, 

Asa  Brett,  Hosea  Packard,  Ara  Battles, 

Hervey  Hereey,  Asa  Shaw,  Abijah  Childs, 

Samuel  Thayer,  Samuel  Packard,  Thomas  White, 

Samuel  Howard,  William  Curtis  Jr.  Thomas  White  Jr. 

Eliphalet  Thayer,  Isaac  Packard,  Arza  Leonard, 

Oliver  Snell  Jr.  Isaac  Richards,  John  White, 

With  their  families  and  estates,  together  with  such  others  as  may  hereafter 
associate  with  them,  and  their  successors,  be,  and  they  are  hereby  incorpo- 
rated into  a  Society  by  the  name  of  the  "  Second  Congregational  Society  " 
in  the  town  of  North  Bridgewater,  with  all  the  Powers,  privileges,  and  im- 
munities which  other  religious  societies  in  this  Commonwealth  are  by  law 
entitled  to,  and  may  purchase,  receive  by  gift,  or  otherwise  real  estate  to 
the  value  of  which,  Shall  not  exceed  the  sum  of  Eight  Thousand  Dollars. 

passed  June  18,  1825. 

Soon  after  this,  a  lot  of  land  was  purchased  of  Micah 
Faxon  for  a  church.  This  was  located  on  a  rising  spot  of 
ground,  south  of  the  present  public  house,  and  near  "  King- 
man's Brick  Block."  A  house  was  erected,  which  was  dedi- 
cated August  9,  1826,  with  appropriate  services,  as  follows  : 
Introductory  Prayer  and  Heading  of  the  Scriptures,  by  Rev. 
John  Pierpont,  of  Boston ;  Dedicatory  Prayer,  by  Rev. 
Eliphalet  Porter,  D.  D.,  of  Roxbury,  Mass. ;  Sermon,  by 
Rev.  Benjamin  Huntoon,  of  Providence,  R.  I.,  from  the  text, 
Acts  xxiv.  14 :  "  But  this  I  confess  unto  thee,  that  after  the 
way  which  they  call  heresy,  so  worship  I  the  God  of  my 
fathers,  believing  all  things  which  are  written  in  the  law, 
and  in  the  prophets ; "  Concluding  Prayer,  by  Rev.  James 
Kendall,  D.  D.,  of  Plymouth ;  Benediction,  by  Rev.  Richard 
M.  Hodges,  of  Bridgewater. 

Rev.  John  Goldsbury,*  of  Warwick,  Mass.,  received  an  in- 
vitation to  become  their  pastor,  and  his  accepting  of  the  same, 

*Rcv.  John  Goldsbury  was  horn  in  Warwick,  Mass.,  Feb.  11,  1795  ;  fitted  for 
college  at  different  schools  and  academies,  and  under  private  instruction  ;  gradu- 
ate] at  Brown  University  in  1820  ;  commenced  the  study  of  divinity  at  Harvard 
College  in  1821,  under  Professors  Ware,  Norton,  and  WUlard  ;  taught  in  Taun- 
ton Aca<lemy  several  years  ;  was  ordained  in  North  Bridgewater,  Wednesday, 
June  G,  1827,  where  he  remained  till  Sept.  4, 1831  ;  now  resides  in  Warwick,  Mass. 


NEW    JERUSALEM    CHURCH    i  First  Edifice) 
Erected  1835. 


NEW    JERUSALEM    CHURCH    (Second  Edifice). 
Erected  1850. 


ECCLESIASTICAL    HISTORY.  49 

he  was  ordained  Wednesday,  June  G,  1827,  with  the  follow- 
ing services : — 

1.  Introductory  Prayer  and  Reading  of  the  Scriptures,  by 
Rev.  J.  P.  B.  Storcr,  of  Walpolo,  Mass.;  2.  Sermon,  by 
Rev.  Luther  Hamilton,  of  Taunton,  Mass. ;  3.  Ordaining 
Prayer,  by  Rev.  John  Reed,  D.  D.,  of  West  Bridgewater, 
Mass.  ;  4.  Charge  to  the  Pastor,  by  Rev.  Eliphalet  Por- 
ter, D.  D.,  of  Roxbury,  Mass. ;  5.  Right  Hand  of  Fellow- 
ship, by  Rev.  Ezra  S.  Gannett,  D.  D.,  of  Boston ;  6. 
Address  to  the  People,  by  Rev.  John  Pierpont,  of  Boston ; 
7.  Concluding  Prayer,  by  Rev.  Henry  Edes,  D.  D.,  of 
Providence,  R.  I.  The  pleasantness  of  the  day  and  the  deep 
interest  in  the  occasion,  caused  the  house  to  be  thronged. 
The  sermon  was  from  text,  John  xviii.  37 :  "  To  this  end 
was  I  born,  and  for  this  cause  came  I  into  the  world,  that  I 
should  bear  witness  unto  the  truth." 

The  sermon  on  that  occasion  was  exceedingly  interest- 
ing and  very  judicious,  dwelling  at  some  length  on  the  sim- 
plicity of  the  truth  which  the  Christian  teacher  is  required 
to  inculcate.  Among  the  many  things  noticed  were  the  diffi- 
culties of  a  Christian  ministry,  —  the'  indifference  to  truth 
prevalent  in  the  world,  —  the  prejudices  of  opinion  that 
hinder  the  reception  of  truth,  —  and  the  disposition  among 
men  to  mystify  and  obscure  the  plainest  principles.  The 
charge  to  the  pastor,  by  Rev.  Dr.  Porter,  was  listened  to 
with  peculiar  interest,  from  his  filial  allusion  to  one  under 
whose  ministry  many  of  this  society  had  formerly  sat :  — 
(Rev.  John  Porter,  father  of  Rev.  Eliphalet  Porter,  D.  D., 
of  Roxbury,  Mass.) 

NEW    JERUSALEM    CHURCH. 

The  knowledge  of  the  "  New  Church  "  doctrines  were  in- 
troduced into  this  part  of  the  country  by  the  Rev.  Holland 
Weeks,  of  Abington,  Mass.,  who   was   dismissed   from   his 
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50  HISTORY   OF   NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

society  in  that  town  about  the  year  1820,  for  having  be- 
come a  believer  in  them,  which  circumstance  created  no 
small  excitement  at  the  time,  and  was  the  means  of  indu- 
cing some  others  to  look  into  the  subject,  and  to  become 
believers  themselves.  The  first  society  of  receivers  of  the 
doctrines  in  this  place  was  formed  in  1827,  and  consisted 
of  ten  members ;  namely,  Sidney  Perkins,  Nathaniel  B.  Har- 
low, William  French,  Martin  Beal,  Jabez  Field,  John  Field, 
of  North  Bridge  water,  Isaiah  Noycs,  Daniel  Noyes,  Elisha 
Faxon,  and  Austin  Cobb,  of  Abington.  In  1828,  the  number 
had  increased  to  twenty.  During  that  year,  a  hall  was  fitted 
up  in  the  house  of  Jabez  Field,  to  hold  public  meetings. 
Rev.  Eleazer  Smith  preached  for  them  once  a  month,  from 
1827  to  1831,  and  afterwards  every  Sabbath,  till  1834.  In 
1831,  the  hall  owned  by  Major  Nathan  Hayward  was  occu- 
pied by  the  society  for  meetings,  and,  still  later,  the  build- 
ing previously  used  by  the  Second  Congregational  Society, 
or  better  known  as  the  "  Unitarian  meeting-house."  Also, 
the  hall  over  the  hotel  then  kept  by  Edward  E.  Bennett. 
In  1832,  the  society  petitioned  the  legislature  for  an  act  of 
incorporation  as  a  religious  society,  which  was  granted,  as 
may  be  seen  by  the  following  act,  dated  March  3,  1832,  and 
styled  — 

THE    FIRST    SOCIETY   OF   THE    NEW   JERUSALEM    CmjRCn   IS    NORTH    BRIDGE- 
WATER. 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  in  General  Court 

Assemljled,  and  by  authority  of  the  Same, 

That  Jabez  Field,  Lucius  Field,  James  A.  Tolman,  Ruel  Richmond, 
—  Hfthgrt  Stoddard.  Nahum  Siuith,  Rufus  Dorr,  Orville  Handy,  Wiuslow  B. 
Cushman,  James  Humphrey,  Wm.  French,  Ephraira  Howard,  Josiah  Pack- 
ard,  Charles  Howard,  Nathaniel  B.  Harluw,  Lyman  Clark,  Sidney  Perkins, 
Eleazer  Smith,  John  Field,  Sanford  Brett,  Samuel  Howard,  Marcus  Shaw, 
"William  Faxon,  Julm  Ide,  and  Arnold  Hunt,  together  with  those  who  have 
aeeociated,  or  may  hereafter  associate  with  them,  or  their  Successors,  for 
the  purpose  of  public  worship,  be,  and  they  hereby  are  incorporated  into  a 
religious  Society  by  the  name  of  the  "  First  Society  of  the  New  Jerusalem 


ECCLESIASTICAL   HISTORY.  51 

Church  "  in  the  town  of  North  Bridgewater,  with  all  the  powers  and  privi- 
leges and  eu})ject  to  all  the  duties  and  liabilities  of  Parishes,  according  to 
the  Constitution  and  Laws  of  this  Commonwealth. 

"  Be  it  further  enacted,"  That  the  said  Society  shall  be  capaljle  in  Law 
to  purchase,  hold,  and  dispose  of  any  estate,  either  real  or  personal,  not  ex- 
ceeding the  Sum  of  Twenty  Thousand  Dollars,  for  the  Support  of  public 
Worship  and  for  other  lawful  Parochial  purposes. 

The.  first  meeting  held  under  the  provisions  of  the  above 
acts  was  held  April  5,  1832,  at  the  house  of  Jabez  Field,  at 
which  William  French  was  chosen  moderator ;  Ljman  Clark, 
clerk  and  treasurer ;  Jabez  Field,  collector ;  John  Field,  Na- 
thaniel B.  Harlow,  and  Marcus  Shaw,  prudential  committee. 
In  August,  1834,  Rev.  Haskell  M.  Carll  was  invited  to  preach 
to  the  society,  which  he  continued  to  do  about  three  years. 
On  the  7th  of  December,  1834,  he  organized  a  church  ins 
the  society.  Soon  after,  in  September,  1835,  the  building 
of  the  first  house  of  worship  in  the  town,  of  that  denomina- 
tion, was  commenced,  and  was  dedicated  on  Saturday,  Jan- 
uary 16,  1836.  There  were  present  at  the  dedication  Rev. 
H.  M.  Carll,  the  pastor  of  the  society ;  Rev.  Thomas  Worces- 
ter, of  Boston ;  Rev.  Adonis  Howard,  of  East  Bridgewater. 
The  dedicatory  service  was  read  by  Rev.  Mr.  Carll.  Ser- 
mon, by  Rev.  T.  Worcester ;  Reading  of  the  Word,  by  Rev. 
Adonis  Howard.  Mr.  Carll  left  the  society  in  the  fall  of 
1837,  and  Rev.  Warren  Goddard,*  the  present  pastor,  com- 
menced preaching  for  them  October  14,  1838 ;  and  January 
of  the  next  year,  1839,  an  invitation  was  extended  to  him  to 
settle  with  them  as  their  pastor.  This  call  he  accepted,  and 
he  was  ordained  the  19th  of  September,  1839^.  The  follow- 
ing are  the 

*  Rev.  Warren  Goddard  was  born  in  Poi'tsmouth,  N.  H.,  Sept.  2,  1800.  Fitted 
for  college  at  Portsmouth  Academy;  graduated  at  Harvard  University, Aug.,  1818; 
studied  theology  with  Rev.  T.  M.  Harris,  of  Dorchester,  Mass. ;  afterward  pursued 
the  study  of  law  with  Hon.  John  Reed,  of  Yarmouth,  j\Lass. ;  admitted  to  the  bar, 
in  Barnstable  County,  Mass. ;  practised  law  two  years  in  Barnstable,  and  one  in 
Boston,  in  connection  with  Professor  Parsons  ;  installed  at  N.  Bridgewater  La 
1839. 


52  HISTORY   OF   NORTH   BRTDCEWATEB 

DOCTRINES   OF   CUARITY   AND    FAITH. 

1.  That  Gi:m1  is  one  in  essence,  and  in  person,  t'lat  from  love  towards 
men,  lie  assumed  humanity  and  glorified  it,  and  that  he  thus  became  God 
with  us,  the  Saviour  and  Iledeemer  Jesus  Christ. 

2.  That  the  word  is  divine  Truth  proceeding  from  the  Lord  ;  that  it  was 
written  by  inspiration,  and  is  adapted  to  all  the  various  states  of  Angels 
and  men,  and  that  thus  it  is  the  divine  Medium  by  which  men  are  consoeiated 
with  Angels  and  by  which  men  and  Angels  are  conjoined  with  the  lord. 

3.  That  the  Lord  alone  is  the  Source  of  Genuine  life,  the  precepts  of 
which  are  the  ten  Commandments  ;  that  these  precepts  are  to  be  obeyed  by 
man  as  of  himself,  with  the  acknowledgment  that  the  will  and  power  to 
do  them  are  of  the  Lord  alone.  And  thus  that  men  are  regenerated  and 
Saved  by  the  Lord,  by  means  of  a  life  according  to  his  precepts. 

The  first  house  of  worship  was  fifty-eight  feet  in  length, 
forty  feet  in  width,  and  twenty  feet  high  ;  spire  sixty-five 
feet  high ;  painted  white,  with  green  blinds.  The  interior 
contained  fifty-two  pews,  beside  a  neat,  plain  pulpit,  and 
a  small  choir-gallery.  The  building  was  situated  on  land 
purchased  of  Sidney  Perkins,  the  building  and  land  costing 
about  three  thousand  dollars. 

This  society  worshipped  in  the  old  house  above  described 
until  the  dedication  of  another  house,  which  had  been  built 
to  suit  the  wants  of  the  growing  society,  and  which  took 
place  January  22,  1857.  The  services  commenced  about 
ten  o'clock  in  the  forenoon,  and  were  conducted  by  the 
pastor.  Rev.  Mr.  Goddard,  and  were  of  a  deeply  impressive 
character,  well  fitted  to  bring  the  hearer  into  a  state  recep- 
tive of  his  love  who  desires  our  offerings,  "  to  the  end  that 
he  may  more  abundantly  enrich  us  with  spiritual  blessings." 
The  weather  was  such  on  that  day,  so  very  severe,  that  but 
few,  comparatively,  were  present,  and  those  mostly  from 
the  people  of  the  town.  The  services  were  reading  of  the 
Psalm  122,  followed  by  a  chanting  from  an  appropriate  se- 
lection (No.  80,  Psalm  84).  After  which  Psalm  132  and 
others  were  read  responsively  by  both  pastor  and  people 
the  people  of  the  society  standing,  mostly  in  front  of  the 
desk,  and  responding  as  an  act  on  their  part  of  offering  up 


ECCLESIASTICAL   HISTORY.  53 

the  house  to  the  worship  and  service  of  the  Lord.  The 
music  was  not  only  appropriate,  but  well  performed.  After 
the  exercises  were  over,  a  collation  Avas  partaken  of  in  the 
hall  below  by  nearly  all  who  had  been  present,  including 
many  from  the  neighboring  societies,  and  a  very  pleasant 
season  of  social  interview  closed  the  exercises  of  the  day. 

Description  of  the  New   CJuirch  Temple. 

This  church  is  situated  on  a  spacious  lot  of  ground,  bor- 
dered with  trees  of  considerable  size,  fronting  the  west. 
The  dimensions  of  the  main  building  are  seventy-nine  by 
fifty-six  feet.  It  is  built  in  the  Italian  style,  with  a  plain, 
square  tower  at  the  west  (front)  end,  eighty-eight  feet  in 
height  and  twenty-two  feet  square,  projecting  ten  and  a  half 
feet  forward  from  the  main  building.  The  entrance  in  front 
is  by  a  wide  double  door  into  the  vestibule,  from  which 
there  is  an  ascent  by  eleven  easy  steps  into  side  entries,  or 
lobbies,  from  which  one  enters  the  body  of  the  church. 
This  measures  sixty-one  by  forty-five  feet,  and  contains  one 
hundred  and  two  pews,  all  on  the  main  floor,  there  being  no 
side  galleries.  They  are  arranged  in  semi-circular  order, 
without  doors,  cushioned,  and  covered  with  crimson  damask. 
The  floor  is  handsomely  carpeted,  and  walls  and  ceiling  ele- 
gantly painted  in  fresco.  On  the  east  side  is  a  projection 
of  four  feet  deep  by  thirty-two  wide,  a  space  for  the  Taber- 
nacle, a  repository  for  the  word  in  the  centre,  and  for  a 
small  private  room  each  side  of  it.  The  tabernacle  consists 
of  an  ark  of  fine  cabinet  work,  overhung  with  crimson  cur- 
tains. Over  it  is  the  inscription,  in  large  letters, '' Behold 
the  Tabernacle  of  God  is  with  man."  To  the  right  of  it,  but 
standing  out  in  front,  on  the  edge  of  the  platform,  is  the 
pulpit,  which  is  of  octagonal  form  and,  like  the  tabernacle, 
of  black  walnut.  The  communion-table  stands  at  the  left 
side.     The  organ-loft  is  within  the  body  of  the  tower,  oppo- 


54  HISTORY   OF  NORTH  BRmGEWATER. 

site  the  pulpit,  having  in  front  a  small  gallery  for  the  sing- 
ers, elevated  about  eight  feet  above  the  pew-floor.  There  is 
a  basement  of  brick,  affording  space  for  a  hall  under  the 
whole  main  building,  to  which  there  is  an  entrance  from  the 
vestibule  within,  and  also  by  doors  from  without,  at  the 
northwest  and  southwest  corners.  The  superstructure  is 
of  wood,  colored  in  imitation  of  freestone.  The  house  is 
provided  with  a  good-toned  organ,  of  suitable  size  and  ca- 
pacity, manufactured  by  George  Stevens,  Esq.* 

SOUTH  CONGREGATIONAL   CHURCH. 

This  church  was  composed  of  members  who  belonged 
to  the  First  Congregational  Church,  in  the  Centre  Village, 
under  the  pastoral  care  of  Rev.  Paul  Couch.  The  people 
in  the  southerly  portion  of  the  town  having  become  quite 
numerous,  and  the  inconvenience  of  attending  constantly 
upon  public  worship  at  such  a  distance  (one  and  a  half 
miles)  was  such  that  a  new  and  more  convenient  means 
was  thought  of.  Hence,  after  much  consultation  and  many 
meetings,  thirty-four  persons  petitioned  to  a  Justice  of  the 
Peace  to  call  a  meeting  for  the  purpose  of  organizing  them 
into  a  new  society.  The  following  persons  were  the  orig- 
inal members :  — 

Ziba  Keith,  Benjamin  Keith,  Azor  Packard,  Thomas  Pack- 
ard, Charles  Keith,  Jason  Keith,  Vinal  Lyon,  Isaac  K.  French, 
Cary  Howard,  Oliver  Jackson,  Nalium  Hayward,  Pardon 
Keith,  Jonathan  Snell,  Abijah  Holmes,  Calvin  Hatch,  John 
W.  Snell,  Albert  Hunt,  Sylvanus  French,  Davis  Kingman, 
Charles  Williams,  John  Millett,  Stafford  Drake,  Robert  Pack- 
ard, Jr.,  Aaron  B.  Drake,  Stephen  D.  Soule,  Ephraim  Jack- 
son, Abijah  Thayer,  Josiah  Dunbar,  Freeman  Holmes,  Fear- 

•  Martin  Wales,  Esq.,  of  Stoughton,  presented  the  society  with  two  thousand 
dollars  toward  paying  the  expense  of  building  the  new  house.  Chandler  Sprague, 
Lyman  Clark,  and  George  W.  Bryant  were  building  committee  ;  Jason  Perkins, 
contractor. 


SOUTH    CONGREGATIONAL   CHURCH    (Campello). 
Erected   1854. 


ECCLESIASTICAL   HTSTOIIY.  55 

ing  W.  Bent,  Jonas  Keith,  Bela  Keith,  Josiah  W.  Kingman, 
Zina  Hayward.  Agreeable  to  the  petition  above  referred 
to,  Hon.  Jesse  Perkins,  Esq.,  issued  a  warrant  caUing  a 
meeting,  to  be  held  at  the  house  of  Bela  Keith,  Esq.,  De- 
cember 3,  1836,  at  one  o'clock,  P.  m.  ;  when  the  following 
officers  were  chosen:  Josiah  W.  Kingman,  moderator ;  Jason 
Keith,  clerk;  Charles  'Koiih,  treasurer ;  Azor  Packard,  Ziba 
Keith,  Charles  Keith,  ^jarish  committee. 

The  first  step  taken  toward  erecting  a  house  of  worship 
was  to  obtain  a  spot  of  land  upon  which  to  build.  For  this 
purpose,  Isaac  Keith  gave  the  society  the  lot  now  owned 
and  occupied  by  them,  on  the  corner  of  South  and  Main 
streets,  Campello,  on  condition  that  they  pay  him  the  inter- 
est on  the  sum  of  Two  Hundred  and  Fifty  Dollars,  Annually, 
until  the  decease  of  Mr.  Keith  and  wife,  then  to  become 
the  property  of  the  society. 

The  first  house  of  worship  was  built  by  subscription,  and 
cost  $4,307.37,  of  which  sum  three  thousand  dollars  only 
was  subscribed.  The  house  was  built  under  the  direction 
of  Bela  Keith,  Esq.,  as  master-builder,  in  1836,  who  paid  the 
balance  ($1,307.37)  over  the  subscription.  The  frame  was 
raised  July  4th,  1836,  was  a  plain,  substantial  building,  sixty 
feet  in  length,  forty-three  feet  in  width,  and  twenty-one  feet 
posts,  with  a  spire  eighty-five  feet  in  height,  and  a  bell 
weighing  1032  pounds,  manufactured  by  George  Holbrook, 
of  East  Medway,  Mass.  The  house  had  sixty  pews,*  besides 
the  choir  gallery.  The  basement  was  used  as  a  vestry  for 
evening  meetings.  The  society  having  been  duly  organ- 
ized, and  a  house  of  worship  erected,  it  was  thought  best  to 
form  a  new  church  among  themselves.  For  this  purpose  the 
following  persons  made  application  to  be  dismissed  from  the 
First  Church,  with  suitable  testimonials,  to  be  formed  into 

*  The  pulpit  was  manufactured  by  Josiah  W.  Kingman,  who  also  made  the  pew- 
arms  and  trimmings. 


56  HISTORY   OF  NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

another  church,  and  to  use  a  similar  creed  as  the  one  which 
they  leave  :  Sylvanus  French,  Mercy  E.  Keith,  Abigail  Keith, 
Olive  Jackson,  Martha  Keith,  Charles  Keith,  Mehitable  Keith, 
Ziba  Keith,  Polly  Keith,  Mary  Keith,  Sylvia  Howard,  Hul- 
dah  Howard,  Keziah  Hayward,  Charles  Williams,  Zilpha 
Hatch,  Josiah  W.  Kingman,  Joanna  Packard,  Robert  Pack- 
ard, Sarah  Packard,  Mary  Packard,  Josiah  Dunbar,  Sybil 
Dunbar,  Anna  Dunbar.  This  request  was  granted.  A  coun- 
cil was  next  called,  for  the  purpose  of  organization,  which 
met  at  the  house  of  Josiah  W.  Kingman,  Esq.,  on  Tuesday, 
January  3d,  1837,  at  which  time  and  place  it  took  the  name 
of  the  "  South  Congregational  Church,"  in  North  Bridgewa- 
ter.  The  following  Articles  of  Faith  and  Covenant  were 
adopted  by  them  at  that  time : 

CONFESSION   OF  FAITH  AND   COTENANT   OF  THE  SOUTH   CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH, 
NORTH     BRIDGEWATER,   MASS. 

We  solemnly  profess  our  unfeigned  belief  of  the  Holy  Scriptures  of  the 
Old  and  New  Testaments,  as  given  by  divine  inspiration  ;  our  acceptance  of 
all  the  doctrines  contained  in  them,  and  our  submission  to  the  whole  will  of 
God,  therein  revealed.  Particularly,  we  profess  to  believe  that  the  Lord 
Jehovah,  the  Father,  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  is  the  one  living  and 
true  God ;  that  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  is  the  Son  of  God,  essentially  equal 
with  the  Father,  and  the  only  Saviour  of  men;  that  the  Holy  Ghost  is  also 
God,  and  that  he  is  the  only  Sanctiher  of  those  who  believe  in  Christ  to  the 
6alvati(;n  of  their  souls. 

"NVe  believe  tliat,  in  consequence  of  the  fall  of  man  from  his  primitive 
state  of  innocence,  all  the  human  race,  while  unregenerate,  are  destitute  of 
holiness  ;  and  therefore  that  a  renovation  of  heart,  during  the  present  life, 
through  sanctification  of  the  Spirit  of  God,  is  necessary  to  fit  mankind  for 
unicm  and  communion  with  the  visible  Church  of  Christ  on  earth,  and  for 
admittance  into  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

"We  l>elieve,  that  in  order  to  eCTcct  our  deliverance  from  the  bondage  of 
corruption,  and  from  the  curse  of  the  law,  under  which  we  all  have  fallen 
by  transgression,  the  Eternal  Word,  who  in  the  beginning  was  with  God, 
and  was  God,  was  made  flesh,  and  dwelt  among  men  on  eartii ;  uniting  with 
his  divinity  the  whole  human  nature  (yet  without  sin)  in  the  person  of  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ.  That  this  mysterious  and  adorable  personage,  having 
magnilied  and  honored  the  divine  law  by  his  doctrine  and  example,  at  length 
died  on  the  cross,  the  just  for  the  unjust,  that  he  might  bring  us  to  God; 


ECCLESIASTICAL  HISTORY.  57 

and  that  it  is  through  tlie  efficacy  of  his  propitiatory  sacrifice  alone,  his  peo- 
ple ol)tain  the  divine  favor  and  blessing. 

We  believe  that,  having  thus  laid  down  his  life,  he  took  it  again,  being 
declared  the  Son  of  God  with  power,  by  the  resurrection  from  the  dead ;  and 
that  he  is  now  at  the  right  hand  of  the  Father,  a  prince  and  a  Saviour,  be- 
stowing repentance  and  remission  of  sins,  through  the  agency  of  the  Holy 
Spirit  attending  tlie  ministry  of  his  word,  on  those  whom  the  Father  hath 
given  him,  in  the  everlasting  covenant  of  redemption,  as  a  seed  to  serve  him. 

We  Ixdieve,  tliat  whosoever  will  may  come  and  partake  the  blessings  of 
this  great  salvation,  as  they  are  freely  and  sincerely  offered  in  the  Gospel ; 
yet  that  none  of  our  apostate  race  are,  of  themselves,  disposed  to  forsake 
sin,  and  devote  themselves  to  God,  in  heart  and  life;  so  that  it  rests  with- 
him,  in  the  exercise  of  his  sovereign  wisdom  and  goodness,  to  have  mercy  on 
whom  he  will  have  mercy  ;  making  his  Gospel  effectual  to  their  conviction 
and  conversion,  by  the  attendant  energy  of  his  Holy  Spirit. 

We  believe  that  none  who  are  thus  made  partakers  of  the  heavenly  call- 
ing sliall  be  finally  deprived  of  the  grace  which  was  given  them  in  Christ 
Jesus  before  the  world  began  ;  but  that  they  shall  all  be  kept  by  the  power 
of  God,  through  faith  unto  salvation. 

We  believe  that  the  Loi-d  Jesus  Christ  shall  appear  again  at  the  last  day, 
to  judge  the  quick  and  dead  ;  that  he  will  then  receive  to  mansions  of  eter- 
nal rest  all  who  have  truly  believed  and  obeyed  his  Gospel ;  and  sentence 
to  everlasting  destruction  from  his  presence,  and  from  the  glory  of  his 
power,  all  who  have  died,  or  who  shall  then  be  found  living  in  impenitence 
and  unbelief. 


Humbly  hoping  that  these  truths  have  come,  not  only  to  our  understand- 
ing, but  to  our  hearts,  "in  power,  and  in  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  in  much 
assurance  ; ' '  and  that  we  have  been  enabled  to  receive  them  with  that  faith 
which  purifies  the  heart,  and  works  by  love,  and  in  the  exercise  of  that  re- 
pentance which  is  unto  life,  We  do  now  solemnly  avouch  the  Lord  Jehovah 
to  be  our  God  ;  Jesus  Christ,  the  Son  of  God,  to  be  our  Redeemer ;  and  the 
Holy  Spirit  to  be  our  Sanctifier. 

Depending  on  divine  grace  for  spiritual  strength  and  comfort,  we  take  the 
word  of  God  as  our  only  rule  of  faith  and  practice  ;  avowing  it  to  be  our 
supreme  desire  and  solemn  determination  to  seek  his  glory,  and  his  favor,  in 
obedience  to  all  his  holy  will.  Accordingly,  we  engage  to  unite  in  main- 
taining and  attending  on  the  ministry  of  his  word  and  ordinances,  as  he 
shall  give  us  ability  and  opportunity,  to  be  thereby  edified  in  our  holy  faith. 
We  submit  ourselves,  individually,  to  the  brotherly  watch  and  discipline  of 
the  community  which  we  hereby  form,  and  mutually  engage  to  watch  over, 
to  exhort,  to  assist,  comfort,  and  admonish  each  other  in  brothei'ly  love,  aa 
our  relation  and  circumstances  may  require. 

The  next  thing  to  be  done,  after  the  formation  of  a  church, 
was  to  find  a  man  to  preach  to  them.     After  hearing  many 
8 


58  HISTORY   OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

candidates,  at  a  meeting  held  January  9th,  1837,  the  Church 
and  Society  "  voted  to  give  Rev.  Thomas  Kidder  a  call  to 
settle  Avith  them  in  the  ministry,  and  to  give  him  a  salary 
of  Five  Hundred  and  Fifty  Dollars  per  year."  This  call  was 
not  accepted.  The  next  person  that  received  a  call  was 
Eev.  John  D wight,  of  Medway,  Mass.,  to  whom  the  Society 
oflered  Six  Hundred  Dollars  as  a  )'"early  salary.  This  was 
accepted  ;  and  Josiah  W.  Kingman,  Ziba  Keith,  Dea.  Jacob 
Fuller,  and  Bela  Keith  were  chosen  a  committee  to  make 
arrangements  for  his  installation.  The  day  being  fixed  for 
the  ordination,  a  Council,  consisting  of  the  following  persons, 
was  called,  to  meet  April  12,  1837,  namely  :  Rev.  Jacob  Ide, 
of  Medway,  Mass.;  Rev.  Mr.  Bennett,  of  Woburn;  Rev.  Paul 
Couch,  of  N.  Bridge  water  ;  Rev.  Luther  Sheldon,  of  Easton; 
Rev.  Baalis  Sanford,  of  East  Bridgewater  ;  Rev.  James  W. 
"Ward,  of  Abington ;  Rev.  Jonas  Perkins,  of  Braintree  ;  Rev. 
Calvin  Hitchcock,  of  Randolph;  Rev.  Ebenezer  Gay,  of 
Bridgewater;  Rev.  Dr.  Park,  of  Stoughton;  and  Rev.  John 
Dwight*  was  duly  ordained  as  their  pastor. 

Mr.  D wight  labored  with  this  people  until  March,  1839, 
when  he  was  dismissed.  Various  preachers  were  heard 
from  that  time  until  November,  when,  at  a  meeting  of  the 
society,  held  November  19,  1839,  it  was  "  voted  to  unite 
with  the  church  in  giving  Rev.  Daniel  Huntington,  of  New- 
London,  Conn.,  a  call  to  become  their  pastor. 

Josiah  W.  Kingman,  Charles  Keith  and  Dea.  Sylvanus 
French  were  chosen  a  committee  to  confer  with  Rev.  Mr. 

*  Rev.  John  Dwight  was  born  in  Shirley,  Mass.,  Jan.  2d,  1810;  fitted  for  college 
at  AVoburn  Academy ;  taught  school  in  Woburn  two  terms ;  graduated  at  Amherst 
College  in  1835;  studied  theology  with  Rev.  Jacob  Ide,  D.  D.,  of  West  Medway, 
Mass. ;  licensed  to  preach  by  the  Mendon  Association  in  the  early  part  of  1837  ; 
received  a  call  to  settle  over  the  South  Church  in  Campello,  Mass.,  in  1837;  was 
ordained  April  12,  1837;  dismissed  in  March,  1839;  installed  over  the  "  Second 
Church  "  in  Plymouth,  Mass.,  July  18,  1841;  dismissed  in  March,  ISKi  ;  installed 
pastor  of  the  church  in  North  Wrentham,  Mass.,  June  23,  1853;  dismissed  April 
1,  1H5*).  He  married  Sarah  Ann  Hastings,  of  Boston,  April  14,  1837,  and  has  six 
children,  all  of  whom  reside  at  North  Wrentham,  Mass. 


ECCLESIASTICAL   HISTORY.  59 

Huntington,  and  offer  liiin  six  hundred  dollars  salary ;  which 
offer  being  accepted,  a  council,  consisting  of  Rev.  Kichard 
S.  Storrs,  D.  D.,  of  Braintree ;  Rev.  Ebenezer  Gay,  of 
Bridgewater;  Rev.  Luther  Sheldon,  of  Easton ;  Rev.  Calvin 
Hitchcock,  of  Randolph;  Rev.  Jonas  Perkins,  of  Braintree ; 
Rev.  Baalis  Sanford,  of  East  Bridgewater ;  Rev.  Paul  Couch, 
of  North  Bridgewater,  was  called  for  the  purpose  of  install- 
ing him  as  their  pastor,  January  1,  1840.  He  continued  to 
preach  to  this  people  till  May,  1851,  when  Mr.  Huntington, 
thinking  the  time  had  come  for  him  to  relinquish  his  la- 
bors, ''  that  some  one  might  fill  his  place  whose  influence 
might  the  more  effectually  call  forth  its  resources,  and  more 
equallize  the  pecuniary  liabilities,"  asked  that  a  council 
be  called  to  consider  the  question  of  his  dismission,  which 
was  granted.  A  meeting  of  the  church  and  society  was 
held,  and  a  strong  opposition  to  his  dismission  being  mani- 
fested, the  council  unanimously  declared  themselves  "  happy 
to  find,  in  the  light  of  all  the  documents  before  them,  and 
the  verbal  assurances  given  them  by  the  pastor  on  the  one 
hand,  and  the  committee  of  the  church  and  society  on  the 
other,  that  there  is  no  suflScient  ground  for  such  action  as 
is  indicated,  by  the  letter  missive,  in  the  existing  circum- 
stances of  the  parties  concerned ; "  and  Mr.  Huntington 
finally  withdrew  his  resignation,  and  continued  to  supply 
the  pulpit  as  before  until  the  regular  yearly  meeting,  April 
18,  1853,  when  he  was  requested  to  resign  his  position.  He 
therefore  tendered  his  resignation  to  the  church,  at  a  meet- 
ing held  May  2d,  1853,  and  asked  for  a  council  to  be  con- 
vened for  the  purpose  of  his  dismission.  The  following 
persons  composed  the  council :  Rev.  Richard  S.  Storrs,  D.  D.^ 
of  Braintree;  Rev.  Jonas  Perkins,  of  Braintree;  Rev. 
James  W.  Ward,  of  Abington;  Rev.  David  Brigham,  of 
Bridgewater;  Rev.  Baalis  Sanford,  of  East  Bridgewater, 
who  met  May  11,  1853,  when  the  relation   between  pastor 


60  HISTORY  OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

and  people  was  dissolved.     The  council,  after  due  delibera- 
tion, came  to  the  following  result:  — 

Doubtless  sufBeient  reasons  may  exist  for  the  dissolution  of  the  pastoral 
relation,  independently  of  Providential  calls  to  stations  of  increased  responsi- 
bility, and  of  the  summons  to  give  account  of  one's  stewardship  at  the  tribu- 
nal of  God.  The  failure  of  health  ;  the  loss  of  intellectual  vigor,  or  moral 
character  on  the  part  of  the  pastor ;  the  unfriendliness  of  influential  individ- 
uals ;  the  exhausted  resources  of  church  and  congregation,  or  the  long  and 
total  suspension  of  divine  influences,  may  indicate  the  expediency,  not  to 
say  the  necessity,  of  terminating  the  connection  between  the  pastor  and  his 
flock.  Even  in  cases  like  these,  it  is  more  than  probable  that,  had  patience 
its  perfect  work,  and  were  a  more  humble  reliance  on  God  maintained,  the 
plea  of  expediency  or  necessity  would  be  nullified  by  the  onward  progress  of 
time.  But  in  the  case  before  the  council  to-day,  neither  failure  of  health, 
loss  of  intellectual  vigor  nor  moral  character,  —  neither  individual  unfriend- 
liness, exhausted  resources,  nor  want  of  success  in  the  ministry,  is  or  can  be 
urged  as  the  ground  either  of  the  tender  or  acceptance  of  the  pastor's  resig- 
nation ;  his  health  never  was  better ;  his  character,  in  whatever  aspect 
viewed,  has  never  stood  higher,  nor  has  he  an  acknowledged  enemy  within 
the  church  or  outside  of  it ;  and  the  congregation  has  been  growing  in  wealth 
ever  since  he  came  to  it,  while  the  church  has  doubled  its  numbers ;  he 
loves  his  people  warmly,  and  with  one  consent  they  profess  to  reciprocate 
his  love.  Such  is  the  testimony  both  of  those  who  wish  the  pastoral  re- 
lation dissolved,  and  those  who  deprecate  the  means ;  and  yet,  at  their  mu- 
tual request,  this  council  is  assembled  to  "  advise  and  assist "  in  the  question 
of  his  dismission. 

After  previous  advice,  kindly  given  and  i*eccived  two  years  ago,  but 
now  overlooked,  and  without  any  important  change  in  the  circumstances  of 
the  parties,  nothing  remains  to  the  council  but,  agreeably  to  the  earnest 
request  of  the  pastor  and  the  corresponding  action  of  the  church,  without 
the  assignment  of  any  satisfactory  reasons  on  the  part  of  the  church,  to  de- 
clare the  pastoral  relation  hitherto  subsisting  between  Rev.  D.  Huntington 
and  the  South  Church  in  North  Bridgewater  to  be  dissolved  by  their  mutual 
agreement.  While  making  this  declaration,  the  council  feel  bound,  by  re- 
gard to  the  honor  of  the  ministry  and  the  sacredness  of  truth,  to  aflirm  of 
the  pastor,  in  accordance  with  the  statements  made  to  them,  that  for  no 
fault  of  his  own  is  this  dissolution  accomplished.  That  having  been  long 
tried  and  well  known  to  all  the  pastors  and  churches  of  the  region  round 
about,  as  a  man  of  unblemished  character,  a  Christian  of  deep  experience, 
a  minister  of  uncommon  talent,  fidelity,  and  aflectionateness,  and  a  model 
of  meekness,  self-denial  and  devotedness  to  the  interests  of  Zion,  he  pos- 
seescB  our  entire  confidence  and  warmest  love ;  and  he  is  hereby,  most  cor- 
dially and  unreservedly  commended  to  the  fraternal  regards  of  all  ministers 
and  cliurches  among  whom  his  future  lot  shall  be  cast,  as  well  as  to  the  safe 
conduct  of  "  Him  who  dwelt  in  the  bush,"  and  led  his  people  of  old  into  the 
promised  land. 


ECCLESIASTICAL    UISTORY.  61 

And  most  cordially  do  the  council  sympathize  with  those  specially  afflict- 
ed by  the  bereaving  event  of  this  day.  Most  deeply  do  they  lament  esi8ting 
trials,  whether  real  or  imaginary  ;  and  most  affectionately  advise  to  a  more 
patient  waiting  on  God  in  tiie  future,  and  a  firmer  reliance  on  his  almighty 
arm  in  the  support  of  the  ministry  of  his  appointment.  And  if  lie  shali 
give  you  another  pastor  hereafter,  as  we  fervently  hope  and  pray,  may  he 
be  equally  a  man  of  God's  own  heart  as  the  man  you  lose  to-day,  and  a 
man  whose  instructions  shall  be  as  pure,  whose  life  shall  be  as  exemplai-y, 
whose  spirit  shall  be  as  affectionate,  whose  fidelity  shall  be  as  clear  to  all 
men,  and  whose  success  shall  be  far  more  abundant  in  eradicating  the  love 
of  money,  wJiich  is  the  root  of  all  evil,  in  winning  souls  to  Christ  and  filling 
Heaven  with  hallelujalis  to  the  Lamb  that  was  slain  ;  and  for  this,  may 
your  faith  and  love  grow  exceedingly,  and  your  labors  abound  more  and 
more,  till  you  shall  be  called  to  join  the  general  assembly  and  church  of  the 
first-born,  whose  names  are  written  in  heaven. 

R.  S.  Storks,  Moderator. 
J.  W.  Ward,  Scribe. 

A  True  Copy. 

Attest :     James  W.  Ward. 

On  the  twenty-third  day  of  May.  1853,  the  people  of  this 
part  of  the  town  were  visited  by  one  of  the  most  disastrous 
fires  that  ever  occurred  in  the  county,  destroying  several 
buildings,  among  which  was  their  house'  of  worship.  Now 
there  must  be  something  done,  —  no  pastor,  no  house  in 
which  to  hold  their  meetings.  The  people  of  that  place, 
however,  did  not  long  remain  thus.  A  meeting  of  the  par- 
ish was  called  June  1st,  to  see  what  should  be  done.  At 
this  meeting,  a  committee  of  five  were  chosen  to  proceed 
at  once  in  the  erection  of  a  house ;  namely,  Bela  Keith, 
Martin  L.  Keith,  Gary  Howard,  Aaron  B.  Drake,  Vinal  Lyon, 
with  Josiah  W.  Kingman  and  Dr.  Horatio  Bryant  as  advising 
committee.  This  committee  set  themselves  immediately  to 
work,  the  result  of  which  was  the  erection  of  the  present 
edifice,  which  is  of  wood,  painted  in  imitation  of  freestone, 
eighty-four  feet  long,  fifty-six  feet  wide,  with  posts  forty  feet 
high,  and  a  spire  one   hundred  and  eighty-five  feet  high.* 

*The  spire  of  the  church,  as  first  erected,  was  blown  down  in  the  great  snow- 
etorm  of  January,  1857.  The  present  spire  is  one  hundred  and  thirty-five  feet 
high.    Rebuilt  by  W.  R.  Penuiman,  of  South  Braintree. 


62  HISTORY   OF  NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

On  entering  the  building,  we  find  on  the  first  floor  one  large 
vestry,  one  small  vestry,  and  a  large,  carpeted,  well-fur- 
nished room  for  the  use  of  the  "Ladies'  Benevolent  Society." 
Ascending  from  the  main  entrance,  on  either  side,  a  very 
easy  flight  of  steps,  we  find  ourselves  in  a  vestibule,  from 
which  we  ascend  to  the  choir-gaflery,  or  enter  the  auditory. 
The  interior  aspect  of  this  house  is  fine.  The  spacious 
floor,  well-arranged  slips,  neatly  carpeted  and  upholstered, 
the  chaste  and  elegant  pulpit,*  and  finely  frescoed  walls, 
give  the  place  an  air  of  pleasantness,  quite  in  contrast  with 
the  churches  of  earlier  days. 

The  original  outlay  in  the  construction  of  this  house  was 
sixteen  thousand  dollars.  It  is  built  in  the  Eomanesquo 
style  of  architecture,  from  plans  drawn  by  Messrs.  Towle  & 
Foster,  of  Boston.  The  builder  was  Mr.  William  Drake, 
of  Stoughton.  The  bell  was  cast  at  the  foundry  of  Mr. 
George  Holbrook,  of  East  Medway,  Mass.,  and  weighs 
thirty-two  hundred  pounds.  A  marble-faced  clock  was  pre- 
sented to  the  society  by  Henry  K.  Keith,  in  1854,  which  was 
placed  in  front  of  the  choir-gallery.  B.  F.  Hayward,  F.  H. 
Shiverick,  and  Samuel  French  were  a  committee  appointed 
to  make  arrangements  for  the  ordination  and  dedication, 
which  took  place  September  21,  1854,  with  appropriate  ex- 
ercises. 

Rev.  D.  Temple  Packard,!  a  native  of  the  town,  and  who 

*The  pulpit  was  made  by  Henry  R.  Haven,  is  of  rosewood,  and  polished  in  the 
highest  style. 

t  Rev.  D.  Temple  Packard  was  born  in  North  Bridgewater,  Mass.,  Aug.  24, 
1824 ;  received  a  common  school  education  in  his  native  town  ;  fitted  for  college 
■under  the  tutorship  of  Rev.  Paul  Couch,  at  the  Adelphian  Academy,  No.  Bridge- 
water,  and  Phillips  Academy,  Andover,  Mass.;  graduated  at  Amherst  College, 
August,  1S50  ;  taught  high  school  at  East  Braintree,  Mass.,  one  year  ;  entered 
Bangor  Theological  Seminary,  Oct.  1851,  and  graduated  Aug.  30,  ISf^.  After  re- 
ceiving two  other  calls,  he  accepted  the  call  of  the  South  Church  in  North  Bridge- 
water,  where  he  was  ordained  Sept.  21,  18.'')4;  dismissed  Oct.  1,  1856;  from  thence 
he  remove<l  to  the  West,  preaching  at  Rock  Island,  111.,  and  Davenport.  Iowa;  re- 
turned to  .Massachusetts  in  1858,  and  in  June  of  that  year,  commenced  preaching 
for  the  "  First  Congregational  Society  in  Snmerville,  Mass.;  "  installed  as  jiastor 
of  that  chuich  and  society,  Sept.  21,  IS'iO,  where  he  continues  to  reside. 


ECCLESIASTICAL  HISTORY.  63 

had  just  completed  his  theological  course  of  study,  was  the 
first  minister  settled  in  the  new  house.  He  was  invited  to 
supply  them  during  the  building  of  the  new  church,  by  vote 
passed  April  18,  1854.  This  he  continued  to  do  in  "  Salis- 
bury Hall,"  till  the  new  vestry  was  finished,  when  services 
were  held  there  on  the  Sabbath,  and  May  22,  1854,  the 
society  ^'  voted  to  give  Eev.  D.  Temple  Packard  a  call  to 
settle  with  them  in  the  ministry,  and  oJSer  him  800  Dollars 
as  his  Salary,"  which  call  he  accepted,  and  he  was  or- 
dained as  their  pastor  Thursday,  September  21st,  1854. 
The  services  on  that  occasion  were  as  follows :  — 

1.  Reading  of  the  Scriptures  and  Invocation,  by  Rev. 
Abel  K.  Packard,  of  Yarmouth,  Mass. ;  2.  Introductory 
Prayer,  by  Rev.  S.  L.  Rockwood,  of  Hanson;  3.  Sermon,  by 
Rev.  Richard  S.  Storrs,  D.  D.,  of  Braintree  ;  4.  Ordaining 
Prayer,  by  Rev.  Jonas  Perkins,  of  Braintree ;  5.  Right 
Hand  of  Fellowship,  by  Rev.  J.  M.  Manning,  of  Medford, 
Mass. ;  6.  Charge  to  the  Pastor,  by  Rev.  Paul  Couch,  of 
the  First  Church  in  North  Bridgewater ;  7.  Address  to  the 
People,  by  Rev.  Luther  Sheldon,  D.  D.,  of  Easton ;  8.  Con- 
cluding Prayer,  by  Rev.  Ebenezer  Gay,  of  Bridgewater;  9. 
Benediction,  by  the  Pastor. 

The  following  hymn  was  sung  on  that  occasion :  — 

We  bid  thee  "welcome  in  the  name 

Of  Jesus,  our  exalted  Head  ; 
Come  as  a  servant ;  so  he  came, 

And  we  receive  thee  in  his  stead. 

Come  as  a  shepherd  ;  guard  and  keep 

This  fold  from  hell  and  earth  and  sin ; 
Nourish  the  lambs,  and  feed  the  sheep  ; 

The  wounded  heal,  the  lost  bring  in. 

Come  as  a  watchman  ;  take  thy  stand 

Upon  thy  tower  amidst  the  sky  ; 
And  when  the  sword  comes  on  the  land, 

Call  US  to  fight,  or  warn  to  fly. 


64  HISTORY   OF   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

Come  as  an  aD;i;c'l,  hence  to  guide 

A  band  of  pil;z;viiu6  on  their  way  ; 
That  safely  walking  at  thy  side, 

AVe  fail  not,  faint  not,  turn,  nor  stray. 

Come  as  a  teacher  sent  from  God, 

Charged  hie  whole  counsel  to  declare  ; 
Lift  o'er  our  ranks  the  prophet's  rod, 

"While  wc  uphold  thy  hands  with  prayer. 

Come  as  a  messenger  of  peace, 

Filled  with  the  Spirit,  fired  with  Love  ; 
Live  to  behold  our  large  increase, 

And  die  to  meet  us  all  above. 

Mr.  Packard  continued  to  preach  to  this  people  with  abil- 
ity, earnestness,  and  eminent  success,  having  large  audiences, 
till  September  25,  1856,  when  he  tendered  his  resignation. 
A  council  was  called  at  his  request,  which  was  held  October 
1,  1856,  and  the  relation  between  pastor  and  people  was 
dissolved,  very  much  to  the  regret  of  the  community. 

The  society  were  now  without  a  pastor  from  October  1, 
1856,  to  February  3,  1858,  during  which  time  various 
preachers  were  heard,  and  December  9,  1857,  an  invita- 
tion was  extended  to  Rev.  Charles  W.  Wood,*  of  Ashby, 
Mass.,  to  become  their  pastor.  This  invitation  he  accepted, 
and  he  was  duly  installed  by  council,  February  3,  1858,  the 
exercises  of  the  day  consisting  of  Invocation  and  Reading 
of  the  Scriptures,  by  Rev.  Frederick  R.  Abbe,  of  Abington ; 
Prayer,  by  Rev.  Henry  L.  Edwards,  of  South  Abington ; 
Sermon,  by  Professor  Phelps,  of  Andover  Theological  Semi- 
nary ;  Charge  to  the  Pastor,  by  Rev.  Charles  L.  Mills,  of  the 
Porter  Church,  North  Bridgewater ;  Right  Hand  of  Fellow- 
ship, by  Rev.  Isaiah  P.  Thacher,  of  Middleboro' ;  Address  to 

*  Rev.  Charles  W.  Wood  was  born  in  Middleboro',  Mass.,  June  30,  1814  , 
fitte<l  for  college  at  Plaiuficld  Academy,  Conn.,  and  Pierce  Academy,  Middle- 
boru',  Mass.;  graduate<l  at  Brown  University,  Providence,  R.  I.,  in  1834  ;  grad- 
uated at  An<lover  Theological  Seminary  in  1838  ;  ordained  at  Ashby,  Mass.,  Oct., 
1839  ;  at  Campello,  Feb.,  IS-'JS, 


smrr^l 


PLRST    METHODIST    EPISCOPAL    CHURCH. 
(North  West   Bridgewater,  or  West  Shares). 


,.  ,  i^  ^^    *    W    f  ''jl^ 


SECOND    METHODIST    EPISCOPAL    CHURCH    (Centre  VillaKC). 
Erected  1853. 


ECCLESIASTICAL   HISTORY.  65 

the  People,  by  Rev.  Horace  I).  Walker,  of  Abington.  The 
day  was  exceedingly  pleasant,  and  the  exercises  of  a  very 
pleasing  kind.  The  sermon  was  an  eloquent  production, 
and  the  choir  performed  their  part  in  an  admirable  manner. 

FIRST  METHODIST  EPISCOPAL  SOCIETY. 

Previous  to  1830,  there  was  no  regular  organized  society 
of  this  denomination  in  the  town.  During  this  year,  Na- 
thaniel Manley  and  one  hundred  and  ten  others,  formed  them- 
selves into  an  association,  with  the  following  articles  of 
agreement :  *  — 

"  Whereas,  we  the  subscribers,  being  disposed  to  encour- 
age and  promote  the  public  worship  of  God,  in  a  way  agree- 
able to  the  dictates  of  our  own  consciences,  do  hereby  agree 
to  form  ourselves  into  a  religious  society  by  the  name  of  the 
'  First  Episcopal  Methodist  Society  in  North  Bridgewater,' 
for  the  purpose  of  promoting,  carrying  on,  and  supporting 
the  public  worship  of  God,  in  conformity  to  an  Act  passed 
Feb.  16,  1824."  Early  in  the  month  of  April,f  a  committee, 
consisting  of  Isaac  Packard,  John  Tilden,  and  Galen  Manley, 
were  chosen  to  procure  land  and  erect  a  church.  They  pur- 
chased a  lot  of  land  of  Micah  Packard  for  the  sum  of  $41.20, 
it  being  the  lot  where  the  house  now  stands.  A  house  was 
erected,  jSfty-four  feet  long,  twenty-one  feet  wide,  twenty- 
two  feet  high,  with  a  spire  eighty  feet  high,  and  a  bell  weigh- 
ing 1,060  lbs.,  made  by  George  Holbrook,  of  Medway,  Mass. 
The  exterior  appearance  of  the  house  is  neat,  painted  white, 
with  nine  windows,  and  green  blinds.  The  interior  of  the 
house  is  well  furnished,  containing  fifty-eight  pews,  choir- 
gallery  with  seats  X  for  fifty  persons.  The  floor  is  neatly 
carpeted,  walls  arched  overhead.     In  1855,  a  clock  was  put 

*  March  9,  1S30,  t  April  12,  1830. 

t  This  is  the  only  house  that  retains  the  elevated  corner  seats  for  colored  people, 
which  are  in  each  corner  of  the  choir-gallery. 

9 


66  HISTOKY   OF   NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

up;  and  in  1857,  a  new  and  commodious  pulpit  was  placed 
in  the  house.     The  instrumental  music  is  a  seraphine. 

The  house  was  built  under  the  direction  of  Messrs.  Isaac 
Hartwell,  John  Tilden,  and  Galen  Manle}^,  as  building  com- 
mittee, and  cost  $3,000.  Mr.  John  Peterson  was  master- 
carpenter.  A  parsonage-house  was  built  in  1860.  The  fol- 
lowing is  a  list  of  the  clergymen  who  have  supplied  the  pul- 
pit of  this  society,  and  the  years  each  has  served :  — 

Rev.  P.  Cranilall,  1834-5  Rev.  G.  W.  Rogers,  1848-9. 

"  E.  Bradley,  1835-6.  "  J.  Livesey,  1849-50. 

«  D.  Kilburn,  1836-7.  "  John  D.  King,  1850-51. 

"  S.  Benton,  1837-8.  "  E.  Blake,  1852-53. 

"  C.  Noble,  1838-9.  "  T.  B.  Gurney,  1853-54. 

*'  L.  Bates,  1840-41.  "  A.  B.  Wheeler,  1855. 

"  A.  Palmer,  1841-43.  "  J.  B.  Weeks,  1860-61. 

"  U.  Mayo,  1843.  "  Israel  Washburn,  1861. 

"  L.  Harlow,  1844.  "  Charles  A.  Carter,  1862  to 

"  B.  M,  Walker,  1845.  1863. 

"  D.  Stebbins,  1846-7.  "  William  A.  Clapp. 

"  T.  Spilsted,  1847-8.  "  Alexander  Anderson. 

Bridgewater  circuit  was  set  apart  from  Stoughton  and 
Easton  July,  1832,  at  a  conference  held  in  Providence, 
Rhode  Island. 

FIRST   BAPTIST   CHURCH. 

This  church  was  constituted  January  10th,  1850,  and  con- 
sisted of  seventeen  members,  the  names  of  which  are  as  fol- 
lows:  Rev.  James  Andem,  pastor;  p]mma  A.  Andem,  Wil- 
liams Alden,  Persis  Packard,  Nathaniel  Shepardson,  Alpheus 
Alden,  Priscilla  C.  Alden,  Edmund  R.  Wade,  Julia  Ann  Wade, 
Harriet  Thayer,  Joanna  Packard,  Olive  T.  Packard,  Caroline 
F.  Packard,  Sally  Hall,  A.  Amanda  French,  Frederick  L.  Trow, 
Jonas  P.  Jameson.  Officers  of  the  church:  Rev.  James 
Andem,  pastor ;  Edward  S.  Packard,  George  F.  Parish,  dea- 
cons; Alpheus  Alden,  clerk;  Edmund  R.  Wade,  treasurer; 
Dea.  Edward  S.  Packard,  Dea.  George  F.  Parish,  Nathaniel 
Shepardson,  F.  L.  Trow,  standing  committee. 


ECCLESIASTICAL  HISTORY.  67 

Previous  to  the  organization  of  this  church  in  1850,  tliose 
members  belonging  in  the  town  had  met  in  a  hall  where  they 
had  preaching  from  February,  1849,  Rev.  Isaac  Woodbury, 
of  Haverhill,  Mass.  being  the  first  preacher,  who  preached  for 
four  successive  Sabbaths.  The  people  were  next  supplied 
with  transient  ministers,  mostly  from  the  Newton  Theologi- 
cal Institute,  among  whom  was  Rev.  S.  A.  Thomas,  of  Digh- 
ton,  who  spent  one  of  his  vacations  with  them.  Rev.  James 
Andem,  of  Brookline,  commenced  to  supply  their  pulpit  for 
one  year,  from  October,  1849.  During  the  year  1850,  the 
church  had  great  encouragement  to  erect  a  house  of  wor- 
ship, the  numbers  having  already  increased  from  seventeen 
members  to  fifty-seven,  in  the  short  space  of  one  year.  Its 
members  consisted  mostly  of  young  persons,  and  not  belong- 
ing to  the  most  wealthy  class,  their  perseverance  in  erecting, 
and  sustaining  a  church  is  all  the  more  creditable. 

A  small  but  neat  house  of  worship  was  erected  by  this  so- 
ciety in  September,  1850,  fifty  feet  long,  thirty-five  feet  wide, 
twenty  feet  high,  without  steeple  or  bell,  costing  about  $2,500, 
and  was  dedicated  January  22,  1851,  with  the  following  exer- 
cises:  1.  Chant;  2.  Invocation;  3.  Hymn,  written  by  the 
Pastor,  Rev.  James  Andem.     (Music  by  Isaac  T.  Packard). 

1  Praise  dwell  on  every  tongue, 
While  Zion's  courts  we  throng,  — 

Auspicious  day  ! 
Let  every  heart  unite 
To  hail  thy  cheering  light, 
Chasing  dark  shades  with  bright 

And  heavenly  ray. 

2  The  grace  thy  love  bestows 
Like  streams  in  fulness  flows, 

Ancient  of  days ! 
Thou  who  on  earth  once  dwelt, 
Make  thy  pure  presence  felt 
Where  humbly  we  have  knelt 

In  prayer  and  praise. 


68  HISTORY   OF  NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

3  In  this  thy  dwelling-place, 
Let  wisdom,  truth,  and  grace 

In  worship  blend. 
These  courts  thy  glory  fill, 
As  dew  on  Hermon's  hill, 
Thy  purer  love  distil, 

And  here  descend. 

4.    Reading   of   the   Scriptures ;    5.  Introductory  Prayer ; 

6.  Hymn,  written  by  Rev.  James  Andem:  — 

1  Great  God,  our  Father  and  our  Friend, 
Before  thy  throne  thy  children  bend  ; 
Let  songs  of  praise  before  thee  swell. 
While  in  thy  courts  thy  children  dwell. 

2  Great  Source  of  truth,  to  thee,  in  prayer, 
We  give  this  house  ;  —  make  it  thy  care. 
Here  let  thy  saints,  a  goodly  vine, 
Nurtured  by  grace,  be  wholly  thine. 

3  Be  thou  their  shield  and  thou  their  rock,— 
Be  Christ  the  shepherd  of  his  flock, — 
And  hoary  age  and  blooming  youth 

Here  drink  of  living  wells  of  truth. 

4  From  year  to  year  loud  anthems  rise, 
In  sacred  numbers  to  the  skies ; 
And  prayer  ascend  from  Zion's  hill. 
That  heavenly  grace  may  here  distil. 

6  Praise  to  thy  name,  through  Christ  thy  Son, 
Great  God,  for  what  thy  love  has  done  ;  — 
When  praise  on  earth  is  still  in  death. 
We'll  praise  thy  name  with  nobler  breath. 

7.  Sermon,  by  Rev.  Pharoellus  Church,  D.  D. ;  8.  Dedicatory 
Prayer;  9.  Anthem;  10.  Benediction,  by  the  Pastor. 

The  land  on  which  this  building  stands  is  situated  on  the 
west  side  of  Montello  Street,  and  was  purchased  of  Mr.  Sid- 
ney Perkins  for  the  sum  of  three  hundred  dollars. 

The  second  minister  that  was  ordained  was  Rev.  Richard 
K.  Ashley.  The  ordination  was  September  29,  1852,  and 
consisted  of  the  followin*;:  — 


PORTER   EVANGELICAL    CHURCH    (Centre  VUlage). 
Erected  1850. 


ECCLESIASTICAL   HISTORY.  69 

1.  Yoluntary,  by  the  Choir;  2.  Reading  of  Doings  of 
Council ;  3.  Reading  of  Scriptures,  and  Introductory  Prayer ; 
4.  The  Lord  hath  chosen  Zion  ;  5.  Ordination  Sermon  on 
that  occasion  was  by  Rev.  J.  Aldrich,  of  Middleboro',  Mass.; 

6.  Anthem, 

"  How  beautiful  upon  the  mountains  !  " 

7.  Ordaining  Prayer,  by  Rev.  I.  Smith,  of  East  Stoughton  ; 

8.  Charge  to  the  Pastor,  by  Rev.  N.  Colver,  of  South  Abing- 
ton ,:  9.  Right  Hand  of  Fellowship,  by  Rev.  A.  E.  Battelle,  of 
Marshfield;  10.  Address  to  the  People,  by  Rev.  Thomas  E. 
Keely,  of  Kingston,  Mass. ;  11.  Hymn, — 

"  We  bid  thee  ■welcome  in  the  name  ;  "  * 

12.  Concluding  Prayer  ;  13.  Doxology, — 

"  Praise  God,  from  whom  all  blessings  flow ; " 

14.  Benediction,  by  the  Pastor. 

The  society  now  have  no  house  of  worship  in  which  to 
meet,  and  no  regular  preaching.  Their  building  was  sold  at 
auction,  July  13,  1854,  to  Samuel  S.  Brett  and  Fearing  W. 
Bent,  and  has  been  used  as  an  armory  for  the  "North  Bridge- 
water  Dragoons." 

PORTER    EVANGELICAL    CHURCH. 

This  church  was  formed  of  members  who  withdrew  from 
the  "First  Congregational  Church  in  North  Bridgewater " 
for  the  purpose  of  forming  another  church,  it  being  deemed 
advisable  that  something  should  be  done  to  awaken  a  new 
interest  in  the  cause  of  truth,  and  to  induce  union  of  feeling 
and  action  in  the  support  of  the  ordinances  of  the  gospel,  ac- 
cording to  Orthodox  Congregational  usages  and  principles. 
After  various  meetings  for  consultation,  it  was  voted  unani- 
mously, February  7th,  1850,  ''  That  we  will  take  measures  to 
form  another  Orthodox  Congregational  Church  in  this  place, 

*  See  hymn  on  page  63. 


70  HISTOEY  OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

as  soon  as  it  may  be  deemed  expedient."  A  committee  was 
chosen  to  see  how  many  would  unite  in  the  movement.  This 
committee  reported,  February  12th,  1850,  the  names  of  sev- 
enty persons  who  were  in  favor  of  immediate  action,  and 
who  were  prepared  to  unite  in  the  formation  of  another 
church.  At  this  meeting  it  was  agreed  to  lay  the  subject 
before  the  church  at  their  next  meeting,  and  take  means  to 
call  a  council  immediately,  for  the  purpose  of  formation,  if 
they  deemed  it  expedient.  This  was  done  at  a  meeting  of 
the  church  held  the  day  following  (February  13th),  and  a 
committee  was  appointed  by  the  church  to  call  a  council  for 
that  purpose.  At  a  meeting  of  the  church  held  February  19th, 
it  was  voted  that  they  adopt  the  same  Articles  of  Faith  and 
Covenant  *  as  those  used  by  the  First  Church.  Also  voted, 
that  the  name  of  the  new  church  shall  be  "  The  Porter  Evan- 
gelical Church."  A  council  was  accordingly  called,  which 
met  on  the  6th  day  of  March,  1850,  and  which  organized  the 
church  in  the  evening  of  the  same  day,  the  public  services 
consisting  of  1.  Introductory  Prayer,  by  Rev.  Luther  Shel- 
don, D.  D.,  of  Easton ;  2,  Reading  of  the  Articles  of  Faith 
and  Covenant,  by  the  same ;  3.  Consecrating  Prayer,  by 
Rev.  David  Brigham  of  Bridgewater ;  4.  Fellowship  of  the 
Churches,  by  Rev.  E.  Porter  Dyer,  of  Hingham  ;  5.  Address 
to  the  Church,  by  Rev.  David  Dyer,  of  Dorchester ;  G.  Con- 
cluding Prayer,  by  Rev.  Erastus  Maltby,  of  Taunton.  The 
church  met  Friday,  March  8th,  and  "  voted  to  establish 
public  worship  forthwith,"  and  various  committees  were 
chosen  to  make  such  arrangements  as  seemed  necessary  for 
that  purpose. 

The  first  meeting  for  public  worship  was  held  in  the  hall 
ofTyler  Cobb,  on  Sunday,  March  10th,  1820.  Rev.  Joseph 
Merrill,  of  Dracut,  Mass.,  preached  on  that  day  and  the  two 
succeeding  Sabbaths. 

*  See  Articles  of  Faitb  and  Covenant  of  the  South  Church  in  Campello,  they  be- 
ing the  same. 


ECCLESIASTICAL   HISTORY.  71 

The  nest  minister  was  Rev.  John  F.  Norton  *  who  came 
to  the  town  April  6th,  1850,  and  preached  five  Sabbaths, 
when  the  church  and  society  united  in  giving  him  a  call  to 
become  their  pastor.  May  7th,  which  he  accepted  May  10th, 
1850.  His  installation  took  place  in  the  meeting-house  of 
the  First  Church,  June  5th,  1850.  The  following  were  the 
order  of  services  on  that  occasion :  — 

1.  Voluntary,  by  the  Choir;  2.  Reading  Minutes  of  the 
Ecclesiastical  Council ;  3.  Invocation  and  Reading  of  the 
Scriptures ;  4.  Anthem ;  5.  Introductory  Prayer ;  6.  Hymn, 
— words  and  music  composed  for  a  similar  occasion  by  Rev. 
D.  Huntington,  — 

"  Herald  of  our  Saviour  God  ;  " 

7.  Sermon,  by  Rev.  A.  C.  Thompson,  of  Roxbury,  Mass. ; 

8.  Chant, — 

"  I  will  give  you  pastors  according  to  mine  ovrn  heart ;  " 

9.  Installing  Prayer,  by  Rev.  Luther  Sheldon,  D.  D,,  of 
Easton ;  10.  Charge  to  the  Pastor,  by  Rev.  Calvin  Hitch- 
cock, D.  D.,  of  Randolph;  11.  Right  Hand  of  Fellowship,  by 
Rev.  J.  P.  Terry,  of  South  Weymouth;  12.  Hymn,— 

"  How  beautiful  upon  the  mountains !  " 

13.  Address  to  the  People,  by  Rev.  D.  Huntington,  of  the 

*  Rev.  John  F.  Norton  was  born  in  Goshen,  Litchfield  County,  Conn.,  Septem- 
ber 8,  1809  ;  entered  Yale  College  in  1829  ;  but  his  health  failing,  he  left  college 
during  his  junior  year.  He  received  the  degree  of  A.  M.  from  that  institution,  in 
1848;  studied  theology  at  the  Theological  Seminary  at  East  Windsor,  Conn., 
where  he  graduated  in  1837  ;  travelled  nearly  a  year  in  Northern  and  Western 
Euroije  ;  was  principal  of  academies  in  Goshen,  Brooklyn,  and  Norfolk,  Conn., 
for  eight  years ;  was  ordained  pastor  of  church  in  Milton  Parish,  Litchfield, 
Conn,,  October  23,  1844  ;  installed  pastor  of  Porter  Evangelical  Church  in  North 
Bridgewater,  Mass.,  June  5,  18.50  ;  dismissed  at  his  request,  December  4,  1851 ; 
installed  pastor  of  the  Evangelical  Church  in  Athol,  Mass.,  March  17,  1852; 
married,  first,  Harriet  Frances  Jenkins,  of  Falmouth,  Mass.,  August  19,  1839, 
who  died  February  3, 1849  ;  second  marriage  to  Sophia  W.  Elliot,  of  Bridgeport, 
Conn.,  December  31,  18-50  ;  she  died  June  6,  18-52.  He  then  married  Ann  Maria 
Mann,  of  Stoughton,  Mass.,  September  26,  18-53  ;  has  one  child  living,  Lema 
Mills  Norton,  born  December  26,  1855. 


72  mSTOBY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

South  Congregational  Church,  Campello ;  14.  Coiicludmg 
Prayer;  15.  Hymn,  —  by  the  congregation,  —  tune  "Ham- 
burg : "  — 

'Tis  done  —  the  important  act  is  done  ; 

Heaven,  earth,  its  solemn  purport  know  ; 
Its  fruits,  when  time  its  race  has  run, 

Shall  through  eternal  ages  flow. 

The  covenants  of  this  sacred  hour, 

Great  Shepherd  of  thy  people,  seal ; 
Spirit  of  grace,  diffuse  thy  power, 

Our  vows  accept,  thy  might  reveal. 

Behold  our  guide,  and  deign  to  crown 

His  toils,  O  Lamb  of  God,  with  love  ; 
His  lips  inspire  ;   each  effort  own  ; 

Breathe,  dwell  within  him,  heavenly  Dove. 

Behold  his  charge  :    what  wealth  shall  dare 

With  its  most  priceless  worth  to  vie  ? 
Suns,  systems,  worlds,  how  mean  they  are, 

Compared  with  souls  that  cannot  die  ! 

The  sun  may  set  in  endless  gloom, 

The  planets  from  their  stations  flee. 
Creation  fill  oblivion's  tomb ; 

But  souls  can  never  cease  to  be. 

Oh,  when,  before  the  judgment-seat, 

The  wicked  quake  in  dread  despair, 
May  we,  all  reverent  at  thy  feet. 

Pastor  and  flock,  find  mercy  there. 

16.  Benediction. 

Mr.  Norton  continued  with  this  jDcople  until  December  4th, 
1851,  when  he  was  dismissed. 

Rev.  Charles  L.  Mills  *  was  their  next  pastor,  he  being  in- 

*  Rfiv.  Charles  L.  Mills  was  born  in  Morristown,  New  Jersey,  August  11,  1812  ; 
graduated  at  Yale  College  iu  1835  ;  studied  theoloiry  at  the  Theological  Seminary, 
Princeton,  N.  J.  Mr.  Mills  preached  in  various  places  in  the  West,  and  about  New 
England,  for  twelve  years  or  more,  and  in  1852,  was  called  to  settle  as  pastor  of 
the  Porter  Evangelical  Church  of  North  Bridgewater,  where  he  remained  till  Feb- 
ruary, 18G2.  After  a  brief  respite  from  pastoral  labor,  he  received  a  call  to  settle 
at  Wrentham,  Miiss.,  where  he  was  ordained  as  pastor  of  the  First  Congregational 
Church,  February  10,  1803.  He  married,  first,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Dea.  Wil- 
liam Lyman,  of  Middlctown,  Conn.  ;  second,  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Dea.  Peter 
Smith,  of  Andover,  Mass. 


ECCLESIASTICAL   HISTORY.  73 

stalled  August  11th,  1852.  1.  Invocation  and  Reading  of 
the  Scriptures,  by  Rev.  Abel  K.  Packard,  of  Yarmouth, 
Mass.  (now  of  Anoka,  Minnesota) ;  2.  Introductory  Prayer, 
by  Rev.  J.  P.  Terry,  of  South  Weymouth ;  3.  Sermon,  by 
Rev.  Richard  S.  Storrs,  D.  D.,  of  Braintree  ;  4.  Installing 
Prayer,  by  Rev.  James  W.  Ward,  of  Abington ;  5.  Charge 
to  the  Pastor,  by  Rev.  Luther  Sheldon,  D.  D.,  of  Easton  ; 
G.  Right  Hand  of  Fellowship,  by  Rev.  Daniel  Butler,  of 
Westboro',  Mass. ;  7.  Hymn, — 

1  He  that  goeth  forth  with  weeping, 

Bearing  still  the  precious  seed, 
Never  tiring,  never  sleeping, 
All  his  labor  shall  succeed. 

2  Then  will  fall  the  rain  of  heaven, 

Then  the  sun  of  mercy  shine  ; 
Precious  fruits  will  then  be  given, 
Through  an  influence  all  divine. 

3  Sow  thy  seed,  be  never  weary, 

Nor  let  fears  thy  mind  employ ; 
Be  the  prospect  ne'er  so  dreary, 
Thou  miyst  reap  the  fruits  of  joy. 

4  Lo,  the  scene  of  verdure  brightening, 

See  the  rising  grain  appear ; 
Look  again  !  the  fields  are  whitening  ; 
Sure  the  harvest  time  is  near. 

8.  Address  to  the  People,  by  Rev.  I.  P.  Langworthy,  of 
Chelsea;  8.  Concluding  Prayer,  by  Rev.  John  F.  Norton,  of 
Athol  (their  former  pastor) ;  10.  Benediction,  by  the  Pastor. 
Rev.  Mr.  Mills  preached  to  this  people  until  February  18th, 
1862,  when  he  was  dismissed. 

Their  present  pastor  is  Rev.  Samuel  H.  Lee,*  who  was  or- 
dained September  17, 1862  ;  the  services  being  as  follows :  — 

*  Rev.  Samuel  H.  Lee  was  born  in  Sprague,  Conn. ,  December  21 ,  1832  ;  fitted 

for  college  at  Williston  Seminary,  East  Hampton,  Mass. ;  entered  Yale  College, 

1854  ;  graduated  in  1858  ;  graduated  at  tlie  Normal  School,  New  Britain,  Conn., 

1852  ;  was  a  teacher  in  the  Normal  School  three  years  ;  studied  theology  at  Yale 

10 


74  HISTORY  OP  NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

1.  Invocation  and  Eeading  of  the  Scriptures,  by  Rev.  E. 
Porter  Dyer,  of  Hingbam ;  2.  Introductory  Prayer,  by  Rev. 
E.  Douglas ;  3.  Sermon,  by  Rev.  Edw.  N.  Kirk,  D.  D.,  of 
Boston  ;  4.  Ordaining  Prayer,  by  Rev.  S.  G.  Dodd,  of  East 
Randolph;  5.  Charge  to  the  Pastor,  by  Rev.  Richard  S. 
Storrs,  D.  D.,  of  Braintree ;  6.  Right  Hand  of  Fellowship,  by 
Rev.  Charles  W.  Wood,  of  Campello  ;  7.  Address  to  the 
People,  by  Rev.  D.  Temple  Packard,  of  Somerville ;  8.  Con- 
cluding Prayer,  by  Rev.  F.  R.  Abbe,  of  Abington ;  9.  Bene- 
diction, by  the  Pastor. 

This  ecclesiastical  society  was  legally  organized  March 
20th,  1850,  and  a  committee,  consisting  of  Simeon  Leach,  Da- 
vid Howard,  and  Edwin  H.  Kingman,  were  chosen  to  select  a 
lot  of  land,  and  procure  plans  for  a  house,  who  were  subse- 
quently authorized  to  purchase  a  lot,  and  proceed  with  the 
building.  The  lot  on  which  the  edifice  now  stands  was  pur- 
chased of  the  late  Silas  Packard,  Esq.,  for  the  sum  of  one 
thousand  dollars,  and  contains  about  eighty-four  square  rods, 
having  a  front  on  Main  Street  of  seven  rods,  with  a  depth  of 
twelve  rods.  The  house  is  situated  between  the  residence 
of  the  late  Silas  Packard,  Esq.,  and  that  of  Franklin  Ames, 
Esq.,  and  but  a  short  distance  north  of  the  First  Church. 
The  plans  of  this  building  were  drawn  by  Messrs.  Melvin  and 
Young,  of  Boston,  and  the  building  is  sixty  feet  wide,  eighty- 
eight  feet  in  length,  with  twenty  feet  posts,  with  a  spire  one 
hundred  and  seventy-five  feet  in  height.  The  house  has 
ninety  pews  on  the  main  floor,  beside  the  front  seat,  which 
is  held  free  ;  has  twenty-four  .pews  in  the  side-galleries,  with 
seats  for  sixty  persons  in  the  choir-gallery,  in  front  of  the 
organ.  There  is  a  large  and  commodious  basement,  finished 
into  three  rooms,  the  largest  being  used  as  a  chapel,  which  is 

Theological  Seminary  two  years  ;  received  an  invitation  to  settle  as  pastor  of 
the  Porter  Evangelical  Church  in  North  Bridgewater  in  1862,  where  he  waa 
ordained  SciHember  17,  1802. 


PIKST    CATHOLIC    CHURCH    (Centre  Village). 
Dedicated  1859. 


ECCLESIASTICAL    HISTORY.  75 

forty-three  feet  by  fifty-eight,  and  eleven  feet  high.  Mr.  Jo- 
seph Sanger,  of  "VVatertown,  was  the  contractor,  who  fur- 
nished all  the  material  (excepting  foundation  and  brick  work 
for  the  basement)  for  the  sum  of  $7,937.  The  house  was 
raised  about  the  first  of  August,  1850,  and  so  far  completed 
that  the  chapel  was  first  used  for  public  worship  Sunday, 
October  13th,  1850.  The  house  was  completed,  and  dedi- 
cated January  9th,  1851.  The  total  cost  of  house,  land,  fur- 
niture, and  organ,  including  interest  on  borrowed  money,  up 
to  the  time  of  selling  the  pews  (January  10th,  1851),  was 
$14,935.  The  amount  obtained  from  the  sale  of  pews  was 
$12,500,  beside  other  pews  taken  soon  after  the  adjournment 
of  the  sale,  making  nearly  enough  to  cover  the  entire  cost  to 
the  society.  Various  donations  were  made  to  the  society 
toward  furnishing  the  house,  amounting  to  four  hundred  and 
thirty-five  dollars,  from  different  individuals.  The  church 
and  society  paid  two  hundred  dollars  for  a  new  collection  of 
hymn-books  for  church  and  chapel  use,  making  about  $16,200 
paid  and  pledged  for  future  payment  during  the  first  year  of 
its  existence. 

Number  of  members,  at  the  time  of  organization  of  the 
church,  was  ninety-five. 

Admissions  to  the  church,  during  Kev.  John  F.  Norton's 
settlement,  fifteen  by  profession,  fourteen  by  letter. 

Admissions,  during  Rev.  Charles  L.  Mills's  settlement,  one 
hundred  and  two  by  profession,  forty  by  letter. 

The  amount  of  donations  for  objects  of  benevolence  made 
by  this  church  and  society  since  their  organization,  amount 
to  over  $5,000. 

CATHOLIC   CHURCH. 

Previous  to  the  year  1856,  the  members  of  this  church 
were  attendant  on  church  worship  in  private  houses,  and  in 


76  HISTORY   OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

the  various  halls  in  the  village,  and  were  supplied  by  transient 
clergymen.  During  that  year  Rev.  Thomas  B.  McNulty  * 
came  to  the  town  as  a  stated  pastor,  in  connection  with  some 
others  in  the  immediate  vicinity,  the  care  of  which  devolved 
upon  him.  Here  he  soon  succeeded  in  gathering  a  large 
number  of  regular  church  worshippers;  and  during  the  same 
year  purchased  a  parcel  of  land  for  the  sum  of  $5,225,  situ- 
ated on  the  west  side  of  Main  Street,  near  Wales's  Corner,  in 
the  south  part  of  the  village,  and  containing  about  three- 
fourths  of  an  acre,  upon  which  he  has  caused  a  large  and 
splendid  church  edifice  to  be  erected,  one  hundred  and  ten 
feet  long,  fifty  feet  wide,  built  in  the  Romanesque  style  of 
architecture.  The  basement  is  built  of  Quincy  granite.  The 
principal  story  is  of  brick,  trimmed  with  freestone.  The 
tower  and  steeple  is  one  hundred  and  eighty  feet  in  height. 
The  auditory  is  furnished  with  one  hundred  and  forty-six 
slips,  capable  of  holding  seven  hundred  persons.  The  altar 
is  at  the  west  end  of  the  building,  and  at  the  east  or  front  end 
is  the  choir-gallery.  The  chancel  window  is  made  of  stained 
glass,  with  emblematic  panes,  representing  the  four  evangel- 
ists, 3Iattheiu,  3Iark,  Lulce,  and  John.  The  house  is  furnished 
with  a  magnificent  organ,  from  the  manufactory  of  E.  &  G.  G. 
Hook,  of  Boston.  Upon  the  side  walls  are  displayed  fourteen 
pictures,  representing  different  scenes  in  the  Lord's  passion, 
painted  at  great  expense  in  Italy.  The  cost  of  the  church 
was  $25,000,  which  together  with  the  land  cost  about  $30,000. 
The  architects  were  Messrs.  Fuller  &  Byder,  of  Boston. 
Mr.  Andrews,  of  Nashua,  N.  H.,  was  the  contractor.  The 
preacher's  pulpit,  also  the  railing  around  the  altar,  was  man- 


*  Rev.  Tliomas  B.  McNulty  was  born  in  Londonderry,  Ireland  ;  fitted  for  col- 
lege at  Londonderry  Academy  ;  graduated  at  Foyle  College  ;  studied  philosophy 
and  theology  at  Irish  College,  Paris  ;  was  ordained  .Tunc  6,  1840,  at  the  Parish 
Church  i>f  f>iilj)iece,  by  IMonsieur  AllVe,  Archbishop  of  Paris  ;  came  to  America  in 
IH73,  and  after  preaching  at  Lowell,  Salem,  and  otlier  places,  was  appointed  to 
take  charge  of  the  Catholic  Church  in  North  I3ridgcv.'ater  and  vicinity. 


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ECCLESIASTICAL  HISTORY.  77 

ufactured  by  Messrs.  Howard,  Clark,  &  Co.  In  the  south- 
west corner  of  the  house  is  the  sacristy,  and  in  the  northeast 
corner  is  a  private  room  out  of  which  is  the  entrance  to  the 
basement  story.  In  point  of  durability  and  style  of  architect- 
ure, this  house  is  not  to  be  surpassed  by  any  in  the  town. 
Its  position  is  prominent,  and  makes  a  bold  appearance  upon 
the  principal  thoroughfare  in  town. 

This  church  was  dedicated  Sunday,  May  22,  1859  ;  and  al- 
though the  weather  was  quite  rainy,  there  was  a  large  assem- 
bly present.     The  services  were  as  follows :  — 

Bishop  Fitzpatrick,  of  Boston,  delivered  the  Sermon.  High 
Mass  was  celebrated  by  Rev.  Mr.  Roach,  of  Randolph.  Rev. 
Mr.  Shahen,  of  Salem,  officiated  as  Deacon.  Rev.  Mr.  Tallon, 
of  New  Bedford,  as  Subdeacon.  Rev.  Mr.  Haley,  of  Boston, 
was  Master  of  Ceremonies,  a  number  of  other  priests  as- 
sisting. Rev.  Mr.  McElroy,  of  Boston,  preached  at  Vespers. 
Singing  was  performed  by  a  choir  from  Salem. 

The  number  of  attendants  on  church  worship  at  this  place 
is  about  two  thousand. 

FIRST  UNIVERSALIST   CHURCH  AND   SOCIETY. 

This  society  was  organized  August  31,  1857,  at  which  time 
Josiah  V.  Bisbee  was  chosen  clerk,  David  F.  Studley,  treas- 
urer, Ellis  Packard,  0.  0.  Patten,  Lorenzo  D.  Hervey,  F.  O. 
Howard,  William  H.  Cooper,  executive  committee,  Thaddeus 
E.  Gilford,  collector. 

Previous  to  this  time,  this  denomination  had  no  regular 
preaching,  and  since  its  organization  it  has  had  transient 
preachers  until  the  settlement  of  Rev.  "William  A.  Start. 

The  following  persons  composed  the  society  at  its  forma- 
tion :  Otis  Hayward,  Lorenzo  D.  Hervey,  Ellis  Packard,  Da- 
vid Hall,  David  F.  Studley,  F.  0.  Howard,  Amasa  0.  Glover, 
Marcus  Holmes,  Oren  Bartlett,  Thomas  Swift,  E.  L.  Thayer, 


78  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

Jerome  Thomas,  F.  A.  Thayer,  Luther  Tower,  Martin  Pack- 
ard, Isaac  Harris,  Waldo  Field,  Thaddeus  E.  Gifford,  Edwin 
E.  Pollard,  John  W.  Hayward,  A.  B.  Marston,  Seth  Leonard, 
Joseph  E.  Estes,  Josiah  V.  Bisbee,  0.  0.  Patten,  Charles  E. 
Tribou,  Samuel  F.  Tribou,  Elijah  Tolman,  C.  G.  Swift. 

The  society  erected  a  neat  and  commodious  house  of  wor- 
ship on  Elm  Street,  in  the  month  of  May,  1863.  Its  dimen- 
sions are  sixty  feet  in  length,  thirty-eight  in  width,  and  con- 
tains sixty  pews,  capable  of  seating  three  hundred  persons 
comfortably.  The  pews  are  of  a  circular  form,  with  the  seats 
nicely  cushioned,  floor  carpeted,  and  in  all  respects,  the  house 
is  complete.  In  the  rear  of  the  pulpit  is  the  follow^ing  in- 
scription upon  the  wall,  which  is  nicely  frescoed :  "  Behold 
I  bring  you  glad  tidings  of  great  joy,  which  shall  be  unto  all 
people."  Underneath  this  house  is  a  capacious  and  conven- 
ient vestry. 

The  house  was  dedicated,  with  appropriate  exercises,  on 
Wednesday,  May  20,  1863,  commencing  at  10  o'clock  a.  m., 
as  follows:  1.  Voluntary,  by  the  Choir;  2.  Prayer  of  Invo- 
cation, by  Eev.  E.  Hewitt ;  3.  Reading  of  the  Scriptures,  by 
Rev.  J.  G.  B.  Heath  ;  4.  Anthem,  by  the  Choir ;  5.  Conse- 
crating Prayer,  by  Rev.  A.  P.  Cleverly ;  6.  Hymn ;  7.  Ser- 
mon, by  Rev.  A.  A.  Miner,  of  Boston ;  8.  Anthem ;  9. 
Prayer,  by  Rev.  H.  Jewell;  10.  Hymn;  11.  Benediction. 
The  sermon  was  from  the  text  in  Psalm  xxii.  27,  28 :  "  For 
the  kingdom  is  the  Lord's,  and  he  is  the  governor  among 
the  nations."  At  the  conclusion  of  these  services,  the  friends 
were  invited  to  a  most  generous  repast  in  the  vestry ;  and 
the  society  spared  no  pains  or  expense  to  secure  temporal 
as  well  as  spiritual  comfort  to  their  visitors.  After  a  short 
intermission,  the  services  of  installing  Rev.  William  A.  Start 
as  pastor  of  the  church  was  commenced  in  the  following  or- 
der of  exercises :  1.  Anthem,  by  the  Choir ;  2.  Invocation, 
by  Rev.  J.  Eastwood,  of  Brighton ;  3.  Reading  of  the  Scrip- 


ECCLESIASTICAL  HISTOEY.  79 

tures,  by  Rev.  M.  R.  Leonard,  of  South  Dedham ;  4.  Hymn ; 
5.  Sermon,  by  Rev.  J.  Crehore,  of  Abington,  text,  Epli.  iv. 
12,  13 :  "  For  the  perfecting  of  the  saints,  for  the  work  of 
the  ministry,  for  the  edifying  of  the  body  of  Christ :  till  we 
all  come  in  the  unity  of  the  faitli,  and  of  the  knowledge  of 
the  Son  of  God,  unto  a  perfect  man,  unto  the  measure  of  the 
stature  of  the  fulness  of  Christ ; "  *  5.  Ilymn ;  6.  Installing 
Prayer,  by  Rev.  G.  H.  Emerson,  of  Somerville ;  7.  Charge  to 
the  Pastor,  by  Rev.  A.  A.  Miner,  of  Boston ;  8.  Right  Hand 
of  Fellowship,  by  Rev.  James  Eastwood,  of  Brighton ;  9. 
Charge  to  the  People,  by  Rev.  A.  P.  Cleverly,  of  Boston ; 
10.  Prayer;  11.  Anthem;  12.  Benediction,  by  the  Pastor. 

This  society  owe  much  of  their  success  to  the  active,  zeal- 
ous, and  persevering  efforts  of  Rev.  A.  P.  Cleverly  and  Rev. 
J.  Crehore. 

QUAKERS,    OR   FRIENDS. 

There  was  an  Association,  or  Society  of  Friends,  in  North 
Bridgewater,  formed  April  26,  1838,  and  consisted  of  twen- 
ty-five members,  as  appears  by  record,  which  is  as  follows:  — 

"  We  the  undersigned  hereby  become  members  of  a  Society  forming  of 
this  sect,  called  Quakers,  and  do  herel)y  agree  to  subject  ourselves  to  the 
rules  and  regulations  which  shall  be  adopted  by  said  Society,  in  the  town 
of  North  Bridgewater." 

Michael  0.  Neil,  John  R.  Morrill,  William  Ripley, 

Nahum  J.  Smith,  M.  B.  Peirce,  Charles  S.  Johnson, 

Cyrus  Packard,  Jabez  D.  Lamson,  Jarvis  D.  Smith, 

Jacob  W.  Crosby,  Ambrose  Packard,  Thomas  Batchelder, 

Edward  Southworth,  Jr.,    Josiah  Fuller,  Edwin  W.  Bos  worth, 

Daniel  Guild,  John  L.  Skinner,  Noah  Blodgett, 

Charles  L.  Hathaway,         ApoUos  0.  Howard,  Nathan  Packard, 

Roswell  Richardson,  Reuben  S.  Webster,  Jeremiah  Stetson,  Jr. 

John  Leonard, 

At  the  request  of  Nahum  J.  Smith  and  twenty-four  other 

*  The  sermon  was  very  timely  and  effective,  as  well  as  practical,  showingfully 
the  needs  of  a  minister,  his  dependence  on  the  people  for  support,  the  minister's 
relation  to  the  sorrowips:,  the  various  relations  of  the  people,  and  thfe  soux'ces  of 
inspiration  to  his  labor,  and  the  awards  as  fruits  of  his  toil. 


80  HISTORY   OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

members,  a  meeting  was  called  by  Hon.  Jesse  Perkins,  Esq., 
a  justice  of  the  peace,  which  met  at  the  hall  of  Col.  Edward 
Southworth,  April  30,  1838,  at  seven  o'clock  p.  m.,  for  the 
purpose  of  organization;  at  which  time  Edward  Southworth, 
Jr.,  was  chosen  clerk,  who  took  the  oath  of  affirmation  in 
the  usual  form;  Jacob  W.  Crosby,  Nahum  J.  Smith,  John  L. 
Skinner,  were  chosen  overseers ;  Cyrus  Packard,  treasurer 
and  collector,  besides  a  committee  to  prepare  a  constitution 
and  by-laws;  —  meeting  then  adjourned  to  May  8,  1838. 
The  "  meeting  met  according  to  adjournment,  and  after 
discussing  various  matters  connected  with  the  Society,  ad- 
journed to  June  7,"  when  they  again  came  together  for 
friendly  conversation,  and  again  adjourned  sine  die. 

The  above  is  the  latest  record  to  be  found  concerning  this 
society,  and  it  is  presumed  that  the  society  did  not  flourish 
for  any  length  of  time.  Many  of  the  members  mentioned 
above  are  living,  from  whom  a  reliable  account  can  be  had. 

SECOND    METHODIST   EPISCOPAL   CHURCH. 

This  church  was  formed  in  1842,  consisting  of  about  thirty 
members,  among  whom  were  the  following  persons :  — 

Sanford  Alden,  Eliza  G.  Alden,  LiberiyJPackard,  Mary  A. 
Packard,  Israel  Packard,  Jr.,  Jane  "W.  Packard,  Cornelius  H. 
Dunham,  Lucia  Dunham,  Thaddeus  Gifford,  Abigail  Gilford, 
Mary  Edson,  Fearing  W.  Bent,  Mehitabel  "W.  Bent,  Jarvis  D. 
Smith,  Martha  Smith. 

The  society  first  held  meetings  in  Hayward's  Hall,  com- 
mencing March  2,  1842  ;  afterward  occupied  the  Unitarian 
Church  till  July  23,  1843,  when  they  removed  to  the  hall  of 
Tyler  Cobb. 

Rev.  0.  G.  Smith  was  their  first  pastor,  who  preached  to 
them  from  the  organization  of  the  church  till  1844.  He  was 
succeeded  by  Rev.  Addison  Childes,  of  the  Providence  Con- 
ference, who  soon  after  closed  his  earthly  labors,  and  the  so- 


ECCLESIASTICAL   HISTORY.  81 

ciety  employed  Rev.  H.  C.  Atwater,  a  graduate  of  Yale  Col- 
lege, and  at  that  time  a  teacher  of  the  Adelphian  Academy, 
till  the  close  of  the  conference  year,  when  he  was  admitted 
to  the  conference,  and  stationed  there  in  1845.  During  the 
same  year,  a  plain  but  substantial  house  of  worship  was 
erected,  costing  $2,600,  built  by  Messrs.  Dunbar  &  Soule. 
Sanford  Alden,  Fearing  W.  Bent,  Thomas  Hathaway,  Liberty 
Packard,  Israel  Packard,  Jr.,  Cornelius  H.  Dunham,  and 
Oliver  D.  Shepardson  were  appointed  trustees. 

Henry  Smith  was  located  for  this  church  in  1846,  and  re- 
mained two  years;  Lemuel  Harlow  in  1848,  but  was  not  re- 
ceived.    His  place  was  filled  by 

1.  Rev.  Edward  Otheman,  in  1848.       7.  Rev.  Robert  McGonegal,  1857-8. 

2.  Rev.  J.  B.  Husted,  in  1850.  8.  Rev.  J.  Cooper,  185J. 

3.  Rev.  John  Livesey,  Jr.,  1851-2.       9.  Rev.  N.  Bemis,  1860-61. 

4.  Rev.  Azariah  B.  Wheeler,  1853.  10.  Rev.  M.  P.  Alderman,  1862. 

5.  Rev.  Erastus  Benton,  1854-5.  11.  Rev.  R.  T.  Ely,  1862-3. 

6.  Rev.  Andrew  McKeown,  1856.  12.  Rev.  F.  A.  Crafts,  April,  1864. 

The  number  of  members  in  this  church  in  1864  is  174. 

Officers  of  the  church:  Sanford  Alden,  Philip  Reynolds, 
Elijah  Gay,  Darius  C.  Place,  John  Ellis,  Edwin  J.  Benner, 
George  R.  Whitney,  Thomas  Hathaway,  John  Montgomery, 
trustees. 

During  the  year  1853,  this  society  erected  a  new  and 
splendid  church  edifice,  at  an  expense  of  $24,000.  Barnabas 
Snow  was  the  contractor  and  master-builder,  Isaiah  B. 
Young,  of  Boston,  architect.  The  building  is  ninety-four 
feet  long  by  sixty  feet  wide,  with  a  tower  one  himdred  and 
ten  feet  high,  containing  a  bell  weighing  1,827  pounds,  from 
the  foundry  of  Henry  N.  Hooper,  of  Boston,  costing  $665. 
The  interior  of  the  house  is  furnished  with  one  hundred  and 
ten  pews  and  an  elegant  organ,  manufactured  by  Mr.  George 
Stevens,  of  Cambridge,  Mass.  A  baptismal  font  of  marble, 
was  presented  to  the  society  by  S.  S.  Green.  Also,  a  beau- 
tiful Bible  and  hymn-book,  presented  by  the  "Young  Gen- 
ii 


82  HISTORY  OF   NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

tlemen's  Charitable  Association,"  connected  with  the  church. 

The  corner-stone  of  this  church  was  laid  July  25,  1853, 
with  appropriate  ceremony,  as  follows :  1.  Remarks,  by  Rev. 
A.  B.  Wheeler;  2.  Reading  of  the  Word,  by  Rev.  Paul 
Couch ;  3.  Singing ;  4.  Prayer,  by  Rev.  T.  B.  Gurney ;  5. 
Benediction. 

Previous  to  the  benediction,  occurred  the  ceremony  of 
depositing  a  tin  box  in  one  of  the  corner  foundations  of  the 
tower,  which  contained  the  following :  — 

Records  of  the  Second  Methodist  Church  in  North  Bridge- 
water  ;  names  of  original  and  present  members  of  the  Second 
Conference  ;  officers  of  the  Sabbath-school ;  trustees  of  the 
church  ;  building  committee ;  architect  and  master-builder ; 
pastors  of  the  various  churches  in  town  ;  copies  of  order  of 
exercises  on  the  occasion  ;  minutes  of  the  Providence  An- 
nual Conference ;  missionary  report  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church ;  Sabbath-school  report ;  discipline  of  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  Church ;  copies  of  Zion's  Herald,  Church  Ad- 
vocate and  Journal,  Missionary  Advocate,  Sabbath-School 
Advocate,  North  Bridge  water  Gazette. 

This  house  was  dedicated  to  the  worship  of  God,  June  1, 
1854,  with  the  following  order  of  exercises,  commencing  at 
10  1-2  o'clock:  — 

1.  Voluntary  on  the  Organ ;  2.  Reading  of  the  84th  Psalm, 
by  Rev.  George  W.  Stearns  ;  3.  Voluntary,'  by  the  Choir ;  4. 
Reading  of  the  964th  Hymn  of  the  Methodist  Collection,  by 
Rev.  J.  B.  Gould ;  5.  Reading  of  Solomon's  Prayer  at  the 
dedication  of  the  temple,  —  1  Kings  viii., —  by  Rev.  J.  Ma- 
ther ;  6.  Dedicatory  Prayer,  by  Rev.  F.  Upham ;  7.  Volun- 
tary, by  the  Choir ;  8.  Sermon,  by  Rev.  Miner  Raymond 
(Principal  of  Wilbraham  Academy),  text  1  Tim.  i.  15  :  "  This 
is  a  faithful  saying,  and  worthy  of  all  acceptation,  that  Christ 
Jesus  came  into  the  world  to  save  sinners  ; "  9.  Concluding 
Prayer,  by  Rev.  I.  J.  P.  Collyer ;  10.  Reading  of  the  970th 
Hymn,  by  Rev.  W.  T.  Harlow. 


ECCLESIASTICAL  HISTORY.  83 

The  sermon  was  spoken  of  as  a  masterly  exposition  and 
defence  of  the  cardinal  doctrines  of  the  gospel  as  taught  by 
that  denomination. 

Pews  were  sold  to  the  amount  of  $16,000  a  short  time  after 
the  dedication,  and  everything  bade  fair  for  a  prosperous  and 
useful  society. 

This  church  was  blessed  with  a  great  revival  in  January, 
1843,  the  result  of  which  was,  large  numbers  were  added  to 
the  church,  and  a  flourishing  Sabbath-school  organized. 

The  Leaders  of  this  church,  for  1864,  are  Philip  Reynolds, 
Darius  C.  Place,  John  Montgomery,  L.  Simmons,  V.  E.  Brown. 

The  Stewards  are  Sanford  Alden,  Isaac  Jacoy,  George  M. 
Copeland,  Stephen  Mason,  John  Ellis,  Gustavus  Newman, 
Cyrus  Jernegan,  George  R.  Whitney. 


CHAPTER    V. 

MEETIJVG-HOUSES  OF  THE  COJVGREGATIOJVAL   PARISH. 

First  Meeting-House  in  the  North  Parish.  —  Its  Appearance.  —  Second  House. — 
Description.  —  Sale  of  Pews.  —  First  Bell.  — Seating  of  Colored  People.  —  Third 
Meeting-House.  —  Pewholders.  —  Clock.  —  First  Stoves.  —  Erection  of  the  Fourth 
Fleeting-House  in  1854.  —  Dedication.  —  Descrii^tion  of  the  Same-  —  Sale  of  Pews . 

THE  first  meeting-liouse  in  the  North  Parish  was  built  in 
1737,  on  or  near  the  spot  where  the  present  edifice  now 
stands.  The  dedication  sermon  was  preached  by  Rev.  Mr. 
Dunbar,  of  Stoughton,  from  Solomon's  Songs,  viii.  8  :  "  We 
have  a  little  sister,  and  she  hath  no  breasts  :  what  shall  we 
do  for  our  sister  in  the  day  when  she  shall  be  spoken  for  ?  " 

From  the  best  information  gained,  it  was  a  small,  plain 
structure,  in  keeping  with  the  times,  facing  south,  without 
steeple,  bell,  or  chimney ;  the  windows  had  diamond-shaped 
glass,  walls  plastered,  but  not  warmed  by  stove  or  furnace. 

"  Our  meeting-house  —  our  meeting-house  — 

It  stood  upon  a  hill,  • 

Where  autumn  gales  and  wintry  blasts 

Piped  round  it  loud  and  shrill. 
No  maple-tree  with  leafy  shade, 

Nor  tall,  protecting  oak 
Stood  near  to  guard  the  ancient  house 

When  tempest  round  it  broke. 

No  steeple  graced  its  homely  roof 

With  upward-pointing  spire  ; 
Our  villagers  were  much  too  meek 

A  steeple  to  desire. 
And  never  did  the  welcome  tones 

Of  Sabbath-morning  boll 
Our  huml)le  village  worshippers 

The  hour  of  worship  tell." 

To  this  place  the  people  of  the  parish  gathered  from  Sab- 
bath to  Sabbath  with  commendable  regularity,  on  horseback 

84 


MEETING-HOUSES.  85 

or  on  foot.     They  ''kept  the  Sabbath  and  reverenced  the 
■  Sanctuary." 

At  the  time  of  the  incorporation  of  the  parish  the  house 
was  "  Erected  and  Inclosed,"  but  not  finished.  At  a  meeting 
held  March  12th,  1739,  "  Timothy  Keith,  Benjamin  Edson, 
David  Packard,  Daniel  Howard,  Edward  Curtis,  were  chosen 
a  committee  for  the  finishing  the  meeting-house  in  s<i  Pre- 
cinct," also  "  voted  to  raise  two  Hundred  and  fifty  pounds 
for  the  finishing  of  the  same,  to  be  paid  by  the  last  of  Au- 
gust," chose  Abiel  Packard,  "  Recover  of  stuf  and  meterels," 
March  26th,  1739.  "  The  committee  appointed  to  finish  the 
meeting-house  made  demand  of  the  several  inhabitants  how 
they  would  pay  their  Reats,  or  what  they  could  percure  tords 
the  prosecution  of  the  work  of  finishing  the  meeting-house. 
In  order  to  pay  their  Raits  Whare  upon  a  number  subscribed 
what  they  would  percure,  as  first :  "  — 

James  Packard  to  do  the  Glazing  of  the  House,  and  what  it  amounts  to 
more  than  his  Keats  Come  to,  to  take  his  pay  at  the  forge,  In  Iron  ore  or 
Cole  next  fall  Insewing.  John  Johnson  and  John  Kingman,  to  do  the  ma- 
sing  work,  and  nails,  and  to  take  his  pay  over  and  Abuv,  his  Raits  at  the 
fornes  or  forge,  In  Labour,  or  Cole,  or  Iron  ore  the  next  fall  Insewing. 
David  Packard,  Solomon  Packard,  and  Jacob  Allen,  to  find  Lime. 

Robert  Haward,  to  find  one  thousand  of  pine  Bords, 

Zacheus  Packard,  to  find  one  thousand  of  oak  Bords, 

Solomon  Packard,  to  find  one  thousand  of  pine  Bords, 

Benjamin  Edson,  to  find  one  thousand  of  pine  Bords, 

Abiel  Packard,  to  find  one  thousand  of  pine  Bords, 

Timothy  Keith,  to  find  one  thousand  of  oak  Bords, 

Daniel  Hawai-d,  to  find  one  thousand  of  pine  Bords, 

Theofilus  Curtis,  to  find  five  hundred  of  pine  Bords, 

Edward  Curtis,  to  find  five  hundred  of  pine  Bords, 

James  Barret,  to  find  one  thousand  of  pine  Bords, 

Joshua  Warren,  to  find  Ilenges,  Timothy  Keith,  David  Packard,  Solomon 
Packard,  Jacob  AUen,  Benjamin  Edson,  Daniel  Haward,  to  find  all  the 
sheet  work. 

The  above  offers  were  accepted,  by  vote  of  the  meeting  in 
"  Lue  of  money  so  far  as  shall  pay  their  Raits."  Oct.  8th, 
1739,  "  voted  to  sell  roome  for  pews  in  the  meeting-house." 


86  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

Dec.  10th,  1739,  "voted  to  sell  room  for  pews  in  order  to 
Raise  money  to  buy  a  Gushing."  *  Jan.  15th,  1740,  "  voted 
to  chuse  three  men  to  set  a  prise  upon  the  pews  to  be  Gin 
to  Bid  at,  so  that  no  man  should  Beed  below  the  prise  thay 
should  set,  maid  choise  of  James  Packard,  Abiel  Packard,  and 
Isaac  Kingman,  for  the  same."  Jan.  21st,  1740,  "meeting 
was  held  to-day,"  and  "  voted  to  sell  the  pews  to  the  highest 
bidder."  "  John  Kingman,  vendue  master,  who  seet  up  the 
first  pew  on  the  west  side  of  the  pulpit  to  be  sold  to  the  high- 
est Beder,  and  so  all  the  Rest  Sucksesevely  Round  the  meet- 
in  house,  to  the  Number  of  13  pews." 

Voted  that  John  Kingman  shuld  have  the  first  pew,  It  being  five  £    ,.  <j. 
feet  Two  inches  front,  and  five  feet  Three  inches  deep  for  17  05  0 

he  being  the  highest  Beder, 

Voted  that  Daniel  Haward  should  have  the  Seckond  pew.  It  being 
5  ft  2  inches  front  and  5  feet  2  inches  deep  for  13  00  0 

Voted  that  Charles  Snell  should  have  the  Thurd  pew,  It  being  7 
ft  8  inches  front  and  4  ft  6  inches  deep  for  14  10  0 

Voted  that  John  Johnson  should  have  the  Forth  pew.  It  being  6 
ft  10  inches  front  and  4  ft  and  G  inches  deep  for  13  00  0 

Voted  that  Jabez  Field  should  have  the  Fifth  pew,  It  being  7  ft  9 
inches  front  and  4  ft  and  6  inches  deep  for  12  10  0 

Voted  that  Walter  Downe  should  have  the  sixth  pew,  It  being  0 
ft  and  10  inches  front  and  4  ft  7  inches  deep  for  5  00  0 

Voted  that  James  Packard  should  have  the  Seventh  pew.  It  being 
7  ft  3  inches  front  and  4  ft  7  inches  deep  for  23  00  0 

Voted  that  Nathan  Keith  should  have  the  Eighth  pew,  It  being  7 
ft  3  inches  front  and  4  ft  7  inches  deep  for  26  15  0 

Votea  that  Weddow  Ledah  Packard  should  have  the  ninth  pew. 
It  being  G  ft  10  inches  front  and  4  ft  7  inches  deep  for     (No  amount  given.) 

Voted  that  Zachriah  Snell  should  have  the  tenth  pew,  It  being  7 
ft  9  inches  front  and  4  f t  G  inches  deep  for  16  15  0 

Voted  that  Abiel  Packard  should  have  the  Eleventh  pew,  It  being 
7  ft  9  inches  front  and  4  ft  6  inches  deep  for  15  00  0 

Voted  that  David  Packard  should  have  the  twelfth  pew,  It  being 
7  ft  10  inches  front  and  4  ft  6  inches  deep  for  23  05  0 

Voted  that  Robert  Haward  should  have  the  thirteenth  pew,  It  be- 
ing G  ft  9  inches  front  and  5  ft  6  inches  deep  for  27  00  0 

Robert  Haward  was  chosen,  "  recover  of  the  Bonds,"  given 
for  the  pews. 

*  Probably  this  was  for  the  pulpit. 


MEETING-HOUSES. 


87 


A     LIST     OF     CHARGES     GIVEN    IN  TO   THE   PRECINCT    FOR    BUILDING    THE    NEW 

MEETING    HOUSE. 


£     s.  (J. 

£     s.  d. 

James  Packard, 

65  19  0 

Theofllus  Curtis, 

05  13  8 

Abiel  Packard, 

24  15  0 

Solomon  Packard, 

12  00  0 

Weddow  Ledah  Packard, 

15  09  6 

Benjamin  Edson, 

04  110 

Zacheus  Packard, 

1109  0 

Timothy  Keith, 

07  00  0 

Jacob  Allen, 

lOOiO 

David  Packard, 

53  12  0 

Joshua  Warren, 

07  1G0 

John  Kingman, 

05  06  5 

James  Barret, 

08  02  6 

Josiah  Snell, 

16  00  0 

John  Johnson, 

39  15  9 

Mr.  Barnabas  Pratt, 

08  02  0 

Daniel  Howard, 

1100  6 

Zachariah  Snell, 

00  15  0 

Robert  Howard, 

8  00  0 

John  Colly, 

06  06  0 

Elezer  Washburn, 

74  17  0 

Total 


386  11  4 


January  12,  1741.  "  Voted  that  John  Colly  should  have  Thirty-five  shil- 
lings for  sweeping  the  meeting  house  the  year  Insuing."  March  23,  1742. 
Abiel  Packard  to  sweep  the  meeting  house  the  present  year  for  35  shil- 
lings. 

March  28,  1743.  John  Coly  to  have  40  shillings  for  sweeping  the  meet- 
ing house  this  year  coming. 

June  6,  1743.  A  meeting  was  held  "  to  see  whether  the  precinct  would 
vote  to  Buld  Seats  In  the  Galiryes,  and  it  was  voted  in  the  negative."  It 
was  then  put  to  vote  to  see  whether  the  precinct  would  "  sell  Roome  over  the 
stairs  and  behind  the  front  Galiry  next  to  the  wall  for  pews  and  it  was  voted 
in  the  Affirmative." 

From  the  above  it  appears  that  the  house  had  galleries 
put  up,  but  not  finished.  The  usual  practice  in  building 
churches  in  early  times  was  to  finish  the  inside  and  sell  "pew 
room/'  or  sections,  which  each  purchaser  would  finish  to  suit 
himself.  Hence  we  frequently  find  votes  in  the  records  as 
follows :  — 

June  20,  1743.  "It  was  put  to  vote  by  the  moderator  of  the  meeting 
to  see  whether  the  precinct  would  vote  to  sell  fore  pews  Behind  the  front 
Galary,  and  over  the  Stayers  at  a  publick  vandue  to  the  highest  Bedcr.  The 
Demenshions  of  s^  Pews  are  as  followctli :  -  over  the  womens  Stairs  6  feet 
front  and  five  feet  and  half  deep.  Behind  womens  front  Galary,  8  feet  front 
and  five  feet  deep.  Behind  men's  front  Galary  six  feet  and  a  half  front, 
and  five  feet  deep,  over  the  mens  stairs  six  feet  front,  and  five  and  a  half 
deep,  alowing  Convenant  Roome  to  pase  up  and  down  the  stairs.'  Voted  ia. 
the  afirmative." 

"  The  pew  over  the  mens  stairs  was  seet  up  by  the  moder- 


88  HISTORY  OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

ator  to  sail  and  Timothy  Keith  Beding  two  pounds  and  ten 
shillings  upon  s^  pew,  It  was  struck  of  to  him,  he  being  the 
highest  Beder." 

"  The  pew  over  the  womens  stairs  was  bid  off  by  Daniel 
Howard  he  Beding  two  pounds  and  ten  shillings  on  s^  pew." 

"  The  pew  Behind  the  mens  front  galary  Avas  seet  up,  and 
Simeon  Brett  Beding  twenty  seven  pounds  upon  s*!  pew,  It 
was  struck  off  to  him." 

"  The  pew  behind  the  womens  front  galary  was  set  up  by 
the  moderator  to  sail  and  Constant  Southworth  Beding  twen- 
ty pounds  and  five  shillings  upon  s*l  pew,  It  was  struck  off  to 
him,  he  being  the  highest  Beder." 

Abiel  Packard,  Robert  Haward,  and  Zachariah  Snell  were 
a  committee  to  give  confirmation  to  the  above  "  sail  of  pews." 

September  3, 1744.  "Voted  to  buld  two  seats  in  each  side 
Gallery." 

The  first  thing  to  be  done  after  building  a  church  in  early 
times  was  to  "  seet  the  peopel "  and  provide  a  pew  for  the 
minister. 

September  3, 1744.  We  find  "  Jabez  Field  &  charge  voted 
for  Bulding  Mr.  Porter's  pew,  £3  10  shillings." 

June  28,  1746.  It  was  put  to  vote  "to  see  If  the  Precinct 
would  vote  to  finish  the  meeting-house  this  year,  and  it  was 
voted  in  the  afiirmative." 

"  Voted  that  James  Packard,  Henry  Kingman,  and  Jabez 
Field  be  a  committee  to  see  the  meeting  house  be  finished." 

What  the  effect  of  the  above  vote  was  we  find  no  record, 
and  are  left  to  judge  that  it  was  never  carried  into  effect,  as 
appears  by  the  following  record,  aiming  at  the  same  thing ; 
namely,  to  have  the  "  meeting  House  "  completed. 

Aug.  15,  1748.  "Voted  that  Abiel  Packard,  Constant 
Southworth,  and  Samuel  Brett  be  a  committee  to  finish  the 
moetiug  house  the  present  year." 

The  following  persons  were  supposed  to  have  worked  upon 


MEETING-HOUSES.  89 

the  house  in  the  completion  of  the  same  as  it  appears  March 
27,  1749.  The  following  sums  were  voted  to  be  paid:  to 
Samuel  Brett  for  work  "Don  In  the  meeting  House  "  £6  7  shil- 
lings. To  Luke  Perkins  XI  10  shillings.  March  29,  1750, 
"  money  voted  to  Simeon  Gary  for  Labour  Don  abought  the 
Meeting  House,  to  be  Drawed  out  of  the  Treasury,  £S  1  4." 
"  Voted  to  Archabiel  Robson  for  Bannisters  for  the  Meeting 
House  £4:  10  shillings  Lawfull  Money." 

At  a  meeting  held  September  27,  175G,  it  was  "  voted  that 
the  Petition  between  the  men  and  womens  frount  Gallery 
Shuld  be  bult  up  a  gain  where  it  first  stood.  Also  voted  that 
the  Rume  on  the  wemens  side  of  the  Petition  should  be  for 
the  wemen." 

By  the  above  votes  we  see  the  custom  prevailed  of  keep- 
ing the  men  and  women  in  separate  pews,  and  have  no  doubt 
the  work  was  completed,  and  that  they  were  kept  in  their 
proper  places  ;  for  we  find  Barnabas  Pratt  was  allowed  X3  8 
shilhngs  for  putting  up  a  "  petition  "  between  the  "  Gallereyes 
and  the  Hind  Sects." 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Precinct  held  December  4,  1758, 
"  voted  that  the  committee  provide  an  Iron  Latch  and  Bolt 
for  the  South  Dore  of  the  meeting  house." 

The  subject  of  building  a  new  church,  or  of  enlarging  the 
old  one,  was  talked  of  in  1760,  and  a  meeting  called  to  see 
what  the  Precinct  would  do,  which  was  held  December  1st, 
1760, 

"  To  see  if  the  Precinct  will  vote  to  enlarge  the  Meeting  House  by  spliting 
of  It  In  tow,  or  making  an  addition  to  it  or  both  and  also  to  See  if  any  per- 
son, or  persons,  will  under-take  the  Doing  of  it  for  the  Rume  In  the  addition 
that  shall  be  maid  to  the  meeting  house,  and  in  case  the  Precinct  should  not 
vote  to  Inlarge  the  meeting  house,  then  to  see  if  the  Precinct  will  vote  to 
Buld  a  new  Meeting  House  and  when  and  where  it  shall  be  set,  and  of  what 
Bigness  it  shall  be  bult."  The  vote  was  first  put  "  to  see  if  the  Precinct 
would  build  a  new  House  which  was  voted  in  the  negative."  "  Then  to  see  if 
the  Precinct  would  vote  to  Inlarge  the  Meeting  House  by  spliting  of  it. 
Voted  in  the  negative." 


90  HISTORY  OP  NORTH   BRmGEWATER. 

Thus  things  remained  for  over  a  year,  when  the  subject 
was  again  brought  up  at  a  meeting  held  December  29,  1761^ 
at  ten  o'clock  a.  m.  "  To  see  what  sum  of  money  can  be 
raised  to  wards  the  Bulding  a  new  Meeting  House.  In  the 
North  Precinct  of  Bridgewater,  by  seHing  the  pew  Rome 
to  the  Highest  Beders.  In  a  Meeting  House  of  the  same 
Demenshons  of  the  South  Meeting  House,  in  Bridgewater,  the 
number  of  them  and  the  Setuation  and  Begness  may  be  seen 
by  a  plan  that  will  be  Provided  in  said  meeting  on  said  day." 
"  voted  that  Capt.  Simeon  Gary  shuld  be  marster  of  the  van- 
due  to  sell  the  pews  to  the  Hiest  Beders,"  and  also  '•'  voted 
that  the  pew  on  the  Right  Hand  of  the  pulpet  stairs  shuld  be 
for  the  use  of  the  menestry  In  said  Precinct,"  and  it  was  fur- 
ther '•  voted  that  Every  person  that  had  a  pew  struck  of  to 
him  by  the  vandue  master,  shuld  pay  Down  a  Dolor,  as  Enerst 
for  his  pew." 

"  The  master  of  the  vandue,  chose  by  the  precinct  then 
proseded  to  the  sail  of  the  Pews,  to  the  Number  of  47,  on 
the  flore  of  the  Meeting  House."  The  number,  names,  and 
price  of  each  being  as  follows  :  — 


Pew  No.  1 

Ebenezer  Snell, 

£     s.   d. 
18  IG  0 

"     2 

Ebenezer  Packard, 

IG  18  8 

"    3 

Nehemiah  Lincoln, 

15    9  4 

"    4 

Zachariah  Gurney  Jr., 

10  10  8 

"     5 

Issachar  Sncll, 

14    2  8 

"     G 

Daniel  Manly  and  Ephraim  Cole, 

17  17  4 

"     7 

Elisha  Gurney, 

17  12  0 

"     8 

Josiah  Packard, 

18    0  0 

"     9 

Matthew  Kingman, 

18  10  8 

"  10 

Simeon  Brett, 

13  12  0 

"  11 

Abiezer  Packard, 

17    6  8 

"  12 

Thomas  Thompson, 

16    0  0 

"  13 

Isaac  Packard, 

21  12  0 

«'  14 

Barnabas  Howard, 

18  13  4 

"  15 

Alexander  Kingman, 

17    6  8 

"  10 

Adam  Howard  and  Zebedce  Snell, 

22    /)  0 

"  17 

Nathaniel  Southworth, 

14    8  0 

"  18 

Josiah  Ilayden, 

18  13  4 

MEETING-HOUSES. 


91 


Pew  No.  19 

Abia  Keith, 

£  8.  d. 
22    5  4 

"  20 
"  21 

Daniel  Ames 
William  Packard, 

16  16  0 
14  13  4 

(( 

"  22 

Abia  Packard, 

14    2  8 

"  23 
"  24 
"  25 
"  26 

Simeon  Gary, 
Jonathan  Gary, 
Thomas  Packard, 
John  Howard, 

15  9  4 
15  1  4 
14  18  8 
14  16  0 

"  27 

"  28 

Jacob  Packard, 
Barnabas  Pratt, 

no  account 
13     6  8 

"  29 
"  30 

Robert  Howard, 
Charles  Snell, 

18  16  0 
18  16  0 

<( 
l( 
tt 

"  31 

"  32 
"  33 

Thomas  Reynolds, 
Zachariah  Gary, 
Samuel  Brett, 

20  13  4 
16  -0  0 
14  16  0 

"  34 
"  35 

Benjamin  Ames  and  Nathaniel  Linfield, 
Reuben  Packard, 

14  18  8 
14  13  4 

(C 

"  36 

Issachar  Snell, 

22    2  8 

"  37 
"  38 

Joseph  Richards, 
Daniel  Richards, 

18  13  4 
24  16  0 

"  39 
"  40 

Robert  Thompson, 
Barnabas  Packard, 

15  14  8 

16  2  8 

ti 

"  41 

Abel  Packard, 

23  12  0 

(( 

"  42 
"  43 

"  45 

David  Packard, 
Ensign  Henry  Kingman, 
Gapt.  Lemuel  Dunbar, 
Jabez  Field, 

18  16  0 
14  18  8 
14  16  0 
13     6  8 

(( 

"  46 

Seth  Harris, 

14  16  0 

(( 

"  47 

Eliphalet  Philips, 

16    0  0 

After  the  sale  of  the  above  pews  "  the  Precinct  aGorned 
the  meeting  to  Monday  the  forth  Day  of  Jenuary  at  twelve 
o'ck,  M."  "  agreeably  to  agornment  the  precinct  gathered 
together  and  the  vandue  master,  chosen  by  the  precinct,  for 
the  sail  of  the  pews  proseded  and  made  sail  of  sixteen  pews 
In  the  front  Gallery,"  the  number,  names,  and  prices  of 
which  were  as  follows :  namely,  — 


NAMES. 

Pew  No.  1  Isaac  Fuller, 

'<       "     2  Issachar  Snell, 

"      "     3  Luke  Perkins, 

"       "     4  Issachar  Snell, 

"      "     5  Issachar  Snell, 


£     s.  d. 
20  13  4 

20  8  0 
26  13  4 

21  2  6 
24    5  4 


92  mSTOEY  OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

NAMES.  £        8.     d. 

Pew.  No.  6  Jonathan  Hayden,  14    8  0 

"  "     7  William  Edson,  14    5  4 

"  "     8  Barnabas  Howard  and  Jabez  Field,  18    8  0 

"  "     9  Joshua  Packard,  13  17  4 

"  "  10  Jacob  Packard,  29  17  4 

"  "  11  Nathan  Packard  and  Simeon  Packard,  10    0  0 

"  "12  William  Shaw,  10  16  0 

"  "13  Joeiah  Perkins,  9     9  4 

"  "  14  Dependence  French  &Theopoli8  Curtis  Jr.,    12  13  4 

"  "15  Levi  French  &  Isaac  Brett,  12    8  0 

"  "  16  Dr.  Phillip  Bryant  &  Seth  Bryant,  12    2  8 

January  5,  17G2.  "Voted  to  Buld  a  meeting  house  of  the 
same  demenshons  of  the  South  meeting  house  In  Bridge- 
water,  excepting  two  side  Gallary  to  be  bult  in  seets/'  also 
"  voted  to  Buld  the  meeting  House  the  next  summer,  within 
twelve  month  from  the  aforsaid  Date  hereof,"  and  "  voted 
that  all  the  posts  of  the  Body  of  the  meeting  House  shuld  be 
sawed  and  the  house  faced  South."  Robert  Haward,  Cap- 
tain Simeon  Gary,  and  Mr.  Abia  Keith  were  chosen  a  com- 
mittee for  "  prosicuting  the  Bulding  the  meeting  House  in 
the  North  Precinct."  "  Voted  that  the  house  shuld  be  Shil- 
ingied  with  sedar  shingles." 

Monday,  November  8, 1762.  "A  meeting  was  called  to  see 
if  the  precinct  will  vote  to  Buld  a  Belfree  to  the  meeting 
house,"  and  it  was  voted  to  "  Build  one  over  the  East 
Dore,"  also  "  voted  to  Buld  a  porch  over  the  west  Dore,  and 
to  sell  the  stairways  for  pews  to  the  highest  Beder."  It 
seems  nothing  had  been  done  towards  forwarding  the  build- 
ing of  the  "  Belfree  "  in  January,  as  another  meeting  was 
called  to  meet  January  17,  "  to  see  if  the  precinct  will  vote  to 
buld  the  Belfree,  and  spire,  already  voted  to  be  built,  pro- 
vided it  can  be  don  by  subscription,  and  without  taxing  the 
precinct,"  which  was  voted  in  the  affirmative,  also  "  voted 
that  the  Belfry  should  be  twelve  feet  square,  and  eighty-five 
feet  high  from  the  grown."  Capt.  Simeon  Gary,  Isaac  Pack- 
ard, and   Barnabas   Howard  were  chosen  a   committee   to 


KECOWD    MEETING-HOUSE   OI'  THE   FIRST  CONGREGATIONAL 
PARISH    (Centre  Village).      Erected  1762.     Removed  1827. 


PLAN    OF     PEMTS    OF    THE    SECOND   MEETING-HOUSE. 


MEETING-HOUSES.  93 

"Buld"  the  same.  In  the  spring  of  1762  the  building  was 
commenced.  The  frame  was  raised  in  June,  17G3,  and  in 
December  of  the  same  year  the  house  was  completed,  and 
dedicated  to  the  worship  of  God  the  last  week  of  that  month. 
Rev.  Mr.  Dunbar  preached  the  sermon  in  the  forenoon  of  the 
day  of  dedication,  from  text,  Isaiah  Ix.  7  :  "I  will  glorify 
the  house  of  my  glory."  Rev.  John  Angier,  of  the  East 
Parish*  preached  a  sermon  in  the  afternoon  from  the  text. 
Psalms  cxxii.  1 :  "  I  was  glad  when  they  said  unto  me  let  us 
go  into  the  house  of  the  Lord."  The  first  sermon  preached 
in  the  new  meeting-house,  by  Rev.  Mr.  Porter,  was  from  text, 
Haggai  ii.  9 :  "  The  glory  of  this  latter  house  shall  be  greater 
than  the  former."  The  carpenters  that  performed  the  car- 
penter work  upon  this  house  were  Dea.  Jonathan  Gary,  Ben- 
jamin Packard,  Micah  Packard,  Seth  Packard,  Barnabas 
Pratt,  Thomas  Pratt,  Job  Bryant,  Gamaliel  Bryant,  Samuel 
Hayden,  Phinehas  Paine,  Jeremiah  Beals.  Col.  Josiah  Hay- 
den  was  the  master  workman  of  the  inside  of  the  house. 
Col.  Simeon  Gary,  who  was  one  of  the  building  committee, 
was  master  of  the  outside  of  the  house.  Gol.  Hayden  also 
built  the  pulpit  and  sounding-board.  All  of  the  above  me- 
chanics belonged  in  the  town. 

We  have  already  seen  that  the  precinct  voted  to  have  a 
steeple  built  by  subscription ;  but  for  some  reason  which 
does  not  appear  on  record,  it  was  not  all  paid  in.  For  this 
purpose  the  pew  back  of  the  "  Deckon  sect "  was  put  up  for 
"  sail "  to  help  pay  the  committee  that  built  it  what  expense 
had  been  incurred.  May  17,  1764.  "Voted  to  sell  the  old 
meeting  house  for  the  use  of  the  precinct  in  jenerail." 

"  Alas  !  there  came  a  luckless  day, 
Our  meeting  house  grew  old,  — 
The  paint  was  worn,  the  shingles  loose  ; 
In  winter  it  was  too  cold. 

*  Now  East  Bridgewater. 


94  HISTORY   OF  NORTH  BEIDGEWATER. 

They  called  it  an  old-fashioned  thing, 
And  said  it  must  be  sold." 

Also  voted  the  same  day  to  "  Geet  a  Bell  for  the  New 
Meeting  House,  not  exceeding  six  hundred  Wate."  Daniel 
Howard  Esq.,  Capt.  Abiel  Packard,  and  Lieut.  Henry  King- 
man were  chosen  a  committee  to  purchase  the  same.  Oc- 
tober 24,  1765,  "  Voted  to  Build  stairs  to  the  Belfree."  It 
seems  the  bell  of  the  new  meeting-house  became  broken 
from  some  cause,  and  at  a  meeting  held  October  10,  1768,  to 
see  if  the  precinct  would  vote  to  mend  the  bell,  voted  in  the 
affirmative,  also  "  voted  that  Lt.  Henry  Kingman  should  geet 
it  mended."  We  presume  that  the  bell  was  past  mending, 
as  we  afterwards  find,  December  11,  1769,  a  vote  "to  geet  a 
new  Bell  of  Seven  hundred  wate.  Lt.  Henry  Kingman,  Col. 
Simeon  Gary,  and  Capt.  Isaac  Packard  were  appointed  a  com- 
mittee to  go  and  agree  with  Mr.  Hubbard,  for  the  making 
and  taking  down  of  the  old  Bell  and  hanging  the  new  one." 
January  11,  1770.  "Voted  to  Imploy  Mr.  Aaron  Huburd 
and  Mr.  Gellomer  to  new  Run  the  Bell,  and  that  it  shall  be 
of  Seven  hundred  wate."  In  the  early  part  of  1772,  a  num- 
ber of  persons  became  "  larned  "  in  the  rules  of  "  musick  " 
under  Mr.  Billings,  and  asked  that  seats  might  be  assigned 
to  them  in  the  south  part  of  the  women's  gallery.  This  re- 
quest was  complied  with,  as  follows  :  November  30,  1772, 
"  Voted  to  the  singers  the  South  part  of  the  women's  Gallary 
During  pleasure."  We  find  this  produced  some  dissatisfac- 
tion, and  efforts  were  made  to  restore  the  seats  back  to  the 
women.  Various  meetings  were  called  until,  April  8,  1773, 
a  special  meeting  being  called,  the  "  Question  was  put  by 
the  moderator  to  see  if  the  precinct  will  vote  to  restore  the 
Southerly  part  of  the  womens  gallary  to  the  womens  use 
again."  It  was  "voted  in  the  negative."  April  3,  1775. 
The  above  vote  was  reconsidered,  and  a  vote  passed  "  allow- 
ing the  north  part  of  the  womens  sects  During  the  pleasure 


MEETING-HOUSES.  95 

of  the  Parish,"  also  "  voted  to  build  a  pair  of  stairs  in  the 
Belfree."  December  11,  1788.  "Voted  to  sell  the  Deef 
Seet."  Also  "  voted  to  sell  the  two  hind  seets  each  side  of 
the  Broad  alley."  Now  the  parish  begin  to  think  that  some 
repairs  are  needed,  and  a  committee  of  three  were  chosen  to 
report  what  repairs  were  necessary.  Job  Bryant,  Moses 
Gary,  and  Jeremiah  Beals  were  that  committee,  who  re- 
ported the  following  to  be  done :  "  new  sett  the  Glass  in 
putty,  paint  the  Door,  windows,  and  walls,  and  the  platform 
of  the  Belfree  be  covered  with  Led."  Voted  "  that  the  win- 
dow frames  and  sashes  be  painted  white." 

March  19,  1789.  "  Voted  to  build  a  porch  provided  it  can 
be  Don  without  expense  to  the  parish,  and  also  to  put 
seats  in  the  porch  and  Belfree  for  the  negroes,  and  sell  the 
room  where  the  stairs  and  negro  pew  now  are."  Thus  w^e 
see  that  in  this  year  the  negroes  were  to  sit  in  the  loft  pro- 
vided on  purpose,  which  created  no  little  feeling  on  the  part 
of  the  colored  population. 

March  4,  1795.  "  Voted  to  shingel  the  Meeting  House  the 
front  side,  to  be  completed  by  the  15  of  Sept." 

In  the  year  1800,  we  again  find  a  disagreement  between  the 
colored  people  attending  worship  and  sitting  in  the  same 
seat  with  the  white  people,  which  very  much  annoyed  some 
of  them,  and  to  remedy  this  trouble  a  meeting  was  held  Au- 
gust 4,  "  To  see  what  measures  the  Parish  will  take  to  pre- 
vent the  blacks  from  occupying  the  seats  appropriated  to  the 
use  of  the  white  people,  so  as  to  prevent  any  disturbances  in 
time  of  Public  worshipe,"  at  which  time  it  was  "  Voted  that 
the  side  galleries  and  the  seats  in  the  Body  of  the  meeting 
house  be  appropriated  to  the  use  of  the  white  people,  and  the 
seats  in  the  porch  above  to  the  use  of  the  blacks." 

January  19,  1801.  "  Voted  to  erect  seats  in  the  front  gal- 
lefy  for  the  singers,  in  front  of  the  front  pews,"  and  "  voted 
that  they  be  erected  in  a  surkerler  forme."    April  30, 1801. 


96  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGE  WATER. 

"  Voted  to  paint  the  inside  work  that  has  heretofore  been 
painted,  to  be  under  the  direction  of  the  Parish  Committee." 
Early  in  the  year  1805,  the  people  of  the  parish,  wishing  to 
improve  the  looks  of  their  house  of  worship,  called  a  meeting, 
which  was  held  March  11,  1805,  "To  see  if  the  Parish  will 
repair  the  meeting  Hous,  and  what  repairs  they  will  make 
the  year  insuing."  At  this  meeting  a  committee  of  nine  was 
chosen  to  view  the  house  and  report  at  the  adjournment  of 
the  meeting.  This  committee  consisted  of  the  following  per- 
sons :  Capt.  Abel  Kingman,  Capt.  Howard  Gary,  Major  Caleb 
Howard,  Jeremiah  Beal,  Jesse  Perkins,  Gideon  Howard  Esq., 
Perez  Southworth,  Silas  Packard,  Daniel  Packard.  This 
committee  report  "  that  it  was  necessary  to  make  new  the 
wast  bords  and  water  table  from  the  north  east  corner  of  the 
meeting  hous,  and  on  the  South  side,  to  the  South  side  of  the 
Porch  door,  that  as  many  of  the  sashes  as  are  defective  should 
be  made  new,  and  such  repairs  on  the  doors  as  shall  be  found 
neccessary ;  that  the  bell  fraim,  banisters,  &c.,  be  made  new, 
and  all  the  trimmings  together  with  the  spire  be  painted, 
that  the  body  of  the  house  together  with  the  rouff  be  paint- 
ed." A  committee  of  five  were  appointed  to  select  a  color 
for  painting,  who  reported  "  white,  one  shade  on  the  yallow." 
Moses  Cary,  Jonathan  Beals,  and  John  Wales  were  chosen  a 
committee  to  carry  the  above  repairs  into  execution.  Au- 
gust 30,  1805.     "  Voted  to  Polish  the  Vain." 

December  5,  1816.  We  again  find  a  vote  respecting  the 
seating  of  the  colored  people,  as  follows :  Voted  "  that  the 
Peopel  of  color  may  occupy  the  two  Back  seats  in  the  west 
gallery  of  our  meeting  house  &  no  other  seats,  or  that  they 
may  have  ground  for  one  pew  in  the  north  west  corner  of  the 
Gallery  and  ground  for  another  pew  in  the  North  East  corner 
of  the  Gallery  as  they  Choose,  and  that  the  Parish  clerk  serve 
the  people  of  color  with  a  copy  of  this  vote." 

In  1818  the  subject  of  warming  the  meeting-house  came 


MEETING-HOUSES.  97 

up  in  the  following  manner:  some  of  the  churches  in  the 
neighboring  towns,  having  found  it  a  luxury  to  have  the 
house  of  God  warmed  and  made  comfortable,  thought  it  would 
not  be  too  much  of  a  sin  to  enjoy  the  same  comfort.  The  idea 
at  first  met  with  serious  opposition ;  for  the  first  article  in  a 
warrant,  concerning  the  purchasing  of  a  cast-iron  stove,  was 
negatived,  which  move  was  made  December  10,  1818,  as  fol 
lows :  "  Voted  to  have  the  article  of  gettiug  a  stove  inserted 
in  a  warrant  for  the  next  spring  meeting ;  "  and  in  the  follow- 
ing spring,  March  25,  1819,  "voted  the  stove  or  stoves  to  a 
committee  of  five,"  consisting  of  Col.  Caleb  Howard,  Daniel 
Howard,  Esq.,  Abel  Kingman,  Esq.,  Capt.  Zachariah  Gurney 
Eliphalet  Kingman.  December  13,  1819.  This  committee 
reported  it  "  inexpedient  to  get  a  Stove."  March  7,  1822. 
"  Voted  the  South  part  of  the  East  Gallery  for  the  use  of  the 
young  women."  Previous  to  February,  1823,  this  Parish  had 
been  known' by  the  name  of  the  '^  North  Parish  in  Bridge- 
water."  December  2,  1822.  The  parish  ''  voted  to  take 
measures  to  alter  the  name  of  the  North  Parish  of  Bridge- 
water,  and  that  it  be  called  the  '  First  Parish  in  North 
Bridgewater,'  also  voted  that  the  Parish  take  measures  to 
petition  the  Legislature  to  carry  the  above  into  effect." 
Caleb  Howard,  Esq.,  Perez  Crocker,  and  Perez  Southworth 
were  appointed  to  petition  the  Legislature  in  behalf  of 
said  parish ;  "^  so  that  from  that  time  forward  it  was  known 
as  the  "  First  Parish  in  North  Bridgewater."  In  the  early 
part  of  1821,  the  bell  of  this  parish  was  found  broken,  and 
Abel  Kingman,  Esq.,  Caleb  Howard,  Esq.,  and  Rev.  Daniel  Hun- 
tington were  chosen  a  committee  to  purchase  a  new  one,  March 
2,  1824,  with  discretionary  power  to  "  gitt  a  Bell  of  the  wate 
of  from  10  to  12  cwt."  A  bell  was  purchased  of  George  H. 
Holbrook  of  West  Medway,  Mass.,  April  17,  1821,  which  was 

*  The  town  of  North  Bridgewater,  having  been  incorporated  June  15,  1S21,  is 
the  reason  for  having  the  name  of  the  parish  changed. 
13 


98  mSTOET   OF  NORTH  BEIDGEWATER. 

waiTanted  for  one  year  with  fair  common  usage,  and  weigh- 
ing 1,242  lbs.,  at  an  expense  of  $465.75.  An  article  was  insert- 
ed in  a  warrant  for  parish  meeting,  March  2,  1824.  "  To  see 
if  the  Parish  will  agree  to  make  any  alteration  in  the  form  or 
shape  of  the  Meeting  House  either  inside  or  out,  or  to  make 
any  repairs  to  either."  This  was  the  first  movement  toward 
rebuilding  or  repairing  the  old  house.  At  this  meeting  it 
was  voted  to  make  some  alteration,  providing  that  they  can 
agree  with  the  pew-holders  on  reasonable  terms.  For  this 
purpose  a  committee  was  chosen  to  see  upon  what  terms  the 
pew-holders  would  consent  to  "  give  up  thare  pews."  This 
committee  consisted  of  Howard  Gary,  Silas  Packard,  Capt. 
David  Ames,  Nathaniel  Littlefield,  Bela  Keith,  Eliphalet 
Kingman,  Capt.  John  Packard,  Capt.  Asa  Jones,  Col.  E. 
Southworth,  Israel  Packard,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Beals,  who 
were  to  report  at  the  next  "meeting,  which  report  was  as  fol- 
lows :  "  25  were  willing  to  have  their  pews  apprised,  24  will- 
ing to  sell,  13  willing  to  exchange  their  old  for  new  ones." 
"Voted  not  to  accept  of  the  committee's  report,"  and  also 
"  Voted  they  wouldn't  make  any  alteration  in  the  Meeting 
House."  February  25,  1825.  "Voted  to  dismiss  the  article 
concerning  alteration  of  the  Meeting  House."  September  4, 
1826,  the  subject  was  again  brought  before  the  Parish,  "To 
see  if  the  Parish  will  agree  to  alter,  repair,  or  rebuild  thair 
Meeting  House."  A  committee  of  fifteen  were  chosen  to 
take  the  "subject  into  consideration,  who  reported  in  favor  of 
building  a  new  house.  October  23,  1826.  Voted  to  choose 
a  committee  of  five  out  of  town  to  apprise  the  pews  in  said 
meeting-house.  Col.  Royal  Turner,  of  Randolph,  Ezra  Fobes, 
of  Bridgewater,  Wade  Daley,  of  Easton,  John  Belcher,  Micah 
Nash,  of  Abington,  were  appointed  said  committee,  who  pro- 
ceeded to  their  duty  November  7,  1826,  and  apprised  the 
whole,  amounting  to  $2,750.  February  16,  1827.  Chose  a 
committee  of  eleven  to  nominate  three  as  building  committee, 


MEETING-HOUSES.  99 

and  six  as  advising.  Abel  Kingman,  Lieut.  Isaac  Packard, 
and  Benjamin  Kingman  were  appointed  as  the  building  com- 
mittee, and  the  two  first  named  resigning,  B.  Kingman  was 
chosen  as  agent  to  build  the  house,  and  Bela  Keith,  Esq.,  Asa 
Jones,  Daniel  H.  Gary,  Col.  Isaac  Littlefield,  Lieut.  Ephraim 
Cole,  and  John  Tilden,  Jr.,  were  chosen  as  advising  committee. 
A  committee  of  five  were  appointed  to  locate  the  house,  con- 
sisting of  the  following  persons  :  Silas  Packard,  Jesse  Per- 
kins, Esq.,  Col.  Edward  Southworth,  Col.  Cyrus  Porter,  Abel 
Kingman,  Esq.,  who  reported  in  favor  of  setting  the  house  its 
width  south,  and  half  its  length  west.  Report  accepted  March 
16,  1827. 

The  old  house  was  taken  down  in  April  of  this  year.  On 
the  first  day  of  the  week  in  which  this  was  to  be  done,  and 
the  ground  cleared  for  another  house,  a  sermon  was  delivered 
by  Rev.  D.  Huntington,  the  pastor  of  the  church,  from  Zach- 
ariah  xii.  6 :  "  And  Jerusalem  shall  be  inhabited  again  in  her 
own  place,  even  in  Jerusalem."  And  as  many  of  the  society 
could  not  go  abroad  to  worship  while  the  new  house  was  in 
process  of  building,  it  was  thought  best  to  provide  tempo- 
rary accommodations.  For  this  purpose  an  addition  was 
made  to  the  sheds  at  the  southwest  corner  of  the  green,  in 
which  seats  were  provided  for  the  congregation,  and  to  which 
the  pulpit  of  the  old  house  was  removed.  And  the  author 
has  often  been  told  that,  in  that  humble  place,  there  were 
many  precious  hours  spent,  and  some  of  the  most  interesting 
seasons  of  religious  exercise  enjoyed  there  that  ever  they  ex- 
perienced. The  new  house  of  worshij)  was  completed  in  No- 
vember; so  that  the  sheds  were  occupied  by  them  during 
the  interval  of  time  between  those  dates.  The  house  was  ded- 
icated November  27, 1827,  with  highly  appropriate  and  inter- 
esting exercises. 

November  15, 1827.  At  a  meeting  of  the  parish  the  follow- 
ing persons  were  chosen  a  committee  of  arrangements  for  the 


100 


HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRn)GEWATEB. 


dedication  of  the  new  house;  namely,  Benjamin  Kingman, 
Capt.  David  Ames,  Col.  Nathan  Jones,  Col.  Isaac  Littlofield, 
Lieut.  Ephraim  Cole,  also  Silas  Packard  and  Benjamin  King- 
man Avere  appointed  and  authorized  to  convey  the  pews  to 
those  that  purchased.  Voted  that  the  sale  of  pews  take  place 
Wednesday,  November  28,  1827,  to  commence  at  nine 
o'clock  A.  M. 

The  following  shows  a  list  of  the  pews  sold,  the  number, 
names  of  owners,  and  price  for  which  they  sold.  Zenas 
French  of  Randolph,  Vandue  Master. 


5  Azel  Gurney, 

101.50 

6  Robert  Howard, 

104.00 

7  James  Cary, 

110.50 

8  David  Edson,  Jr., 

106.00 

9  Simeon  Packard, 

103.00 

10  Hezekiah  Packard, 

98.50 

11  Eliphalct  Kingman, 

98.00 

12  Joel  Ames, 

100.50 

13  Oman  Cole, 

85.50 

14  Francis  Cary, 

94.00 

15  JMoses  Packard, 

93.50 

16  Ezekiel  Merritt, 

86.00 

17  Zibeon  French, 

75.00 

18  Col.  Edward  South  worth. 

72.00 

19  Asa  Ford, 

56.00 

20  ApoUas  Packard, 

38.00 

21  Aml»rose  Packard, 

2L00 

22  Bela  Keith, 

40.00 

23  Josiah  Fuller, 

49.50 

21  Josiali  Packard, 

69.50 

25  Ziba  Keith, 

94.00 

26  Robert  Packard,  Jr., 

94.50 

27  Simeon  Leach, 

102.00 

28  Abel  Kingman,  Esq., 

103.00 

29  David  Ames, 

108.50 

30  Luke  Packard, 

117.00 

31  Benjamin  Kingman, 

115.00 

32  Josiah  Brett, 

123.00 

33  Micah  Faxon, 

127.00 

34  Iwiae  &  Jonas  Keith, 

128.50 

35  Silvanus  French, 

127.50 

30  Isaac  Curtis, 

134.10 

37  Micah  Shaw,  125.00 

38  Arza  Keith,  128.00 

39  Col.  Edward  Southworth,  140.00 

40  Thomas  Wales,  173.00 

41  Lieut.  Ephraim  Cole,  195.00 

42  James  Littlefield,  206.00 

43  Jacob  Fuller,  204.00 

44  Isaac  Packard,  205.00 

45  Jeremiah  Beals,  200.00 

46  Arza  Packard,  190.00 

47  Theron  Ames,  180.00 

48  Abel  Kingman,  Esq.,  175.50 

49  Josiah  W.  Kingman,  155.00 

50  John  W.  Kingman,  140.50 

51  Charles  Keith,  132.50 

52  Alpheus  French  &  Son,  124.00 

53  Lysander  Howard,  95.50 

54  Joel  Packard,  56.00 

55  David  Ames,  32.25 

56  Abel  Kingman,  Esq.,  30.00 

57  Samuel  Tribou,  54.00 

58  Martin  Cary,  80.00 

59  Noah  Ford,  120.50 
00  Col.  Cyrus  Porter,  133.50 

61  Eliphalct  Kingman,  140.00 

62  Bela  Keith,  155.00 
03  John  Thompson,  169.50 

64  Col.  Nathan  Jones.  178.50 

65  Isaac  Littlefield,  182.00 

66  Turner  Torrey,  202.00 

67  Josiah  Ames,  203.00 

68  Rositer  Jones,  196.00 


MEETING-HOUSES. 


101 


C9  Asa  Jones, 

197.50 

102  Mark  Perkins, 

107.00 

70  Silas  Packard,  Esq., 

195.50 

103  Isaac  Packai'd, 

89.00 

71  Micali  Faxon, 

173.50 

104  Barzilla  Cary, 

90.00 

73  Natlianiel  Ames, 

123.50 

105  Oliver  Leach, 

77.00 

74  Howard  Packard, 

127.00 

106  Jonas  Reynolds, 

85.00 

75  Nahuni  Perkins, 

135.50 

107  Barzilla  Field, 

114.00 

76  Darius  Li  ttlefield, 

136.00 

,„Q    5  Josiah  Dunbar  (half), 
i  Mark  Perkins  (half). 

54.25 

77  Silas  Packard, 

133.50 

54.25 

78  Jabcz  Kinfrman, 

128.50 

109  Albert  Smith, 

97.00 

79  Benjamin  Ames  & 

,,„    <  Oliver  Dike  (half), 
}  Hosea  Alden  (half). 

38.75 

Calen  Pratt, 

125.00 

38.75 

80  Isaac  Littlelield, 

122.50 

111  Nehemiah  Lincoln, 

42.50 

81  Alva  Noyes, 

117.50 

114  Benjamin  Ames  & 

82  Galen  VVarren, 

112.50 

Galen  Pratt, 

47.00 

83  Martin  Cary, 

107.00 

(  Isaac  Curtis  (half), 
I  Luke  Packard  (half). 

43.00 

84  Lysander  Howard, 

102.50 

43.00 

85  Daniel  Ford, 

94.00 

119  Bela  Keith, 

26.00 

86  Samuel  Alden, 

71.00 

121  John  Wales, 

20.00 

87  Eliphalet  Kingman, 

58.50 

124  Simeon  &  Hezekiah 

88  Benjamin  Packard, 

48.50 

Packard, 

24.50 

89  Seth  Copeland, 

31.50 

126  Josiah  Brett  (half), 

18.75 

90  Zenas  Thayer, 

30.50 

126  Moses  &  David  Packard 

[ 

91  William  Lewis, 

37.25 

(half). 

18.75 

92  Zenas  Brett, 

42.50 

127  Bela  Keith, 

30.00 

93  Marcus  Copeland, 

47.00 

129  John  Shankland, 

26.00 

94  Eliphalet  Kingman, 

57.00 

132  Silas  Packard, 

18.75 

95  Alva  Noyes, 

60.00 

134  Isaac  Keith, 

23.00 

96  Daniel  H.  Cary, 

73.50 

135  John  Wales, 

33.50 

98  Jesse  Perkins, 

66.50 

137  Eliphalet  Kingman, 

43.50 

99  Jesse  Perkins, 

70.00 

140  Lemuel  French. 

44.00 

100  Heman  Packard, 

103.00 

141  Abel  Kingman, 

40.50 

101  Lieut.  Ephraim  Cole, 

105.25 

November  28,  1827.  Voted  that  the  three  easterly  pews 
in  the  north  side  of  the  gallery  be  reserved  for  young 
women.  And  again  the  subject  of  seating  the  colored 
people  comes  up,  and  it  was  "  Voted  that  the  South  west 
and  North  west  pews  be  reserved  for  the  people  of  Colour." 
January  14,  1828.  At  a  meeting  held  this  day,  "To  see  if 
the  parish  will  vote  to  procure  a  timepiece,"  it  was  ''voted  to 
defer  the  subject  of  getting  a  timepiece  to  a  future  meeting." 
January  28,  the  same  subject  was  brought  before  the  parish 
for  action,  when  it  was  "  voted  not  to  do  anything  respecting, 
getting  a  timepiece." 


102  HISTORY   OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

The  report  of  the  agent  in  building  the  new  house  reported 
as  follows,  January  14,  1828  :  — 

"The  total  cost  of  the  new  house,  including  the  furniture, 
as  furnished  at  the  expense  of  the  parish,  was  seven  thousand 
five  hundred  and  nine  dollars  and  seventeen  cents.  The 
old  house  sold  for  four  hundred  and  three  dollars  and  thirty- 
seven  cents,  which,  deducted  from  the  cost  of  the  new  build- 
ing, leaves  the  nett  cost  seven  thousand  and  ninety-five  dol- 
lars and  eighty  cents." 

Also  at  the  same  time  "  voted  that  the  Parish  committee  be 
instructed  to  build  Horse  sheds  for  those  that  want  them  at 
cost.  Benjamin  Kingman  chosen  as  agent  to  build  them." 
March  24,  1828.  Jesse  Perkins,  Col.  Edward  Southworth, 
and  Benjamin  Kingman  were  appointed  to  view  the  ground 
in  front  of  the  meeting-house  with  reference  to  erecting  a 
fence,  who  reported  in  favor  of  erecting  one,  "  to  extend  40 
feet  front  of  the  house  of  a  circular  form,  of  20  Stone 
Posts,  and  Iron  rods  or  chains."  January  24,  1832.  A  new 
bell  was  procured.  Thomas  Gurney  and  Abel  Kingman, 
Esq.,  were  the  purchasing  committee.  The  bell  was  manu- 
factured by  George  Holbrook,  of  Medway,  Mass.  Also,  in 
April  of  the  same  year,  a  clock  was  procured  by  subscription, 
which  was  made  by  George  Holbrook  above  named,  costing 
three  hundred  dollars,  placed  upon  the  church  April  11, 1832. 
The  proprietors  of  the  clock  offered  it  to  the  parish  upon 
their  paying  what  outstanding  accounts  were  unpaid,  which 
offer  was  accepted,  and  $62.88  paid  for  the  same.  Monday, 
January  21,  1833.  The  subject  of  warming  the  house  was 
brought  before  the  society  again,  "To  see  if  the  Parish  will  pro- 
care  a  stove  or  any  other  apparatus  for  warming  their  meet- 
ing house."  A  committee  of  five  were  chosen  "  to  get  infor- 
mation respecting  the  best  mode  of  warming  their  Meeting 
House,  and  to  what  course  is  pursued  in  other  Societies,  and 
report  at  the  next  March  meeting."    Turner  Torrey,  Lysan- 


/  MEETING-HOUSES.  103 

der  Howard,  Darius  Littlefield,  Eiiphalet  Kingman,  and 
Ephraim  Cole,  committee  for  the  above.  After  report  of 
committee,  December  30,  1833,  "Voted  that  they  would  not 
consent  to  have  a  stove  in  our  meeting  house  providing  it 
was  done  free  of  expense  to  the  Parish."  Monday,  August 
10,  1835.  Chose  a  building  committee  of  five  persons  to 
build  a  parsonage  house,  —  Edward  Southworth,  Abel  King- 
man, Benjamin  Kingman,  Bela  Keith,  and  Rositer  Jones,  com- 
mittee. At  last  the  parish  concluded  to  warm  the  house,  which 
appears  by  a  vote  passed  November  28,  1835.  Heman  Pack- 
ard, Col.  E.  Southworth,  and  Ephraim  Cole  were  chosen  a 
committee  to  provide  stoves  for  the  meeting-house.  Truly 
a  most  remarkable  innovation  when  compared  with  the  for- 
mer custom  of  sitting  during  long  sermons,  shivering  and 
shaking  as  though  it  were  wicked  to  be  made  comfortable. 
Judging  by  the  records,  this  people,  hke  most  other  societies, 
were  occasionally  troubled  with  naughty  boys,  as  April  13, 
1844,  "Voted  to  choose  a  number  of  persons  to  take  care 
of  the  boys  in  the  gallery."  March  8,  1852.  An  article  was 
inserted  in  the  warrant,  calhng  a  meeting  of  the  parish,  "  To 
see  if  the  Parish  will  make  a  general  repair  and  revision  of 
their  meeting  house,  and  take  measures  that  may  be  proper 
to  settle  with  the  pew  holders."  "Voted  unanimously  to 
make  a  general  repair  and  revision  of  their  meeting  house." 
"Also  made  choice  of  Benjamin  Kingman,  Oakes  S.  Soule, 
and  Marcus  Packard  a  committee  to  procure  plans  for  reseat- 
ing and  repairing  the  meeting  house,  and  report  at  a  future 
meeting."  March  22,  1852.  The  committee  appointed  to 
get  a  plan  for  reseating  and  repairing  "  reported  in  flivor  of 
building  a  new  house,  and  recommend  that  the  Parish  thor- 
oughly review  the  whole  subject  deliberately."  This  report 
was  accepted,  and  the  same  committee  were  appointed  to  "  in- 
vestigate and  get  such  information  in  relation  to  the  whole 
matter  of  building  and  repairing  their  house  as  they  may 


104:  HISTORY   OF  KORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

think  best  calculated  to  enable  the  parish  to  judge  correctly 
as  to  what  is  best  to  be  done,  to  examine  modern  built  houses 
at  their  discretion." 

The  same  day  *'  voted  to  reconsider  the  vote  to  repair  and 
reseat  the  Meeting  House." 

The  above-named  persons  were  chosen  as  building  com- 
mittee. April  26,  1852.  Benjamin  Kingman,  Ozen  Gurney, 
and  Marcus  Packard  were  appointed  to  settle  with  pew-hold- 
ers, sell  the  old  house,  and  provide  another  place  of  worship. 
December  27,  1852.  "Voted  to  instruct  the  building  com- 
mittee to  proceed  in  building  a  house  when  the  sum  of  Eight 
Thousand  Dollars  is  subscribed."  March  17,  1853.  Made 
choice  of  three  persons  to  apprise  the  old  pews  ;  namely, 
John  "W.  Loud,  of  Weymouth,  Joseph  Lewis,  of  Duxbury,  Na- 
than Randall,  of  Duxbury  were  chosen. 

The  ladies  of  the  First  Congregational  Church  and  society 
held  a  levee  for  social  intercourse  and  fellowship  at  the  Sa- 
tucket  Hall,  February  15,  1853.  The  object  of  the  meeting 
was  to  increase  the  fund  for  furnishing  the  new  meeting- 
house which  was  then  talked  of  building.  The  meeting  was 
largely  attended,  the  weather  mild,  the  travelling  good,  with 
a  bright  moon.  The  meeting  made  choice  of  TTilliam  P. 
Howard  as  president.  The  "North  Bridgewater  Brass 
Band "  was  present,  and  made  the  first  impression ;  then 
prayer  was  offered  by  Rev.  Paul  Couch;  then  a  musical 
treat  by  Isaac  T.  Packard ;  remarks  appropriate  to  the  occa- 
sion by  Rev.  Paul  Couch ;  amusements ;  refreshments  for 
five  hundred  persons ;  and  a  little  later  in  the  evening  the 
following  song  was  sung  by  the  organist  of  the  church. 

THE  OLD  VILLAGE  CHURCH. 

1  A  song  for  the  church,  —  the  old  village  church, 
"Which  has  stood  full  many  a  year ; 
We'll  sing  to  its  praise  in  the  loftiest  lays ; 
For  we  love  its  portals  dear. 


MEETING-HOUSES.  106 

2  The  storms  they  have  beat  on  that  sacred  retreat, 

While  its  inmates  have  bowed  in  prayer  ; 
The  lightnings  have  flashed  and  the  deep  thunder  crashed 
With  the  notes  of  the  chanting  choir. 

3  Memory  now  can  look  back  tlirough  time's  beaten  track 

And  remoml^er  the  joyful  day 
When  its  frame  was  reared,  while  the  workmen  cheered,  — 
To  them  it  was  sport  and  play. 

4  They  saw  the  tower  rise,  pointing  up  to  the  skies, 

While  within  the  deep-toned  bell 
Gave  forth  the  glad  sound  to  the  people  around 
That  the  building  was  finished  well 

5  Then  a  song  for  the  church,  —  the  old  village  church, 

Which  has  stood  full  many  a  year  ; 
We'll  sing  to  its  praise  in  the  loftiest  lays  ; 
For  we  love  its  portals  dear. 

6  But  old  Father  Time,  he  thinks  it  no  crime 

To  crumble  the  stateliest  towers  ; 
In  pilence  he's  spaced,  and  the  beauty  defaced 
That  was  once  in  this  temple  of  ours. 

7  And  progression  appears  in  these  later  years 

To  make  it  our  duty  clear 
That  we  must  in  our  might,  while  contending  for  right, 
A  fine  new  structure  rear. 

8  Then  a  song  for  the  church,  —  for  the  new  village  church, 

Which  we  hope  we  then  shall  see  ; 
In  which  we  may  raise  glad  notes  of  praise 
To  thee,  Great  One  in  Three. 

9  The  work  has  begun,  and  the  ladies  have  done 

And  are  doing,  from  day  to  day. 
An  honorable  part  to  encourage  each  heart 
To  labor  without  delay. 

10  They  have  invited  us  here,  and  with  right  good  cheer 

We  respond  to  their  festive  call ; 
And  we'll  do  nothing  worse  than  to  fill  their  purse, 
To  discount  in  the  fall, 

11  In  decking  fje  church,  —  the  new  village  church, 

Which  we  hope  we  then  shall  see, 
In  which  we  may  raise  glad  notes  of  praise 
To  thee,  Great  One  in  Three. 
14 


106  HISTORY   OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

The  frame  of  the  new  house  was  raised  August  25,  1853, 
in  the  afternoon,  when  the  following  ceremony  took  place : 
1.  Hymn,  sung  by  the  children;  2.  Prayer,  by  Rev.  Charles 
L.  Mills,  of  the  Porter  Church ;  3.  Prayer,  by  Rev.  A.  B. 
Wheeler,  of  the  Second  Methodist  Episcopal  Church;  -i. 
Hymn,  written  by  Isaac  T.  Packard,  the  organist  of  the 
church : — 

1  Praise  to  thy  name,  eternal  King, 
In  grateful  numbers  here  we  bring ; 
Oh,  now  behold  us  from  above, 
And  smile  upon  us  in  thy  love. 

2  Here  on  this  hallowed  ground  we  meet, 

And  now  thy  Ijlessing  we  entreat ;  •« 

Oh,  may  these  walls  in  order  rise 
Through  help  that  cometh  from  the  skies. 

3  Oh,  build  this  house, —  this  house  of  prayer! 
Make  it  the  object  of  thy  care ; 

Here  with  thy  people  ever  dwell : 
Here  may  thy  saints  thy  glories  tell. 

4  And  from  this  earthly  house  below 
May  multitudes  redeemed  go 

To  that  prepared  by  thee  above, 
There  join  to  sing  redeeming  love. 

The  old  meeting-house  was  sold  to  Messrs.  Winthrop  S. 
Baker  and  Rufus  P.  Kingman  for  $1,226.60,  who  took  a  lease 
of  the  land  upon  which  the  building  stood,  a  few  feet  south 
of  where  the  present  building  now  stands,  for  the  term  of 
fifty  years  from  March  21,  1854,  at  the  rate  of  one  hundred 
dollars  per  year.  The  building  was  remodelled  and  used  as  a 
hall  for  public  meetings  until  destroyed  by  fire,  November  7, 
1860. 

The  present  new  and  splendid  edifice  was  opened  to  the 
public  at  two  o'clock  on  Thursday,  July  27,  1854.  There 
were  present  from  fifteen  hundred  to  two  thousand  persons, 
and  the  exercises  were  in  the  following  order:  1.  Voluntary 
on  the  organ;  2.  Chant:  — 


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MEETING-nOUSES.  107 

"  Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord  God  of  hosts;  " 
3.  Invocation  and  Reading  of  the  Scriptures ;  4.  Anthem: — 

•'  Let  all  the  nations  fear  ;  '■ 
5.  Prayer;  6.  Hymn:  — 

1  To  thee  this  temple  we  devote, 

Our  Father  and  our  God  ; 
Accept  it  thine,  and  seal  it  now, 
Thy  Spirit's  blest  abode. 

2  Here  may  the  prayer  of  faith  ascend, 

The  voice  of  praise  arise  ; 
Oh,  may  each  lowly  service  prove 
Accepted  sacrifice. 

3  Here  may  the  sinner  learn  his  guilt, 

And  weep  before  his  Lord  ; 
Here,  pardoned,  sing  a  Saviour's  love. 
And  here  his  vows  record. 

4  Here  may  affliction  dry  the  tear, 

And  learn  to  trust  in  God, 
Convinced  it  is  a  Father  smites. 
And  love  that  guides  the  rod. 

5  Peace  be  within  these  sacred  walls  ; 

Prosperity  be  here ; 
Long  smile  upon  thy  people.  Lord, 
And  evermore  be  near. 

7.  Sermon,  by  Rev.  Paul  Couch,  text,  Isaiah  ii.  2-5,  show- 
ing that  the  house  of  God  is  to  be  a  central  and  control- 
ling power  in  the  world's  reformation;  8.  Hymn,  Anthem:  — 
"  Peace  be  to  this  habitation ;  " 

9.  Dedicatoiy  Prayer  ;  10.  Anthem :  — 

"  Hark !  the  song  of  jubilee ;  " 

11.  Closing  Prayer ;  12.  Hymn  and  Doxology,  by  the  con- 
gregation :  — 

"  From  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies ;  " 
Doxology :  — 

"Praise  God,  from  whom  all  blessings  flow ;  " 
13.  Benediction. 


108  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

The  sermon  is  spoken  of  as  having  been  of  a  high  order. 
Many  a  golden  thought  was  presented  to  the  people,  and 
will  be  treasured  up  by  them.  The  singing  also  was  of  the 
most  excellent  kind,  and  entitled  to  great  praise.  The  last 
hymn  was  sung  to  the  tune  of  "  Old  Hundred,"  in  which  the 
congregation  joined ;  and  seldom  has  that  tune  been  sung 
with  such  great  power  and  in  such  correct  time  as  on  that 
occasion.  The  organ  poured  forth  a  flood  of  harmony  from 
which  no  deviation  could  be  made,  and  every  one  present 
seemed  pleased  with  the  arrangements  and  detail  of  the  ex- 
ercises. This  occasion  afforded  many  an  opportunity  to 
view  the  house  for  the  first  time.  The  day  was  pleasant  and 
the  attendance  very  large.  Few  houses  are  to  be  found  in 
the  country  that  will  compare  favorably  with  this.  Its  ex- 
terior is  rendered  attractive  and  pleasing  to  the  eye  by  its 
beautiful  proportions,  which,  while  they  present  and  possess 
unusual  strength,  are  so  arranged  that  the  whole  appearance 
is  not  only  satisfactory,  but  very  graceful  and  imposing. 
The  length  of  the  building  is  96  feet,  width  64  feet,  with  a 
spire  185  feet  in  height,  and  contains  116  pews  on  the 
floor  and  28  in  the  gallery.  It  is  built  in  the  Romanesque 
style  of  architecture,  designed  by  Messrs.  Towle  &  Foster, 
of  Boston,  was  built  by  Samuel  Vaughn,  of  Boston.  The 
pews  are  all  neatly  carpeted,  cushioned,  and  upholstered 
both  in  the  gallery  and  below.  The  gallery  contains  a  large 
and  beautiful  organ,  built  by  W.  B.  D.  Simmons,  of  Cam- 
bridge Street,  Boston,  which  was  finished  May  17, 1854.  On 
entering  the  building,  we  find,  on  the  first  floor,  a  vestry  of 
good  size  and  a  large  room,  carpeted  and  well  furnished,  for 
the  use  of  the  "  Ladies'  Association,"  connected  with  the  bo- 
ciety.  In  the  rear  of  these  rooms  are  two  convenient  and 
well-arranged  tenements,  which  are  rented.  Ascending  from 
the  main  entrance  on  either  side  stairs  of  very  easy  grade, 
we  find  ourselves  in  the  vestibule,  from  which  we  enter  the 


MEETING-HOUSES.  109 

auditory,  or  ascend  to  the  galleries.  The  interior  cfiect  13 
exceedingly  fine.  The  spacious  floor,  well-arranged  pews, 
all  uniform  and  somewhat  richly  upholstered,  the  ample  gal- 
leries, not  projecting  from  the  sides  with  huge,  overshadow- 
ing effect,  but  rather  relieving  the  height  and  presenting  a 
corresponding  finish,  the  chaste  and  elegant  pulpit,  finely 
frescoed  walls  and  ceiling,  are  in  perfect  harmony  with  each 
other  and  their  design  and  uses,  and  beautifully  wrought 
without  glaring  effect.  Upon  the  west  end  of  the  building, 
on  the  ceiling  to  the  left  of  the  pulpit,  is  the  following  inscrip- 
tion :  "  Ye  shall  keep  my  Sabbaths  and  reverence  my  sanctu- 
ary. I  am  the  Lord."  To  the  right  of  the  pulpit  is  the  fol- 
lowing :  "  The  Lord  hath  chosen  Zion.  He  hath  desired  it 
for  his  habitation."  The  outlay  in  erecting  this  house,  in- 
cluding the  organ,  was  about  $24,000.  The  first  sale  of  pews 
took  place  on  Monday  following  the  dedication,  at  which 
73  pews  were  sold  for  the  sum  of  $22,282.50.  The  choice 
money  paid  was  $1,746.50.  After  the  sale  there  were  43 
pews  remaining  unsold  on  the  floor  of  the  auditory,  many 
of  which  were  very  desirable,  and  several  in  the  galleries,  all 
of  which  were  carpeted  and  furnished  as  below. 

The  bell  that  belonged  on  the  old  church,  when  sold,  was 
transferred  to  the  new  house  above  described  in  June,  1854. 
The  following  legend  was  upon  the  same  :  — 

"  I  to  the  church  the  living  call, 
And  to  the  graveyard  summon  all." 

This  bell,  after  having  done  many  years  of  faithful  service, 
gave  out  but  a  short  time  after  it  was  removed;  for  we 
find,  September  5,  1855,  a  new  bell  was  purchased  of  Messrs. 
Henry  N.  Hooper  &  Co.,  of  Boston,  weighing  2,035  lbs. 


CHAPTER    VI. 

EDUCATIOJ^AL    HISTORY. 

Free  Schools.  —  Their  Origin.  —  School  Committee  of  the  North  Parish.  —  Division 
of  the  Parish  into  Districts.  —  School  Committee.  —  Annual  Appropriations.  — 
School  Districts.  —  Adelphian  Academy.  —  North  Bridgewater  Academy.  —  High 
School.  —  Private  Schools. 

FOR  the  past  two  centuries  our  country  has  enjoyed  a  sys- 
tem of  education  that  has  had  no  parallel.  The  prog- 
ress of  our  country  with  all  its  varied  interests  may  be  at- 
tributed to  the  education  of  her  people.  There  is  no  one 
thing  in  which  the  happiness  and  prosperity  of  society  is  so 
much  involved  as  in  the  proper  education,  tlie  moral  training, 
and  discipline  of  youth,  and  the  many  advantages  arising  from 
the  same  cannot  be  too  highly  estimated  or  overstated.  The 
boldness  of  the  measure  aiming  at  universal  education 
through  the  medium  of  free  scJiools  has  no  precedent  in  the 
history  of  the  world.  Every  nation  abroad,  as  well  as  States 
at  home,  are  imitating  our  example.  The  credit  of  originating 
these  free  institutions  is  due  to  our  Pilgrim  Fathers.  It  was 
in  the  cabin  of  the  "Mayflower"  that  they  agreed  among  them- 
selves to  a  written  constitution  of  government  which  was  the 
nucleus  of  all  the  free  governments  of  the  earth.  At  the 
time  they  landed  on  our  shores,  two  grand  ideas  pervaded 
their  minds ;  namely,  religion,  or  the  spiritual  interest  of 
their  people,  and  knowledge,  or  the  education  of  the  young. 
The  fisheries  of  Cape  Cod  were  early  laid  under  contributions 
for  the  support  of  free  schools  in  1G71.  At  a  public  festival 
a  few  years  since,  the  following  sentiments  were  offered: 

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EDUCATIONAL   HISTORY.  Ill 

"  Mackerel  Schools  and  Free  Schools,  the  one  the  support  of 
the  other; "  another,  "  The  Fishermen  of  Cape  Cod,  they  get 
their  learning  on  their  own  Hook."  These  institutions  have 
long  been  under  the  control  of  the  government,  by  them  sup- 
ported and  controlled,  sanctioned  and  protected  by  law  as 
much  as  the  right  of  a  person  to  their  own  mode  of  worship ; 
and  the  distinguishing  feature  of  the  system  is  in  the  advan- 
tage of  common-school  instruction,  which  is  free  to  all,  with- 
out distinction  of  race,  color,  or  position,  and  is  secured  to 
every  child  in  the  State,  that  the  property  of  the  common- 
wealth shall  be  subservient  to  equal  and  adequate  instruction. 
The  mass  of  the  people  have  been  educated,  and  we  have  en- 
joyed what  no  other  nation  has  been  permitted  to  enjoy, — 
we  have  learned  for  ourselves  how  to  conduct  a  free  govern- 
ment, and  the  success  of  the  same  may  be  seen  in  the  prog- 
ress that  has  been  and  is  now  being  made  in  all  that  contrib- 
utes to  make  a  nation  prosperous  and  happy. 

From  earliest  time  the  policy  of  Massachusetts  has  been  to 
develop  the  minds  of  her  people  and  to  imbue  them  with  the 
principles  of  duty.  In  doing  this  she  has  liad  the  aid  of  the 
many  towns  within  her  limits,  and  has  a  system  which  is  des- 
tined to  greater  and  more  elevated  usefulness  than  has  ever 
before  been  seen. 

The  town  of  North  Bridgewater  has  ever  been  ready  to 
contribute  of  her  public  funds  for  educational  purposes. 
Previous  to  the  incorporation  of  the  old  North  Parish,  the 
parish  paid  their  proportional  part  of  school  expenses  of  the 
town  of  Bridgewater,  and  received  a  share  of  the  benefits  of 
the  same.  At  a  meeting  of  the  tov/n  of  Bridgewater,  held 
November  24,  1746,  a  committee  of  twelve  were  chosen,  "  To 
consult  what  method  may  be  most  beneficial  to  the  Town  in 
improving  of  ye  school  for  the  futer."  Robert  Howard, 
Abiel  Packard  were  chosen  on  the  part  of  the  North  Parish. 


112  HISTORY  OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATEB. 

The  committee  made  the  following  report :  December  1, 
1746.  "  Voted  that  the  sum  of  <£250  old  Tenor,  to  support 
schooling  in  the  town  one  year  next  following,  and  that  the 
grammar  school  has  been  kept  longer  in  a  precinct  than  has 
been  useful  when  it  comes  to  their  .turn,  and  that  the  west 
precinct  shall  have  the  improvement  of  ye  grammar  school 
the  first  year  and  then  the  other  precincts  in  order  shall  have 
the  grammar  school  according  to  tbeir  proportion  of  ye  Tax." 
We  next  find  a  record  in  the  parish  books  as  follows  :  March 
21,  17-17.  "  At  a  meeting  held  this  day  To  chuse  a  commit- 
tee to  take  care  of  the  money,  and  gat  a  scole  masturc,  or  a 
scoole  dame,  and  to  see  if  the  precinct  can  agree  whare  the 
scoolc  shall  be  keept  this  year,"  it  was  voted  "  That  Timothy 
Keith,  Robert  Howard  and  Abiel  Packard  should  be  a  com- 
mittee to  take  care  of  the  scoole  the  year  Insewing."  Also, 
"Voted  by  the  precinct,  that  the  precinct  should  be  devided 
into  three  scoole  Ricks,  to  begin  at  Elisha  Dunbars,  and  from 
thence  to  Abia  Keiths  and  from  thence  to  Henery  Kingmans 
all  to  the  South  of  that  line  to  be  the  South  Rick,  And  the 
meedal  Rick  to  extend  North  as  far  as  the  north  side  of  Abiel 
Packards  field  that  Joynes  Zachariah  Gurneys,  by  an  east 
and  west  Line  from  said  place. 

"  Each  peart  having  Equal  parte  In  the  town  treasury  for 
draft  of  money  belonging  to  the  precinct  for  the  use  of  the 
scoole  to  be  drawed  by  the  committee  for  the  scoole  or  their 
order."  For  a  long  time  after  the  establishment  of  the  North 
Parish,  or  precinct,  there  were  but  three  school  districts, 
which  were  divided  as  above.  "  The  subject  of  new  school 
Houses  was  brot  to  the  attention  of  the  parish,  August  15, 
1748,  To  chuse  a  man  or  men  to  receive  the  money  due  from 
the  town  to  maintain  a  scoole  and  to  dispose  of  the  same  in 
the  best  method,  Alsow  To  see  if  the  precinct  will  build  one 
or  more  scool  houses  for  the  use  of  the  Parish  scool,  and  to 


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act  anything  proper  for  accomplisliing  the  same.  The  meet- 
ing was  setteled  by  the  choisc  of  Daniel  Howard,  moderator. 
''Voted  that  Timothy  Keith,  Abiel  Packard,  and  Robert 
Howard  shiild  bee  a  committee  to  draw  the  money  out  of  the 
town  treasury  this  present  year,  their  perporsionabcl  part 
for  the  use  of  the  Parash  Scools  and  to  dispose  of  the  same 
in  the  way  and  manner  voted  by  the  precinct  last  year  past." 
December  9,  1751.  A  meeting  was  held  "To  agree  How,  and 
whare  the  scoole  shall  be  keept  the  Insueing  year.  Voted 
that  the  scool  shuld  be  keept  in  three  places  in  the  precinct, 
also  Voted  that  the  meddal  part  shuld  have  the  scool  the  first 
fore  months  and  the  south  part  shuld  have  it  the  next  two 
months,  and  the  north  part  which  extends  from  the  north  line 
of  the  middle  rick  as  far  north  as  the  town  extends,  should 
have  it  the  next  three  months."  Again,  March  28,  1753,  the 
laying  out  of  the  money,  and  "  settelling  of  the  scool  "  was 
left  to  the  precinct  committee.  The  people  of  the  precinct, 
feeling  dissatisfied  with  the  division,  called  a  meeting  which 
was  held  March  11,  1784,  "To  take  the  minds  of  the  precinct 
respecting  the  grammar  school  for  the  future,  and  act  what 
may  be  thought  proper  concerning  the  same,"  at  which  it  was 
"  Voted  to  divide  the  precinct  into  four  Ricks  for  the  Gram- 
mar School,  also  Voted  that  Barnabas  Howard,  Dea.  Jonathan 
Gary,  Mr.  Matthew  Kingman,  and  Ensign  Issachar  Snell,  be  a 
committee  for  the  purpose  aforesaid  and  make  report  at  the 
fall  meeting."  September  6, 1784.  The  committee  for  divid- 
ing the  district  into  four  ricks  for  the  grammar  school  gave 
in  the  following  report :  — 

We  the  subscribers,  being  chosen  a  committee  by  the  North  Precinct  in 
Bridgewater,  in  order  to  divide  said  precinct  into  four  parts  for  the  better 
accommodation  of  the  Inhabitants  of  said  precinct  to  improve  the  Grammar 
School,  and  having  considered  the  same,  do  report  as  foUowcth ;  namely, 
That  a  line  be  drawn  from  Mr.  Zachariah  Gary's  westerly  to  Epbraim 
Churchill's,  and  from  thence  to  Easton  Line,  and  those  families  on  the  south 
Bide  of  said  line  to  be  the  South  Rick,  and  those  on  the  north  side  of  said 
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114  mSTORY  OF  NORTH  BRmGEWATEE. 

line  to  be  the  North  Rick,  and  from  said  Gary's  easterly  to  William  Shaw's 
and  from  thence  to  Abington  line,  to  divide  the  easterly  part  of  said  pre- 
cinct, those  families  on  the  south  side  of  said  Road  to  be  the  South  Rick,  the 
before  mentioned  Ricks  to  be  divided  North  and  South  by  the  Country  Road. 

issachar  sxell. 

Barnabas  Howard. 

Matthew  Kingman. 

Jonathan  Cart. 

The  above  report  being  read,  it  was  accepted,  and  the 
meeting  voted  "  that  the  Grammar  School  be  keept  six  weeks 
in  each  Rick."  "  Voted  that  the  two  Ricks  on  the  west  side 
of  the  Country  Road  have  the  Grammar  School  this  year." 

After  the  above  division  of  the  parish  into  districts,  or 
ricks,  the  precinct  committee  had  charge  of  the  division  of 
the  school  fund  as  it  was  drawn  from  the  town  treasury,  and 
upon  them  devolved  the  duties  that  afterward  were  assigned 
to  the  committee  chosen  for  each  district. 

March  4,  1794.  The  parish  "voted  to  raise  <£15  to  be  as- 
sessed on  the  inhabitants  of  the  parish  for  the  purpose  of 
English  schooling."  March  17,  1794.  At  a  meeting  of  the 
parish  it  was  "  voted  to  chose  a  Committy  in  Each  English 
School  District  to  take  care  of  the  school  money,  and  see  that 
it  is  well  laid  out  for  the  benefit  of  each  Destrict."  The  du- 
ties of  this  committee  were  to  procure  rooms,  teachers,  fuel, 
etc.,  for  the  schools  in  their  several  districts. 

The  plan  adopted  in  the  following  table  is  to  place  the  first 
person  in  office  at  the  head  of  the  list.with  the  year  in  full, 
and  any  subsequent  years  in  an  abbreviated  form,  as  follows : 
1794,  95,  97.  When  a  person  is  re-elected  to  office  during 
several  consecutive  years,  the  first  and  last  years  are  placed 
in  full,  with  a  dash  between,  to  show  that  the  intermediate 
years  are  included :  as  1801-1826.  This  plan  has  been 
adopted  to  save  repetition  of  names,  and  is  one  which  will 
be  easily  understood  by  the  reader. 


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The  FOLLcrwTxo  is  a  list  of  the  gciiool  committee  chosen  by  the  town 

FOR   the   several   DISTRICTS   FROM    1794   to    182G,  INCLUSIVE. 


Lieut.  Nathaniel  Orcutt,  1794. 
Ensign  Howard  Cary,  1794, 95, 1802, 

4,  6,  11,  IG,  17. 
Daniel  Gary,  1794,  95,  1801. 
Perez  Southworth,  1794,  95, 1805. 
Issachar  Snell,  Esq.,  1794-1798. 
Ichabod  Howard,  1794,  95,  98,  99, 

1800,  1,  2,  7,  19. 
Levi  Keith,  1794,  95. 
Benjamin  Howard,  1794. 
Parmenas    Packard,   1794,   95,  99, 

1802. 
Captain  Lemuel  Packard,  1794,  96, 

1802,  8. 
Barnabas  Curtis,  1794,  95. 
Lieut.  Robert  Packard,  1795-1801, 

14,  21. 
Daniel  Manley,  1795, 1800. 
Ephraim  Cole,  1795,  1801,  10,  14, 

18. 
Capt.  Jesse  Perkins,  1796.  99, 1800. 
Lieut.  Eleazer  Snow,  1796. 
Job  Ames,  1796. 
Oliver  Howard,  1796, 1803,  5. 
Waldo  Hayward,  1796. 
John  Wales,  1796,  1804. 
Samuel  Dike,  1796,  1803,  7. 
Joseph  Ilayward,  1796,  1805, 
Eliphalet  Packard,  1797. 
Moses  Cary,  1797,  L814,  16, 
William  Brett,  1797. 
Jonathan  Perkins,  Jr.,  1797, 1806,  7, 

11,  13,  16,  19. 
Jeremiah  Beals,  1797. 
Rufus  Brett,  1797. 
Capt.  Zebedee  Snell,  1797,  98. 
William  Shaw,  Jr.,  1797. 
Nathaniel  Manley,  1797. 
Dea.  James  Perkins,  1798. 
/    Ensign  Mark  Perkins,  1798, 1804,  6, 

8,  11,  17,  19. 
Sanruel  Cheesman,  1798. 
Timothy  Ames,  1798, 1805, 
Ebenezer  Warren,  1798. 


Seth  Kingman,  1798, 1815. 
Jonatlian  Keith,  1798, 1801,  2,  3. 
Thomas  Thompson,  1799,  1813,  19, 

22. 
Nathaniel  Leach,  1799. 
Zachariah  Gurney,  Jr.,  1799, 1804, 9, 

14,  18. 
Benjamin  Keith,  1799, 1805-1809. 
Asaph  HayTvard,  1799. 
Japhet  Beals,  1799. 
Noab  ^\jnes,  1799. 
Josiah  Perkins,  1800,  5. 
Amzi  Brett,  1800. 
Abiah  Packard,  1800. 
Jonathan  Cary,  1800. 
Dea.'  David  Edson,  1800,  8. 
Doctor  Phillip  Bryant,  1800,  8,  9. 
Ensign  Jonathan  Snow,  1800,  26. 
Micah  Shaw,  1801,  0,  13,  22. 
Hayward  Marshall,  1801,  10, 14,  24. 
Barzilla  Field,  1801,  5,  9,  23. 
Ephraim  Jackson,  1801,  4. 
Samuel  Brett,  Jr.,  1801. 
Caleb  Howard,  1802. 
John  Tilden,  1802,  7,  9,  12,  22. 
Lieut.  Ephraim  Noyes,  1802,  4,  11, 

14,  17. 

Isaiah  Packard,  1802,  8. 

Ensign  Asa  Jones,  1803,  9,  18-. 

Job  Bryant,  1803. 

Asa  Ford,  1803. 

Cyrus  Packard,  1803,  6,  15,  21. 

Thomas  Packard,  Jr.,  1803,  lOu 

Joseph  Alden,  1803. 

Capt.  Abel  Kingman,  1804,  22,  26  . 

John  Howard,  1804. 

Daniel  Packard,  1804. 

Shepard  Perkins,  1804,  9,  17. 

Seth  Snow,  1805. 

Zachariah  Snell,  1805. 

Abijah  Knapp,  1805. 

Perez  Crocker,  1806,  17. 

Gideon  Howard,  Esq.,.180G,  12, 13^ 

15,  16. 


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HISTORY  OP  NORTH   BRDDGEWATER. 


Oliver  SncU,  1800,  10. 
William  Edson,  180G. 
Ensign  Nchcmiah  Lincoln,  1807,  9, 

12. 
Scth  Edson,  1807,  11. 
Noah  Cheesinan,  1807. 
Samuel  Alden,  Jr.,  1807. 
Joseph  Brett,  1807,  14. 
Joseph  Sylvester,  Jr.,  1808,  14. 
Daniel  Howard,  Esq.,  1808,  9,  IL 
John  Ames,  1808. 
Levi  Packard,  1808,  13. 
John  BurriU,  1809. 
Benjamin  Ames,  1809,  14,  19,  23. 
Adin  Packard,  Jr.,  1810. 
Eliphalet  Kingman,  1810,  17,  20. 
Barnabas  Curtis,  1810. 
Ebenczer  Dunbar,  1810. 
Jonathan  Beal,  1811. 
Zebedee  SncU,  Jr.,  1811. 
Caleb  Jackson,  1811,  15. 
Joseph  Reynolds,  Jr.,  1811. 
Silas  Snow,  1812. 
Turner  Torrey,  1812,  14,  17,  24, 
Silvanus  French,  1812,  19,  23. 
Jacob  Fuller,  1812,  20. 
Isaac  Fames,  1812. 
Shepard  Snell,  1812. 
Galen  Packard,  1812,21. 
Alpha  Brett,  1813. 
Luke  Packard,  1813,  21. 
Josiah  Dunbar,  1813,  18. 
Micah  Packard,  1813,  17,  23. 
Manley  Hayward,  1813,  16,  21. 
Asa  Howard,  1815,  22. 
Capt.  John  Packard,  1815,  IG,  19, 20. 
Jeremiah  Beals,  Jr.,  1815, 19. 
Lewis  Dailey,  1815. 
Capt.  Oliver  Jackson,  1815,  21,  2G. 
James  Gary,  1815. 
Howard  Packard,  1815,  17. 
Isaac  Keith,  1810,  2G. 
Enos  Thayer,  181G. 
Apollae  Packard,  1816. 


Darius  Howard,  1817,  26, 
Ziba  Keith,  1817,  21. 
Thomas  Wales,  1818. 
Howard  Manley,  1818,  23, 
Jacob  Dunbar,  1818. 
Ezekiel  Merritt,  1818. 
Samuel  Packard,  1818. 
Josiah  Ames,  1818. 
John  Smith,  1818,  24. 
John  Crafts,  1819. 
Parmenas  Brett,  1819. 
Jabez  Kingman,  1519,  26. 
David  Ford,  1820. 
Azor  Packard,  1820,  24. 
Oliver  Leach,  1820. 
Theron  Ames,  1820. 
Zenas  Brett,  1820. 
Isaac  Packard,  1820. 
Nathan  Packard,  1820. 
Isaac  Hartwell,  Jr.,  1820,  22. 
Nathaniel  Wales,  182L 
David  Battles,  1821. 
Azel  Gurney,  1821. 
Barnabas  Edson,  1821. 
David  Ames,  1822. 
Josiah  Brett,  1822. 
William  Tribou,  1822. 
Jonas  Reynolds,  1822. 
Zibeon  Brett,  1822, 23. 
Simeon  Dunbar,  1823. 
Jesse  Perkins,  Jr.,  1823,  26. 
Williams  Alden,  1823. 
Hezekiah  Packard,  1823. 
Martin  South  worth,  1823. 
Martin  Dunbar,  1823. 
Isaac  Curtis,  1823. 
Sullivan  Packard,  1824. 
Charles  Packard,  1824. 
Samuel  Dike,  Jr.,  1824. 
Caleb  Copeland,  Jr.,  1824. 
Zophar  Field,  1824. 
Nahum  Perkins,  1820. 
Joel  Ames,  1826. 


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committee  man  in  the  several  districts  to  manage  the  affairs 
independently  of  the  town. 

March  16,  1795.  The  parish  came  together  "  to  hear  the 
Report  of  a  committee  chosen  to  see  if  they  can  fix  upon  any 
plan  that  shall  operate  more  equally  in  the  division  of  the 
Grammar  School  District." 

"  The  committee  appointed  by  the  North  Parish  of  Bridge- 
water  at  their  meeting  in  November  last  to  consider  whether 
any  alterations  can  be  made  in  the  Grammar  School  wricks  in 
said  Parish  wich  will  be  of  more  general  advantage  to  the 
inhabitants  thereof  Beg  leave  to  make  the  following  reporte ; 
namely,  — 

"  First,  your  committee  are  of  opinion  that  the  South  west  and  South  east 
•wricks,  as  to  their  extent  and  bounds,  remain  as  they  now  are.  Secondly, 
your  committee  are  of  opinion  that  it  will  be  for  the  general  advantage  of 
the  inhabitants  of  the  North  west  and  North  East  wricks  to  be  divided  into 
three  wricks  in  the  following  manner,  and  form,  to  wit,  The  first  or  north 
•west  wrick  to  be  bounded  Northerly  and  Westerly,  on  Stoughton  and  Easton, 
Southerly  on  the  South  west  wrick  and  easterly  on  the  river  whareon  Rey- 
nolds sawmill  stands,  including  also  Lieut.  Parmenas  Packard,  and  Benjamin 
Silvesters  familys.  The  Second  or  north  wrick  to  be  bounded  northerly  on 
Stoughton,  westerly  on  Reynolds  mill  River  aforesaid,  Southerly  on  the 
Southern  wrick,  and  easterly  on  trout  Brook  excluding  the  before  mentioned 
families  of  Lieut.  Parmenas  Packard  and  Benjamin  Silvester,  including  Dan- 
iel Howard,  Esq.,  Gideon  Howard  and  Thomas  White  and  their  families  be- 
fore mentioned.  The  Third  or  North  East  wrick  to  be  bounded  easterly  and 
northerly  on  Abington  and  Randolph  ;  westerly,  on  Trout  Book,  and  south- 
erly on  the  South  east  wrick,  excluding  Daniel  Howard,  Esq.,  Gideon  How- 
ard and  Thomas  White's  families,  before  mentioned.  Thirdly,  your  com- 
mittee are  also  of  opinion  that  the  Gi'ammar  School  ought  to  be  kept  in  the 
two  southern  wricks  every  other  year,  —  one  half  in  the  South  west  wrick, 
and  the  other  half  in  the  South  east  ■wrick.  We  are  also  of  opinion  that 
said  Grammar  School  ought  to  be  kept  in  the  three  northern  wricks  every 
other  year  in  the  following  proportion  ;  namely,  one  Third  part  of  the  time 
in  the  north  west  wrick,  one  third  part  in  the  middle  or  north  wrick,  and 
one  third  part  of  the  time  in  the  North  East  wrick.  Fourthly,  your  com- 
mittee are  furthermore  of  the  opinion  that  the  school  in  the  north  or  middle 
wrick  ought  to  be  kept  alternately  at  the  school  House  near  Nathaniel  Snells 
and  the  school  House  near  the  Meeting  House,  and  that  the  school  in  the 
South  east  wrick  ought  to  be  kept  at  or  between  Seth  Kingmans,  Abel 
Kingmans  and  Eliab  Packards,  and  that  the  School  in  the  North  east  wricks 


118  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

ought  to  be  kept  alternately  at  the  school  house  near  Deacon  Jonathan 
Carys,  and  the  School  house  near  William  Shaws,  unless  the  inhabitants  of 
eaid  wrick  can  agree  on  a  more  central  place,  which  we  judge  to  be  at  or  be- 
tween Ames  Packards,  Josiah  Packards,  Josiah  Eames,  and  Perez  South- 
worths. 
"  All  wich  is  submitted  to  Said  parish  for  consederation  and  acceptance. 

ISSACHAR   SnELL, 

Eleazer  Snow, 

Daniel  Howard,  ^Committee." 
Jesse  Perkins,      i 
Lemuel  Packj^rdjJ 
A  true  record. 

Daniel  Cart,  Precinct  Clerk. 

Again,  the  grammar  school  did  not  suit  all  the  people  in 
the  parish;  for,  November  14,  1796,  we  find  a  meeting  called 
"  To  see  if  some  more  advantageous  method  cannot  be  de- 
vised for  the  improvement  of  the  Grammar  School,"  at  which 
it  was  "voted  to  postpone  the  subject  to  the  next  March 
meeting." 

March  9,  1797.  "Voted  to  choose  a  committee  of  one 
from  each  school  District,  to  make  some  alteration  in  the 
Grammar  School  Districts,  and  report  at  next  fall  meetiug." 
Daniel  Howard,  Esq.,  Issachar  Snell,  Esq.,  Waldo  Hayward, 
Capt.  Lemuel  Packard,  Moses  Gary,  Capt.  Zebedee  Snell, 
Capt.  Jesse  Perkins,  Jeremiah  Thayer,  Jr.,  Barnabas  Curtis, 
Daniel  Manley  Jr.,  were  the  committee  who  made  the  follow- 
ing report  November  13,1797:  "  The  committee  appointed 
to  report  a  plan  for  keeping  the  Grammar  School  have  agreed 
upon  the  following  mode ;  namely,  — 

"  First,  That  Said  School  shall  not  l)e  kept  in  a  dwelling  House.  Second, 
That  Said  School  be  kept  in  each  English  district  through  the  parish,  pro- 
vided they  Shall  build  School  Houses  and  fit  them  with  seats  in  the  same 
manner  the  School  house  near  the  meeting  house  is  and  otherwise  convenient 
in  the  judgment  of  the  Selectmen  for  the  time  being,  and  find  sufficiency  of 
Fire  wood.  Third,  In  case  any  district  shall  not  comply  with  the  forgoing 
conditions  the  school  is  to  be  kcept  in  the  next  Distrect  according  to  their 
turn.  The  school  shall  be  keept  first  in  Issachar  Snells,  2d  in  Jesse  Perkins, 
3d  Jonathan  Carys,  4th  Amzi  Bretts,  5th  William  Shaws,  Gth  Ichabod  Ed- 
eons,  7th  Charles  Snells,  8th  Ephraim  Coles,  9th  Daniel  Manlys,  10th  Capt. 


EDUCATIONAL   HISTORY.  119 

Zebedee  Snells  —  all  of  wliich  is  Submitted  to  the  parish  for  consideration 
and  acceptance. 

"  The  above  report  was  accepted  and  agreed  to  by  the  Parish. 
"  A  trew  record. 

"  Daniel  Cart,  Parish  Clerk." 

Previous  to  tbe  organization  of  the  town  in  1821,  the 
North  Parish  had  the  charge  of  the  school  funds  which  were 
set  apart  by  the  town  to  them,  and  the  precinct  committee 
were  the  committee  when  no  others  were  chosen  especially 
for  that  purpose.  The  amount  was  assessed  upon  the  inhab- 
itants according  to  their  valuation.  We  find  no  systematic 
account  of  the  amount  appropriated  yearly,  or  the  manner  in 
which  it  was  spent,  but  presume  it  was  well  expended.  The 
schools  were  usually  from  six  to  eight  weeks  in  a  year, 
and  we  should  judge  the  people  would  make  the  most  of 
their  time.  We  have  found  occasionally  separate  amounts 
additional  to  that  voted  by  the  town  to  be  assessed  by  the 
parish,  as  March  16,  1795.  "  Voted  £15  for  EngUsh  School- 
ing." Also  February  27,  1798.  "Voted  to  raise  two  hun- 
dred dollars  for  the  use  of  schooling."  This  above  vote  was 
reconsidered  August  19,  1798.  The  precinct  voted  sums 
only  when  an  extra  outlay  had  been  made,  or  a  schoolhouse 
built.  The  first  appropriations  are  from  1821  to  1825,  inclu- 
sive, when  the  sum  of  six  hundred  and  twenty-five  dollars 
was  voted.  Early  the  next  year,  1826,  the  State  passed  a 
general  law,  placing  the  entire  care  and  superintendence  of 
the  public  schools  in  a  town  in  the  hands  of  a  committee 
which  consisted  of  three,  five,  or  seven  persons,  whose  duty 
it  was  to  examine  into  the  qualifications  of  teachers,  and  to 
visit  the  several  schools  at  the  commencement  and  closing 
of  them.  Their  duty  was  to  provide  books  for  those  that  fail 
to  provide  for  themselves,  under  certain  rules,  and  also  to  de- 
termine what  books  should  be  used  in  the  schools. 


120  HISTORY   OF  NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  the  school  committee  from  1827 
to  1864,  inclusive,  together  with  the  years  of  their  election :  — 

Eliab  Whitman,  1827,  40,  41,  42,  43,  44,  46,  47. 
Linus  Howard,  1827,  29,  30,  31. 
Dr.  Nathan  Perry,  1827. 

Rev.  D.  Huntington,  1828,  40,  41,  42,  43,  44,  45,  4G,  47, 
Dr.  John  S.  Crafts,  1828,  29,  30. 
Rev.  John  Goldsbury,  1828. 
Heman  Packard,  1829,  30,  31,  32,  33,  34. 
Albert  Smith,  1829,  35,  38,  39. 
Jesse  Perkins,  1829,  30,  31,  32,  33,  36  37  39 
Jabez  Kingman,  1830. 
Srastus  Wales,  1832,  33. 
Lucius  Kingman,  1834,  35. 
Zibeon  Shaw,  1834,  35,  36,  37. 
Joseph  A.  Rainsford,  1836,  37. 
Isaac  Eames,  1838. 
Josiah  W.  Kingman  1838. 
Rev.  John  Dwight,  1838. 

Rev.  Paul  Couch,  1838,39,  40,  41,  42,  43,  44,  45,  46,  47,  48,  49,  50,  51, 
52,  53,  54,  56,  57,  58. 
Rev.  A.  S.  Dudley,  1845. 
Adoniram  Bisbee,  18-'8,  49,  50,  51,  52. 
Rev.  William  Whiting,  1848,  49,  50. 
Henry  A.  Ford,  1851,  52,  56,  57,  58,  59,  60,  61. 
Rev.  Henry  Baylies,  1853,  54. 
Rev.  A.  B.  Wheeler,  1854,  55. 
Rev.  Warren  Goddard,  1853, 
George  T.  Ryder,  1855. 
Charles  C.  Bixby,  1855. 
Rev.  Charles  L.  Mills,  1856,  57,  58,  59,60. 
Elbridge  G.  Ames,  1859,  60,  61,  62,  63. 
Galen  E.  Pratt,  1800,  61,  62,  63. 
Rev.  Charles  W.  Wood,  1862,  63,  64. 
Augustus  F.  Jones,  1864. 
Rev.  F.  A.  Crafts,  1864. 

This  committee  were  also  required  to  make  an  annual  re- 
port of  the  number  of  schools,  scholars,  amount  appropriated, 
and  such  other  details  as  was  deemed  of  interest  to  the  sec- 
retary of  the  commonwealth.  From  these  reports,  now  on 
file  in  his  office,  from  North  Bridgewater,  we  find  the  follow- 


EDUCATIONAL  HISTORY.  121 

ing  reports,  which  we  publish  to  exhibit  at  a  glance  the  con- 
dition of  the  schools  at  different  dates:  — 

Year.       Xo.  scholars  attending  school.       Amount  appropriated.        No.  schooU  in  town. 

1827 425 $800 11 

1828 425 800 11 

1829 550 800 11 

1830 5^0 800 11 

1831 503 800 11 

1832 509 800 II 

1833 G'3'j 800 11 

1S34 050 1000 11 

1835 057 1000 11 

1836 070 1000 11 

We  see  by  the  above  returns  that,  prior  to  the  year  1837, 
the  amount  annually  appropriated  for  the  support  of  the  pub- 
lic schools  in  the  town  has  not  increased  in  proportion  to  the 
increase  in  the  number  of  scholars.  During  this  year  a 
change  was  made  in  the  laws  regulating  the  schools  through- 
out the  commonwealth,  by  the  organization  of  the  ^^  Board  of 
Education  "  in  June,  1837,  and  by  which  all  the  school  com- 
mittees in  the  several  towns  were  required  to  make  a  de- 
tailed report  to  them,  annually,  of  the  condition  of  the  schools 
in  their  respective  towns,  which  report  was  either  to  be  read 
in  open  town  meeting,  or  printed  for  circulation  among  the 
inhabitants.  The  effect  of  these  reports  has  been  of  univer- 
sal advantage  to  the  commonwealth,  as  by  this  system  the 
experience  of  each  town  is  laid  open  to  the  others,  so  that 
they  may  be  benefited  by  another's  experience.  By  it  the 
several  portions  of  the  State  are  brought  nearer  each  other, 
causing  a  spirit  of  emulation  to  pervade  the  entire  commu- 
nity. It  is  this  that  has  given  the  Old  Bay  State  a  name 
worthy  of  being  handed  down  to  future  generations,  and  has 
made  her  so  celebrated  for  her  educational  advantages. 

The  returns  above  named  were  usually  made  in  March 
or  April,  and  presented  to  the  town  for  their  approval.  Be- 
low we  present  the  reader  with  a  copy  of  the  returns  from 
16 


122  mSTORT  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

1838,  the  year  following  the  organization  of  the  Board,  to 
the  year  1864,  inclusive. 

„  XT„  „„i ^^  Amount  appropriated  No.  scholars 

Year.  J.o.  schools.  by  taxation.  between  4  andlB. 

1838 11 $1000      704 

1839 13 1188.83 717 

1840 11 1200      701 

1841 11 1500      678 

1842 11 1500      713 

1843 11 1500      739 

1844 11 1761.50 799 

1845 13 1926.20 800 

1846 13 1926.20 800 

1847 13 1630      790 

1848 13 1630      817 

1849 15 2000      891 


1850 

16 

2000   ... 

No.  scholars 
between  6  and  15. 

802 

1851.... 
1852..  . 
1853.... 

....16 

...16 

....16 

....16 

....18 

19 

2000   .... 

2600   .... 

2600   .... 

867 

905 

979 

1854.... 

3000   

1043 

1855 

3000   

1124 

1856 

3500   

1135 

1857 

18 

3500   ..  . 

1135 

1858  ... 

....19 

...19 

, 3500   .... 

1191 

1859.  .. 

3500   

1174 

I860.... 

....19 

....20 

....21 

....21 

....21 

3500   .... 

1177 

1861.... 
1862.... 
1863 

3560   

3500   .... 

3500   . 

1263 

1271 

1343 

1864.... 

3500   

1302 

Note.  Tlie  reports  in  the  several  towns  being  made  in  the  early  part  of  the 
year,  the  figures  opposite  the  dates  above  are,  in  fact,  the  record  of  the  preceding 
year,  as,  in  1838,  the  return  being  fur  the  year  ending  in  March,  it  would  be  the 
record  for  1837,  and  so  on  to  the  end  of  the  list. 

For  eight  years  previous  to  1864  the  town  of  North 
Bridgewater  has  not  expended  as  much  money  per  scholar 
as  most  of  the  towns  in  the  State.  In  that  year  the  people 
with  a  commendable  spirit  added  one  thousand  dollars  to 
their  appropriation,  making  it  $4,500,  which  sum  is  di- 
vided  among  the  several  districts  through  the  town ;   also 


EDUCATIONAL   HISTORY.  123 

another  appropriation  of  $1,200  for  high  school  purposes, 
making  a  total  of  $5,700  for  schools.  To  show  how  the 
town  has  been  in  past  times,  we  will  present  to  the  reader  a 
few  figiires  for  1863  with  an  appropriation  of  $3,500.  There 
are  in  the  commonwealth  three  hundred  and  thirty-three 
towns.  Of  this  number  three  hundred  and  six  towns  pay 
more  for  each  scholar  between  the  ages  of  five  and  fifteen 
than  this  town,  while  there  are  but  twenty-six  towns  that  do 
not  pay  as  much.     There  are 

Four  that  pay  one  dollar  and  over. 

Fifty-one  that  pay  two  dollars  and  over. 

Ninety-nine  that  pay  three  dollars  and  a  fraction. 

Ninety-two     "       "    four         "       •'  " 

Thirty-six       "       "five  "       "  " 

Nineteen        "       "    six  "       "  " 

Ten  "       "    seven      "       "  " 

Eleven  "       "    eight      "       "  " 

Four  "       "    nine        "       "  " 

One  "       "    ten         "       "  " 

One  "       "    twelve     "       "  " 

Two  "       "    fourteen"       "  " 

One  "       "    nineteen"       "  and  is  the  highest  town  in  the  State. 

North  Bridgewater  pays  $2,600  per  scholar. 

East  Bridgewater      "       3.369    "         " 

West  Bridgewater    "       3.518    "         " 

Bridgewater  "       3.597   "        " 

In  comparison  with  the  other  towns  in  Plymouth  County, 
while  this  town  stands  second  in  point  of  population,  fifth  in 
valuation,  fourth  in  the  number  of  her  schools,  yet  she  pays 
the  smallest  sum  per  scholar  of  any  town  in  the  county.  We 
think,  however,  that  the  public  sentiment  has  begun  to 
change  in  regard  to  the  great  importance  of  keeping  up  the 
schools,  and  the  additional  sum  appropriated  in  1864  wiU 
give  a  new  impulse  to  the  cause  of  popular  education.  Sep- 
tember 5,  1864,  a  new  high  school  was  opened  in  the  build- 
ing formerly  occupied  by  Mr.  S.  D.  Hunt  for  school  purposes; 
and  judging  by  the  appearance  of  the  school  at  the  end  of 


124  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

the  first  term,  it  will  be  a  valuable  addition  to  tlie  educa- 
tional department  of  the  town. 

SCHOOL  DISTRICTS. 

During  the  first  settlement  of  the  North  Parish,  there  was 
but  one  school  district,  and  that  included  the  entire  parish. 
Only  one  teacher  was  required  and  that  was  usually  the 
minister  of  the  parish,  or  some  person  sufficiently  "  larned  " 
to  teach  the  young  to  "  Read,  Wright,  and  Sifer,"  which  at 
that  time  was  all  that  was  deemed  necessary  for  common 
business  pursuits,  except  those  intending  to  enter  some  pro- 
fessional calling. 

As  the  different  portions  of  the  precinct  became  settled, 
movable  schools  were  held  in  private  dwellings,  mechanic 
shops,  and  cornhouses,  or  such  places  as  could  be  best  and 
most  easily  procured.  The  minds  of  the  people  were  occu- 
pied in  agricultural  pursuits,  clearing  land,  and  providing  for 
the  support  of  their  families,  and  such  other  matters  as  were 
necessary  for  subsistence.  They  were  like  all  peo^Dle  in 
new  places  :  they  had  not  an  abundance  of  money  or  means 
to  do  with  as  at  the  present  day,  and  he  was  lucky  who 
could  be  spared  from  labor  long  enough  to  get  even  six 
weeks'  schooling  in  a  year. 

In  1751,  the  people  saw  the  necessity  of  a  division  of  the 
school  funds,  and  for  the  purpose  of  dividing  the  time  equally 
and  accommodating  all  portions  of  the  precinct,  voted  to  di- 
vide the  parish  into  three  school  districts,  or  "  Ricks." 
Again,  in  1784,  the  parish  was  divided  into  four  districts,  or 
"  Ricks,"  and  the  school  was  kept  in  the  two  westerly  dis- 
tricts, which  were  west  of  the  present  Main  Street,  the  first 
year,  and  the  two  easterly  districts  to  have  it  the  next  year. 
Again,  in  1795,  the  two  northerly  districts  were  divided  into 
three  districts,  making  five  in  the  parish.  In  1794,  a  system 
of  choosing  a  district  ''  committee  man "  to  look  after  the 


CENTRE    SCHOOLHOUSE.     (District  No.  1. 


NORTH    CENTRE    SCHOOLHOUSE.     (District  No.  12.) 


EDUCATIONAL  HISTORY.  125 

schools  in  the  several  districts  was  adopted,  wliich  served  to 
give  new  interest  in  school  matters.  In  1797,  a  committee 
of  one  from  each  district  were  appointed  to  rearrange  the 
"  keeping  of  the  School."  This  committee  reported  against 
keeping  schools  in  private  houses,  and  in  favor  of  having 
schools  kept  in  order  around  the  town,  provided  each  dis- 
trict would  furnish  a  schoolhouse  and  find  fuel.  Various 
changes  were  made  in  the  division  of  the  territory  till,  at  the 
present  time,  there  are  fourteen  school  districts  in  the 
town. 

No.   1,  OR  "CENTRE." 

The  first  house  erected  in  this  district  was  near  the  old 
church ;  the  next  was  situated  just  south  of  the  present  ho- 
tel and  on  the  spot  where  Kingman's  brick  block  now  stands. 
The  third  was  located  on  School  Street,  east  of  the  hotel  and 
near  the  present  new  house.  The  present  building  was 
erected  in  1847,  and  is  a  neat,  roomy  building,  two  stories  in 
height,  with  a  cupola  and  bell,  and  is  painted  white,  with 
green  blinds,  and  enclosed  with  a  substantial  fence. 

NO   2,  OB  HOWARD. 

This  district  comprises  the  northerly  portion  of  the  town, 
near  Stoughton  line.  The  first  house  erected  in  this  part  of 
the  town  was  built  previous  to  1795,  and  was  removed  in 
1860  to  give  place  for  a  new  and  larger  edifice.  The  pres- 
ent building  was  erected  during  the  years  1860  and  1861, 
under  the  direction  of  Lucien  B.  Keith,  Charles  S.  Johnson, 
Nahum  Battles,  Willard  Howard,  and  Henry  HoAvard  as 
building  committee,  and  who  were  the  trustees  in  behalf 
of  the  district.  Tlie  building  is  fifty  by  thirty-three  feet, 
with  twenty-three  feet  posts.  The  contractor  and  master- 
builder  was  John  F.  Beal,  of  Stoughton,  who  performed  his 
part  in  a  faithful  and  workmanlike  manner.  The  school- 
room is  thirty-five  by  forty-two  feet,  with  seats  for  eighty 


126  HISTORY   OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATEB. 

Bcholars,  which  are  of  the  modern  style,  furnished  by  Mr. 
"W.  G.  Shattuck,  of  Boston.  Around  the  outside  of  the 
room  are  seats  for  sixty  scholars  more.  The  rooms  are  well 
furnished  with  blackboards.  There  is  a  large  room  in  the 
second  story,  well  adapted  for  public  gatherings  of  any  kind, 
furnished  with  settees.  There  is  also  a  retiring  room  in  the 
house,  fifteen  feet  square,  with  seats  for  those  wishing  to 
remain  during  intermission.  In  the  entry  is  a  large  amount 
of  wardrobe  hooks  and  iron  sinks  for  the  use  of  the  pupils. 
The  arrangement  of  the  house  is  excellent,  and  the  interior 
as  well  as  exterior  appearance  reflects  great  credit  upon  the 
building  committee.  The  house  was  dedicated  March  20, 
18G1,  with  the  following  exercises :  Voluntary ;  Invoca- 
cation,  by  Eev.  N.  B.  Blanchard;  Singing,  by  the  children; 
Remarks,  by  Galen  E.  Pratt,  of  the  school  committee ;  Ad- 
dress, by  Mr.  Farwell,  the  teacher  at  that  time ;  Finale, 
Singing,  under  the  direction  of  Eobert  Sumner,  of  Stough- 
ton. 

NO.  3  IS  "WEST  SHAKES,  OR  NORTHWEST  BRroGEWATER." 

This  district  is  provided  with  a  small,  neat  schoolhouse, 
situated  upon  the  road  leading  from  the  centre  village  to 
Stoughton.  It  consists  of  a  one-story  building,  painted 
white,  with  green  blinds. 

NO.  4   IS  "TILDEN." 

This  building  is  situated  on  the  Boston  and  Taunton  Turn- 
pike, and  near  the  road  leading  from  Easton  to  North 
Bridgewater  Village,  and  near  to  the  shoe  manufactory  of 
II.  T.  Marshall ;  it  is  a  small  building,  similar  to  that  at  the 
West  Shares. 

NO.  0  IS  THE  "AMES"  DISTRICT. 

Situated  on  the  road  leading  to  Easton  from  the  Centre 
Village,  and  near  the  residence  of  the  late  Dr.  Fiske  Ames. 

NO.  6,  OR  CA^II'ELLO  DISTRICT, 

The  first  schoolhouse  in  this  village  was  one  of  the  first 


EDUCATIONAL   HISTORY.  ,  127 

in  the  town ;  was  erected  previous  to  1784.  This  was  sold 
at  auction,  and  removed  by  Major  Nathan  Hayward  to  the 
north  part  of  the  town,  in  1842,  and  a  new  one  erected  by 
Bela  Keith,  twenty-eight  by  eighteen  feet,  at  an  expense  of 
about  five  hundred  dollars,  one  story  in  height,  painted 
white.  In  1854  this  house  was  raised,  and  one  story  added, 
and  in  1862  a  new  house  was  built  by  Otis  Cobb,  costing 
four  hundred  and  fifty  dollars,  situated  south  of  the  old 
building.  The  time  is  not  far  distant  when  these  two  build- 
ings must  give  place  to  one  large  and  more  commodious 
building. 

NO.   7,   OR   "COPELAND." 

There  have  been  three  houses  in  this  district.  The  first 
was  built  about  1800.  The  present  neat  and  tidy  house  was 
erected  in  1852  ;  is  a  one-story  building,  painted  and  bhnded, 
and  is  an  ornament  to  that  portion  of  the  town,  when 
compared  to  the  old  red  schoolhouse  of  ancient  days.  This 
district  is  situated  about  one  mile  east  from  the  village  of 
Campello,  on  the  east  side  of  Salisbury  River,  and  the 
bounds  of  which  extend  to  West  Bridgewater  line. 

NO.   8,   OR   "SHAW'S." 

This  district  was  one  of  the  early  formed,  the  old  house 
being  built  previous  to  1794.  The  present  house  was 
erected  in  1843,  costing  about  five  hundred  dollars,  one 
story  high  and  painted ;  is  located  on  or  near  the  same  spot 
that  the  old  house  stood,  which  is  near  to  what  is  called 
"  Shaw's  Corner." 

NO.  9,   OR   "CARY   HILL." 

This  is  one  of  the  oldest  districts  in  town,  a  house  having 
been  built  previous  to  1794.  It  is  situated  in  the  north-east 
part  of  the  town,  upon  a  high  spot  of  land  called  "  Cary 
Hill."  First  house  burned  in  March,  1840,  rebuilt  by  Marcus 
Packard,  in  July,  same  year,  costing  four  hundred  and  twen- 
ty-five dollars. 


128  HISTORY  OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

KO.   10   IS   THE   "FIELD   DISTEICT." 

The  school  in  this  district  is  situated  on  a  prominent 
height  of  land,  on  the  south  side  of  Prospect  Street,  between 
the  houses  of  John  Field,  and  the  late  Joseph  Brett.  They 
have  a  new  house  erected  within  a  short  time. 

KG.  11,   OR   "SPKAGUE'S." 

This  portion  of  the  town  has  had  two  schoolhouses.  The 
first  was  built  about  1800  ;  the  second  was  built  in  1852, 
under  the  care  of  Chandler  Sprague,  Esq.,  and  is  a  neat,  two- 
story  building,  with  a  cupola  containing  a  bell,  the  whole 
painted  white,  with  green  blinds,  and  is  located  in  a  very 
sightly  position. 

NO.  12,   OR  "NORTH  WING." 

This  is  a  comparatively  new  district.  It  was  formed  of  a 
portion  of  the  Centre  District,  being  set  apart  from  them  in 
1846.  At  first  a  large,  two-story  house  was  erected,  but  of 
late  it  has  increased  in  numbers  to  such  an  extent  that  in 
a  few  years  a  second  house  was  erected  for  the  primary 
department,  and  both  are  well  filled  with  pupils. 

NO.   13,   OR   "SOUTH   WING." 

This,  like  the  North  Wing  District,  is  also  a  new  district, 
they  having  been  set  off  by  themselves  at  the  same  time 
the  Centre  was  divided,  and  the  North  Wing  taken  from 
them,  in  1846.  A  new  schoolhouse  was  erected  near  the 
residence  of  Mr.  Sumner  A.  Hayward,  on  the  east  side  of 
Main  Street,  and  has  quite  a  large  school. 

NO.   14,    OR   "SNOWS." 

This  district  comprises  the  territory  between  West  Shares 
and  Tilden  Districts.  The  house  is  situated  near  the  First 
Methodist  Churcli,  on  the  turnpike,  and  has  been  erected  but 
a  few  years. 


SCHOOLHOUSE    AT    "  SPKAGUES,"    OR    FACTORY    VILLAGE. 
(District  No.  11.     Erected  1852.) 


EDUCATIONAL   HISTORY.  129 

ADELPHIAN    ACADEMY. 

About  the  middle  of  August,  1844,  two  young  men,  broth- 
ers, who  had  just  finished  their  collegiate  studies,  came 
into  town,  entire  strangers,  without  letters  of  introduction, 
or  money,  and  opened  a  school  in  a  building  owned  by  Major 
Nathan  Hayward,  south  of  the  hotel  and  quite  near  the  "  Old 
Unitarian  Church,"  They  commenced  with  thirty  students, 
September  4,  1844,  and  steadily  increased  in  numbers  as  fol- 
lows :  the  first  term  they  had  forty-six  students ;  second  term, 
fifty ;  third  term,  ninety-six ;  fourth  term,  sixty-nine ;  fifth 
term,  one  hundred  and  twenty-one.  The  second  year  the 
building  proved  inadequate  to  their  wants,  and  the  church 
above  named  was  procured  for  the  same  purpose.  The 
school  continued  in  favor  and  was  doing  well,  when  a  meet- 
ing was  held  to  consider  the  propriety  of  erecting  a  suitable 
building  for  the  permanent  establishing  of  the  academy. 
Three  thousand  dollars  were  agreed  upon  as  the  amount 
needed  to  accomplish  the  object.  Failing  to  get  enough 
subscribed,  the  project  was  abandoned  for  a  time.  Strug- 
gling against  adverse  circumstances,  and  after  much  thought 
and  many  solicitations  to  go  elsewhere,  they  concluded  to 
remain  at  North  Bridgewater,  and  to  make  that  town  a 
permanent  home.  A  small  hillock  of  about  four  acres,  a 
short  distance  north  of  the  railroad  depot,  was  purchased, 
which  they  called  Montello,  upon  which  they  erected  build- 
ings suitable  for  their  purpose,  involving  an  expenditure  of 
nearly  ten  thousand  dollars.  The  friends  of  the  enterprise 
made  them  a  dedicatory  visit  soon  after  the  completion  of 
the  buildings,  and  presented  them  with  a  valuable  bell  for 
the  academy  building.  In  the  spring  of  1847,  an  Act  of  In- 
corporation was  granted  to  the  proprietors  with  corporate 
powers.     The  following  is  a  copy  of  theAct :  — 

"  Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  in  General 
Court  assembled,  and  by  Authority  of  the  Same  as  follows  :  — 
17 


130  HISTORY   OF  NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

"  Silas  L.  Loomis,  L.  F.  C.  Loomis,  Nathan  Jones,  and  their  associates 
and  successors  are  hereby  made  a  corporation  by  the  name  of  the  Adelphian 
Academy,  to  be  established  in  the  town  of  North  Bridge  water  in  the  county 
of  Plymouth,  with  all  the  powers  and  privileges,  and  subject  to  all  the  du- 
ties, restrictions,  and  liabilities,  set  forth  in  the  forty-fourth  chapter  of  the 
Revised  Statutes." 

This  corporation  had  permission  to  hold  real  estate  to  the 
amount  of  fifteen  thousand  dollars,  and  personal  estate  to 
the  amount  of  ten  thousand  dollars,  to  be  exclusively  devoted 
to  the  purposes  of  education. 

Approved  March  11,  1847. 

The  following  were  elected  officers  of  the  institution:  Jo 
seph  Sylvester,  President;  L.  C.  Loomis,  Secretary ;  S.  L 
Loomis,  Treasurer.  Hon.  Jesse  Perkins,  L.  C.  Loomis,  Jo- 
siah  W.  Kingman,  Edwin  H.  Kingman,  David  Cobb,  New- 
ton Shaw,  Silas  L.  Loomis,  George  (Jlark,  Caleb  Copeland, 
Franklin  Ames,  Isaac  Eames,  Trustees. 

This  institution  continued  to  increase  in  numbers,  until 
a  high  school  was  thought  of  being  established  in  the 
town,  which  the  Messrs.  Loomis  supposed  might  injure 
their  school,  when  they  concluded  to  close  it  as  soon  as 
it  might  be  done  without  too  great  a  sacrifice.  Thua 
the  academy  was  brought  to  a  close,  in  1854,  after  a  term 
of  ten  years  from  its  commencement.  During  this  time 
they  had  gathered  a  library  of  over  one  thousand  volumes 
and  a  cabinet  of  over  ten  thousand  specimens.  The  follow- 
ing are  among  those  that  had  taught  in  that  institution :  — 

Prof.  Silas  L.  Loomis,  A.  M.,  M.  D.,  now  surgeon  in  the  U. 
S.  Army,  Prof,  L.  C.  Loomis,  A.  M.,  M.  D.,  now  president  of 
the  Wesleyan  Female  College,  Wilmington,  Delaware,  J.  E. 
Marsh,  A.  M.,  M.  D.,  now  surgeon  in  the  U.  S.  Army,  Rev. 
Horace  C.  Atwater,  A.  M.,  Hon.  Isaac  Atwater,  A.  M.,  Chief 
Justice  of  Iowa,  Rev.  J.  H.  Burr,  A.  M.,  Rev.  Daniel  Steele, 

A.  M.,  J.  Mason  Everett,  E.  A.  Kingsbury,  Maximilian  Hall, 

B,  A.  Tidd,  Miss  Emma  L.  Loomis,  Miss  Susan  T.  Howard, 


*  EDUCATIONAL  HISTORY.  131 

Otis  S.  Moulton,  Annie  E.  Belcher,  S.  M.  Saunders,  Emery 
Seaman,  0.  W.  Winchester,  A.  B.,  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Winches- 
ter. 

The  building  formerly  used  as  an  academy  has  since  been 
removed  to  the  corner  of  Centre  and  Montello  Streets,  near 
the  railroad  depot,  and  is  used  as  a  manufactory.  It  was  a 
three-story  building,  painted  white,  with  green  blinds,  and 
crowned  with  a  cupola  for  a  bell. 

NORTH  BRIDGEWATER   ACADEMY. 

This  institution  was  founded  by  Mr.  Sereno  D.  Hunt,  who 
came  from  Concord,  Mass.,  where  he  had  been  keeping  a 
high  school  for  eight  years.  It  commenced  in  the  middle  of 
May,  1855.  He  first  purchased  the  building  previously  used 
as  a  house  of  worship  by  the  "  New  Jerusalem  Society  "  at  an 
expense  of  two  thousand  dollars,  and  remodelled  it  into  a  well- 
arranged  and  comfortable  schoolroom,  and  fitted  it  with  mod- 
ern desks  and  chairs,  of  the  most  approved  kind,  sufiicient 
for  ninety-six  scholars,  at  an  additional  expense  of  upwards  of 
three  thousand  dollars.  The  first  term  commenced  with  sev- 
enty-five scholars ;  the  second  term  had  over  one  hundred 
scholars;  and  the  average  of  attendance  for  the  first  five 
years  was  seventy-five  scholars  per  term.  After  the  break- 
ing out  of  the  rebellion,  for  the  last  four  years  of  its  exist- 
ence, it  had  an  average  of  over  sixty  pupils,  and  the  last  two 
terms  were  larger  than  for  several  terms  previous.  Owing 
to  a  large  proportion  of  the  students  belonging  in  the  town, 
it  was  thought  the  establishment  of  a  high  school  there 
would  tend  to  diminish  or  interfere  with  the  success  of  the 
institution.  It  was  therefore  brought  to  a  close  at  the  end  of 
its  thirty-seventh  term. 

There  were  connected  with  the  school  philosophical  and 
chemical  apparatus,  a  cabinet  of  minerals,  shells,  etc.,  and 
a  small  but  choice  library.     The  principal,  Mr.  S.  D.  Hunt, 


132  fflSTORT  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

was  assisted  at  different  times  by  the  followiDg  teachers: 
Mrs.  Hunt,  wife  of  the  principal,  Miss  Mary  H.  Clough, 
Miss  Clara  Kingman,  Miss  Sarah  B.  Fiske,  Miss  E.  Marion 
Hurlbut,  Miss  Helen  Eveleth,  Edwin  Hunt,  A.  B.,  Miss 
Hattie  F.  Stacy,  and  Miss  Julia  M.  Howard. 

PRIVATE  SCHOOLS. 

Among  the  most  prominent  of  these  institutions  in  the 
town  is  Mrs.  Nathan  Jones's  school.  "We  take  pleasure  in 
recording  the  fact  that  for  more  than  thirty  years  Mrs. 
Jones  has  kept  a  private  boarding-school  for  children  of 
both  sexes  at  her  residence ;  and  few  there  are  to  be  found 
of  the  young  persons,  natives  of  the  town,  who  have  not 
attended  "Mrs.  Jones's  School,"  at  least  for  one  term. 

Deacon  Heman  Packard  kept  a  select  school  at  the  north 
end  of  the  town  on  Prospect  Hill  for  several  years,  previous 
to  his  leaving  town  for  New  Orleans,  which  had  a  good  rep- 
utation. 

Rev.  E.  Porter  Dyer  kept  a  select  school  in  the  town  in 
1835  and  1836.  How  long  he  continued,  we  have  no  partic- 
lars  from  which  to  write. 


CHAPTER  VII. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY. 

List  of  Graduates  of  Collej^es.  —  Students  of  Normal  School.  —  Rev.  John  Porter. 
—  Rev.  Asa  Meech.  —  Rev.  Daniel  Huntington.  —  Rev.  James  Thompson.  —  Rev. 
John  Porter,  Jr. — Rev.  Huntington  Porter.  —  Rev.  Eliphalet  Porter,  D.  D. — 
Rev.  Thomas  Crafts.  —  Rev.  Asa  Packard.  —  Rev.  Hezekiah  Packard.  —  Rev. 
Joshua  Cushman.  —  Rev.  Napthali  Shaw.  —  Rev.  Theophilus  Packard.  —  Rev. 
Jonas  Perkins.  —  Rev.  Eliphalet  P.  Crafts. —  Rev.  Levi  Packard.— Rev.  Austin 
Gary.  —  Rev.  Zechariah  Howard. 

LIST    OF    GRADUATES     FROM     DIFFERENT     COLLEGES    OF     PERSONS    PROM     NORTH 
BRIDGEWATER,    SO   FAR   AS   CAN   BE  ASCERTAINED. 


Names.  Date. 

James  Thompson,  1761 

John  Porter,  Jr.  1770 

Huntington  Porter,  1777 

Jonathan  Porter,  1777 

Eliphalet  Porter,  1777 

Thomas  Crafts,  1783 

Asa  Packard,  1783 

Zechariah  Howard,  1784 

Hezekiah  Packard,  1787 

Joshua  Cushman,  1787 

Naphtali  Shaw,  1790 

Theophilus  Packard,  1796 

Daniel  Howard,  1797 

Issachar  Snell,  1797 

Lucius  Gary,  1798 

Daniel  Noyes,  1813 

Jonas  Perkins,  1813 

Frederick  Crafts,  1816 

Jonathan  P.  Crafts,  1817 

Austin  Packard,  1821 

Levi  Packard,  1821 

Eliphalet  P.  Crafts,  1821 
Thomas  Jefferson  Snow,  1823 

Lucius  Kingman,  1830 

Abel  AY.  Kingman,  1830 

Austin  Cary,  1837 

Samuel  Dike,  1838 


Institution. 
Princeton,  N.  J. 
Harvard, 
Harvard, 
Harvard, 
Harvard, 
Harvard, 
Harvard, 
Harvard, 
Harvard, 
Harvard, 
Dartmouth , 
Dartmouth, 
Harvard, 
Harvard, 

Brown  University, 
Yale, 

Brown  University, 
Brown  University, 
Brown  University, 
Brown  University, 
Brown  University, 
Brown  University, 
Brown  University, 
Brown  University, 
Amherst, 
Amherst, 
Brown  University, 


Professional  Calling 

Clergyman  and  preceptor. 

Clergyman. 

Clergyman. 

Physician. 

Clergyman. 

Clergyman. 

Clergyman. 

Clergyman. 

Clergyman. 

Clergyman  and  statesman. 

Clergyman. 

Clergyman. 

Attorncy-at-Law. 

Physician. 

Attorney-at-Law. 

Merchant. 

Clergyman. 

Preceptor. 

Attorney-at-Law. 

Clergyman. 

Clergyman. 

Preceptor. 

Attorney-at-Law. 

Physician. 

Clergyman. 

Clergyman. 


133 


134 


HISTORY   OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 


Date.       Institution.  Professional  Calllufr. 

1845,  Amherst,  Clergyman. 

1850,  Amherst,  Clergyman. 

1851,  Brown  University,  Clergyman. 
1856,  Yale,  Editor  and  Publisher. 
1861,  Amherst. 


Names. 
Abel  Kingman  Packard, 
David  Temple  Packard, 
Lysander  Dickerman, 
Augustus  T.  Jones, 
John  P.  Apthorp, 
Human  Packard  DcForest,  1862,  Yale. 
Ebenczer  Couch,  1864,  Harvard. 

Mies  Elizabeth  A.  Packard,  M.  D.,  graduated  at  N.  E.  F.  Medical  College. 

John  Goddard  entered  at  Amherst,  1858,  but  owing  to  ill-health  did  not 
graduate. 

Henry  T.  Eddy  is  now  in  Yale  College. 


UST  OF  PERSON'S  HAVING  ATTENDED  THE  STATE  NORMAL  SCHOOL  AT  BRIDGE- 
WATER,  WITH  THE  YEARS  OF  THEIR  ATTENDANCE,  MOST  OF  WHOM  ARE 
GRADUATES. 


Mr.  Lucius  Gumey,   .     .     . 

.  1841 

Miss  Melinda  A.  Carey,     . 

.     1841 

Miss  Vesta  Holbrook,      .     . 

.  1841 

Mr.  Chauncy  Conant,  .     . 

.     1842 

Mr.  Nathaniel  Wales,      .     . 

.1842 

Jlr.  Elbridge  G.  Ames, 

.     1843 

Mr.  Lysander  Dickerman,   . 

.  1843 

^Ir.  Frederick  Perkins, 

.     1843 

Mr.  Josiah  V.  Bisbee,      .     . 

.  1853 

Mr.  Augustus  Kemick, 

.     1857 

Miss  Harriot  N.  Kingman,  . 

.  1857 

Mr.  Ellis  V.  Lyon,  .     .     . 

.     1858 

Mr.  Jonas  Reynolds,  .     .     . 

.  1858 

Miss  Almaria  Kingman,     . 
Miss  Arabella  Ames,  .     .     . 
Mr.  Henry  Manley,       .     . 
Miss  Lizzie  A.  Kingman,     . 
Mr.  Isaac  Kingman  Harris, 
Mr.  Thomas  S.  Kingman,    . 
Miss  Mary  E.  Hughes, 
Miss  Julia  A.  Packard,  .     . 
Miss  Mary  A.  HoUis,    .     . 
JNIiss  Martha  J.  Packard,     , 
JNIiss  Esther  JI.  Simmons, 
Mr.  Charles  H.  W.  Wood,  . 
Miss  Lucia  A.  Kingman,  . 


1858 

.1859 

1859 

.  1860 

1860 
.  1861 

1863 
.  1863 

1863 
.  1863 

1863 
.  1863 

1864 


Rev.  John  Porter  was  the  son  of  Samuel  and  Mary 
Porter,  of  Abington,  Mass.;  born  in  1716;  graduated  at 
Harvard  College  in  173G;  commenced  preaching  as  a  can- 
didate for  the  "  Fourth  Church  in  Bridgewater "  (now  the 
First  Church  of  North  Bridgewater")  in  December,  1739. 
Soon  after  the  incorporation  of  the  North  Parish,  he  received 
a  call  to  settle  with  them  as  pastor,  August  25,  1740,  which 
call  he  accepted,  and  was  ordained  October  15,  1740.  Mr. 
Porter  entered  upon  the  duties  of  his  office  with  all  the  advan- 
tages which  a  faithful  church  and  affectionate  society  could 
afford.  Their  hearts  were  deservedly  united  in  him,  and 
seldom  has  any  minister  of  the  gospel  been  enabled  to  exert 


BIOGRAPHICAL    HISTORY.  135 

a  more  general  and  salutary  influence  over  the  people  of  his 
charge.  His  qualifications,  both  natural  and  acquired,  were 
peculiarly  respectable.  He  was  taught,  not  only  of  men,  but 
of  God.  Much  of  what  was  estimable  in  his  Christian  and 
ministerial  character  he  gratefully  ascribed  to  the  labors  of 
that  justly  celebrated  and  eminently  useful  servant  of  Christ, 
the  Rev.  Mr.  Whitefield,  under  whose  ministry  of  the  word  he 
received  the  most  deep  and  salutary  impressions  a  little  be- 
fore his  entrance  upon  the  duties  of  the  sacred  office.  With 
that  great  and  good  man  he  formed  an  intimate  acquaintance, 
invited  him  to  his  pulpit,  and,  with  his  beloved  flock,  enjoyed 
the  benefit  of  his  evangelical  instructions.  This  circumstance 
undoubtedly  contributed  to  increase  that  zealous  spirit  of 
reformation  by  which  the  Rev.  Mr.  Porter's  long  and  faith- 
ful ministry  was  so  happily  characterized.  He  clearly  ex- 
hibited, and  ably  defended  the  great  doctrines  of  the  gos- 
pel, and,  though  not  foud  of  controversy,  wielded  the  sword 
of  the  Spirit  with  uncommon  skill,  vigor,  and  success  against 
all  the  assailants  of  evangelical  truth.  His  labors  among  his 
people  in  the  sanctuary  and  from  house  to  house  were  greatly 
blessed.  Mr.  Porter  continued  to  labor  with  this  people  un- 
til September  1,  1800,  when,  finding  the  infirmities  of  age 
creeping  upon  him,  and  a  frame  worn  out  in  the  service  of 
his  Master,  he  asked  for  assistance  in  his  labors.  His  son- 
in-law,  Rev.  Thomas  Crafts,  and  Rev.  Asa  Meech,  then  a  can- 
didate for  the  ministry,  from  Connecticut,  came  to  his  help, 
and  Mr.  Meech  received  a  call  to  become  a  colleague  pastor 
with  him,  which  call  he  accepted,  and  was  ordained  October 
15,  1800.  Rev.  Mr.  Porter  continued  to  perform  pastoral 
labor,  preaching  occasionally,  till  his  decease.  The  last  ser- 
mon he  preached  was  from  John  ix.  4 :  "  I  must  work  the 
works  of  him  that  sent  me  while  it  is  day  :  the  night  cometh 
when  no  man  can  work."  This  sermon  is  often  spoken  of  as 
having  been  peculiarly  and  prophetically  appropriate,  and 


136  HISTORY  OF  NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

most  tenderly  affecting  to  tliose  who  were  listening  to  the 
last  message  of  truth  and  love  from  the  lips  of  one  whom  very 
many  regarded  as  a  spiritual  father,  and  all,  as  an  affectionate 
and  faithful  friend.  He  departed  this  life  March  12, 1802,  in 
the  eighty-seventh  year  of  his  age,  and  in  the  sixty-second 
year  of  his  ministry.  His  sickness  was  of  three  weeks'  dura- 
tion, which  commenced  about  one  week  after  the  delivery  of 
the  above-named  discourse.  His  wife,  with  whom  he  had  so 
long  and  so  happily  lived  for  more  than  one  half  a  century, 
died  about  four  months  previous  to  his  death.  This  circum- 
stance seemed  to  render  his  death  more  welcome  to  him  than 
otherwise.  She  was  a  woman  of  very  exemplary  habits,  and 
a  devoted  mother  in  Israel.  His  funeral  was  attended  by 
Rev.  Zedekiah  Sanger,  D.  D.,  of  Bridgewater,  Mass.  His  re- 
mains lie  buried  in  the  graveyard  near  the  residence  of  the 
late  William  Tribou,  at  Campello.  On  the  gravestone  may 
be  found  the  following  inscription :  "  They  that  be  wise  shall 
shine  as  the  brightness  of  the  firmament ;  and  they  that  turn 
many  to  righteousness,  as  the  stars  forever  and  ever."  To 
the  virtues  of  Rev.  Mr.  Porter's  private  life,  and  the  useful- 
ness of  his  ministerial  qualifications  and  labors,  the  affection 
and  respect  with  which  he  was  viewed  by  his  family  and 
acquaintances,  the  love  and  veneration  of  the  large  and  re- 
spectable religious  society  with  which  he  so  long  lived  in 
harmony,  and  labored  with  success,  the  manner  in  which 
his  services  were  accepted  in  other  societies  where  he  occa- 
sionally preached,  and  the  lasting  reputation  he  maintained 
in  the  church,  are  the  most  unequivocal  and  honorable  tes- 
timonies. To  the  influence  of  this  good  man,  more  than  any 
other  thing,  is  the  community  indebted  for  the  love  of  order, 
industry,  economy,  enterprise,  and  religious  character  of 
many  of  the  descendants  of  that  society.  His  influence  had 
very  much  to  do  with  formation  of  the  character  of  the  early 
inhabitants  of  the  town  of  North  Bridgewater. 


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BIOGEAPHICAL   HISTORY.  »  137 

Rev.  Asa  Meech.    (See  page  27.) 

Rev.  Daniel  Huntington  was  the  son  of  Gen.  Jedediah, 
and  grandson  of  Gen.  Jabez  Huntington,  of  Norwich,  Conn., 
both  of  whom  were  generals  in  the  army  of  the  Revohition, 
1775,  also  brother  of  the  late  Rev.  Joshua  Huntington,  of  the 
Old  South  Church,  Boston.  He  was  born  at  Norwich, 
Conn.,  October  17,  1788 ;  graduated  at  Yale  College,  New 
Haven,  Conn.,  in  1807;  studied  theology;  and  was  first 
ordained  at  North  Bridgewater,  October  28,  1812,  where 
he  remained  as  pastor  of  the  First  Congregational  Church 
until  prostrating  disease  compelled  him  to  retire  from 
that  field  of  labor,  greatly  to  his  own  grief  and  that  of 
a  devoted  church  and  society,  in  March,  1833,  being  dis- 
missed by  council  March  27,  1833.  In  May  following,  ho 
removed  his  family  to  New  London.  After  a  brief  respite 
from  pastoral  labors,  he  gained  sufficient  strength  to  gratify 
his  fine  literary  taste  in  the  instruction  of  successive  classes 
of  young  ladies  in  the  higher  branches  of  an  educational 
course  while  a  resident  of  New  London,  the  city  of  his  birth 
and  death.  In  this  employment,  combined  with  occasional 
preaching  as  returning  health  permitted,  seven  years  passed 
away  usefully  and  pleasantly.  At  the  end  of  this  period  his 
heart  yearned  for  a  return  to  the  labors  of  his  love  ;  and  re- 
ceiving an  earnest  call  from  a  portion  of  his  original  church* 
and  congregation  to  take  charge  of  them  in  the  Lord,  he 
cheerfully  consented  to  the  arrangement,  and  was  received 
not  only  by  them,  but  by  the  original  church  and  all  the 
churches  and  pastors  who  had  known  his  going  out  and  com- 
ing in,  in  former  years,  with  open  arms.  His  installation  took 
place  January  1,  1840,  where  he  continued  to  labor  for  thir- 
teen years  as  a  gospel  preacher,  winning  souls  to  Christ,  and 
making  glad  the  hearts  of  all  by  his  tender  love  and  faithful- 

*  South  Congregational  Church  at  Campello. 
18 


138  HISTORY   OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

ness.  At  the  end  of  that  period  he  tendered  his  resignation, 
May  2,  1853,  which  was  accepted,  and  he  was  pernytted  to 
retire  to  the  home  of  his  youth,  and  pass  the  evening  of  his 
days  amid  the  scenes  of  his  earliest  aspirations.  From  that 
day,  for  about  six  years,  till  near  the  time  of  his  departure, 
he  continued  to  preach  the  gospel  "  in  season  and  out  of  sea- 
son "  as  "  the  open  door  was  set  before  him,"  all  the  while 
setting  his  house  in  order.  At  the  moment  when  his  Master 
called  him,  he  was  dihgent  in  business,  fervent  in  spirit,  serv- 
ing the  Lord,  preaching  his  last  sermon  to  the  mission 
church  at  Mohegan  just  four  weeks  before  the  messenger  of 
Death  met  him.*  The  physical  sufiFerings  of  his  last  days 
were  very  great,  owing  to  the  complicated  diseases  which, 
with  fierce  strength,  assailed  his  delicate  frame ;  but  his  pa- 
tience and  faith  failed  not;  no  complaining  or  murmuring 
word  fell  from  his  lips ;  his  mind  was  clear  and  unclouded 
to  the  last.  To  the  affectionate  daughter,  who  was  trying  to 
arrange  the  pillows  for  his  aching  head,  he  said,  "  Let  me  go, 
for  the  day  breaketh,"  and  to  another  who  asked  if  he  would 
not  lie  down,  he  answered,  "  Lay  me  down  in  Jesus'  arms ;  " 
''  Other  refuge  have  I  none."  To  a  brother  according  to  the 
flesh,  who  said  to  him,  "  I  hope  you  can  say  with  the  apostle, 
'  I  know  in  whom  I  have  believed,'  "  he  replied,  after  a  mo- 
ment's pause,  "  I  am  persuaded  that  he  is  able  to  keep  that 
which  I  have  committed  to  him  against  that  day."  Thus 
closed  a  life  eminently  devoted  in  its  progress  to  the  happi- 
ness of  his  family  and  friends,  to  the  honor  of  his  Redeemer, 
and  the  salvation  of  men,  in  peace,  and  the  joyful  hope  of  a 
glorious  immortality.  Mr.  Huntington  was  a  man  of  refined 
sensibilities,  generous  sympathies,  unfeigned  humility,  and  ex- 
treme modesty,  that  imposed  a  restraint  on  the  putting  forth 
of  his  native  genius :  of  pleasant  aspect,  voice,  and  manner, 
of  genial  humor,  and  gifted  with  good  judgment.  He  sought 
*  Ilifl  death  took  place  May  21, 1858,  at  New  London,  Conu. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY.  139 

to  make  home  agreeable  to  children  and  guests;  as  a  man  and 
companion,  affable,  courteous,  and  true ;  a  zealous  defender 
of  the  faith,  a  clear,  logical,  earnest  minister  of  the  New  Tes- 
tament. As  a  pastor,  he  had  few  equals,  being  eminently 
kind,  sympathizing,  prudent,  and  studious.  As  a  husband, 
father,  brother,  son,  he  was  affectionate  and  faithful,  and 
greatly  beloved  in  his  domestic  and  social  relations ;  distin" 
guished  above  most  others  in  consolation  to  the  afllicted 
and  bereaved.  His  preaching  was  such  as  might  convince 
any  one  of  his  sincerity  and  belief  in  those  truths  which  he 
professed  to  believe.  He  sought  not  for  abstruse  matters, 
hard  to  be  understood,  neither  did  he  aim  at  beauty  of  style, 
or  pomp  of  display,  either  in  language  or  person,  but  was 
simple,  earnest,  scriptural,  practical.  Many  must  have  felt 
upon  learning  of  his  death  that  they  had  lost  a  friend.  All 
who  knew  him  will  acknowledge  that  a  good  man  has  gone. 
Thus  has  ended  the  life  of  one  who,  when  he  first  entered 
the  ministry,  declared  his  intention  to  continue  in  that  pro- 
fession, God  permitting,  to  his  death. 

"  Rest  here,  blest  saint,  till  from  his  throne 
The  morning  break  and  pierce  the  shade." 

Eev.  James  Thompson  was  son  of  Archibald  Thompson, 
who  came  from  Ireland  to  America  in  1724;  graduated  at  the 
New  Jersey  College,  Princeton,  N.  J.,  in  1761;  became  a  cler- 
gyman ;  preached  only  a  short  time  ;  was  a  preceptor  of  an 
academy  at  Charleston,  S.  C. 

Eev.  John  Porter,  Jr.,  was  son  of  Rev.  John  and  Mary 
(Huntington)  Porter ;  was  born  in  North  Bridgewater,  Febru- 
ary 27, 1752 ;  graduated  at  Yale  College,  New  Haven,  Conn.,  in 
1770  ;  studied  divinity,  and  became  a  minister.  Soon  after  the 
war  broke  out  between  England  and  America  in  1775,  he  re- 
ceived a  captain's  commission,  and  went  into  the  army, 
where  he  is  said  to  have  been  a  superior  oflScer.     From  cap- 


140  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

tain  he  was  promoted  to  major ;  left  the  army  but  a  short 
time  before  peace  was  declared.  He  afterward  went  to  the 
West  Indies,  and  there  died. 

Rev.  Huntington  Porter  was  son  of  Rev.  John  and  Mary 
(Huntington)  Porter;  was  born  March  27, 1755;  graduated  at 
Harvard  College,  Cambridge,  Mass.,  in  1777;  married  Susan- 
nah Sargent,  of  Haverhill,  Mass. ;  commenced  preaching  at 
Rye,  N.  H.,  in  August,  1784,  supplying  the  pulpit  till,  Decem- 
ber 29,  1784,  he  was  ordained  as  colleague  pastor  with  Rev. 
Samuel  Parsons.  He  continued  to  preach  in  that  place  for 
upwards  of  fifty  years.  The  people  of  his  society  were  for 
a  long  series  of  years  remarkable  for  their  unanimity  in  their 
religious  as  well  as  civil  concerns,  and  for  more  than  thirty 
years  there  was  no  division.  All  attended  his  church  ;  union 
and  peace  was  the  prevailing  sentiment  among  the  people. 
After  that  time  other  denominations  sprung  up ;  still  he  con- 
tinued to  labor  until  1828,  when  the  civil  contract  between 
him  and  his  society  was  dissolved.  He  continued  to  preach 
occasionally  for  several  years  after  that  time,  till  near  the 
close  of  his  life. 

Rev.  Eliphalet  Porter,  D.  D.,  was  born  in  North  Bridge- 
water  June  11,  1758  ;  was  son  of  Rev.  John  and  Mary  (Hunt- 
ington) Porter;  graduated  at  Harvard  College  1777;  was 
settled  as  pastor  of  the  "  First  Church  "  in  Roxbury,  Mass., 
October  2,  1782.  He  was  called  to  supply  a  vacancy  caused 
by  the  death  of  Rev.  Amos  Adams,  who  died  in  1775.  Of  his 
pastoral  labors,  we  may  say  they  were  well  suited  to  the  times 
in  which  he  lived.  Frequent  visits  for  social  intercourse  were 
not  expected,  and  for  these  he  bad  neither  taste  nor  fitness ; 
his  manners  were  grave,  and  did  not  encourage  familiarity, 
nor  had  he  that  easy  flow  of  language  so  essential  to  sustain 
a  conversation  on  the  familiar  topics  of  the  day.  But  in 
the  chamber  of  the  sick,  or  wherever  there  was  affliction 
which  tlie  sympathies  of  a  pastor  could  alleviate,  he  was  a 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY.  141 

constant  and  welcome  visitor.  Says  one  who  knew  him  well, 
"  Few  men  ever  spoke  with  more  meaning,  or  to  so  good  a 
purpose.  He  did  not  dazzle,  but  he  enlightened ;  and  the 
weight  of  his  influence  and  character  and  the  remarkable 
purity  and  uprightness  of  his  life  gave  an  influence  and  in- 
terest to  whatever  he  said,  and  impressed  his  sententious  re- 
marks deeply  on  the  mind."  As  a  citizen,  his  influence  was 
widely  and  beneficially  felt ;  he  had  frequent  calls  for  assist- 
ance and  counsel  in  the  secular  afiairs  of  the  town.  In 
the  various  oflSces  of  trust  to  which  he  was  often  called, 
whether  for  objects  of  charity,  or  for  the  promotion  of  edu- 
cation or  religion,  they  were  fulfilled  with  a  characteristic 
caution,  prudence,  and  fidelity,  which  obtained  and  justified 
unlimited  confidence.  In  1818  he  was  elected  fellow  of  Har- 
vard College.  The  period  of  his  connection  with  this  institu- 
tion was  one  of  great  difiiculty ;  yet  he  took  his  full  share 
of  the  labors  and  responsibilities  incident  to  his  official  posi- 
tion. He  was  a  warm,  constant  friend  of  the  college,  and  the 
notices  of  his  death  on  the  records  of  the  corporation  mani- 
fest the  strong  sense  of  "the  great  loss  our  literary  and 
religious  community  have  sustained  by  the  death  of  this 
learned  divine  and  exemplary  Christian,  whose  intelligence, 
fidelity,  and  zeal  in  support  of  the  interests  of  literature,  and 
especially  of  those  connected  with  the  prosperity  of  Harvard 
University,  they  have  had  uniform  occasion  to  witness  during 
the  many  years  he  has  been  one  of  the  members  of  this 
board."  As  a  preacher,  Dr.  Porter  exhibited  few,  if  any,  of 
the  characteristics  of  a  popular  preacher  of  the  present  day, 
although  few  modern  preachers  of  to-day  are  listened  to  more 
attentively,  or  regarded  with  more  reverence  than  he  was. 
He  was  not  excitable ;  therefore  he  was  not  likely  to  pro- 
duce excitement  in  others.  There  was  a  calmness  and  so- 
lemnity in  his  manner  which  gave  to  his  discourses  a  peculiar 
impressiveness.     He  never  was  dogmatical  or  bigoted;  he 


142  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATEB. 

had  clear  and  settled  opinions  on  the  controverted  points  of 
theology,  and  was  always  ready  to  sustain  them;  but  he 
had  no  taste  for  controversy,  and  therefore  rarely  preached 
on  subjects  which  occasioned  it.  He  regarded  the  religious 
opinions  of  others  without  prejudice,  and  never  allowed  a 
diflference  of  opinion  to  interrupt  Christian  fellowship.  Dr. 
Porter  died  at  Roxbury,  December  7,  1833,  aged  seventy-six 
years.  The  funeral  was  held  in  his  church  December  11, 
1833,  Rev.  Dr.  Lowell  offering  the  funeral  prayer.  Rev. 
George  Putnam,  D.  D.,  *  preached  the  funeral  sermon  from 
Genesis  xxv.  8  :  "  He  died  in  a  good  old  age,  an  old  man,  and 
full  of  years,  and  was  gathered  to  his  people."  Rev.  John 
Pierce,  D.  D.,  of  Brookline,  made  the  concluding  prayer,  f 

Rev.  Thomas  Crafts  was  son  of  Dr.  Thomas  Staples  Crafts 
(from  Newton) ;  was  born  in  North  Bridge  water;  graduated  at 
Harvard  College  1783;  married  Polly,  daughter  of  Rev.  John 
Porter,  December  28, 1786 ;  settled  at  Princeton,  Mass.,  1786, 
and  dismissed  in  1791  and  settled  at  Middleboro'.  After  re- 
maining at  Princeton  several  years,  his  physicians  decided 
that  his  life  depended  on  his  leaving  the  ministry,  and  en- 
gaging in  more  active  or  some  out-of  door  pursuit.  He  con- 
sequently removed  to  "Weymouth,  Mass.,  where  he  entered 
into  commercial  business,  and  was  quite  successful.  After 
his  health  had  become  somewhat  improved,  he  received  a  call 
to  preach  from  the  "  Middleboro'  and  Taunton  Precinct,"  and 
was  installed  in  1802,  where  he  enjoyed  a  happy  ministry 
for  many  years,  and  there  died,  February  27, 1819,  aged  sixty 
years.     His  family  then  removed  to  North  Bridgewater. 

Rev.  Asa  Packard  was  son  of  Jacob  and  Dorothy  (Per- 
kins) Packard ;  was  born  in  North  Bridgewater  May  3,  1758. 
His  life  was  a  very  eventful  one.     At  the  ago  of  sixteen,  he 

♦  Dr.  Putnam  was  settled  with  Dr.  Porter  July  7,  1830,  after  lie  had  preached 
for  fifty-(inc  years, 
t  For  iiu  account  of  his  publications  that  have  been  published,  see  list. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY.  143 

entered  the  Revolutionary  service  as  a  fifer.  In  an  engage- 
ment near  Harlaem  Heights,  in  1776,  a  companion  who  had 
made  great  boasts  of  his  bravery  seized  Mr.  Packard's  fife, 
and,  handing  him  his  mnsket  in  return,  fled  to  a  place  of  safe- 
ty, preferring,  it  would  seem,  the  music  he  could  make  with 
a  stolen  fife  to  that  made  by  the  balls  of  the  enemy.  Mr. 
Packard,  thus  armed,  engaged  in  the  conflict,  but  soon  re- 
ceived a  wound  which  nearly  proved  fatal.  The  ball  entered 
his  back  just  above  the  hip,  and  though  an  attempt  was  made 
to  extract  it,  yet  so  severe  was  the  operation  that  the  sur- 
geon feared  he  would  die  in  his  hands,  and  so  was  induced  to 
desist.  A  severe  iflness  followed  in  consequence,  and  when 
suflSciently  recovered,  he  left  the  army  and  returned  home, 
and  commenced  a  course  of  studies  preparatory  to  entering 
college.  The  ball  he  received  was  never  extracted ;  but  re- 
mained in  his  back  during  his  life.  Mr.  Packard  was  a  man 
of  great  facetiousness,  and  often  alluded  in  pleasantry  to  the 
circumstance  of  his  having  fought  and  bled  for  his  country. 
Once  in  a  merry  circle  he  said,  — 

"  I  bear  about  in  my  body  a  weighty  testimonial  of  my 
bravery ;  "  *  to  which  a  jovial  companion  replied,  — 

''  I  think  from  the  position  of  the  wound  our  hero  must 
have  been  playing  a  retreat." 

"  Playing  a  retreat ! "  said  Mr.  Packard ;  "  I  had  a  musket 
in  my  hand,  and  was  found  skilful  as  a  grenadier." 

"  I  think,"  rejoined  the  other,  "  our  friend  must  have  been 
skilled  in  the  motion  '  to  the  right  about  face ! '  and  must 
have  performed  it  well  when  he  received  his  wound." 

The  joke  was  appreciated  by  Mr.  Packard  and  the  rest  of 
the  company.  Mr.  Packard  graduated  at  Harvard  University 
in  1783  ;  received  a  call,  and  settled  in  Marlboro',  March  23, 
1785,  —  a  day  long  to  be  remembered  from  the  fact  that  the 

*  The  ball  he  received  was  never  extracted,  but  remained  in  his  back  during  hia 
life.    Rev.  George  Trask,  of  Fitchburg,  has  the  ball  now  in  his  possession. 


144  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

snow  was  so  deep  as  to  cover  the  tops  of  the  fences,  notwith- 
standing there  had  been  a  thaw  which  settled  the  snow,  so 
that,  in  freezing,  it  became  sufficiently  soHd  to  bear  up  a 
team.  The  people  went  to  the  ordination  in  their  sleighs 
upon  the  crust  across  lots,  over  the  tops  of  fences  and  walls 
without  difficulty.  The  depth  of  snow  was  so  remarkable 
that  it  became  and  continued  for  a  long  time  a  standard  of 
comparison.  He  was  settled  on  a  salary  of  £100, "and twenty 
cords  of  good  marketable  oak  wood,  cut  and  brought  to 
the  door  annually,  so  long  as  he  remains  our  minister." 
They  also  voted  him  a  settlement  of  £300,  —  one  half  to  be 
paid  in  one  year,  the  other  half  in  two  years  from  his  ordi- 
nation. Mr.  Packard  was  a  man  of  sprightly  talent,  and  was 
noted  for  his  readiness  rather  than  for  his  profundity.  He 
had  great  conversational  powers,  and  was  remarkable  for  his 
eccentricity.  His  sermons  were  practical  rather  than  doc- 
trinal, and  more  distinguished  for  happy  descriptions  of  life 
and  manners  than  for  connected  views  of  gospel  truths.  He 
was  liberal  in  his  theological  opinions,  belonging  to  what  is 
denominated  the  Armiuian  School.  As  Unitarianism  devel- 
oped itself  in  Massachusetts,  he  was  considered  as  coincid- 
ing with  that  class  of  his  brethren,  though  later  in  life  his 
sentiments  are  supposed  to  have  undergone  some  change. 
"  Perhaps  it  will  be  more  correct  to  say  that  he  never 
formed  for  himself  any  definite  system  of  doctrinal  belief; 
his  mind  was  more  distinguished  for  its  readiness  than  for  its 
metliod,  and  seemed  to  have  held  opinions  in  regard  to  dif- 
ferent doctrines  which  were  not  consistent  with  each  other, 
and  which  could  not  have  been  blended  into  a  logical  sys- 
tem. Different  persons  who  kn»w  him  well  have,  for  this 
reason,  claimed  him  with  diflFerent  denominations,  since  on 
some  points  his  views  seemed  to  coincide  with  Unitarians, 
and  on  others,  with  the  Orthodox  standard  of  doctrine." 
These  are  the  views  entertained  by  one  of  the  most  distin- 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY.  145 

guished  preachers  of  New  England  on  his  theological  opin- 
ions. Mr.  Packard  remained  pastor  of  the  first  and  the  only- 
parish  in  Marlboro'  for  about  twenty  years,  and  the  people 
were  happy  under  his  ministry.  In  the  year  1805,  an  un- 
pleasant controversy  arose  in  regard  to  the  subject  of  locat- 
ing a  meeting-house,  which  ended  in  the  erection  of  two 
houses,  and  ultimately  in  two  parishes.  During  this  contro- 
versy he  remained  neutral,  both  parties  anxious  to  retain 
him ;  but  he  continued  to  remain  in  the  old  church,  and  be- 
ing unwilling  to  take  part  in  the  dedication  of  the  new  house, 
and  realizing  that  a  majority  had  a  right  to  command  his  ser- 
vices while  he  remained  their  pastor,  he  wisely  asked  a  dis- 
mission from  the  church  and  society  as  the  best  way  of  avoid- 
ing a  public  approval  of  the  removal  of  the  meeting-house, 
which  was  the  sole  cause  of  the  unhappy  feeling.  On  March 
6,  1806,  the  matter  was  brought  before  the  Marlboro'  Associa- 
tion, and  after  due  consideration  it  was  decided  by  them 
that  the  town  had  a  claim  to  Mr.  P.  in  the  new  house.  "  The 
association,  while  they  lament  the  occasion  for  it,  both  on 
their  own  and  the  people's  account,  cannot  but  acquiesce 
in  his  determination  to  be  dismissed."  After  much  opposition, 
the  west  parish  in  Marlboro'  received  an  act  of  incorpor- 
ation, February  23,  1808,  by  the  name  of  the  Second  Par- 
ish in  Marlboro';  on  the  23d  of  March,  the  same  year.  Rev. 
Asa  Packard,  who  had  labored  with  the  society  since  his 
dismission  from  the  town,  was  installed  over  the  west  parish, 
and  retained  his  pastoral  relation  until  May  12,  1819,  when 
he  took  a  dismission  and  removed  to  Lancaster  where  he  re- 
sided till  his  death,  which  took  place  March  20,  1843,  in  the 
eighty-fifth  year  of  his  age.  He  was  in  his  usual  health  in 
the  morning,  and  on  coming  into  the  house,  he  sat  down  to 
listen  to  a  letter  from  a  distant  brother ;  while  it  was  being 

read,  he  sunk  back,  and  immediately  expired. 
19 


liQ  HISTORY  OF  NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

Rev.  Hezekiah  Packard,  D.  D.,  was  born  in  North  Bridge- 
water,  Mass.,  December  6,  1761,  son  of  Jacob  and  Dorothy 
(Perkins)  Packard,  and  was  the  youngest  of  ten  children. 
And  of  his  parents  and  their  influence  he  used  to  speak 
with  pleasure,  affection,  and  respect.  Being  the  youngest 
of  the  family,  he  no  doubt  experienced  the  indulgence  com- 
mon to  the  youngest  of  a  large  family.  The  humble  circum- 
stances of  his  father's  family  accustomed  him  to  habits  of 
active  industry,  rigid  economy,  and  self-reliance.  Their 
narrow  means,  together  with  their  discretion,  restrained  him 
from  associating  with  other  lads.  One  amusement  his  par- 
ents indulged  him  in  had  an  influence  they  little  thought  of. 
He  says,  "  At  what  precise  period  I  procured  a  fife  I  do  not 
distinctly  remember;  but  the  acquisition  was  to  me  very  grat- 
ifying and  delightful.  Martial  music  was  very  animating  to 
me,  and  I  soon  learned  several  martial  airs.  The  tunes  sung 
and  played  during  the  incipient  state  of  the  Revolution  had 
a  wonderful  influence.  The  exciting  remarks  made  in  favor 
of  the  Revolution  had  a  thrilling  effect  upon  my  mind.  I  be- 
came anxious  to  attend  musters  and  meetings  for  enlisting 
soldiers.  The  battle  of  Bunker  Hill  had  an  exciting  influ- 
ence. It  seemed  to  electrify  the  whole  community.  On 
that  memorable  day  I  was  in  a  neighbor's  field  hoeing  corn, 
and  heard  the  roaring  of  the  cannon.  I  was  then  in  my 
fourteenth  year.  The  captain  of  the  militia  lived  near  my 
father's,  and  as  he  knew  the  family  were  high  Whigs,  and 
that  I  had  some  skill  with  the  fife,  he  appointed  mo  a  fifer  in 
the  company  under  his  command.  Soon  after  this,  he  was 
drafted  for  five  months,  and  solicited  me  to  go  with  him  as 
fifer,  promising  to  use  me  as  a  son,  which  promise  he  always 
kept.  Although  young  and  fond  of  home,  I  never  had  any 
scruples  or  hesitation  about  enlisting,  nor  do  I  recollect  that 
my  parents  opened  their  lips  in  the  way  of  discouragement. 
Distinctly  do  I  remember  when  my  mother  took  my  hand 


BIOGRAPHICAL    HISTORY.  147 

and  said,  '  Hezekiah,  remember  praying  will  make  thee  leave 
sinning,  and  sinning  will  make  thee  leave  praying.'  These 
words  were  to  me  full  of  meaning  and  of  practical  truth.  In- 
deed, the  devout  desires  and  earnest  prayers  of  my  affection- 
ate and  pious  parents  were,  as  it  appeared  to  me,  preserved 
as  memorials  before  God  on  my  behalf  For  though  I  neg- 
lected prayer  when  a  soldier,  my  moral  habits  were  in  other 
respects  correct.  I  was  averse  to  vices  in  the  army  to  which 
youth  are  exposed ;  no  profane  word  escaped  my  lips  from 

he  time  I  left  my  father's  house  till  I  returned  to  it  again. 

.  was  more  and  more  disgusted  at  the  profaneness  common 
among  the  soldiers,  and  even  the  officers  of  the  Revolution. 
My  brother  (the  late  Rev.  Asa  Packard,  of  Marlboro',  Mass.) 
had  already  become  a  soldier  in  the  eight  months'  service, 
and  was  stationed  at  Roxbury.  The  regiment  to  which  I 
belonged  was  ordered  to  Cambridge,  and  we  dwelt  in  tents 
near  Cambridgeport.  Soon  after  we  pitched  our  tents  and 
drew  our  provisions  from  College  Hall,  where  beef,  pork, 
etc.,  were  kept  for  our  army,  and  other  arrangements  were 
made  for  a  campaign,  and  I  felt  myself  a  soldier  in  camp,  I 
had  a  furlough  for  a  day  or  two  to  visit  my  brother  at  Rox- 
bury. From  the  time  we  marched  into  Boston,  late  in  au- 
tumn, until  the  following  June,  Col.  Sargent's  regiment  in 
which  my  name  was  enrolled  was  destined  to  occupy  several 
stations.  After  being  in  Boston  a  few  weeks,  we  were  or- 
dered to  Bunker  HilL  In  the  spring  of  1776,  we  were  sta- 
tioned at  Castle  William,  now  Fort  Independence.  Here  we 
remained  till  June,  when  orders  were  given  for  us  to  march 
to  New  York.  We  went  to  New  London  by  land,  and  from 
thence  by  water  to  New  York.  The  regiment  was  stationed 
near  Hurlgate.  Six  miles  below  the  city,  upon  the  banks  of 
East  River,  opposite  to  our  fort  on  the  other  side  of  the 
river,  the  enemy  built  a  fort  to  annoy  us,  the  distance  be- 
tween the  two  forts  being  a  little  over  a  mile.     A  soldier, 


148  HISTORY  OF  NORTH   BRTDGEWATEB. 

Boon  after  the  balls  and  bombs  began  to  fly  into  our  camp, 
walking  proudly  upon  the  parapet,  boastfully  exclaimed  that 
the  ball  had  not  been  made  that  was  to  kill  him.  Not  many 
minutes  after,  a  ball  came  and  almost  cut  him  asunder,  thus 
warning  others  not  to  expose  themselves  needlessly.  This 
cannonading  and  bombarding  continued  for  several  weeks, 
kihing  some  and  wounding  some.  I  remember  an  old 
man  belonging  to  our  camp  who,  seeing  a  bomb  fall  and 
bury  itself  in  the  ground  a  few  rods  from  him,  started  hastily 
toward  the  spot,  hoping  to  save  the  powder,  for  which  he 
would  get  a  dollar;  but  just  before  he  reached  the  place 
there  was  a  tremendous  explosion,  and  he  was  covered  with 
dirt  and  nearly  suffocated.  He  received,  however,  no  serious 
injury,  and  was  for  a  time  the  subject  of  facetious  remark. 
About  the  same  time,  two  young  men  belonging  to  the  same 
mess  found  a  bomb,  the  fuse  of  which  had  been  somehow  ex- 
tinguished, and  thoughtlessly  attempted  to  open  the  vent  M^ith 
a  pickaxe.  This  rash  and  inconsiderate  attempt  was  fatal  to 
both.  A  spark  from  the  axe  reached  the  powder,  and  these 
young  men  Avere  awfully  mangled  by  the  explosion.  One 
expired  immediately  ,*  the  other  survived  a  few  days. 
Soon  after  this  there  was  a  geneml  excitement.  Intel- 
ligence reached  us  that  troops  were  leaving  Long  Island, 
and  that  the  British  were  pressing  upon  them,  orders  be- 
ing given  for  retreat,  and  New  York  was  evacuated.  It 
was  the  Sabbath,  in  the  last  of  August  or  the  first  of  Sep- 
tember. The  heat  was  extreme,  the  roads  were  crowded 
with  troops,  Avith  men,  women,  and  children,  together  with 
cattle,  goods,  and  chattels,  overspread  with  thick  clouds  of 
dust.  The  night  following  was  dark  and  rainy.  I  slept  un- 
der a  blanket  with  my  captain,  who  had  always  treated  me 
like  a  son,  according  to  the  promise  he  made  when  I  enlisted. 
The  next  moniing  while  the  cooks  were  preparing  breakfast, 
and  the  soldiers  were  ruljustiug  their  packs  and  cleaning 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY.  149 

their  guns,  etc.,  after  the  rain,  alarm  guns  wore  heard ;  our 
army  was  aroused ;  the  enemy  were  at  hand.  A  detachment 
of  one  hundred  and  thirty-six  in  number,  among  them  my 
brother,  was  sent  out  to  check  the  enemy,  and  in  a  few  hours 
he  was  on  his  way  to  the  hospital  at  West  Chester.  On  the 
same  day  was  the  battle  of  Harlaem  Heights.  Our  regiment 
was  near  the  centre  of  the  line  extending  from  Hudson  to 
East  River.  The  line  of  battle  was  not  far  from  King's 
Bridge.  The  number  killed  and  wounded  I  do  not  remem- 
ber. The  sick  and  wounded  were  taken  to  the  hospital.  I 
visited  my  brother  several  times.  His  wound  became  alarm- 
ing, and  his  surgeons  gave  no  encouragement.  We  both 
nearly  despaired  of  his  restoration.  At  the  second  or  third 
visit  I  took  charge  of  a  letter  to  our  parents,  in  which  he 
took  leave  of  them  and  of  the  family ;  and  we  took  leave  of 
each  other.  I  afterward  went  to  the  hospital,  not  knowing 
whether  he  was  among  the  living,  and  found  him  somewhat 
relieved.  His  body  was  less  swollen ;  his  hopes  of  recovery 
revived.  After  this,  as  far  as  my  memory  serves,  we  did  not 
see  each  other  till  we  met  at  home  in  our  father's  house.  In 
the  autumn  of  that  year,  I  was  sick,  and  destined  to  breathe 
the  polluting,  infectious  air  of  the  hospital,  and  suffered 
much  for  want  of  things  comfortable.  Having  the  itch 
shockingly,  without  the  means  of  getting  rid  of  that  loathsome 
disease,  and  being  reduced  by  other  complaints  without  the 
medical  aid  I  required,  I  thought  much  of  home  and  a 
mother's  cares  ;  but  I  was  a  stranger  in  a  strange  land.  The 
hospital  was  extremely  filthy,  its  atmosphere  pestilential. 
My  case  was  so  much  neglected,  and  my  whole  frame  so  dis- 
eased and  shattered,  that  I  had  serious  apprehensions  I  should 
not  long  survive.  My  term  of  service  expired  at  the  end  of 
the  year  ;  I  was  no  longer  a  soldier.  Finding  myself  some 
better,  although  still  feeble,  I  set  my  face  and  directed  my 
tottering  steps  toward  home.     The  first  day  I  travelled  about 


150  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

three  or  four  miles  toward  the  object  of  my  affection.  About 
the  third  day  on  my  homeward  march,  I  reached  the  great 
road  from  White  Plains  to  my  native  home,  and  was  providen- 
tially overtaken  by  my  captain's  elder  brother  and  his  waiter. 
He  had  purchased  a  cheap  horse  before  he  left  camp,  and  was 
homeward  bound ;  but  finding  me  feeble,  unprotected,  and 
solitary,  he  readily  dismounted,  and  allowed  me  the  privi- 
lege of  riding.  I  rode  nearly  the  whole  distance  of  two  hun- 
dred miles.  I  have  no  remembrance  of  my  friend's  riding  five 
miles  till  we  reached  Easton,  Mass.,  his  native  town,  and  where 
my  oldest  brother  then  lived.  We  often  received  many  a 
good  bit  on  our  way,  in  consequence  of  the  piteous  and  oft- 
repeated  story  my  friend  told  of  the  poor  destitute  and  suf- 
fering fifer  upon  the  horse,  so  that  people  were  kind  to  us, 
cheered  and  comforted  us  on  our  way  homeward.  My  par- 
ents had  not  heard  a  word  from  me  after  the  battle  at  Har- 
laem  Heights,  except  that  I  was  there,  but  in  doubt  what  to 
expect.  My  brother's  letter  not  reaching  home,  the  same 
doubt  existed  in  regard  to  him.  After  my  return  from  the 
army,  I  was  so  reduced  in  strength,  my  whole  frame  so  dis- 
eased and  wrecked,  that  for  a  long  time  I  was  unfit  for  busi- 
ness. I  was  long  exposed  to  suffering,  and  unable  to  labor. 
I  was,  however,  afterward  induced  to  enlist  for  six  months. 
That  I  should  have  again  entered  the  army  was  a  mystery. 
''  I  was  stationed  at  Providence,  and  afterward  at  Newport. 
Gen.  Sullivan,  Avho  had  command,  intended  to  gain  posses- 
sion of  Newport,  then  in  the  hands  of  the  British.  After 
quitting  the  service,  I  made  up  my  mind  to  live  at  home  and 
become  a  farmer.  But  changes  and  events  occurred  in  our 
domestic  circle  which  greatly  affected  my  condition  and  pros- 
pects. (My  father  died  February  2,  1777,  aged  fifty-six.) 
My  brother,  aa  before  mentioned,  being  wounded,  was 
probably  led  by  that  circumstance  to  change  his  purpose  of 
life.     lie  accordingly  fitted  for  college,  and  entered  Harvard 


BIOGRAPHICAL    HISTORr.  151 

in  the  summer  of  1779.  In  the  course  of  the  revival  of  1780, 
did  I  first  receive  my  religious  impressions ;  at  a  meeting 
called  by  my  brother  my  own  mind  was  deeply  and  solemnly 
impressed.  I  did  feel  I  had  some  encouraging  evidence  that 
God  in  Christ  did  appeal  for  me  in  mercy.  The  burden  of 
sin  which  had  borne  with  oppressive  weight  upon  my  soul 
was  removed,  and  I  think  I  found  peace  in  believing. 
Calmness,  peace,  and  serenity  prevailed  in  my  own  mind. 
Availing  myself  as  I  had  opportunity  of  the  advice  and  ex- 
perience of  neighbors,  I  had  the  reputation  of  taking  good 
care  of  the  farm  and  rendering  it  productive.  I  labored  to 
the  extent  of  my  strength,  and  made  some  improvements  by 
subduing  rough  parts  of  the  land,  and  building  walls.  Meet- 
ing the  approbation  of  my  neighbors  and  family,  and  seeing 
the  good  effect  of  my  labors,  I  acquired  a  fondness  for  hus- 
bandry, and  readily  devoted  myself  to  it.  I  was  well  satis- 
fied with  my  condition  and  sphere  of  life,  and  had  no  idea 
of  relinquishing  the  pursuits  of  agriculture  until  the  spring 
of  1782.  At  that  time  I  was  afflicted  and  discouraged  by  an 
injury  done  my  arm  in  making  wall.  Being  young  and  am- 
bitious, I  strained  my  arm  at  the  elbow.  The  injury  was 
such  that  it  disqualified  me  from  pursuing  my  favorite  occu- 
pation. I  showed  my  arm  to  several  physicians,  but  received 
no  encouragement.  I  then  made  arrangements  for  acquiring 
an  education,  and  soon  left  home  and  placed  myself  under 
the  instruction  of  Rev.  Dr.  John  Reed,  minister  of  the  west 
parish.  I  pursued  my  studies  with  great  diligence,  deduct- 
ing the  time  I  was  obliged  to  suspend  my  studies  on  account 
of  weak  eyes.  I  was  not  more  than  a  year  fitting  for  college. 
When  fitting,  I  often  visited  the  home  of  my  childhood  and 
early  youth,  and  reluctantly  denied  myself  its  endearments. 
The  distance,  not  being  more  than  five  or  six  miles,  I  could 
easily  walk  home  Saturday  night  and  return  on  Monday 
morning.     In  July,  1783,  that  being  Cambridge  commence- 


lo2  HISTORY   OF  KORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

ment,  I  entered  college  with  rather  gloomy  prospects :  my 
small  patrimony,  in  consequence  of  bad  debts  and  fraudulent 
men,  was  reduced  from  five  or  six  hundred  dollars  to  a  mere 
trifle.  I  had  no  patron  to  whom  I  could  go  for  advice,  en- 
couragement, and  help ;  I  had  no  place  I  could  properly  call 
home;  I  had  no  place  to  call  my  home  through  my  college 
studies  ;  I  had  to  make  my  way  through  many  difficulties.  I 
spent  most  of  my  vacations  at  college,  where  I  had  good  op- 
portunity for  study,  and  I  defrayed  the  expenses  of  board  by 
keeping  a  morning  school  for  misses,  by  the  care  of  college 
buildings,  etc.  I  kept  school  nine  or  ten  weeks  winters.  I 
waited  in  Common  Hall  more  than  three  years  during  col- 
lege life.  In  justice  to  myself  and  for  the  benefit  of  others,  I 
can  state  with  all  the  confidence  of  truth  that  I  passed 
through  college  without  fine  or  censure,  and  with  a  respecta- 
ble literary  character.  The  first  year  after  leaving  college,  I 
kept  a  grammar  school  in  Cambridge.  The  year  passed 
pleasantly,  and  I  found  myself  in  the  way  of  improvement. 
The  next  year  I  took  charge  of  the  library  as  assistant ;  was 
one  of  the  three  who  in  the  course  of  the  year  prepared  the 
first  printed  catalogue  of  the  college  library.  The  other  two 
were  Rev.  Isaac  Smith,  the  librarian,  and  Professor  Sewall. 
At  the  commencement  of  1789,  I  entered  the  tutorship  in 
the  mathematical  department  as  successor  of  Mr.,  afterward 
Professor,  and  subsequently  President  "Webber.  I  continued 
as  tutor  four  years,  enjoying  enlightened  society  in  college, 
and  in  the  town  and  vicinity  of  Cambridge." 

In  October,  1793,  Mr.  Packard  was  ordained  over  the 
church  in  Chelmsford,  with  the  prospect  of  a  comfortable  and 
useful  ministry,  where  he  labored  with  conscientious  dili- 
gence in  the  work  of  the  ministry  eiglit  years,  when,  receiv- 
ing an  invitation  to  settle  at  Wiscasset,  Me.,  he  asked  his  dis- 
mission, and  it  was  granted  by  a  mutual  council  called  July  29, 
1802.    lie  was   installed   at  Wiscasset,  Me.,  September   8, 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY.  153 

1802,  Professor  Tappan,  of  Cambridge  College,  preaching  the 
sermon.  He  entered  upon  his  new  field  of  labor  with  a  fair 
prospect  of  comfort  and  usefulness.  When  he  had  been  in 
Wiscasset  three  or  four  years,  he  was  invited  to  take  charge 
of  a  private  schooh  The  school  was  full,  and  succeeded  so 
well  that  in  the  course  of  the  year  a  plan  for  an  academy 
was  in  train.  A  brick  building  was  erected  costing  four 
thousand  dollars.  He  kept  this  academy  several  years,  and 
his  labors  in  it  and  his  pastoral  and  ministerial  duties  Avere 
too  much  for  his  constitution,  and  brought  on  infirmities 
which  have  been  at  times  troublesome  companions.  His  la- 
bors at  this  place  were  terminated  by  a  mutual  council  in  the 
spring  of  1830.  Again  Providence  opened  for  him  a  smaller 
field  of  labor  and  usefulness  at  Middlesex  Village,  a  remote 
part  of  his  former  parish  in  Chelmsford,  where  were  living 
many  of  those  who,  as  parents  or  children,  had  been  under 
his  preaching  thirty  years  before.  It  was  while  residing  at 
this  place  his  son  William,  then  a  student  of  Bowdoin  Col- 
lege, died,  January,  1834.  He  exercised  his  ministry  at  Mid- 
dlesex six  years,  and  in  the  fall  of  1836  dissolved  his  connec- 
tion with  that  church.  He  moved  to  Saco,  Me.,  November 
11,  1836.  During  the  remaining  years  of  Mr.  P.'s  life,  he  re- 
sided at  Saco,  Me.,  Salem,  Mass.,  and  Brunswick,  Me.,  mak- 
ing occasional  visits  to  each  and  all  of  his  children.  He  took 
a  lively  interest  in  passing  events  and  social  life,  and  to  the 
last  had  a  cheerful  temperament  and  strong  social  affections. 
He  never  secluded  himself,  nor  seemed  to  feel  too  old  to 
meet  and  fulfil  the  claims  of  society  upon  him.  In  his 
eighty-fifth  year  he  took  the  principal  charge  of  a  garden,  and 
in  winter  he  used  the  axe  and  saw.  He  participated  in  all 
schemes  for  good ;  mourned  with  those  that  mourned ;  re- 
joiced with  those  that  rejoiced.  The  passer-by  ever  met 
him  with  a  kind  word  or  a  bow.  He  possessed  great  dignity 
of  bearing  and  character,  combined  with  ease  and  elegance 


154     .  HISTORY   OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

of  manners  which  adorn  the  most  cultivated  society,  and  an 
ever-plajful,  genial  humor.  For  nearly  fifty  years  he  was  con- 
nected with  various  literary  institutions,  much  of  the  time 
being  engaged  in  training  the  youth.  For  seventeen  years 
he  was  a  trustee  of  Bowdoin  College,  and  ten  years  vice- 
president  of  the  same ;  and  from  the  day  of  his  admission  to 
the  university  he  was  a  college  man  to  the  close  of  his  days, 
always  glowing  in  college  scenes,  reminiscences,  and  attach- 
ments. He  was  the  originator  of  the  Bible  society  in  Lin- 
coln County,  Me.  He  died  April  25,  1849.  Agreeable  to 
his  own  request,  his  remains  were  conveyed  to  Wiscasset  for 
interment,  the  place  where  he  had  labored  twenty  years  be- 
fore. The  funeral  took  the  place  of  the  afternoon  service, 
Rev.  Dr.  Adams,  of  Brunswick,  preaching  the  sermon. 

"  The  last  long  journey  of  his  life  now  o'er, 
His  gentle  voice  and  cheerful  smile  no  more 
Shall  tell  the  tale  of  life's  uncertain  dream ;  — 
For  his  is  now  in  heaven,  a  higher  theme." 

Rev.  Joshua  Cushman  was  born  1758  or  9,  and  resided  in 
North  Bridgewater,  Mass. ;  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in 
1787.  In  the  early  part  of  the  Revolutionary  War,  at  the  age 
of  seventeen  or  eighteen,  he  entered  the  military  service  of 
the  United  States.  A  paper  found  among  his  papers  and 
books  contains  the  following  account  of  his  services  in  that 
war  in  his  own  handwriting :  — 

"I  enlisted  on  the  1st  day  of  April,  1777,  under  Caleb 
King,  then  in  Bridgewater,  Mass.,  and  served  in  the  ninth 
regiment  of  the  Massachusetts  line.  The  field  officers  were 
Col.  Wesson,  Lieut.  Col.  Mellen,  and  Major  Badlam.  I  was 
in  Capt.  Bartlett's  company.  My  first  rendezvous  was 
at  Cambridge,  near  Boston;  then  proceeded  to  Albany, 
thence  up  the  Mohawk  to  the  German  Flats ;  joined  Arnold's 
attachment  from  Gates's  Army  for  the  relief  of  Fort  Stanvix. 
After  the  dispersion  of  the  enemy,  we  joined  the  northern 


BIOGEAPHICAL    HISTORY.  155 

army,  near  Stillwater,  on  the  Hudson ;  thence  took  ground 
and  encamped  on  Bemis  Heights;  was  in  the  decisive  battle 
which  led  to  the  capture  of  the  British  forces  in  that  quar- 
ter. After  the  surrender  of  Burgoyne,  we  moved  down  the 
Hudson  to  Albany,  and  thence  across  the  country  to  White 
Marsh  in  Pennsylvania.  After  facing  the  enemy  for  a  day  or 
two,  we  went  into  winter  quarters  at  Valley  Forge.  After 
the  enemy  evacuated  Philadelphia,  we  moved  with  the  main 
army  under  Gates,  first  to  Danbury,  then  to  Hartford,  Conn., 
thence  to  Fishkill.  There,  and  in  the  vicinity  of  West  Point, 
N.  Y.,  I  was  stationed  with  the  regiment  during  the  rest  of 
my  terra  of  service.  I  was  discharged  the  latter  part  of 
March,  1780,  having  completed  the  term  of  my  engagement 
lacking  a  few  days,  an  indulgence  obtained  through  the  cour- 
tesy of  the  colonel." 

After  leaving  the  military  service,  he  fitted  for  college; 
graduated  in  the  same  class  with  Hon.  John  Quincy  Adams ; 
studied  theology  with  Rev.  Ephraim  Briggs,  and  was  or- 
dained as  pastor  of  the  Congregational  church  in  Winslow, 
Me.,  on  June  10,  1795,  at  the  age  of  thirty-six,  where  he  re- 
mained nearly  twenty  years.  At  a  little  later  period  after 
his  settlement,  he  adopted  the  views  of  that  branch  of  Con- 
gregational ists  called  Unitarians.  His  ordination  sermon 
was  preached  by  Rev.  Mr.  Whitman,  of  Pembroke,  and  the 
other  services  of  the  occasion  were  performed  by  Rev.  Mr. 
Porter,  of  Roxbury,  Rev.  Mr.  Porter,  of  Rye,  N.  H.,  Rev.  Mr. 
Winthrop,  of  Woolwich,  Me.,  Rev.  Mr.  Ellis,  of  Topsham,  Me., 
and  Rev.  Mr.  Calef,  of  Canaan,  Me.  The  church  where  his 
ordination  took  place  not  being  large  enough  to  contain  the 
audience,  a  bower  was  made  covered  with  green  boughs  and 
supported  by  twenty  pillars  interwoven  at  the  sides,  and 
when  filled  with  people,  presented  quite  a  unique  and  pic- 
turesque appearance.  After  his  dismissal  from  the  ministry, 
which  was  not  from  any  disagreement  between  him  and  the 


156  HISTORY  OP  NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

parish,  but  from  inability  to  support  a  minister,  he  continued 
to  preach  in  that  vicinity  for  awhile,  but  never  was  installed 
over  any  society.  He  soon  became  an  eminent  political  man, 
commencing  by  representing  the  county  of  Kennebec  in  the 
Senate  of  Massachusetts  (of  which  Maine  was  then  a  part)  in 
the  political  year  1810 ;  represented  the  town  of  Winslow  in 
the  House  of  Representatives  in  1811  and  1812;  was  elected 
on  the  Executive  Council  of  Massachusetts,  but  declined  the 
oflSce;  in  1819  was  elected  as  Representative  to  Congress 
from  the  Kennebec  district,  and  after  Maine  was  separated 
from  Massachusetts  in  1820,  he  continued  in  Congress  for  six 
consecutive  years.  In  1828  he  was  again  elected  from  his 
district  to  the  Senate,  and  in  1834  again  represented  his 
adopted  town  of  Winslow  in  the  House,  and  this  was  the  last 
of  his  public  services.  ''  His  course  was  run,  his  days  were 
numbered."  Being  the  senior  member  at  the  opening  of  the 
Legislature  in  January,  1834,  it  became  his  duty  to  call  the 
House  to  order  at  its  organization  ;  but  his  health  being  fee- 
ble, he  never  took  his  seat  again  in  that  body.  He  died  at 
his  boarding-house  Monday  morning,  January  27,  1834,  aged 
seventy-five  years.  Immediately  upon  the  opening  of  the 
two  branches  of  the  Legislature,  the  House  voted  to  adjourn, 
and  the  members  to  wear  black  crape  during  the  remainder 
of  the  session  as  a  mark  of  respect  to  the  memory  of  Hon. 
Joshua  Cushman.  And  the  Senate  also  adjourned  from  a  re- 
gard to  his  services  and  worth.  His  funeral  was  attended  by 
the  members  of  both  branches  of  the  Legislature ;  and,  al- 
though the  snow  was  extremely  deep  at  the  time,  there  was 
a  large  gathering,  and  the  duty  of  following  his  remains  was 
consequently  fatiguing.  He  was  interred  at  Augusta,  Me., 
and  a  plain  marble  slab  erected  to  his  memor}^,  bearing  this 
simple  inscription :  "  Our  fathers,  where  are  they  ?  "  The 
Legislature  of  Maine  afterward,  however,  removed  his  remains 
to  the  tomb  erected  for  the  burial  of  those  who  died  in  the 


EDUCATIONAL  HISTORY.  15? 

service  of  the  government,  and  his  name  was  engraved  on 
the  top  of  the  tomb  among  those  who  liad  gone  before  him. 
He  was  a  good  scholar,  was  imbued  with  Christian  and  states- 
manhke  principles,  and  was  a  respectable  speaker.  Progress 
and  reform  were  among  the  leading  traits  of  his  mind.  The 
test  of  time  and  the  judgment  of  men  which  truly  tries  the 
character  and  acts  of  all  has  pronounced  its  verdict,  —  "A 
good  and  faithful  servant." 

"  Tranquil  amidst  alarms, 
It  found  him  on  the  field, 
A  veteran  slumbering  on  his  arms, 
Beneath  his  red  cross  shield." 

Kev,  Naphtali  Shaw  was  the  son  of  William  and  Hannah 
(West)  Shaw ;  born  in  North  Bridge  water  June  20,  1764. 
His  ancestors,  as  far  back  as  he  had  any  knowledge  of  them, 
were  pious  people.  When  a  lad,  he  had  but  little  time  for 
reading,  excepting  on  the  Sabbath ;  then  he  read  the  Bible 
and  religious  books.  He  was  religiously  educated,  and  from 
such  works  as  he  had,  he  early  received  religious  impres- 
sions, which  proved  of  the  greatest  value  to  him.  Of  the  di- 
vine authority  of  the  Scriptures  he  never  had  a  doubt,  and  at 
an  early  period  of  his  life  he  had  determined  to  make  them 
the  rule  of  his  faith  and  practice.  At  the  age  of  fifteen,  he 
enlisted  in  the  service  as  a  soldier  of  the  Eevolutionary  War 
for  a  special  service  at  Rhode  Island ;  and  again  the  next' 
year,  with  his  two  older  brothers,  marched  to  the  call  of  his 
country  to  aid  in  suppressing  Shay's  Rebellion  and  a  threat- 
ened assault  on  one  of  our  maritime  places.  In  all  this  he 
did  not  have  to  engage  in  battle.  He  was,  however,  always 
through  life  patriotic.  When  he  came  back  from  military 
service  the  last  time,  being  then  seventeen  years  of  age,  he 
prevailed  upon  others  in  his  native  town  to  unite  with  him  in 
purchasing  a  social  library,  and  the  first  book  he  selected  was 
"  Mason  on  Self-Knowledge,"  which  he  always  thouglit  was  of 


158  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

great  value  to  him,  and  one  that  no  person  could  study  with- 
out profit.     After  preparation  for  college  under  the  care  of 
Dr.  Crane,  a  physician  of  Titicut  Parish,  and  Rev.  Dr.  John 
Reed,  of  West  Bridgewater,  in  1786,  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
two,  he  entered  Dartmouth  College,  Hanover,  N.  H.,  where, 
after  applying  himself  closely  to  his  studies,  and  after  a  hard 
struggle  with  difficulties  arising  from  limited  means  and  a 
new  state  of  things  in  the  vicinity  of  the  college,  he  gradu- 
ated with  honor  in  1790,  receiving  the  Bachelor's  degree. 
After  this  he  taught  school  in  Easton,  Mass.,  and  Boston,  as 
an  assistant  of  Mr.  Caleb  Brigham,  an  instructor  of  great  ce- 
lebrity.    After  studying  theology  seven  months,  he  was  ap- 
probated (as  it  was  then  called)  by  the  Plymouth  association 
of  ministers  August  1,  1792.     He  pursued  the  study  of  theol- 
ogy under  the  care  of  Rev.  Zedekiah  Sanger,  D.  D.,  of  Bridge- 
water,  who  was  in  the  habit  of  instructing  young  men  for  the 
ministry.     Immediately  after  he  was  licensed  to  preach,  he 
received  a  call  to  preach  at  Kensington,  N.  H.,  where  they 
had  already  heard  more  than  twenty  candidates.     He  was  or- 
dained at  that  place  January  30,  1793,  as  pastor  of  the  Con- 
gregational church,  then  at  the  age  of  twenty-nine  years. 
He  remained  in  that  place  till  January  13,  1813,  when,  his 
health  failing  him,  he  had  to  ask  his  resignation.     His  min- 
istry was  pacific  and  useful;  peace  and  harmony  were  re- 
stored, and  the  cause  of  education,  morals,  and  religion  was 
promoted.     Upon  his  resigning  his  pastoral  labors,  his  health 
continued  such  that  he  devoted  himself  to  agricultural  pur- 
suits.    He  purchased  a  farm  in  Bradford,  Vt.,  where  he  con- 
tinued during  the  remaining  forty  years  of  his  life,  giving  up 
preaching  entirely.     In  due  time  he  united  with  the  Congre- 
gational church  in  Bradford,  Vt.,  and,  to  the  day  of  his  death 
continued  a  most  worthy  and  exemplary  member,  highly  re- 
spected by  all  who  knew  him.     Although  an  educated  man, 
he  was  far  from  being  dictatorial  or  overbearing  or  fault-find- 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY.  159 

ing,  but  habitually  exhibited  that  meek,  humble,  and  quiet 
spirit  that  manifested  itself  in  all  his  actions,  and  which,  in, 
the  sight  of  God,  is  of  great  price. 

Rev.  Theophilus  Packard.,  D.  D.,  was  the  son  of  Abel  and 
Esther  (Porter)  Packard,  and  was  born  in  North  Bridgewater, 
Mass.,  March  4,  1769.  When  he  was  five  years  old,  he  re 
moved  with  his  father's  family  to  Cummington,  Mass.,  the  west- 
ern part  of  the  State,  where  he  lived  until  he  entered  Dart- 
mouth College.  His  early  years  were  spent  in  working  upon 
his  father's  farm.  At  the  age  of  twenty-one  he  began  to  fit 
up  a  farm  for  himself;  but,  by  overtasking  his  bodily  powers, 
he  disabled  himself  in  a  great  degree  for  that  kind  of  labor. 
Shortly  after  this,  his  mind  became  deeply  exercised  on  the 
subject  of  religion ;  and  at  length  so  far  settled  that  he  be. 
came  a  member  of  the  church.  He  began  now  to  meditate 
the  purpose  of  devoting  himself  to  the  Christian  ministry; 
and,  with  a  view  to  this,  commenced  his  preparation  for  col- 
lege under  the  instruction  of  his  pastor,  the  Rev.  James 
Briggs.  He  entered  college  in  1792,  and  g^-aduated  in  1796. 
Immediately  after  his  graduation,  he  commenced  the  study 
of  theology  under  the  Rev.  Dr.  Burton,  of  Thetford,  Vt.,  and 
at  the  end  of  six  months  was  licensed  to  preach  by  the  Or- 
ange Association,  to  which  his  theological  teacher  belonged. 
His  first  labors,  as  a  minister,  were  among  the  churches  in 
the  region  in  which  he  was  licensed.  He  went  to  Shelburne, 
Mass.,  to  preach  as  a  candidate,  early  in  the  autumn  of  1798. 
He  was  ordained  on  the  20th  of  February,  1799,  the  ser- 
mon being  preached  by  the  Rev.  John  Emerson,  of  Conway, 
Mass.  The  honorary  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity  was  con- 
ferred upon  him  by  Dartmouth  College  in  1824.  Dr.  Pack- 
ard continued  in  sole  charge  of  the  church  at  Shelburne  un- 
til March  12,  1828,  when  his  son  Theophilus  was  ordained  as 
his  colleague.     The  charge  was  given  to  the  young  pastor 


160  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

by  the  Rev.  Jonathan  Grout,  of  Hawley,  who  had  performed 
the  same  service  in  connection  with  his  father's  ordination 
twenty-nine  years  before.  From  this  time  the  father  and  son 
continued  to  supply  the  pulpit  alternately  till  February  20, 
1842,  when  Dr.  Packard  gave  notice  to  his  people  that  he 
should  relinquish  all  pastoral  service,  and  from  that  time  he 
never  received  from  them  any  compensation.  He  was,  how- 
ever, not  dismissed,  but  retained  the  pastoral  relation  till  his 
death.  During  the  fourteen  years  in  which  the  two  were  as- 
sociated in  supplying  the  Shelburne  pulpit,  they  both  labored 
extensively  in  destitute  parishes  in  the  neighborhood,  and 
were  instrumental,  in  several  instances,  in  preparing  the  way 
for  a  stated  ministry.  Dr.  Packard  having  reached  the  age 
of  seventy-three,  and  finding  the  infirmities  of  age  were  rap- 
dly  increasing  upon  him,  went,  in  the  spring  of  1846,  to  live 
with  a  widowed  daughter  in  South  Deerfield.  Here  he  re- 
mained four  years,  but  returned  to  Shelburne  in  the  summer 
of  1854.  His  last  sermon  was  preached  in  Deerfield  in  No- 
vember, 1847.  He  suflFered  severe  injury  from  a  fall  upon 
the  ice  in  the  early  part  of  January,  1855,  and  from  that  time 
was  confined  to  his  house,  and  mostly  to  his  bed.  He  was 
afllicted  by  a  complication  of  maladies,  from  which,  during 
the  last  few  weeks  of  his  life  particularly,  he  experienced 
intense  suffering.  He  died  on  the  17th  of  September,  1855. 
The  Franklin  County  Church  Conference  and  Benevolent  An- 
niversaries having  been  appointed  to  be  held  on  the  18th  and 
19th,  his  funeral  took  the  place  of  the  Conference  exercises 
on  the  afternoon  of  the  19th,  a  very  large  number  of  minis- 
ters being  in  attendance.  His  funeral  sermon  was  preached 
by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Hitchcock,  late  president  of  Amherst  Col- 
lege. He  was  married  to  Mary,  daughter  of  Isaac  Tirrill,  of 
Abington,  Mass.,  February  9,  1800.  He  had  eight  children, 
one  of  whom,  Theophilus,  was  graduated  at  Amherst  College 
in  1823,  and,  as  has  been  already  noticed,  was  associated  with 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY.  161 

his  father  in  the  ministry.  Mrs.  Packard  was  living  in  1856. 
Dr.  Packard,  in  the  course  of  his  ministry,  instructed  thirty- 
one  students*  in  theology,  all  of  whom  became  preachers 
of  the  gospel. 

Rev.  Jonas  Perkins  was  the  oldest  son  of  Josiah  and  Anna 
(Reynolds)  Perkins ;  was  born  in  the  North  Parish  of  Bridge- 
water,  October  15,  1790.  At  the  age  of  seventeen  he  com- 
menced fitting  for  college  at  Phillips'  Academy,  Andover, 
Mass.,  having,  from  the  time  of  his  conversion,  at  the  age  of 
ten,  a  strong  desire  to  devote  himself  to  the  ministry  of  the 
gospel.  He  enjoyed  the  instruction  of  Rev.  Mark  Newman 
and  John  Adams  at  the  academy,  and  when  examined  for  ad- 
mission to  Brown  University,  offered  himself  as  a  candidate 
for  advanced  standing,  and  was  received  as  a  member  of  the 
Sophomore  Class.  He  graduated  at  this  institution  with  dis- 
tinguished honor  in  1813.  He  immediately  commenced  a 
course  of  theological  studies  under  the  instruction  of  Rev. 
Otis  Thompson,  of  Rehoboth,  Mass. ;  was  licensed  by  the 
Mendon  Association  October  11,  1814,  and  was  invited  to 
preach  as  a  candidate  for  the  Union  Society  of  Weymouth  and 
Braintree,  at  the  age  of  twenty-four.  After  preaching  a  short 
time,  he  received  a  unanimous  call  to  become  their  pastor, 
which  call  he  accepted,  and  was  ordained  June  14,  1815.  With 
this  society  he  has  labored  for  forty-six  years,  prosperous, 
united,  and  happy ;  and  the  church  under  his  care  has  been 
constantly  increasing  in  numbers.  At  the  annual  meeting 
of  the  society  in  18G1,  he  gave  them  notice  that  he  should 
resign  his  pastoral  charge  at  his  seventieth  birthday,  the  15tb 
of  the  following  October.  Accordingly,  he  preached  his  fare- 
well sermon  on  the  Sabbath  following  that  day,  and  by  the 
mutual  consent  of  pastor  and  people  and  approval  of  a  coun- 
cil, his  official  connection  with  them  was  dissolved.     At  a 

*  See  Packard's  "  History  of  Churches  and  Ministers  of  Franklin  County,  Mass." 
21 


162  HISTORY   OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

meeting  of  the  church  and  parish,  held  soon  after,  the  follow- 
ing resolutions  were  passed,  showing  the  estimation  in  which 
his  labors  were  held  by  them:  — 

"  Eesolved,  that  we  recognize  with  devout  gratitude  the 
goodness  of  God  to  this  society  in  preserving  the  hfe  and 
continuing  the  labors  of  our  pastor,  Rev.  Jonas  Perkins,  so 
many  years. 

"  Resolved,  that  the  union  and  prosperity  of  this  church  and 
people  during  his  pastorate  testify  to  his  fidelity  and  success 
as  a  minister  of  Jesus  Christ. 

"  Resolved,  that  we  tender  our  heartfelt  thanks  to  him,  as 
the  shepherd  of  this  flock,  for  his  constancy  and  his  unwea- 
ried efforts  to  promote  our  spiritual  and  temporal  good. 

"Resolved,  that  while  the  dissolution  of  this  relation  awak- 
ens many  tender  and  painful  emotions,  we  are  comforted  and 
cheered  by  the  thought  that  he  and  his  beloved  companion 
are  to  spend  the  evening  of  their  life  with  us,  and  that  we 
shall  still  enjoy  their  counsels,  the  light  of  their  example,  and 
their  prayers. 

"  Resolved,  that  we  assure  him  and  his  family  of  our  con- 
tinued respect  and  love,  and  that  we  fully  reciprocate  the 
wish  expressed  in  his  farewell  discourse,  —  for  a  mutual  and 
truly  Christian  remembrance  until  death." 

Rev.  Eliphalet  P.  Crafts  is  son  of  Rev.  Thomas  and  Polly 
(Porter)  Crafts ;  was  born  in  North  Bridgewater,  November 
23,  1800.  At  an  early  age  he,  with  the  rest  of  the  family, 
removed  to  Middleboro',  where  he  received  his  early  educa- 
tion ;  fitted  for  college  with  his  father ;  graduated  at  Brown 
University,  Providence,  R.  I,,  in  1821 ;  studied  theology  at 
the  theological  school  of  Cambridge,  where  he  graduated  for 
the  ministry.  He  was  first  settled  at  East  Bridgewater,  in 
1828,  where  he  enjoyed  a  happy  ministry  for  seven  years, 
and  was  dismissed  at  his  own  request.     After  regaining  his 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY.  163 

health,  he  was  installed  over  the  "  First  Congregational 
Church  and  Society  "  at  Sandwich,  Mass.,  in  1839,  minister- 
ing to  a  harmonious  and  affectionate  people  for  about  fifteen 
years.  Receiving  a  dismission,  at  his  request,  he  removed  to 
Lexington,  Mass.,  where  he  has  been  engaged  in  educating 
young  Spanish  gentlemen,  also  supplying  vacant  pulpits  in 
Lexington  and  vicinity. 

Rev.  Levi  Packard  was  the  son  of  Levi  and  Ruth 
(Snow)  Packard,  born  in  North  Bridgewater,  Mass.,  February 
4,  1793.  His  early  days  were  spent  under  the  parental 
roof  in  the  discharge  of  filial  and  fraternal  duty.  At  the 
age  of  fourteen  he  became  the  hopeful  subject  of  renew- 
ing grace,  and  was  received  into  the  communion  of  the 
church  in  his  native  town.  Here  he  gave  himself  up  tO' 
God,  it  is  believed,  with  a  "purpose  of  heart  to  cleavs 
unto  him  "  which  was  never  relinquished.  His  thoughts 
were  early  turned  toward  the  Christian  ministry,  and  he 
longed  to  devote  himself  to  the  Avork  of  preaching  that 
gospel  which  he  had  found  so  precious  5  but  his  circum- 
stances were  unfavorable,  and  for  several  years  he  endured 
a  painful  mental  conflict  on  the  subject.  Still  he  urged  the 
anxious  inquiry,  "Lord,  what  wilt  thou  have  me  to  do?" 
cherishing  the  hope  from  year  to  year  that  the  Saviour 
whom  he  loved  would  yet  permit  him,  as  an  under  shep- 
herd, to  feed  his  lambs.  Having  at  length  attain-ed  his  ma- 
jority, he  felt  at  liberty  to  devote  the  avails  of  his  personal 
labor  to  the  object  which  lay  nearest  his  heart,  and  which 
years  of  doubt  and  difficulty  had  but  rendered  more  and 
more  dear  to  him.  His  preparation  for  college  was  retarded 
by  the  expedients  which  he  was  constrained  to  adopt  for  de- 
fraying its  expenses ;  but  at  length,  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
eight,  his  efforts  and  sacrifices  were  rewarded,  and  he  grad- 
uated with  the  highest  honors  at  Brown.  University.     He 


164  HISTORY  OF  KORTH   BRmGEWATER. 

then  continned  his  theological  studies  under  private  instruc- 
tors, and  after  having  preached  temporarily  in  several  places, 
he  was  ordained  at  Spencer,  Mass.,  the  14th  day  of  June,  1826. 
A  ministry  of  twenty-seven  years  in  that  place  leaves  but 
little  need  of  any  testimony  to  his  personal  or  official  charac- 
ter. He  had  learned  the  truths  of  the  gospel  experiment- 
ally, and  he  preached  them  in  a  corresponding  manner.  He 
preached  plainly,  directly,  affectionately,  unreservedly,  prac- 
tically. Though  he  sought  not  literary  distinction,  or  the 
gratification  of  intellectual  pride,  he  was  not  wanting  in  orig- 
inality of  thought ;  he  was  not  a  retailer  of  other  men's  ideas ; 
his  sermons  were  his  own,  —  the  fruits  of  his  own  inquiry, 
solemn  meditation,  and  earnest  prayer.  He  shunned  no  sub- 
ject on  account  of  its  difficulty  or  its  unpopularity,  but  aimed 
to  declare  the  whole  counsel  of  God.  The  cross  was  ever 
prominent  in  the  religious  instruction  which  he  gave  ;  yet, 
while  determined  not  to  know  anything  among  his  people 
save  Jesus  Christ  and  him  crucified,  he  ever  remembered 
that  the  object  of  the  Lord's  coming  was  to  destroy  the 
works  of  the  Devil,  and  that  the  gospel  develops  and  enforces 
principles  and  rules  of  action  applicable  to  all  the  relations, 
obligations,  and  interests  of  social  life.  "While  desirous  that 
every  sermon  should  have  a  Saviour  in  it,  he  endeavored  to 
give  each  doctrine  and  precept  of  revealed  religion  its  place 
and  proportion  in  the  Christian  system.  Not  constitutionally 
inclined  to  controversy,  he  opposed  error,  not  so  much  by  di- 
rect attack,  as  by  giving  his  hearers  an  opportunity  to  detect 
it  for  themselves  in  the  light  of  the  truth  which  shone  upon 
it.  Against  every  violation  of  the  divine  law,  whether  in  the 
private  walks  of  life,  or  in  the  high  places  of  public  author- 
ity, by  individuals  or  communities,  he  bore  his  honest  and 
fearless  testimony,  esteeming  it  comparatively  a  light  thing 
to  be  judged  of  man's  judgment,  and  mainly  anxious  to  bo 
free  from  "  the  blood  of  all  men,"  even  should  his  faithfulness 


BIOGRAPHICAL    HISTORY.  1G5 

as  a  reprover  provoke  the  displeasure  of  those  whose  friend- 
ship he  most  highly  valued,  and  whom  he  was  most  reluctant 
to  offend.  At  length,  he,  having  received  the  impression  that 
he  could  no  longer  be  useful  as  a  pastor,  resolved  that  for 
their  good,  he  would  seek  employment  in  some  other  vine- 
yard. His  pastoral  attachment,  however,  still  survived, 
making  a  request  "  that  his  last  sermon  to  them  should  be 
from  his  silent  lips,  and  that  his  dust  might  lie  among  those 
with  whom  he  had  taken  sweet  counsel,  and  with  whom  he 
hoped  to  meet  in  the  sanctuary  above."  Mr.  Packard  was  not 
long  allowed  to  remain  idle ;  he  was  dismissed  from  his  peo- 
ple in  Spencer  in  September,  1853,  and  was  settled  over  the 
Congregational  church  in  Woonsocket,  R.  I.,  in  December  of 
the  same  year.  Here  he  labored  about  one  year ;  from  that 
time  he  gradually  failed,  through  the  withering  power  of  pul- 
monary disease,  until  his  death,  which  took  place  at  Stafford 
Springs,  Conn.,  January  11,  1857.  The  most  remarkable 
characteristic  of  Mr.  Packard  may  be  designated  as  honesty. 
In  whatever  he  said  or  did,  he  was  sincere,  frank,  and  guile- 
less. No  one  could  hear  him  preach  without  coming  to  the 
conclusion  that  he  felt  what  he  said.  There  was  no  room  for 
suspicion ;  and  for  simplicity  of  character  he  may  be  consid- 
ered as  a  model; -and  during  all  his  long  last  sickness  says 
one  who  was  seldom  absent  from  his  bed  of  languishing,  ''  he 
has  given  us  a  bright  pattern  of  patience  and  quiet  submission 
to  his  heavenly  Father's  will." 

"  Servant  of  Christ,  Avell  done  . 
Praise  be  thy  new  employ ; 
And  while  eternal  ages  run, 
Kest  in  thy  Saviour's  joy." 

Rev.  Austin  Cary  was  the  son  of  James  and  Hannah 
(Wales)  Cary;  born  in  North  Bridgewater  October  1,  1809. 
His  early  life  was  marked  with  amiableness  and  morality,  and 
as  is  usual  with  children  of  pious  parents,  he  was  from  his 


IGG  HISTORY   OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

early  years  the  subject  of  serious  impressions.  The  first  he 
distinctly  remembered  was  when  he  was  about  seven  years 
old;  but,  as  he  advanced  in  youth,  he  left  the  Sabbath- 
school,  as  is  the  dangerous  custom  of  many  lads  when  they 
begin  to  approach  manhood.  From  that  time,  though  ex- 
tremely fond  of  reading,  he  neglected  the  Bible  and  lost  all 
relish  for  it.  He  also,  for  the  pleasure  of  showing  what  he 
could  say,  and  of  provoking  discussion,  allowed  himself  to  ad- 
vance objections  against  its  divine  origin.  As  the  result  he 
became  sceptical,  and  ultimately  an  atheist,  entirely  callous 
to  religious  impressions.  His  recovery  from  this  state  was 
peculiar  and  striking.  Returning  home  late  at  night,  he  had 
fallen  asleep  in  the  wagon,  as  he  was  wont  to  do  when  thus 
kept  abroad  by  business.  His  thoughts  had  not  been  turned 
to  the  subject  of  God's  existence,  or  any  kindred  subject,  ei- 
ther then,  or  for  some  time  before.  The  night  was  cloudy.  As 
he  awoke  and  looked  on  the  dim  objects  about  him,  a  strong 
and  instantaneous  impression  was  on  his  mind,  —  ''There  is 
a  God.  He  keeps  myself  and  everything  in  being;  he  is 
here,  he  is  everywhere."  This  sudden  and  abiding  convic- 
tion he  ascribed  to  the  Spirit  of  God.  From  that  time  he  be- 
came the  subject  of  frequent  religious  impressions.  He  re-en- 
tered the  Sabbath-school  now  as  a  teacher ;  but  the  employ- 
ment only  made  him  wretched  by  conscious  unfitness.  These 
occasional  impressions  and  periods  even  of  wretchedness  he 
concealed.  In  this  state  he  continued  about  two  years ;  at 
the  end  of  this  time,  and  near  the  close  of  a  protracted  meet- 
ing, he  finally  and  forever  gave  his  heart  to  Christ,  and  open- 
ly avowed  himself  his  disciple.  Soon  after  this,  in  the  spring 
of  1832  and  in  the  twenty-third  year  of  his  age,  he  began 
fitting  for  college  with  the  hope  of  entering  the  ministry. 
In  1833  he  entered  Waterville  College,  Me.,  from  which,  in 
the  Sophomore  year,  he  removed  to  Amherst,  where  he  grad- 
uated with  honor  in  1837.     The  same  year  he  entered  the 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY.  167 

Theological  Seminary  at  East  Windsor,  Conn.,  where  he  com- 
pleted his  theological  course  in  1840.  He  soon  after  received 
calls  from  three  churches.  He  accepted  that  from  Sunderland, 
where  he  was  ordained  November  11, 1840.  Here  he  labored 
with  great  fidelity  and  success.  He  enjoyed  two  special  re- 
vivals in  1843  and  1849,  and  one  hundred  and  thirty-six  were 
added  to  the  church  during  his  ministry.  In  the  autumn  of 
1849  it  pleased  God  to  send  distressing  sickness  on  all  the 
members  of  his  family,  which  interrupted  his  public  labors. 
The  last  time  he  preached,  he  went  from  the  bedside  of  his 
wife,  then  scarcely  expected  to  recover,  and  preached  extem- 
poraneously from  these  words :  "  We  all  do  fade  as  a  leaf." 
His  last  public  act  was  on  a  Sabbath  subsequent  to  his  last 
sermon,  when  he  left  his  sick  family  long  enough  to  baptize 
six  children.  As  his  family  became  slightly  better,  worn  out 
himself  with  fatigue  and  anxiety,  he  was  attacked  by  hemor- 
rhage from  the  lungs,  followed  by  three  similar  attacks.  He 
became,  however,  more  comfortable,  and  his  physician  enter- 
tained the  hope  that,  after  a  few  months,  he  might  be  re- 
stored to  a  measure  of  comfortable  health;  but  a  typhoid 
fever  set  in,  and  he  died  soon  after,  on  Tuesday,  November 
27,  1849,  at  ten  o'clock,  p.  m.,  aged  forty  years,  after  a  min- 
istry of  nine  years.''^  He  was  remarkably  winning  in  his 
manners,  speedily  securing  the  interest  of  a  stranger,  which 
was  usually  increased  and  consolidated  into  friendship  by 
further  acquaintance.  He  was  always  modest  and  unassum- 
ing ;  he  was  ardent  in  his  feelings,  firm  and  trustworthy  in 
his  friendships ;  he  was  social,  frank,  and  generous,  above  all 
shadow  of  meanness ;  he  was  eminently  manly ;  and  re- 
markably unselfish.  Before  experiencing  religion,  he  was 
becoming  more  and  more  absorbed  in  the  love  of  money ;  he 
was  bent  upon  being  rich  ;  but  grace  had  efiected  a  complete 
triumph  over  this  ;  his  heart  was  not  set  on  property ;  money 

*  Rev.  Samuel  Harris,  of  Conway,  preached  his  funeral  sermon. 


168  HISTORY   OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

flowed  from  biin  freely  for  every  good  object.  He  was  firm 
in  his  decisions,  and  in  the  least,  as  well  as  the  greatest,  mat- 
ter, where  principle  was  at  stake,  absolutely  inflexible ;  and 
yet  he  maintained  his  convictions  and  carried  through  his 
purposes  with  such  suavity  that  they  who  yielded  to  his  de- 
cision seemed  almost  to  suppose  that  he  had  yielded  to  them. 
He  possessed  sound  judgment  and  strong  common  sense. 
With  all  his  warmth  of  feeling,  he  had  great  self-control  j  and 
few,  if  any,  have  seen  him  thrown  oif  his  guard  by  evea  a 
momentary  passion.  He  had  immense  energy ;  and  what  he 
undertook  he  would  at  all  hyazards  accomplish  ;  and  this,  with 
his  scrupulous  fidelity,  caused  any  matters  pertaining  to  the 
interests  of  the  church  which  were  intrusted  to  him  to 
be  done  seasonably  and  thoroughly ;  and  in  whatever  he 
undertook,  he  was  almost  recklessly  unsparing  of  himself. 
His  own  convenience,  interests,  time,  and  health  seemed 
literally  the  last  thing  he  ever  thought  of.  Hence  he 
was  led  unquestionably  to  an  unjustifiable  excess  of  labor, 
which  the  remonstrances  of  friends  were  inadequate  to  re- 
strain, and  which  brought  him  to  an  untimely  end.  As  a 
preacher  and  writer  he  had  ability,  as  his  prize  tract  on 
dancing,  and  his  report  on  the  desecration  of  the  Sabbath 
show.  His  peculiar  characteristic  was  unction;  he  was  a 
son  of  consolation  rather  than  a  Boanerges ;  a  John  rather 
than  a  Peter.  He  spoke  to  the  heart;  and  the  peculiar 
warmth  of  his  soul  glowed  in  his  sermons  and  melted  the 
hearts  of  his  hearers.  As  a  Christian,  he  was  unusually  spir- 
itual. He  spoke  *  of  "  free  and  confiding  intimacy  with  God 
in  Christ,  and  comparing  the  Christian  to  a  little  child  fling- 
ing his  arms  around  his  parent's  neck,  and  afiectionately 
whispering  his  wants  in  his  ear." 

As  a  pastor,  he  felt  an  absorbing  interest  in  his  people. 
In   his   last   hours   any   reference  to    the  interests   of   the 

*  At  a  meeting  of  conference  held  at  Shelbuxne  a  few  days  before  his  death. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY.  169 

church  seemed  to  aronse  him  when  nothing  else  would. 
He  was  one  of  the  most  active  in  forming  and  executing 
plans  to  promote  the  general  interests  of  the  churches  in 
the  county ;  and  few  men  of  nine  j^ears'  standing  in  the 
ministry  had  been  called  on  so  many  councils,  or  had  so 
great  an  influence  in  them.  The  following  epitaph  is  on  his 
gravestone  :  "  His  uniform  Christian  deportment,  his  zeal, 
fidelity,  and  success  in  the  cause  of  Christ,  have  engraven 
his  memorial  imperishably  upon  the  hearts  of  those  who 
knew  him."  "  Blessed  is  that  servant  whom  his  Lord,  when 
he  Cometh,  shall  find  so  doing." 

Rev.  Zachariah  Howard  was  son  of  Robert  and  Abigail 
(Snell)  Howard ;  born  in  North  Bridgewater,  May  21,  1758. 
For  a  short  time  he  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  army ; 
graduated  at  Harvard  College  in  1784  ;  settled  in  the  ministry 
as  successor  of  Rev.  Samuel  Dunbar,  over  the  First  Church 
in  Stoughton,*  1787,  where  he  died,  in  1806,  leaving  no  chil- 
dren. His  widow  died  at  Canton,  March  11,1856,  aged  ninety- 
five  years. 

*That  portion  of  Stoughton  where  this  Chtirch  is  located  was  incorporated 
into  a  town  by  the  name  of  Canton,  February  23,  1797. 


CHAPTER  VIII. 

BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY—  COJVTIJVUED. 

Rev.  William  Thompson.  —Rev.  John  Goldsbury.  —  Rev.  Paul  Couch. —  Rev.  Na- 
thaniel B.  Blanchard. — Rev.  EJward  L.  Clark. —  Rev.  Warren  Goddard.  —  Rev. 
Nathaniel  Wales.  —  Rev.  John  F.  Norton.  — Rev.  Charles  L.  Mills.  —  Rev.  Samuel 
H.  Lee.  —  Rev.  Matthew  Kingman.  —  Rev.  Abel  K.  Packard.  —  Rev.  John  Dwight. 

—  Rev.  D.  Temple  Packard.  —  Rev.  Charles  W.  Wood.  —  Rev.  Lysander  Dicker- 
man.  —  Rev.  Zenas  P.  Wild.  —  Rev.  Azariah  B.  Wheeler.  —  Rev.  T.  B.  McNulty. 

—  Dr.  Philip  Bryant. —Dr.  Peter  Bryant. —  Dr.  Luther  Cary.  —Dr.  Issachar 
Snell.  —  Dr.  Elisha  Tillson.  —  Dr.  Ziba  Bass.  —  Dr.  Nathan  Perry.  —  Dr.  Jona- 
than P.  Crafts.  —Dr.  Adolphus  K.  Borden.  —  Dr.  Abel  W.  Kingman.  —  Dr.  James 
F.  Richards.  — Dr.  Edgar  E.  Dean. —  Dr.  Horatio  Bryant.  — Dr.  Thomas  Stock- 
bridge.  —  Dr.  James  Easton.  —  Dr.  Nahum  Smith.  —  Dr.  E.  R.  AVade.  —  Dr.  Hen- 
ry Eddy.  — Dr.  James  L.  Hunt.  —  Dr.  Silas  L.  Loomis.  — Dr.  L.  C.  Loomis. — 
Lucius  Cary,  Esq. —Eliab  Whitman,  Esq.  —  Jonathan  White,  Esq.— Jonas  R. 
Perkins,  Esq.  —  Austin  Packard,  Esq. —  Daniel  Howard,  Esq.  — Lucius  King- 
man, Esq.  —  Caleb  Howard,  Esq.  —  Melville  Hayward,  Esq.  —  Ellis  W.  Morton, 
Esq.  —  Bradford  Kingman,  Esq.  —  Thomas  J.  Snow.  —  Frederick  Crafts,  A.  M. 

—  Dea.  Heman  Packard.  — Augustus  T.  Jones,  A.  M.  —  Heman  P.  De  Forrest. 

—  S.  D.  Hunt. 

J\  EV.  WILLIAM  THOMPSON  came  from  Connecticut  to 
JlX)  North  Bridgewater,  and  was  ordained  September  18, 
1833,  as  pastor  of  the  First  Congregational  Church,  with 
whom  he  remained  but  a  short  time,  owing  to  pressing  calls 
from  the  Theological  Institute  at  East  Windsor,  Conn.,  where 
he  now  resides  as  Professor  of  Biblical  Literature.  He  was 
dismissed  by  council  September  4,  1834. 

Rev.  John  Goldsbury.    (See  page  48.) 

Rev.  Paul  Couch  was  born  in  Newburyport,  June  21, 
1803  ;  attended  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town  till  the 
age  of  sixteen  years,  attending  one  year  in  a  private  acade- 
my ;  entered  the  Freshman  Class  in  Dartmouth  College,  N.  H., 
1820;  graduated  in  1823;  studied  three  years  in  the  The- 
ological Seminary  at  Andover,  Mass. ;  commenced  preaching 

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BIOGRAPHICAL    HISTORY.  171 

in  the  fall  of  1826  ;  first  ordained  at  West  Newbury,  Mass., 
in  March,  1827;  married  Miss  Harriette  Tyler,  of  Griswold, 
Conn.,  May  28,  1827;  settled  at  Bethlehem,  Conn.,  in  1829; 
left  there  in  1834,  and  was  installed  in  North  Bridge  water 
in  October,  1835,  and  dismissed  at  his  own  request,  after  a 
service  of  twenty-four  years,  in  1859.  Since  that  time  he 
has  been  preaching  in  North  Cambridge  one  year,  and  in 
various  places,  and  now,  in  1865,  has  been  preaching  at  Ston- 
ington,  Conn.,  for  upwards  of  a  year.  They  have  had  seven 
children,  five  of  whom  are  now  living,  —  the  oldest  son  living 
in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. ;  second  son  is  in  Victoria,  Vancouver's 
Island;  third  is  in  the  18th  Regiment  of  Conn.  Volunteers; 
fourth  was  a  graduate  of  Harvard  College  in  1864 ;  his  daugh- 
ter is  married,  and  resides  in  Jewett  City,  Conn. 

Eev.  Nathaniel  Bailey  Blanchard  was  born  in  Abington, 
Mass.,  July  16,  1827.  In  1848  he  became  a  member  of  the 
Congregational  Church  in  East  Abington ;  in  1853,  graduated 
at  Amherst  College  ;  in  1855,  he  completed  his  theological 
course  at  Bangor,  Me. ;  July  15,  1856,  he  was  ordained  to 
the  Christian  ministry  of  Edgartown,  Mass ;  while  at  this 
place  he  was  married.  He  became  a  pastor  of  the  Pilgrim 
Church  in  Plymouth,  Mass.,  where  he  remained  three  years. 
On  September  18,  1861,  he  was  installed  as  pastor  of 
the  First  Congregational  Church  in  North  Bridgewater. 
"While  preaching  at  that  place,  his  health  failed  him  and  he 
became  unable  to  perform  the  services  incumbent  upon  a 
pastor.  He  started  on  a  journey  for  his  health,  and,  on 
his  way  to  Plymouth,  N.  H.,  stopping  at  Concord,  grew 
worse,  and  died  August  7,  1862,  aged  thirty-five  years.  He 
was  a  man  universally  loved  and  respected  wherever  he 
went ;  and  from  his  youth  was  a  thoughtful  boy,  with  high 
aims  and  noble  purposes,  faithful  in  all  the  minor  duties,  and 
true  in  all  the  social  and  fraternal  relations.     He  made  the 


172  HISTORY   OF  KORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

most  of  his  opportunities,  entering  with  a  heart  full  of  zeal 
and  love  upon  his  work,  —  his  joy  of  preaching  Christ.  Sin- 
cerity, kindness,  and  the  constraining  love  of  Christ  shone 
forth  in  all  his  walk.  * 

Rev.  Edward  L.  Clark.     (See  page  45. 

Rev.  Warren  Goddard  was  the  son  of  the  late  Dr.  John 
Goddard,  of  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  where  he  was  born,  Septem- 
ber 12,  1800.  He  married  Mary  Crowell  Tobey,  of  Sand- 
wich, Mass.,  August  6,  1829.  He  fitted  for  college  at  the 
"Portsmouth  Academy,"  and  entered  Harvard  University 
September,  1815,  one  year  in  advance;  graduated  at  that 
institution  August,  1818.  In  the  spring  of  1819,  he  became 
fully  satisfied  of  the  truths  of  the  doctrines  contained  in  the 
writings  of  Emmanuel  Swedenborg,  and  entered  as  a  student 
of  theology  in  the  family  of  Rev.  Thaddeus  M.  Harris,  D.  D., 
of  Dorchester,  Mass.  At  the  completion  of  his  studies,  there 
being  only  one  society  of  the  New  Church  in  all  New  Eng- 
land, —  namely,  that  in  Boston,  consisting  of  less  than  a  score 
of  members,  and  already  provided  with  a  pastor  elect,  —  and 
the  few  societies  in  the  United  States  being  also  provided 
with  ministers,  he  was  obliged  to  postpone  his  former  purpose 
of  entering  the  ministry  until  there  should  be  some  society 
needing  ministerial  services.  At  this  time  an  opening  pre- 
sented itself  in  the  academy  at  Sandwich,  Mass.  He  there- 
fore accepted  the  ofiice  of  principal,  and  was  very  successful, 
commencing  with  twelve  pupils,  all  belonging  in  that  town. 
Soon  after  this,  applications  for  admission  continued  to  in- 
crease, first  from  the  adjoining  towns,  then  from  more  dis- 
tant places,  even  as  far  as  South  Carolina.  At  the  end  of 
two  years,  he  commenced  and  pursued  the  study  of  law  in 
the  office  of  the  late  Lieut.  Governor  John  Reed,  of  Yar- 
*  See  resolutions  passed  by  the  church  on  page  45. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY.  173 

month,  Mass.,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Barnstable 
County ;  practised  law  two  years  in  Barnstable,  and  nearly 
a  year  in  Boston  in  connection  with  Professor  Parsons,  when, 
becoming  dissatisfied  with  the  practice,  so  far  as  it  related  to 
the  management  before  juries,  he  relinquished  the  practice 
of  law,  and  accepted  an  appointment  as  principal  of  the  Eng- 
lish and  Classical  School  at  Princeton,  Mass.,  Avhere  he  la- 
bored two  or  three  years  with  signal  success.  Several  socie- 
ties having  during  this  time  been  formed,  and  needing  min- 
isterial services,  Mr.  Goddard  returned  to  the  profession  of 
his  first  choice,  and  after  preaching  and  receiving  several 
calls  to  settle  in  Abington,  Portland,  and  North  Bridgewater, 
he  at  length  settled  at  the  latter  place,  where  he  was  installed 
September  19,  1839,  and  -^here  he  has  continued  to  labor  in 
the  ministry  until  the  present  time,  as  one  of  the  most  ac- 
ceptable and  useful  New  Church  ministers  to  be  found  in 
the  country. 

Rev.  Nathaniel  Wales  was  son  of  Thomas  and  Polly  (Ho- 
bart)  Wales;  born  in  North  Bridgewater  April  2,  1793; 
studied  theology  at  Bangor  Theological  Seminary ;  settled  in 
the  ministry  at  Belfast,  Me.,  September  26,  1827.  At  the 
time  of  his  entering  the  ministry,  the  church  over  which  he 
was  settled  was  supported  partly  by  missionary  aid,  and  was 
in  a  neighborhood  where  he  met  with  an  unusual  opposition 
from  those  who  differed  from  him  in  their  belief.  They  were 
unusually  hostile  to  the  faith  his  church  professed.  The 
wealth,  fashion,  and  influence  of  the  place  were  arrayed 
against  its  young  men,  who  were  early  taught  not  to  frequent 
their  house  of  worship.  Seldom  has  a  church  sprung  up  with 
such  a  strong  opposition  as  the  one  over  which  he  was  placed. 
To  breast  this  influence  and  make  progress  against  it,  they 
needed  a  man  of  strength  of  mind  and  moral  courage.  In  Mr. 
Wales  the  church  found  such  a  man.     He,  having  entered  the 


174  HKTOEY  OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATEE. 

ministry  late  in  life,  bad  the  advantage  of  mature  years.  He 
had  no  fear  of  man;  for,  having  been  called  of  God  to  preach 
the  everlasting  gospel,  he  shunned  not  to  declare  the  counsel 
of  God,  however  received  by  men.  He  warmly  embraced 
the  "  faith  once  delivered  to  the  saints," — the  faith  of  the  Pil- 
grim Fathers, —  not  doubting  that  its  faithful  exposition  and 
enforcement  were  God's  appointed  means  of  spiritual  profit. 
His  was  no  time-serving  policy ;  he  had  not  learned  that,  to 
win  souls,  the  ofiensive  features  of  divine  truth  must  be  ig- 
nored or  kept  out  of  sight.  As  a  speaker,  Mr.  Wales  was 
bold,  emphatic,  and  impressive ;  he  grasped  the  truth  with  a 
strong  hand,  and  sent  it  forth  on  its  mission  all  glowing  with 
the  ardor  of  his  own  intense  feeling.  His  honest  purpose, 
his  ardent  desire  to  do  good  savingly,  to  bless  those  to  whom 
he  ministered,  could  not  be  doubted.  He  sought  to  make  his 
influence  tell  upon  the  eternal  well-being  of  his  people.  He 
was  abundant  in  labor,  preaching  much  in  the  surrounding 
towns,  striving  to  win  and  save  wherever  he  went.  He  was 
an  earnest  student,  an  able  preacher,  a  faithful  pastor,  cheer- 
fully spending  and  being  spent,  that  he  might  enlarge  the 
boundaries  of  the  Redeemer's  kingdom,  and  bring  glory  to 
Him  on  whom  all  his  own  hopes  reposed ;  nor  did  he  labor  in 
vain.  While  his  ministry  was  too  brief  to  reap  large  results, 
he  still  made  an  impression  on  the  community  in  favor  of  the 
true  gospel  and  a  faithful  ministry,  whose  influence  is  felt  to 
this  day ;  so  that  the  once  feeble  church  has,  under  his 
and  his  successors'  instrumentalit}'",  gathered  courage  and 
strength  till  it  has  grown  to  be  one  of  the  able  churches 
of  that  vicinity.  In  stature  Mr.  Wales  was  above  the  me- 
dium; he  had  a  manly  countenance  and  dignified  bear- 
ing; the  sight  of  him  inspired  respect.  In  the  warm  sea- 
son of  1828,  while  returning  home  from  a  public  meeting, 
he  took  a  severe  cold,  which  fastened  upon  his  lungs  and 
brouglit  on  consumption.     His  disease  baffled  medical  skill 


BIOGRAPHICAL    HISTOEY.  175 

and  the  most  assiduous  care.  He  gradually  declined  till,  on 
the  20th  day  of  January,  1829,  he  sunk  peacefully  to  rest,  and 
a  rising  light  was  thus  early  quenched.  His  early  death  was 
one  of  those  mysterious  providences  that  try  the  faith,  and 
one  which  was  sincerely  mourned  by  the  people  of  his  charge 
and  by  numerous  friends.  "  Blessed  are  the  dead  who  die  in 
the  Lord."  "  The  memory  of  the  just  is  blessed."  Says  one 
who  was  an  intimate  friend,  — 

"  My  recollections  of  Mr.  Wales  are  very  pleasant,  and  I 
cherish  great  respect  for  his  memory,  and  as  being  a  man  of 
more  than  ordinary  power." 

Rev.  John  F.  Norton.    (See  page  71.) 

Rev.  Charles  L.  Mills.     (See  page  72.) 

Rev.  Samuel  H.  Lee.     (See  page  73.) 

Rev.  Matthew  Kingman  is  son  of  Eliphalet  and  Zilpha  (Ed- 
son)  Kingman;  born  February  24,  1807.  He  was  engaged 
in  early  life  in  teaching  school ;  studied  theology  at  Gilman- 
ton,  N.  H. ;  was  afterward  agent  of  that  institution  for  one 
year ;  was  ordained  in  the  ministry  June  26, 1845,  at  Bethel, 
Vt. ;  dismissed  from  there  April  19,  1854 ;  was  installed  pas- 
tor of  the  First  Congregational  Church  in  Charlemont,  Mass., 
June  6,  1854.  While  preaching  at  Bethel,  the  degree  of 
Master  of  Arts  was  conferred  upon  him. 

Rev.  Abel  Kingman  Packard  is  son  of  Dea.  Simeon  and 
Harmony  (Kingman)  Packard;  was  born  in  North  Bridge- 
water,  March  19,  1823;  became  a  member  of  the  First  Con- 
gregational Church  in  North  Bridgewater,  November  G,  1836; 
graduated  at  Phillips  Academy,  Andover,  August,  1841 ;  en- 
tered Amherst  College  the  same  year,  and  graduated  August 


176  HISTORY  OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

14, 1845  ;  became  principal  of  an  academy  at  Millbury,  Mass., 
where  he  remained  two  years ;  graduated  at  Andover  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  Andover,  Mass.,  September  4,  1850 ;  was  a 
resident  licentiate  and  student  one  year ;  was  ordained  pastor 
of  the  Congregational  Church  at  Yarmouth,  Mass.,  December 
16,  1851 ;  was  dismissed  at  his  own  request  October  17, 1859, 
and  removed  immediately  to  Minnesota;  supplied  the  Con- 
gregational Church  at  St.  Anthony  six  months,  during  the  ab- 
sence of  their  pastor,  and  was  installed  pastor  of  the  church 
at  Anoka,  Mnn.,  June  14,  1860,  where  he  now  resides. 

Rev.  John  D wight.     (See  page  58.) 

Rev.  David  Temple  Packard  is  son  of  David  and  Elizabeth 
(Drake)  Packard  ;  was  born  in  North  Bridgewater  August 
24, 1824.  After  the  usual  course  of  common  district  schools, 
Mr.  Packard  fitted  for  college  under  the  private  instruction 
of  Rev.  Paul  Couch,  and  at  the  Adelphian  Academy,  and 
the  Phillips  Academy,  Andover,  Mass.  He  graduated  at 
Amherst  College,  August,  1850;  taught  high  school  at  East 
Braintree,  Mass.,  one  year,  and  entered  Bangor  Theological 
Seminary  October,  1851,  and  graduated  August  30,  1854. 
Previous  to  leaving  the  seminary,  he  had  received  two  calls 
to  labor  in  the  ministry,  —  one  from  the  Congregational 
Church  in  Bucksport,  Me.,  the  other  from  the  South  Con- 
gregational Church  in  Campello,  the  latter  of  which  he  ac- 
cepted, and  was  ordained  as  their  pastor  September  21, 1854. 
Here  he  labored  with  acknowledged  success,  having  become 
deservedly  popular,  and,  as  the  glorious  results  of  his  efforts, 
considerable  accessions  were  made  to  the  church  for  about 
two  years,  when  he,  with  his  family,  wishing  to  enjoy  the 
benefits  of  a  Western  climate,  he  asked  a  dismission,  which 
was  granted,  and  ho  was  dismissed  October  1, 1856.  He  then 
removed  to  Rock  Island,  III,  and  preached  for  the  Second 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY.   '  177 

Presbyterian  Church  in  that  city.  The  next  year  he  took 
charge  of  the  Second  Presbyterian  Church  in  Davenport, 
Iowa.  Here  he  received  a  unanimous  call  to  settle  with 
them ;  but  preferring  New  England  for  a  permanent  field  of 
labor,  after  an  absence  of  two  years,  he  returned  to  Massachu- 
setts in  1858,  and  in  June  of  that  year  commenced  preaching 
for  the  First  Congregational  Society  in  Somerville,  Mass., 
and  soon  after  received  a  call  to  settle  with  them  as  their 
pastor.  In  1860  the  call  was  renewed,  and  accepted  by  Mr. 
P.,  and  he  was  installed  September  21  of  that  same  year, 
where  he  now  resides. 

Rev.  Charles  "W.  "Wood.     (See  page  64.) 

Rev.  Lysander  Dickerman  is  the  son  of  Lyman  and  Vienna 
(Sproat)  Dickerman ;  born  in  North  Bridgewater  June  8, 
1825;  began  a  preparatory  course  of  study  with  the  Rev. 
Paul  Couch  of  that  town ;  entered  Phillips  Academy,  Ando- 
ver,  Mass.,  under  the  care  of  Samuel  11.  Taylor,  L.L.  D.  In 
the  autumn  of  1847,  he  entered  the  Freshman  Class  of  Brown 
University,  Providence,  R.  I.,  and  graduated  in  1851;  was 
principal  of  Rockingham  Academy,  Hampton  Falls,  N.  H., 
two  years  ;  entered  the  Theological  Seminary,  Andover,  Mass. 
in  1853,  and  graduated  in  1856.  And  on  leaving  the  semi- 
nary, his  health  being  poor,  he  was  not  settled  till  April  29, 
1858,  when  he  was  ordained  and  installed  pastor  of  the  Con- 
gregational Church  in  Gloucester,  Mass. ;  was  dismissed  by  an 
ecclesiastical  council  from  the  pastorate  of  that  church  Jan- 
uary 19,  1860,  and  was  installed  as  pastor  over  the  Congre- 
gational Church  and  Society  in  Weymouth,  where  Rev.  Jo- 
nas Perkins  had  preached  for  forty-six  years,  January  17, 1861. 

Rev.  Zenas  P.  Wild  was  born  in  North  Bridgewater  Octo- 
ber 16,  1818 ;  united  with  the  church  under  the  care  of  Rev. 


178  mSTORY   OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

John  Dwight  at  Campello,  Mass.,  1837;  fitted  for  college  at 
Pierce  Academy,  Middleboro' ;  became  a  member  of  the  Bap- 
tist Church  at  North  Randolph,  Mass.,  and  was  there  licensed 
to  preach ;  afterward  studied  theology  at  Thomaston  and  Wa- 
terville,  Me.,  also  with  Rev.  E.  B.  Smith,  D.  D.,  of  New  Hamp- 
ton, N.  H.,  and  Rev.  John  Newton  Brown,  D.  D.,  graduating 
in  1844:.  He  then  received  an  invitation  to  preach  at  Union- 
ville  (now  Ashland),  Mass.,  where  he  was  ordained  in  March, 
1845.  With  this  people  he  remained  two  years,  laboring  with 
great  success,  large  numbers  being  added  to  the  list  of  church 
members.  He  next  became  pastor  of  the  Baptist  Church  in 
Marblehead,  Mass.,  remaining  there  two  years.  Receiving 
a  call  to  settle  with  the  Baptist  Church  in  Rowley,  Mass.,  he 
remained  with  them  three  years  with  satisfactory  results ; 
was  pastor  of  the  Baptist  Church  in  Billerica,  Mass.,  two 
years  ;  since  then  settled  at  West  Boylston,  Mass. ;  from 
thence  he  removed  to  New  York,  where  he  labored  as  pastor 
for  four  years,  when,  his  health  failing,  he  resigned  the  oflSce 
of  pastor  and  received  an  appointment  from  the  City  Tract 
Society  as  city  missionary  April,  18G0,  where  he  now  resides. . 

Rev.  Azariah  B.  Wheeler  is  the  son  of  Beriah  and  Lucy 
Wheeler,  of  East  Haddam,  Conn.;  born  March  23,  1817. 
He  pursued  his  academic  studies  at  the  East  Haddam  Acad- 
emy ;  was  ordained  in  the  ministry  in  1840.  After  preaching 
in  various  places,  he  was  stationed  at  North  Bridgewater,  as 
pastor  of  the  Second  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  in  April, 
1851.  He  has  held  several  public  offices ;  at  one  time  was 
president  of  the  North  Bridgewater  Loan  Fund  Association. 
In  1855  he  was  a  representative  to  the  General  Court  from 
North  Bridgewater.  In  1856  was  senator  from  Plymouth 
County,  also  a  member  of  the  Fremont  Electoral  College. 

Rev.  T.  B.  McNulty.     (See  page  76.) 


BIOGEAPHICAL    HISTORY.  179 


PHYSICIANS. 

Dr.  Philip  Bryant  was  born  in  Middleboro',  Mass.,  in  De- 
^xjember,  1732.     He  lived  some  time  with  his  father  in  Titicut 
,  fi     (Teightaquid),  a  parish  formed  of  part  of  Middleboro'  and  part 
^  of  South  Bridgewater.     With  his  father,  he  removed  to  North 

!  .     Bridgewater,  concerning  which  he  was  wont  to  say  that  he  re- 

f     w     membered  the  time  when  a  greater  part  of  it  was  thought  quite 
,^(iV'  unfit  for  the  purposes  of  settlement.  He  studied  medicine  with 

\  Dr.  Abiel  Howard,  of  West  Bridgewater,  whose  daughter  he 

married.  He  was  a  man  of  great  bodily  activity,  a  calm  and 
even  temper,  healthful  habits,  and  kindly  manners.  He  con- 
tinued to  practise  medicine  with  much  success  to  a  very  old 
age,  which  was  terminated  by  his  death,  which  took  place- 
February,  1817,  in  the  eighty-fifth  year  of  his  age. 

^^'^^j^  Dr.  Peter  Bryant  (son  of  Dr.  Philip  Bryant)  was  born  in 
(1^*^  jj}  North  Bridgewater  August  12,  1767.  This  man  early  distin- 
'^  Xy^  guished  himself  by  his  love  of  study.  In  his  frequent  visits 
/^  to  the  house  of  his  grandfather,  Dr.  Abiel  Howard,  of  West 
Bridgewater,  he  found,  in  a  library  well  stocked  for  that  time, 
the  means  of  gratifying  his  thirst  for  knowledge.  He  studied 
medicine  and  surgery,  completing  his  course  with  Dr.  Lewis 
Leprilete,  a  French  physician  of  eminent  skill  and  a  cele- 
brated surgeon  of  Norton,  Mass.  He  then  removed  to  Cum- 
mington,  in  the  western  part  of  Massachusetts,  which  was 
just  beginning  to  fill  up  rapidly  with  settlers  from  the  eastern 
counties  of  the  State.  Here  he  established  himself  as  a  physi- 
cian, and  married  a  daughter  of  Ebenezer  Snell,  Esq.,  also  a 
North  Bridgewater  family.  For  several  years  he  represented 
the  town  of  Cummington  in  the  Legislature  of  the  State,  and 
in  the  latter  part  of  his  life  held  a  seat  in  the  Senate.  While  in 
the  Legislature  he  took  a  prominent  part  in  bringing  forward 
and  passing  laws  still  in  force  to  raise  the  standard  of  medi- 


180  HISTORY  OF   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

cal  education  in  the  State.  In  politics  he  belonged  to  the 
Federal  party,  whose  doctrines  and  measures  he  supported 
■with  zeal.  He  wrote  for  the  county  paper,  "  Hampshire  Ga- 
zette," certain  humorous  poems  of  a  satirical  cast,  the  design 
of  which  was  politicaL  With  these  he  took  great  pains, 
pruning  and  retouching  them,  and  polishing  and  invigorating 
the  lines.  His  scholarship,  though  not  extensive,  was  re- 
markabl}^  exact.  He  had,  subsequently  to  his  settlement  in 
Cummington,  made  a  voyage  to  the  Indian  Ocean  and  passed 
six  months  in  the  Isle  of  France,  where  he  acquired  the 
French  language  and  preserved  his  familiarity  with  it  for 
the  rest  of  his  life.  He  was  a  surgeon  of  great  dexterity, 
firmness  of  hand,  and  precision  in  his  operations ;  in  private 
life  amiable  and  much  beloved.  His  life  was  closed  in  con- 
sumption the  19th  of  March,  1820. 

Luther  Gary  was  son  of  Zachariah  and  Susannah  (Bass) 
Gary,  and  was  born  in  North  Bridgewater  May  30,  1761 ; 
married  Nabby,  daughter  of  Benjamin  King,  of  Raynham, 
Mass. ;  studied  medicine  with  Dr.  James  Freeland,  of  Sutton, 
"Worcester  County,  Mass.,  1782;  appointed  Justice  of  the 
Peace  June  8, 1800;  Justice  of  Peace  and  of  Quorum  August 
23,  1804,  and  Justice  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  for  Ox- 
ford County  March  30,  1805.  He  first  resided  at  Sterling, 
Mass ;  removed  from  there  to  Williamsburgh,  Mass.,  from 
which  place  he  removed  to  Turner,  Oxford  County,  Me.,  April 
2,  1798.  He  was  an  excellent  physician,  had  a  very  exten- 
sive practice,  and  was  very  successful ;  raised  up  a  large 
and  respectable  family,  the  most  of  whom  are  now  living, 
one  a  clergyman  residing  in  Iowa. 

Issachar  Snell  was  son  of  Issachar,  Esq.,  and  Mary  (Keith) 
Sncll ;  was  born  in  North  Bridgewater,  Mass.,  June,  1775; 
graduated  at  Harvard  College  in  1797:  studied  medicine,  and 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTOBY.  181 

became  an  eminent  physician.  He  had  given  especial  atten- 
tion to  surgery,  and  had  practised  as  a  physician  previous  to 
his  removal  to  Winthrop,  Me.  He  had  performed  the  opera- 
tion of  lithotomy  with  great  success,  and  soon  gained  large 
practice  in  town,  especially  among  those  that  emigrated  from 
Bridge  water,  Mass.,  of  whom  there  were  not  a  few.  His  suc- 
cess as  a  surgeon  gave  him  such  celebrity  that  he  was  often 
called  to  the  neighboring  towns,  many  miles  away  from  his 
home,  to  perform  operations.  To  the  great  regret  of  the 
people  of  Winthrop,  he  removed  to  Augusta,  Me.,  in  1828, 
where  he  continued  to  practise  till  his  death,  which  took  place 
very  suddenly  in  1847,  aged  seventy-two  years  and  five 
months.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Medical 
Society. 

Dr.  Elisha  Tillson  resided  in  the  town  a  short  time; 
married  Molly,  daughter  of  Capt.  Zebedee  Snell,  September 
2,  1792,  and  had  one  son,  Elisha  Snell,  born  in  1794;  mar- 
ried Betsy  Chandler,  of  Easton,  1819. 

ZiBA  Bass,  M.  D.,  was  son  of  Edward  Bass.  He  was  born 
in  Braintree  May  28,  1774  ;  studied  medicine  with  Dr.  Eben- 
ezer  Alden,  of  Randolph,  Mass.,  and  commenced  practice  in 
North  Bridgewater  about  1800  under  the  most  favorable  au- 
spices, with  the  fairest  prospects  of  usefulness  to  his  fellow- 
men.  He  was  a  man  of  very  pleasing  address,  of  an  affec- 
tionate and  amiable  disposition,  and  gave  unwearied  attention 
to  the  welfare  of  his  patients.  His  assiduity  in  search  of 
knowledge  and  his  constant  and  undeviating  fidelity  in  all 
the  duties  of  his  profession  won  the  affection  and  established 
the  confidence  of  a  numerous  class  of  the  community  in  the 
circle  of  his  acquaintance ;  but  he  was  suddenly  called,  soon 
after  commencing  in  life,  from  his  earthly  labors,  leaving  a 
weeping  multitude  to  deDlore  his  loss.  The  following  is  on 
his  tombstone  :  — 


182  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRn)GEWATER. 

"  Erected  to  the  memory  of  Dr.  Ziba  Bass,  who  died  Sep- 
tember 23,  A.  D.,  1804,  in  the  thirty-first  year  of  his  age,  giv- 
ing full  proof  that  usefulness  was  his  grand  object  in  life. 
He  was  a  pattern  of  modesty,  temperance,  fidelity,  prudence, 
economy,  and  uprightness,  and  died  in  hope  of  eternal  rest 
and  glory.  Hence  the  following  appropriation :  '  Blessed  are 
the  dead  who  die  in  the  Lord  from  henceforth :  Yea,  saith  the 
Spirit,  that  they  may  rest  from  their  labors;  and  their  works 
do  follow  them.' " 

Dr.  Nathan  Perry.  This  good  man  was  born  in  Norton 
May  27,  1776;  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of  his 
native  town,  never  having  received  a  college  education ;  pur- 
sued the  study  of  medicine  under  the  direction  of  Dr.  Isaac 
Fowler,  of  Rehoboth,  Mass.,  and  Dr.  Ebenezer  Alden,  Senior, 
of  Randolph,  both  of  whom  were  physicians  of  eminence  in 
their  day  and  accustomed  to  the  instruction  of  young  men. 
Having  completed  his  pupilage.  Dr.  Perry  commenced  prac- 
tice in  Reading,  Mass.,  1802  or  3,  where  he  acquired  a  good 
reputation  and  a  competent  share  of  employment.  On  the 
death  of  Dr.  Ziba  Bass,  which  took  place,  September  3,  1804, 
at  North  Bridgewater,  on  the  recommendation  of  his  in- 
structor, and  by  the  solicitations  of  many  respectable  citizens 
of  that  town,  he  was  induced  to  change  his  residence  and 
take  the  place  of  his  deceased  friend.  He  was  immediately 
introduced  into  a  wide  circle  of  practice,  and  during  a  period 
of  nearly  thirty  years  was  the  principal  physician  in  the 
town.  At  length,  in  connection  with  reverses  in  his  worldly 
circumstances,  and  the  loss  of  most  of  the  members  of  his 
family  by  death,  his  spirits  became  greatly  depressed  and  his 
mind  impaired.  Subsequently  he  sufiered  from  paralysis,  and 
never  fully  recovered  the  perfect  exercise  of  either  his 
bodily  or  mental  powers ;  consequently,  during  the  last 
twenty-five  years  of  his  life,  he  relinquished  to  a  great  extent 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY.  183 

the  active  duties  of  his  profession.  In  1823  he  became  a  fel- 
low of  the  Massachusetts  Medical  Society  by  election,  and  a 
retired  member  in  1830.  He  was  a  good  physician,  a  man 
of  sound  judgment  and  sterling  integrity,  always  pursuing 
the  course  he  judged  to  be  right,  whatever  might  be  the 
consequences  to  himself.  In  early  life  he  made  a  public  pro- 
fession of  his  faith  in  Christ,  and  his  character  was  in  perfect 
harmony  with  his  profession.  He  died  peacefully  in  a  ripe 
old  age  more  from  the  debility  incident  to  decay  of  his  vital 
powers  than  from  any  manifest  disease.  Such  was  Dr.  Per- 
ry,—  a  good  man  and  a  worthy  citizen.  He  closed  his  earth- 
ly career  Sabbath  morning,  August  16, 1857,  at  the  advanced 
age  of  eighty-one  years,  leaving  behind  a  memory  cherished 
with  affectionate  regard  by  those  who  have  shared  his  friend- 
ships and  benefited  by  his  counsels. 

The  following  incident  in  relation  to  Dr.  Perry  is  found  in 
Clark's  "  History  of  Norton  :  "  — 

"  About  the  year  1792,  Nathan  Perry,  afterward  Dr.  Perry,  of  North 
Bridgewater,  then  a  youth  of  some  skteen  years  of  age,  was  one  day  passing 
by  Judge  Leonard's  deer-park  in  Norton ;  he  playfully  reached  his  hands 
through  the  fence  and  took  hold  of  one  of  the  old  buck's  horns,  and  for  some 
time  annoyed  him  in  that  way.  At  length  the  deer  got  out  of  patience, 
broke  away  from  bis  hold,  and  quite  unexpectedly  leaped  over  the  fence, 
seven  or  eight  feet  high,  and  made  a  furious  attack  upon  young  Perry, 
throwing  him  upon  the  ground  ;  but  very  fortunately  the  horns  of  the  en- 
raged deer,  instead  of  striking  his  body,  passed  down  on  each  side  of  it. 
While  in  this  position,  Nathan  grasped  the  horns  of  the  buck,  and  succeed- 
ed in  preventing  him  from  doing  any  injury  till  his  brothers,  Gardiner  and 
Alvin,  with  one  of  Judge  Leonard's  men,  came  and  rescued  him  from  hia 
perilouB  situation." 

Adolphus  K.  Borden,  M.  D.,  was  born  in  Horton,  Nova  Sco- 
tia January  26,  1802  ;  was  educated  at  Windsor  College  ;  re- 
ceived his  medical  degree  from  Harvard  College,  in  1824;  first 
entered  upon  the  practice  of  his  profession  in  Wareham, 
Mass.,  where  he  remained  seven  years ;  from  thence  he  re- 
•^"'"ved  to  North  Bridgewater,  where  he  now  resides  ir  ^^^ 

ioyment  of  a  successful  practice. 


184  HISTORY   OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

Abel  W".  Kingman,  M.  D.,  is  son  of  Abel  and  Lucy  (Wash- 
burn) Kingman ;  born  in  North  Bridgewater  April  22,  1806 ; 
graduated  at  Amherst  College  in  1830 ;  commenced  the  prac- 
tice of  physician  and  surgeon  at  North  Bridgewater,  where 
he  now  resides  ;  he  was  appointed  postmaster  of  that  village 
during  Buchanan's  administration. 

James  F.  Richards,  M.  D.,  is  son  of  Col.  Jason  and  Sophia 
(Forsaith)  Richards,  of  Plainfield,  Mass. ;  was  born  July  16, 
1832;  taught  school  in  Virginia;  studied  medicine  with  Dr. 
Forsaith,  M.  D.,  of  South  Abington,  Mass.;  graduated  at  the 
College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons  of  New  York  in  1859; 
and  is  now  a  resident  of  Campello,  enjoying  a  highly  lucra- 
tive practice. 

Edgar  Everett  Dean,  M.  D.,  is  tlie  son  of  Charles  Dean,  of 
Easton,  Mass. ;  born  December  17,  1837 ;  came  to  North 
Bridgewater  in  June,  1861,  and  succeeded  Dr.  Alexander 
Hichborn  in  the  practice  of  medicine.  He  received  his  early 
education  in  the  district  schools  of  his  native  town  till  he 
was  fourteen  years  of  age ;  student  at  Bristol  Academy  from 
1853  to  1856  ;  studied  medicine  with  Dr.  Luther  Clark,  of 
Pinckney  Street,  Boston ;  graduated  at  Medical  School,  Har- 
vard, March  6,  1861 ;  practised  in  Boston  for  a  short  time, 
and  from  thence  to  this  town,  where  he  enjoys  a  lucrative 
and  successful  practice. 

Horatio  Bryant,  M.  D,,  is  son  of  Micah  and  Drusilla 
(Harlow)  Bryant;  born  in  Plympton,  Mass. ;  fitted  for  college 
with  Rev.  EHjah  Dexter,  and  at  Amherst  Academy ;  entered 
Amherst  College  ;  taught  school  at  Castleton,  Vt. ;  graduated 
at  Union  College,  Schenectady,  N.  Y. ;  taught  academy  at 
Plainfield,  N.  J. ;  studied  medicine  at  Yale  College,  where 
he  graduated  in  1839  ;  he  commenced  practice  as  a  physician 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY.  185 

and  surgeon  at  Blandford,  Mass.,  where  he  remained  several 
years.  He  married  Lucretia,  daughter  of  Ebenezer  Clark, 
of  Conway,  Mass.,  and  has  one  daughter.  He  removed  from 
Blandford  to  Campello,  Mass.,  about  1848.  He  now  resides 
at  Independence,  Iowa. 

Dr.  Thomas  Stockbridge  was  born  in  Scituate,  Mass.; 
came  to  North  Bridgewatcr  about  1837,  and  practised  as  a 
physician  several  years,  until  he  removed  to  New  York ;  he 
continued  his  practice  in  that  city  till  about  1855,  when  he 
returned  to  North  Bridgewater,  and  continued  to  practise  as 
before  till  his  death,  which  took  place  January  14,  1863. 

Dr.  James  Easton  was  in  practice  for  some  time. 

Dr.  Nahum  Smith  was  a  botanic  physician  in  the  town  for 
many  years  till  he  removed  to  Haverhill,  Mass. 

Dr.  E.  R.  Wade  came  to  North  Bridgewater  about  fifteen 
years  since,  and  is  a  botanic  physician. 

Henry  Eddy,  M.  D.,  came  to  North  Bridgewater,  as  a 
physician,  from  Guilford,  Conn.  He  was  formerly  an  Ortho- 
dox clergyman ;  settled  in  East  Stoughton,  Mass. 

Dr.  James  Lewis  Hunt  was  born  in  Jay,  Essex  County, 
N.  Y.,  November  27, 1817  ;  educated  at  Kimball  Union  Acad- 
emy, Meriden,  N.  H.,  and  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College, 
Hanover,  N.  H.,  in  1842 ;  attended  medical  lectures  at  Cleve- 
land and  Cracinnati,  Ohio ;  graduated  at  the  Ohio  Medical 
College,  Cincinnati,  in  1851 ;  married  Miss  Maria  Baldwin, 
of  Medina,  Ohio,  September  11,  1850  ;  practised  medicine  at 
Bellevue,  Ohio,  Plymouth,  Mass.,  and  North  Bridgewater  ; 
removed  from  the  last-named  place  but  a  few  years  since,  and 
now  resides  at  Painesville,  Ohio. 


186  HISTORY   OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

Silas  L.  Loomis,  A.  M.,  M.  D.,  was  born  in  North  Coven- 
try, Conn.,  May  22,  1832 ;  son  of  Silas  and  Esther  (Case) 
Loomis ;  educated  at  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town 
till  fourteen  years  of  age ;  studied  six  months  at  Wesleyan 
Academy,  Wilbraham,  Mass. ;  three  years  at  Holliston,  Mass.; 
graduated  at  Wesleyan  University,  Middletown,  Conn.,  at  the 
age  of  sixteen ;  taught  school ;  elected  teacher  of  mathematics 
and  natural  sciences  at  Holliston  Academy,  in  1839  ;  held 
that  position  during  preparatory  and  part  of  his  collegiate 
studies  ;  in  connection  with  his  brother,  established  the  Adel- 
phian  Academy  in  North  Bridge  water  in  1844,  of  which  ho 
was  associate  principal  for  ten  years ;  was  elected  member  of 
the  American  Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Science  in 
1853  at  the  Cleveland  meeting;  principal  of  Western  Acade- 
my, Washington,  D.  C,  1855;  graduated  Doctor  of  Medicine, 
Georgetown  College,  1856;  accepted  the  appointment  of  chief 
astronomer  of  the  United  States  Lake  Survey  Expedition  in 
1856;  pubhshed  the  "  Normal  Arithmetic  "  and  "Analytical 
Arithmetic  "  in  1859  ;  elected  professor  of  chemistry,  physiol- 
ogy, and  hygiene  of  Georgetown  College  in  1861,  and  the 
same  year  was  elected  president  of  the  Washington  Scien- 
tific Association ;  in  1862  was  appointed  assistant  surgeon, 
U.  S.  A.,  and  accompanied  the  Union  Army  of  Gen.  McClel- 
lan  from  Fortress  Monroe  to  Harrison's  Landing,  and  after- 
ward stationed  at  the  United  States  General  Hospitals ;  in 
1863,  elected  to  the  chair  of  Chemistry  and  Toxicology,  med- 
ical department,  Georgetown  College,  and  has  written  various 
articles  upon  medical  and  scientific  subjects,  many  of  which 
are  highly  recommended  by  the  press  and  distinguished  men 
of  all  classes. 

Lafayette  Charles  Loomis,  A.  M.,  M.  D. ;  born  in  North 
Coventry,  Conn.,  July  7,  1824  ;  son  of  Silas  and  Esther 
(Case)  Loomis ;  he  was  educated  at  the  public  school  till  the 


BIOGEAPHICAL   HISTORY.  187 

age  of  thirteen ;  studied  at  Wesleyan  Academy,  Wilbraham, 
Mass.,  and  at  Holliston,  Mass. ;  graduated  at  Wesleyan  Uni- 
versity, Middletown,  Conn,,  in  1844;  he  commenced  teaching 
in  the  public  schools  at  the  age  of  fifteen,  which  he  continued 
to  do  winters  through  his  academic  and  collegiate  studies ; 
In  connection  with  his  brother  established  the  Adelphian 
Academy  in  North  Bridgewater  in  1844,  of  which  he  was  as- 
sociate principal  till  1851,  afterward  principal  of  Irving  In- 
stitute, Tarrytown,  N.  Y.,  in  1852-3;  elected  Professor  of 
Rhetoric  and  Natural  Science  in  Wesleyan  Female  College, 
Wilmington,  Del.,  in  1853 ;  Professor  of  Moral  and  Mental 
Philosophy  in  1854,  which  chair  he  held  till  his  election  as 
president  of  the  college  in  1857.  Several  articles  appeared 
in  the  "National  Magazine"  during  that  time.  He  was 
elected  a  member  of  the  American  Association  for  the  Ad- 
vancement of  Science  in  1856.  In  1857  elected  president  of 
the  Delaware  State  Teachers'  Association.  In  1858  he  pub- 
lished "  Mizpah,  Prayer  and  Friendship,"  a  devotional  work 
of  great  merit;  removed  to  Washington,  D.  C,  and  established 
the  "  Lafayette  Institute,"  a  seminary  for  young  ladies ; 
edited  "  Mrs.  Thomas's  Travels  in  Europe,  Egypt,  and  Pales- 
tine" in  1860  and  in  1861;  wrote  upon  various  subjects; 
graduated  Doctor  of  Medicine  and  Surgery,  medical  depart- 
ment, Georgetown  College,  in  1863. 


LAWYERS. 

Lucius  Cary  was  son  of  Moses  Cary ;  born  1776  ;  gradu- 
ated at  Brown  University  1791 ;  was  an  attorney-at-law,  and 
died  at  Charleston,  S.  C,  1806,  aged  thirty  years. 

Eliab  Whitman,  the  subject  of  this  notice,  wa-s  the  son  of 
Seth  Allen  Whitman;  born  in  that  part  of  Bridgewater  now 
known  as  East  Bridgewater  May  30,  1788.     He  prepared  for 


188  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

college  ^t  the  Bridgewater  Academy  under  the  tuition  of 
John  Shaw,  then  the  preceptor  of  the  academy  (and  who  is 
still  living  in  Bridgewater) ;  graduated  at  Brown  University, 
at  Providence,  1817;  returned  to  his  native  town,  and  there 
studied  law  in  the  office  of  Hon.  Nahum  Mitchell,  afterward 
Judge  of  the  Probate  Court,  and  later  Judge  of  the  Court  of 
Commonpleas  for  Plymouth  County.  After  his  admission  to 
the  bar,  he  settled  in  Lisbon,  Me.,  where  he  practised  his  pro- 
fession for  about  two  years.  In  1813  he  returned  to  Bridge- 
water  and  settled  in  that  portion  of  the  town  which  was  af- 
terward incorporated  as  North  Bridgewater ;  married  Susan- 
nah, daughter  of  John  Wales,  May  18,  1817 ;  here  he  passed 
his  life  without  ambition  in  the  quiet  discharge  of  the  duties 
that  rested  upon  him.  He  was  twice  representative  of  the 
town  in  the  Massachusetts  Legislature,  in  the  years  1840  and 
184:1,  but  generally  shrunk  from  public  office.  He  is  de- 
scribed by  one  who  knew  him  well,  as  a  man  of  severe  in- 
tegrity, whom  neither  money  nor  emolument  of  any  kind 
could  induce  to  practise  any  misrepresentation,  trick,  artifice, 
or  injustice.  He  was  not  an  advocate,  rarely  engaged  in 
trials  before  a  jury,  or  even  before  the  bench ;  but  his  integ- 
rity, punctuality,  diligence,  and  carefulness  brought  him  a 
considerable  office  business,  and  he  was  present  to  attend  to 
it  at  all  proper  hours  until  age  and  infirmity  prevented.  In  a 
word  he  minded  his  own  business  and  that  of  his  clients,  and 
was  utterly  devoid  of  the  ambition  of  making  a  figure  in  the 
world.  He  was  the  only  attorney  in  the  town  for  many 
years ;  was  on  the  school  committee  several  years.  He  had 
three  children. 

Jonathan  White,  Esq.,  is  son  of  Jonathan  and  Abigail 
(Holbrook)  White ;  born  in  East  Randolph,  Mass.,  August 
22,  1819;  fitted  for  college  at  Pliillips  Academy,  Andover; 
entered  Yale  College  in  1840;  graduated  in  1844;  studied 


BIOGRAPHICAL    HISTORY.  189 

law  at  Cambridge  Law  School ;  opened  a  law  office  in  North 
Bridge  water  in  1849  ;  appointed  Justice  of  the  Peace  March 
19,  1851,  and  Justice  of  Peace  and  Quorum  throughout  the 
commonwealth  March  15,  1859 ;  represented  the  town  of 
North  Bridgewater  in  the  Legislature  in  1864  ;  is  a  suc- 
cessful attorney  and  counsellor  at  law. 

Jonas  R.  Perkins,  son  of  Rev.  Jonas  and  Rhoda  (Keith) 
Perkins;  born  in  Braintree,  Mass.,  February  18,  1822  ;  fitted 
for  college  with  his  father;  entered  Brown  University  in 
1837,  and  graduated  in  1841 ;  kept  school  two  years  in  Roch- 
ester Academy,  Mass. ;  studied  law  in  the  office  of  Timothy 
G.  Coffin,  of  New  Bedford,  Mass. ;  was  associated  with  Mr. 
Coffin  in  the  practice  of  law  three  years ;  from  thence  sailed 
for  California  July  10,  1849 ;  returned  to  Massachusetts  in 
July,  1852,  and  in  September  of  the  same  year  opened  a  law 
office  in  North  Bridgewater,  where  he  continues  to  practise 
with  success.  He  was  appointed  Justice  of  the  Peace  in 
1852 ;  Captain  of  North  Bridgewater  Dragoon  Company, 
1857;  elected  selectman  of  the  town  in  1864. 

Austin  Packard,  Esq.,  was  son  of  Thomas  Packard  ;  was 
born  in  North  Bridgewater  January  15,  1801  ;  graduated  at 
Brown  University  in  1821 ;  studied  law  in  the  office  of  Hon. 
William  Baylies,  of  West  Bridgewater,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1824,  and  is  now  an  attorney  and  counsellor  at  law  in 
West  Bridgewater ;  is  a  successful  practitioner.  He  has  been 
a  prominent  man  in  town  affairs,  having  held  many  public  of- 
fices of  trust ;  represented  the  town  of  West  Bridgewater  in 
the  Massachusetts  Legislature  in  1848 ;  is  a  Justice  of  Peace 
and  Trial  Justice  for  Plymouth  County,  which  office  he  has 
held  since  that  office  was  created ;  he  has  also  been  select- 
man, assessor,  and  overseer  of  the  poor  for  eighteen  years 
in  succession ;  married  Charlotte,  daughter  of  Abiel  Ames, 
of  West  Bridgewater. 


190  HISTORY  OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

Daniel  Howard  was  the  son  of  Daniel  and  Vesta  Howard; 
born  in  North  Bridge  water  February  6,  1775  ;  graduated  at 
Harvard  College,  Cambridge,  in  1797  ;  studied  law  with  Hon. 
Judge  Nahum  Mitchell,  of"  East  Bridgewater,  Mass. ;  com- 
menced practice  at  Turner,  Me. ;  from  thence  he  removed  to 
Buckfield,  Me.,  afterward  to  New  Gloucester,  Me.,  then  to 
Jay,  Me.,  from  which  place  he  removed  to  East  Vassalboro', 
about  1832  or  1833.  He  was  a  man  of  very  respectable  talent, 
although  not  distinguished ;  of  modest,  unassuming  demean- 
or, and  having  never  taken  an  active  part  in  political  mat- 
ters, has  never  occupied  any  public  offices;  he  was  not  a 
political  office-seeker,  choosing  private  life  to  that  of  public 
contention  and  strife  ;  he  was  a  man  of  very  temperate 
habits  and  strict  integrity ;  has  had  a  family  of  seven  chil- 
dren, most  of  whom  are  married  and  have  families  of  re- 
spectability ;  fi.tted  for  college  with  Rev.  Jonathan  Strong,  of 
Randolph,  and  Rev.  John  Reed,  of  West  Bridgewater;  taught 
school  one  year  at  Weymouth  Landing. 

Lucius  Kingman  is  son  of  Eliphalet  and  Zilpha  (Edson) 
Kingman;  born  January  23,  1803  ;  graduated  at  Brown  Uni- 
versity, Providence,  1830 ;  represented  the  town  of  North 
Bridgewater  in  the  Legislature  of  Massachusetts  several 
times;  is  now  engaged  in  the  Land  Office  of  the  United 
States  at  Quincy,  111.,  and  an  attorney  and  counsellor  at  law. 

Caleb  Howard  is  son  of  Thomas  Jefferson  and  Lavinia 
(Tilden)  Howard;  born  in  North  Bridgewater  August  2, 
1834;  studied  law  at  Philadelphia  and  the  Cambridge  Law 
School ;  removed  to  the  Sandwich  Islands. 

Melville  Hayward  is  son  of  Ambrose  and  Hannah  Hay- 
ward;  born  in  North  Bridgewater  April  21,  1836;  was  a 
student  at  the  Adelphian  Academy,  graduating  in  January, 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY.  191 

1850 ;  removed  to  Williamsburgh,  L.  I.,  in  May,  1851 ;  stud- 
ied law  with  P.  J.  Fish,  Esq. ;  admitted  to  the  bar  in  New 
York  in  1857.  In  the  call  for  troops  in  April,  1861,  he  en- 
listed with  the  famous  New  York  Seventh  Regiment  for  ser- 
vice, and  again  in  May,  1862. 

Ellis  Wesley  Morton  was  born  in  North  Bridgewater 
October  8,  1840 ;  is  son  of  EUis  J.  and  Abby  S.  (Anthony) 
Morton.  He  received  his  early  education  at  the  Adelphian 
Academy  and  North  ]3ridgewater  Academy  under  the  care 
of  S.  D.  Hunt,  Esq. ;  graduated  at  the  Classical  High  School, 
Providence,  R.  I. ;  studied  law  at  Cambridge  Law  School ; 
graduated  with  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws  in  1861 ;  ad- 
mitted to  the  Suffolk  Bar,  Boston,  October  8,  1861;  ap- 
pointed Assistant  United  States  Attorney  for  Massachusetts 
November  1,  1861 ;  received  the  appointment  of  Justice  of 
the  Peace  January  13,  1862  ;  admitted  to  the  bar  of  the 
United  States  Circuit  Court  for  Massachusetts  February  17, 
1862 ;  admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  United  States  Supreme 
Court  at  Washington,  D.  C,  March,  1864;  is  now  a  resident 
of  Boston. 

Bradford  Kingman  was  born  January  5,  1831 ;  is  son  of 
Josiah  W.  and  Mary  (Packard)  Kingman.  After  the  usual  at- 
tendance in  the  district  schools  of  his  native  town,  he  attended 
the  Adelphian  Academy,  North  Bridgewater,  Williston  Sem- 
inary, East  Hampton,  Mass. ;  studied  law  with  Lyman  Mason, 
Esq.,  of  Boston;  admitted  to  the  Suffolk  Bar  April  21,  1863 ; 
elected  member  of  the  New  England  Historic-Genealogical 
Society  of  Boston  February  6,  1861 ;  appointed  Justice  of 
the  Peace  for  Norfolk  County,  January  22,  1864;  is  now  an 
attorney  and  counsellor  at  law,  resident  of  Brookline,  Mass. 
and  Trial  Justice  for  the  County  of  Norfolk. 


192  HISTORY  OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

Thomas  Jefferson  Snow  was  the  son  of  Jonathan  and  Hul- 
dab  Snow;  born  February  21,  1802,  in  that  part  of  North 
Bridgewater  called  North- West  Bridgewater,  or  West  Shares. 
He  had  early  in  life  acquired  a  fondness  for  books,  and  his 
parents,  discovering  that  he  had  more  than  ordinary  think- 
ing powers  and  a  desire  for  learning,  decided  to  give  him  a 
collegiate  education ;  he  fitted  for  college  under  the  tuition  of 
Dr.  Caleb  Swan,  of  Easton,  Mass.,  and  Thomas  Tolman,  Esq., 
of  Canton,  Mass. ;  he  entered  Brown  University,  Providence, 
R.  I.,  a  year  in  advance,  and  graduated  in  1825  with  the  usual 
honors.  His  natural  inclinations  were  of  a  literary  cast.  He 
never  published  works  of  any  kind,  but  was  frequently  em- 
ployed to  deliver  lectures.  The  most  of  his  life  was  spent  in 
teaching,  with  the  exception  of  three  years.  He  was  a  very 
successful  teacher.  He  was  first  principal  of  Hingham  Acad- 
emy, afterward  principal  of  Franklin  High  School,  in  Nan- 
tucket, Mass.;  he  then  accepted  the  principalship  of  the  Milton 
Academy,  Milton,  Mass.,  where  he  taught  six  years,  and  was 
elected  honorary  member  of  Harvard  College.  This  position 
he  resigned  for  the  purpose  of  removing  West,  which  was  in 
1835,  when  he  moved  to  Michigan  City,  in  the  northern  part 
of  Indiana ;  from  thence  he  removed  to  Kentucky,  where  he 
resided  twelve  years,  teaching  and  educating  his  sous ;  but 
fearing  to  have  his  sons  brought  up  and  coming  under  the  in- 
fluence of  slavery,  he  removed  to  Illinois  in  1851.  He  opened 
a  school  the  same  year  in  Peoria,  where  he  taught  till  his 
death,  October  6, 1851,  aged  forty -nine  years.  He  was  buried 
in  the  Masonic  Cemetery  with  the  honors  of  that  order.  He 
held  the  office  of  "  Royal  Arch  Mason."  He  left  a  wife  and 
seven  children  to  mourn  Lis  loss  as  a  kind  friend,  a  good 
teacher,  and  good  counsellor ;  he  was  a  warm  receiver  and 
firm   advocate    of  the    doctrines   of   the   "  New  Jerusalem 


BIOGRAPHICAL  HISTORY.  193 

Church."  His  eldest  son,  Hector  0.  Snow,  was  formerly 
professor  in  Shelbyville  College,  also  professor  in  the  com- 
mercial colleges,  Chicago,  and  is  now  principal  of  the  Taze- 
well High  School,  Tazewell  County,  111. ;  his  second  son,  Orin 
T.  Snow,  is  principal  of  Batavia  High  School,  Kane  County, 
111. ;  Croyden  P.  Snow  is  principal  of  the  Second  District 
Grammar  School,  Peoria,  111. ;  Herman  W.  Snow  was  a  teach- 
er in  the  last-named  school  for  seven  years,  when  he  re- 
signed to  enter  upon  the  profession  of  law,  and  is  now  settled 
in  Peoria,  111.,  attorney-at-law,  member  of  Peoria  bar. 

Frederick  Crafts,  A.  M.,  is  son  of  Rev.  Thomas  and  Polly 
(Porter)  Crafts ;  born  June  5,  1797.  In  early  life  he  resided 
in  the  West  Parish  of  Middleboro',  Mass.,  of  which  his  father 
was  pastor;  he  fitted  for  college  at  Pierce  Academy,  Middle- 
boro' ;  graduated  at  Brown  University,  Providence,  R.  I.,  in 
1816 ;  studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Plymouth 
County.  He  soon  left  the  practice  of  law,  and,  after  teaching 
at  Boston,  Taunton,  and  other  places,  was  appointed  principal 
of  the  Bridge  water  Academy,  where  he  remained  till  1861, 
when  he  resigned.     He  is  now  a  resident  of  Bridgewater. 

Heman  Packard,  born  in  North  Bridgewater,  was  the  son 
of  Levi  and  Ruth  (Snow)  Packard ;  resided  in  that  town 
teaching  school  for  many  years ;  at  length,  his  health  being 
such  that  he  could  not  reside  in  the  northern  climate,  he  en- 
gaged in  travelling  as  colporteur;  for  four  years  he  distrib- 
uted  tracts  up  and  down  the  Mississippi  among  the  flatboat 
and  rafts  men  coming  down  the  river.  In  the  year  1842  he 
was  appointed  colporteur  for  the  American  Bible  Society  in 
the  city  of  New  Orleans,  afterward  receiving  the  agency  of 
the  South- West  Bible  Society  and  American  Sunday-school 
Union,  also  of  the  Presbyterian  Board  of  Publication.    He  was 

a  warm-hearted,  devoted  Christian  man,  whose  whole  aim  and 
25 


191  HISTORY  OP  NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

purpose  seemed  to  be  devoted  to  doing  good,  cheerfully 
giving  of  his  time  and  substance  to  that  object.  He  left  his 
native  town  about  the  year  1838  or  1840,  having  spent  about 
twenty  years  in  his  labor  of  love.  He  died  January  12, 1858, 
at  New  Orleans. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Bible  Society,  held  at  New  Orleans  on 
the  day  of  his  death,  resolutions  were  passed  expressive  of 
the  sorrow  for  the  friends  of  the  departed,  also,  "  That  in  his 
death  the  society  has  lost  one  of  its  best  and  truest  friends 
and  servants.  So  long  as  he  lived  we  always  felt  that  it  had 
the  earnest,  faithful,  effectual,  and  fervent  prayers  of  a  right- 
eous man  ascending  to  the  throne  of  God's  grace  in  its  be- 
half." 

Augustus  T.  Jones,  A.  M.,  was  born  in  North  Bridge  water 
May  21,  1832 ;  fitted  for  college  at  Adelphian  Academy  and 
at  Phillips  Academy,  Andover,  Mass ;  entered  Amherst  Col- 
lege September,  1854,  where  he  remained  two  years;  entered 
junior  class  at  Yale  College,  New  Haven,  Conn.,  September, 
1856,  and  graduated  in  July,  1858  ;  had  the  degree  of  Master 
of  Arts  conferred  upon  him  in  1862 ;  was  principal  of  high 
school  at  Williamsburgh,  Mass.,  from  1860  to  1862 ;  began  to 
publish  the  "  North  Bridgewater  Gazette "  in  September, 
1863,  of  which  he  is  now  publisher  and  editor. 

Heman  Packard  De  Forest*  is  son  of  Isaac  and  Jane  Baker 
(Packard)  Packard;  born  August  20,  1839.  After  receiving 
the  usual  common  school  education  in  his  native  school  dis- 
trict, at  the  age  of  fifteen,  he  entered  the  North  Bridgewater 
Academy,  which  had  then  been  in  existence  but  a  short  time; 
commenced  fitting  for  college  in  the  fall  of  1856;  graduated 

*  The  name  of  De  Forest  is  an  adopted  name  in  honor  of  David  C.  De  Forest, 
who  had  left  a  sum  of  money  to  Yale  College  to  be  appropriated  to  the  education 
of  those  who  should  adopt  his  name. 


BIOGRAPHICAL   HISTORY.  195 

at  Yale  College  in  July,  1862  ;   entered  Yale   Theological 
Seminary  in  September,  1863. 

S.  D.  Hunt  was  born  in  Sudbury,  Mass.,  June  8, 1823  ;  son 
of  Sewall  Hunt ;  received  his  education  at  the  academies  in 
Derry,  N.  H.,  and  Framingham,  Mass. ;  taught  high  school 
at  Concord,  Mass.,  eight  years,  ending  1854 ;  removed  to 
North  Bridgewater,  and  established  the  North  Bridgewater 
Academy  in  1855. 

Dr.  Jonathan  Porter  Crafts  was  son  of  John  and  Olive 
(Porter)  Crafts ;  born  in  North  Bridgewater  September  9, 
1792;  graduated  at  Brown  University,  Providence,  R.  I.,  in 
1817;  studied  medicine,  but  never  practised  his  profession; 
died  in  1822,  aged  thirty  years. 

Dr.  George  B.  Cogswell  had  an  office  in  Wheeler's  Block 
in  1859,  where  he  remained  but  a  short  time. 

Dr.  Alexander  Highborn  had  an  office  in  the  village,  and 
practised  as  a  physician  till  1861,  when  he  enlisted  as  a  cap- 
tain in  Co.  F,  12th  Regiment,  Colonel  Fletcher  Webster ;  af- 
terward became  surgeon  in  the  army. 

Rev.  Samuel  Fuller  Dike  is  son  of  Samuel  and  Betsy 
(Burrill)  Dike ;  was  born  in  North  Bridgewater  March  17^ 
1815  ;  fitted  for  college  under  the  instruction  of  Rev.  Daniel 
Huntington,  and  at  the  Weymouth  and  Braintree  Academy, 
Samuel  T.  Worcester,  instructor,  and  the  Bridgewater  Acad- 
emy, Hon.  John  Shaw,  instructor ;  entered  Brown  University 
Providence,  R.  I.,  in  1834 ;  graduated  in  1838  ;  was  a  pre- 
ceptor of  Yarmouth  Academy,  Yarmouth  Port,  Mass.,  on© 
and  a  half  years ;  studied  theology  with  Rev.  Thomas  Worces- 
ter, of  Boston;  completed  his  studies  for  the  ministry  in 


196  HISTORY  OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

1840 ;  was  ordained  as  minister  of  the  New  Jerusalem 
Church  at  the  session  of  the  General  Convention  of  New 
Jerusalem  Churches  at  Philadelphia,  June  1,  1840,  by  Rev. 
Thomas  Worcester,  of  Boston ;  commenced  preaching  as  a 
candidate  in  Bath,  Me.,  June  14,  1840.  At  the  end  of  the 
same  year,  he  received  a  call  to  settle  with  the  society  where 
he  now  labors ;  this  call  he  accepted,  and  was  duly  installed 
Sunday,  October  10, 1841.  He  has  continued  his  labors  of 
love  to  that  church  and  society  to  the  present  time.  On 
the  Sabbath,  June  13,  1847,  he  was  made  an  ordaining  minis- 
ter of  the  New  Jerusalem  churches  by  the  general  conven- 
tion holden  in  the  city  of  New  York.  He  has  been  pres- 
ident of  the  Maine  and  New  Hampshire  Association  of  the 
New  Jerusalem  Churches  for  nearly  twenty  years ;  also, 
superintendent  of  the  public  schools  of  Bath  from  1847  to 
1863. 


CHAPTER   IX. 

OFFICIAL  HISTORY. 


w 


E  present  to  our  readers  in  this  chapter  the  names  of 
those  who  have  held  public  office,  and  although  it  may 
not  be  of  interest  to  every  one,  yet  there  are  those  that  like 
to  know  who  have  had  the  management  of  public  affairs  both 
in  town  and  state.  To  see  a  list  of  those  having  held  posi- 
tions of  trust  and  confidence  can  hardly  fail  to  be  of  interest 
to  us  as  showing  the  estimate  in  which  they  were  held  by 
their  fellow-citizens.  To  be  a  Selectman  or  "  Townsman,"  as 
they  were  sometimes  called,  was  considered  as  being  one  of 
the  "  fathers  of  the  town."  The  Selectmen  have  nearly  the 
control  of  the  affairs  of  a  town,  and  it  is  very  common,  even 
to  this  day,  in  town  meetings  "  to  refer  the  matter  to  the  Se- 
lectmen, with  full  powers,"  or  to  leave  business  at  the  discre- 
tion of  the  Selectmen  with  suggestions  from  the  town. 
Hence  the  value  that  should  be  placed  upon  such  officers, 
and  the  reason  why  none  but  men  of  good  judgment  and  in- 
tegrity should  be  selected.  Anything  and  everything,  not 
otherwise  provided  by  law,  in  regard  to  town  affairs,  falls  by 
custom  to  the  care  of  the  Selectmen ;  and  generally  such  men 
have  been  chosen. 

LIST  OF  SELECTMEN  FROM   THE   INCORPORATION  OF  THE   TOWN  OF  NORTH   BRIDGE- 
WATER  TO   THE  PRESENT   TEAR.* 

Howard  Gary,  1821-24.  Ephraim  Cole,  Jr.,  1824-28. 

Zachariah  Gurney,  1821-23.  John  Packard,  1824,  25. 

Abel  Kingman,  1821-23.  Robert  Packard,  1824. 

Eliphalet  Kingman,  1824-28.  Caleb  Howard,  1824. 

*  The  Selectmen  have  performed  the  duties  of  assessors  and  overseers  of  the  poor 
ever  since  the  incorporation  of  the  town. 

197 


198  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

Jesse  Perkins,  1826-28.  George  Clark,  1846-54. 

Benjamin  Kingman,  1829-33.  Bela  Keith,  1845-48,  51-54. 

Darius  Howard,  1829-35.  Frederick  Howard,  1849. 

Nahum  Perkins,  1829-33, 39, 40, 45.  John  Field,  1849. 

Linus  Howard,  1834,  35.  Marcus  Packard,  1851-53. 

Lucius  Kingman,  1834,  35.  Ellis  Packard,  1855,  59-61. 

Albert  Smith,  1836-38.  William  H.  Cooper,  1855. 

Lorenzo  Wade,  1836.  Vinal  Lyon,  1855. 

Nathaniel  H.  Cross,  1836,  37.  Franklin  Ames,  1856-63. 

Isaac  Barnes,  1837,  39,  40,  50.  Edwin  H.  Kingman,  1846-48, 56,  57. 

Kewton  Shaw,  1840-44.  Franklin  Keith,  1856-58. 

Caleb  Copeland,  1836,  40-42,  45.  Nelson  J.  Foss,  1859,  64,  65. 

Josiah  W.  Kingman,  1838^1,   58,  Isaac  Kingman,  1850,  65. 

60-63.  Ruel  Richmond,  1854. 

Perez  Marshall,  1842-44.  Nathan  Packard,  2d,  1862,  63. 

Col.  Nathan  Jones,  1843,  44.  Jonas  R.  Perkins,  1864. 
Rufus  L.  Thatcher,  1864,  65. 

TOWN  CLERKS. 

Next  in  importance  among  the  oflScers  of  a  town  is  the 
Town  Clerk.  Upon  him  devolves  the  care  of  all  the  records 
and  doings  of  the  Selectmen  and  town  meetings ;  and  this  of- 
fice requires  a  man  of  accuracy  and  good  judgment,  as  well 
as  firm  integrity ;  experience,  also,  is  an  important  requisition 
for  good  clerks.  Hence  we  find  most  of  the  clerks  of  this 
town  have  served  long  terms. 

LIST    OF  TOWN    CLERKS   OF    NORTH   BRIDGEWATER    FROM   ITS   INCORPORATION  TO 
THE  PRESENT   TIME,   WITH   THE    YEARS   EACH   HAS   SERVED. 

Edward  Southworth,  1821-29.  Franklin  Ames,  1839-54. 

Jesse  Perkins,  1830-38.  Horatio  Paine,  1855-61. 

Welcome  H.  Wales,  1862-65. 

LIST  OF  TREASURERS  OF  THE  TOWN  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER  TO  THE  PRESENT  TIME. 

Edward  Southworth,  1821-29.  Francis  M.  French,  1855. 

Jesse  Perkins,  1830-37.  Rufus  P.  Kingman,  1856-64. 

Franklin  Ames,  1838-54.  Oakes  S.  Soule,  1865. 

LIST  OF  MODERATORS  OF  TOWN  MEETINGS  FROM  THE  INCORPORATION  OF  THE  TOWN 
TO  THE  PRESENT  TIME. 

Joseph  Sylvester,   1821,  23-26,  28,    Col.  Nathan  Jones,  1836,  37,  39-42. 

29,  32-35,  38.  Jesse  Perkins,  1843-54. 

Eliphalct  Kingman,  1822.  William  II.  Cooper,  1855,  60. 

Abel  Kingman,  1827,  30,  31.  George  Clark,  1856-58,  59. 

R.  H.  WilliamB,  1801-05. 


OFFICIAL   HISTORY. 


199 


LIST  OF   REPRESENTATIVES   TO   THE  GENERAL   COURT   FROM   THE   TOWN   OF    NORTH 
BRIDGEWATER   FROM   ITS   INCORPORATION   TO   THE  PRESENT   TIME. 


Caleb  Howard,  1822. 
Howard  Gary,  1823,  24. 
Capt.  John  Packard,  1825. 
Abel  Kingman,  1828-30,  36,  37. 
Ephraim  Cole,  1829,  30. 
Rev.  John  Goldsbury,  1831. 
Eliphalet  Kingman,  1831. 
Lucius  Kingman,  1834,  35. 
Albert  Smith,  1838,  39. 
Eliab  Whitman,  1840,  41. 
Benjamin  Kingman,  1842,43. 
Daniel  Huntington,  1844. 
Henry  French,  1845,  46. 

Nelson  J. 


Josiah  W.  Kingman,  1847,  48. 
Jesse  Perkins,  1831,  33-37,  39,  40, 

49,  51,  52. 
No  choice  1850. 
Nahum  Perkins,  1853. 
No  choice  1854. 
Lewis  Fisher,  1855. 
Rev.  A.  B.  Wheeler,  1856. 
Rev.  Paul  Couch,  1857,  58. 
Edward  Southworth,  Jr.,  1859,  60. 
Lorenzo  D.  Hervey,  1861,  62. 
George  B.  Dunbar,  1863. 
Jonathan  White,  1864. 
Fobs,  1865. 


LIST    OF   REPRESENTATIVES    OF    THE    TOWN    OF     BRIDGEWATER    FROM    THE  NORTH 

PARISH. 


Gideon  Howard,  1813. 


Daniel  Howard,  1815-20. 


STATE   SENATORS   FROM    NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 


Hon.  Abel  Kingman,  1836,  37. 
Hon.  Jesse  Perkins,  1841,  43. 


Rev.  A.  B.  Wheeler,  1857. 

Hon.  Edward  Southworth,  Jr.,  1861. 


EXECUTIVE  COUNCILLOR   FROM   DISTRICT  NO.  8. 

Franklin  Ames,  1859. 

LIST  OF  ENGINEERS  OF  THE  FIRE  DEPARTMENT   SINCE   ITS   ORGANIZATION   IN  1846. 


Benjamin  Kingman,  1846-48. 
Edward  Southworth,  1846-58. 
Josiah  W.  Kingman,  1846-52,  54. 
Charles  Lincoln,  1846-52,  55-59. 
Ruel  Richmond,  1846-52,  54. 
Chandler  Sprague,  1846-51,  53. 
William  S.  Gay,  1846^8. 
Bela  Keith,  1849-52. 
Benjamin  G.  Stoddard,  1849-52. 
Charles  Howard,  1852,  55-59. 
Lorenzo  D.  Hervey,  1853,  54. 
Francis  M.  French,  1853,  55-57. 


Aaron  B.  Drake,  1853-57. 
Edwin  H.  Kingman,  1854. 
Darius  Howard,  1854-57,  60,  61. 
Lewis  Fisher,  1855-59. 
Nelson  J.  Foss,  1857,  58,  60,  61. 
Barnabas  H.  Gray,  1858,  59. 
Charles  L.  Hathaway,  1858,  59. 
Daniel  Dunbar,  1859. 
Alpheus  K.  Harmon,  1860. 
Benjamin  P.  Lucas,  1861-65. 
George  Sawyer,  1864,  65. 
Samuel  McLaughlin,  1864,  65. 


Isaac  H.  Hartwell,  1864,  65. 


LIST   OF  JUSTICES   OF    THE   PEACE,   WITH   THE   DATE  OF    THEIR   COMMISSION. 


Nathaniel  Reynolds,  June  14,  1776. 
Barnabas  Howard,  ^larch  14,  1782. 


Daniel  Howard,*  May  17,  1787. 
Daniel  Howard,  2d,  June  19,  1790. 


200 


HISTORY   OF   NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 


Issachar  Snell,  March  11,  1791. 
Gideon  Howard,  July  4,  1803. 
Issachar  Snell,  Jr.,  March  5,  1804. 
Caleb  Howard,  January  25,  180G. 
Howard  Gary,  July  10,  1807. 
Simeon  Dunbar,  February  17,  1810. 
Abel  Kingman,  February  22,  1811. 
Lemuel  Packard,  February  25,  1812. 
Joseph  Sylvester,  February  25,  1812. 
Eliab  AVhitman,  *  f  July  3,  1816. 
Silas  Packard,  July  3,  1818. 
Edward  Southworth,  Feb.  1,  1819. 
Micah  Packard,  August  20,  1823. 
Jonathan  Snow,  January  7,  1824. 
Eliphalet  Kingman,  March  1, 1827. 
Linus  Howard,  August  27,  1829. 
George  Clark,  June  25,  1830. 
Jesse  Perkins,  *  f  June  16,  1831. 
Austin  Packard,  fj  Sept.  29,  1835. 
Bela  Keith,  July  7,  1837. 
Franklin  Ames,  *  f  ^  March  31, 1842. 
Isaac  Fames,  June  20, 1843. 
Perez  Crocker,  June  20,  1843. 
George  W.   Bryant,  f  J   March   31, 

1846. 
Isaac  Kingman,  October  13,  1847. 
Jonathan  AVhitc,  *  ^  March  19, 1851. 
Edwin  n.  Kingman,  March  26,  1851. 
Perez  Marshall,  April  25, 1851. 
Jonas  R.  Perkins,  f  Nov.  20,  1852. 


Charles  Lincoln,  February  9,  ISoo". 
Francis  M.  French,  Feb.  9,  1855. 
Hiram  Jernegan,  October  1,  1855. 
Dennis  Snow,  February  11,  1856. 
Rufus  L.  Thatcher,  Feb.  9,  1857. 
Manley  Packard,  March  24,  1857. 
Nathan  Jones,  March  24,  1857. 
Ellis  Packard,  March  24,  1857. 
Cornelius  H.   Dunham,  March  24, 

1857. 
Willard  Keith,  October  29,  1857. 
Franklin  Keith,  Fel^ruary  15, 1858. 
William  H.  Cooper,  March  10, 1858. 
Horatio  E.  Paine,  January  26, 1858. 
Loring  W.  Puffer,  February  8, 1859. 
Algernon  S.  Sylvester,  Feb.  15,  1859. 
Edward  Southworth,  Jr.,  March  29, 

1859. 
Chandler  Sprague,  Nov.  23,  1859. 
Galen  E.  Pratt,  January  2,  1860. 
Daniel  Crocker,  April  30,  1860. 
Sumner  A.  Ilayward,  Nov.  27, 1860. 
Isaac  E.  Snell,  February  6,  1861. 
Arza  B.  Keith,  February  19,  1861. 
Charles  Gurney,  February  26, 1861. 
Nelson  J.  Foss,  May  17,  1861. 
Ellis  W.  Morton,  January  13, 1862. 
David  L.  Cowell,  Dec.  31,  1862. 
William  Perry,  January  30,  1863. 
Josiah  W.  Kingman,  Jan.  14, 1864. 


Bradford  Kingman,  Jan.  22,  1864. 

Note.  Those  marked  with  *  are  of  the  Quorum;  those  marked  with  t  are  to 
qualify  civil  officers;  those  marked  with  t  are  Trial  Justices;  those  marked  with  § 
are  Justices  throughout  the  commonwealth.    All  others  are  county  appointments. 

CORONERS   IN   THE   TOWN   OF  NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

Thomas  Packard,  December  17, 1811.     Thomas  Wales,  Jr.,  July  3, 1821. 
Benjamin  A.  Packard,  February  11,  1856. 

NOTARY   PUBLIC. 

George  W.  Bryant,  May  10, 1854.        Jonas  R.  Perkins,  December  6, 1853. 


DEPCTY   SHERIFFS   RESIDENT   IN   THE   TOWN. 

DariuB  Howard,  1806-12.  Sumner  A.  Ilayward,  1852,  53,  57, 

Benjamin  Kingman,  1819-51,  54,  55.  59. 

Fiske  Ames,  1815-22.  Charles  J.  F.  Packard,  1856-59. 

Otis  Hay  ward,  1862-65. 


OFFICIAL   HISTOEY. 


201 


LIST   OF  MILITARY   OFFICERS,   WITH   THE   DATES   OF   THEIR   COMMISSION. 
COLONELS. 

Simeon  Gary,  1758.  Josiah  Hayden. 

Nahum  Reynolds. 

LIEUTENANT-COLONELS. 

Caleb  Howard,  May  21,  1810.  Nathan  Jones,  October  3,  1829. 

Edward  Southworth,  April  29, 1817.     Martin  Gary,  October  1,  1832. 


John  Porter,  May  30,  1777. 
Josiah  Hayden. 

Daniel  Gary,  September  6,  1792. 
Galeb  Howard,  June  15,  1802. 
Edward  Southworth,  Aug.  22,  1815. 


Nathan  Ilayward,  March  23,  1824. 

Moses  Noyes,  July  22,  1824. 
Nathan  Jones,  September  15,  1828. 
Martin  Gary,  September  22,  1831. 
Nahum  Reynolds,  August  28.  1837. 


Uriah  Macoy,  July  30,  1864. 


Daniel  Howard. 
Robert  Howard. 
Abiel  Packard.  — . 
Barnabas  Howard. 
Isaac  Packard. 
Jeremiah  Beals. 

John  Porter,  December  9, 1774. 
Simeon  Gary,  December  9,  1774. 
Nathan  Packard,  July  25,  1778. 
Lemuel  Dunbar,  July  25,  1778. 
Joseph  Gole,  July  25,  1778. 
David  Packard,  July  23,  1780. 
Lemuel  Packard,  March  10,  1785. 
Anthony  Dike,  July  16,  1792. 
Parmenas  Packard,  March  28,  1795. 
Leavitt  Thayer,  May  2,  1796. 
Robert  Packard,  May  29,  1796. 
Abel  Kingman,  May  5,  1799. 
Howard  Gary,  May  14,  1799. 
Zachariah  Gurney,  3d,  May  25, 1802. 
Gideon  Howard,  May  25,  1803. 
Oliver  Jackson,  June  17,  1804. 
Jonathan  Snow,  May  6,  1806. 
Thomas  Thompson,  May  6,  1806. 
Asa  Jones,  September  16,  1809. 
Noah  Ghessman,  September  23, 1811. 
Nehemiah  Lincoln,  2d,  May  25, 1814. 
Adin  Packard,  May  31,  1815. 
Silas  Dunbar,  May  26,  1816. 
Adin  Packard,  Jr.,  April  12,  1817. 
26 


Abiel  Packard,  November  27,  1819. 
Luke  Packard,  July  4,  1820. 
Moses  Noyes,  March  19,  1822. 
David  Ames,  May  7,  1822. 
Ziba  Keith,  September  5,  1822. 
Nathan  Hayward,  Sept.  20,  1823. 
Jabez  Kingman,  May  4,  1824. 
John  Battles,  July  15,  1825. 
Nathan  Jones,  May  30,  1827. 
John  W.  Kingman,  July  4,  1828. 
Oman  Gole,  October  7,  1828. 
Alvah  Noyes,  August  10,  1829. 
Augustus  Jones,  August  10,  1831. 
Martin  Gary,  August  10,  1831. 
Gharles  Gurney,  December  3,  1831. 
Thomas  Hathaway,  October  27, 1832. 
Gary  Howard,  November  1,  1834. 
Nahum  Reynolds,  May  3,  1836. 
Nahum  Reynolds,  June  27,  1853. 
Robert  A.  Stoddard,  Sept.  28,  1853. 
J.  Freeman  Ellis,  April  25,  1854. 
Henry  A.  Raymond,  May  8,  1856. 
Jonas  R.  Perkins,  July  11,  1857. 
Lucius  Richmond,  August  27,  1860. 
Alexander  Hichborn,  June  26,  1861. 
Gharles  T.  Packard.  Aug.  20,  1862. 
John  S.  Stoddard,  July  23,  1862. 
Alpheus  K.  Harmon,  May  10,  1862. 
Uriah  Macoy,  July  11,  1864. 
Gharles  L.  Sproul,  July  30,  1864. 


202  HISTORY   OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

MISCELLANEOUS   OFFICEES, 

Elisha  Tillson,  Surgeon's  Mate,  September  30,  1V94. 
Daniel  Eartwell,  Adjutant,  September  6,  1792. 
Caleb  Iloward,  Adjutant,  August  27,  1795. 
Issachar  Snell,  Surgeon's  Mate,  December  13,  1800. 
Rev.  Daniel  Huntington,  Chaplain,  May  G,  1816. 
John  Tilden,  Jr.,  Adjutant,  January  1, 1827. 
Rev.  Edward  L.  Clark,  June  2G,  1861. 
Rev.  Israel  Washburn,  Chaplain,  September  1,  1862. 
Rev.  W.  A.  Start,  Chaplain,  April  18,  1864. 

When  our  government  was  first  organized,  there  were  no 
party  organizations.  In  1785,  political  parties  sprung  up 
upon  questions  of  light  importance,  and  soon  were  done 
away.  From  1798  to  1800,  two  great  parties  came  into  be- 
ing; namely.  Federal  and  Republican,  or,  as  sometimes 
called,  Anti-Federal.  The  Federal  were  those  in  favor  of  a 
strong  national  government,  while  the  advocates  of  Thomas 
Jefferson  were  opposed  to  our  present  constitution  on  the 
ground  that  it  was  opposed  to  the  States'  rights.  From  that 
day  to  the  present,  these  parties  have  assumed  new  positions 
as  new  questions  came  up,  and  new  issues  were  made,  till  at 
last  the  Republican  party  became  the  advocate  of  a  strong 
national  government,  and  the  Federal  party  became  strict 
constructionists.  After  the  "War  of  1812,  the  Federal 
party  gradually  faded  away,  and  a  new  party  arose,  taking 
the  name  of  National  Republicans,  and  afterward  that  of 
Whigs,  to  show  that  they  were  opposed  to  the  executive  pre- 
rogative ;  these  were  also  opposed  to  the  Democratic  party 
through  the  States.  In  1848,  the  Free-Soil  party  arose  in 
the  Northern  States,  and  supported  Martin  Van  Buren. 
About  1850,  the  Coalition  party  sprung  up,  being  a  compound 
of  "  Free-Soil  "  with  a  portion  of  the  Democratic  party.  In 
1854,  there  was  a  sudden,  secret,  and  effectual  breaking  up  of 
the  Whig,  Free-Soil,  and  Democratic  parties,  giving  a  new 
character  to  political  affairs,  and  known  as  "  American  Know- 
Nothings."      In    1857,   the   present  Republican   party   was 


OFFICIAL   HISTORY. 


203 


formed  in  Massachusetts  and  some  of  the  Northern  States, 
and  most  of  the  Whig  party  have  become  merged  in  this 
party. 

The  following  list  shows  how  the  people  of  North  Bridge- 
water  have  voted  since  it  became  a  town :  — 


VOTES     FOR    GOVERNOR     SINCE   THE    INCORPORATION    OF    THE    TOWN     OF    NORTH 
BRIDGEWATER,  IN   JUNE,    1821. 


1822.  William  Eustis 1G5     1835. 

John  Brooks 38 

1823.  William  Eustis 211     1836. 

Harrison  G.  Otis 28 

1824.  William  Eustis 220     1837. 

Samuel  Lothrop 34 

1825.  Levi  Lincoln 184    1838. 

Marcus  Morton 3 

1826.  Levi  Lincoln 213     1839. 

Samuel  Hubbard 2 

1827.  Levi  Lincoln 124    1840. 

William  C.  Jar  vis 3 

1828.  Levi  Lincoln 140     1841. 

Marcus  Morton 3 

1829.  Levi  Lincoln 190     1842. 

Marcus  Morton 4 

1830.  Levi  Lincoln 169 

Marcus  Morton 6     1843. 

1831.  Levi  Lincoln 245 

Marcus  Morton 7 

1831.*  Levi  Lincoln 125     1844. 

Samuel  Lothrop 66 

Marcus  Morton 6 

1832.  Levi  Lincoln 121     1845 . 

Samuel  Lothrop 100 

Marcus  Morton 15 

1833.  John  Q.  Adams 209     1846. 

John  Davis 61 

Marcus  Morton 29 

1834.  John  Bailey 128     1847. 

John  Davis 108 

Marcus  Morton 29 


Edvrard  Everett 214 

Marcus  Morton 77 

Marcus  Morton 157 

Edvyard  Everett 144 

Edward  Everett 280 

Marcus  Morton 151 

Edward  Everett 228 

Marcus  Morton 149 

Edward  Everett 293 

Marcus  Morton 179 

John  Davis 400 

Marcus  Morton 180 

John  Davis 383 

Marcus  Morton 178 

John  Davis 358 

Marcus  Morton 184 

Samuel  E.  Sewall 31 

George  N.  Briggs 323 

Marcus  IMorton 187 

Samuel  E.  Sewall 37 

George  N.  Briggs 385 

George  Bancroft 140 

Samuel  E.  Sewall 80 

George  N.  Briggs 325 

Isaac  Davis 138 

Samuel  E.  Sewall 68 

George  N.  Briggs 293 

Isaac  Davis 121 

Samuel  E.  Sewall 66 

George  N.  Briggs 290 

Caleb  Gushing 136 

John  M.  Brewster 64 


♦Owing  to  an  amendment  in  the  Constitution,  there  were  two  elections  in  1831, 
which  required  the  governor  to  be  chosen  in  November  instead  of  April,  and  to 
take  his  seat  on  the  first  Wednesday  of  January  instead  of  the  last  of  May.  The 
reader  will  therefore  understand  that,  from  1832,  those  who  are  elected  in  Novem- 
ber are  chosen  for  the  following  year. 


204 


HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATEE. 


1848.  George  N.  Briggs 315 

Stephen  C.  Phillips 298     1856. 

Caleb  Gushing C7 

1849.  George  N.  Briggs 328 

Stephen  C.  Phillips 226 

George  S.  Boutwell 98     1857. 

1850.  George  N.  Briggs 324 

Stephen  C.  Phillips 309 

George  S.  BoutweU 84     1858. 

1851.  Robert  C.  Winthrop  ....  381 

John  G.  Palfrey 315 

George  S.  Boutwell 123     1859. 

1852.  Horace  Mann 374 

JohnH.  Clifford 355 

Henry  W.  Bishop 98     1860. 

1853.  Emery  Washburn 347 

Henry  Wilson 305 

Henry  W.  Bishop 90     1861. 

Bradford  L.  Wales 50 

1854.  Henry  J.  Gardner 537     1862. 

Emery  Washburn 97 

Henry  Wilson 52     1863. 

Henry  W.  Bishop 51 

.1855.     Julius  Rockwell 270     1864. 

Henry  J.  Gardner 265 


ErastuB  D.  Beach 207 

Henry  J.  Gardner 668 

George  W.  Gordon 36 

ErastusD.  Beach 217 

Luther  V.  Bell 43 

N.  P.  Banks 368 

Henry  J.  Gardner 197 

Erastus  D.  Beach 182 

N.  P.  Banks 434 

E.  D.  Beach 184 

Amos  A.  Lawrence 27 

N.  P.  Banks 325 

B.  F.  Butler 156 

George  N.  Briggs 40 

John  A.  Andrew 677 

Erastus  D.  Beach 193 

Amos  A.  Lawrence 103 

John  A.  Andrew 358 

Isaac  Davis 162 

John  A.  Andrew 596 

Charles  Devens,  Jr 230 

John  A.  Andrew 579 

Henry  W.  Paine 56 

John  A.  Andrew 733 

Henry  W.  Paine 190 


THE  FOLLOWING  LIST  OF  GOVERNORS  OF  THE  STATE  WILL  SHOW  WHEN  NORTH 
BRIDGEWATEK  ACTED  WITH  A  MAJORITY  OF  THE  PEOPLE  OF  THE  COMMON- 
WEALTH. 


John  Brooks,  1816-22. 
William  Eustis,  1823,  24. 
Levi  Lincoln,  1825-33. 
John  Davis,  1834,  35. 
Edward  Everett,  1836-39. 
Marcus  Morton,  1840. 
John  Davis,  1841,  42. 

John  A. 


Marcus  Morton,  1843. 
George  N.  Briggs,  1844-50. 
George  S.  Boutwell,  1851,  52. 
John  H.  Clifford,  1853. 
Emery  Washburn,  1854. 
Henry  J.  Gardner,  1855-57. 
Nathaniel  P.  Banks,  1858-60. 
Andrew,  1861-05. 


MODERATORS  OP  THE  YEARLY  PRECINCT  MEETINGS  FOR  THE  CHOICE  OF  OFFICERS 
FROM   1738   TO  THE  INCORPORATION  OF  THE  TOWN  IN   1821. 


Timothy  Keith,  February  5,  1739. 
Timothy  Keith,  March  12,  1739. 
James  Packard,  March  2G,  1739. 
Jolin  Kingman,  ^larch  24,  1740. 
Daniel  Howard,  March  23,  1741. 


Daniel  Howard,  March  23,  1742. 
Abiel  Packard,  March  28,  1743. 
Daniel  Howard,  March  28,  1744. 
Shepard  Fiske,  March  25,  1745. 
Daniel  Howard,  March  26,  1746. 


OFFICIAL    HISTORY. 


205 


Daniel  Howard,  March  25,  1747. 
Daniel  Howard,  March  28,  1748. 
Abiel  Packard,  March  27,  1749. 
Abiel  Packard,  March  29,  1750. 
Abiel  Packard,  March  25,  1751. 
Shepard  Fiske,  March  25,  1752. 
Constant    South  worth,    March    28, 

1753. 
Shepard  Fieke,  March  28,  1754. 
Daniel  Howard,  March  26,  1755, 
Shepard  Fiske,  March  29,  1756. 
Shepard  Fiske,  March  28,  1757. 
Daniel  Howard,  March  28,  1758. 
Zachariah  Snell,  March  20,  1759. 
Simeon  Gary,  March  19,  1760. 
Constant    Southworth,    March    16, 

1761. 
Daniel  Howard,  March  22,  1762. 
Daniel  Howard,  March  25,  1763. 
Shepard  Fiske,  March  19,  1764. 
Simeon  Brett,  March  27,  1765. 
Daniel  Howard,  March  19,  1766, 
Daniel  Howard,  March  18,  1767. 
Constant    Southworth,    March    22, 

1768, 
Simeon  Gary,  March  20,  1769. 
Simeon  Gary,  March  20,  1770, 
Nathaniel  Reynolds,  March  20, 1771. 
Nathaniel  Picynolds,  March  12, 1772. 
Simeon  Gary,  March  22,  1773, 
Simeon  Brett,  March  28,  1774, 
Nathaniel  Reynolds,  March  20, 1775, 
Simeon  Gary,  March  14,  1776. 
Simeon  Gary,  March  17,  1777. 
Simeon  Gary,  March  25,  1778. 
Simeon  Gary,  March  17,  1779, 
Thomas  Thompson,  March  27,  1780. 
Simeon  Brett,  March  19,  1781. 
Capt.  Jesse  Perkins,  March  19, 1782, 


Col,  Josiah  Hayden,  March  13, 1783, 
Issachar  Sncll,  Esq.,  March  11, 1784. 
Matthew  Kingman,  March  17,  1785, 
Barnabas  Howard,  March  29,  1780, 
Dr.  Philip  Bryant,  March  21,  1787. 
Capt,  Zebedee  Snell,  March  18,  1788. 
Issachar  Snell,  Esq.,  March  19, 1789. 
Daniel  Howard,  March  18,  1790, 
Issachar  Snell,  March  22,  1791, 
Issachar  Snell,  March  19,  1292. 
Issachar  Snell,  March  19,  1793, 
Matthew  Kingman,  March  17,  1794. 
Dr,  Elisha  Tillson,  March  16,  1795. 
Dr.  Philip  Bryant,  March  21,  1796. 
Lemuel  Packard,  March  9,  1797, 
Daniel  Howard,  March  8,  1798, 
Caleb  Howard,  March  7,  1799. 
Matthew  Kingman,  March  6,  1800, 
Joseph  Sylvester,  Jr.,  March 2, 1801. 
Daniel  Howard,  Jr.,  March  4,  1802. 
Daniel  Howard,  Jr.,  March  28, 1803. 
Moses  Gary,  March  27,  1804, 
Abel  Kingman,  March  11,  1805, 
Caleb  Howard,  March  27,  1806, 
Jonathan  Perkins,  March  30,  1807. 
Howard  Gary,  March  24,  1808, 
Dr.  Nathan  Perry,  March  20,  1809. 
Jonathan  Perkins,  March  19,  1810, 
Gideon  Howard,  March  18,  1811, 
Caleb  Howard,  March  23,  1812. 
Jonathan  Perkins,  March  15,  1813, 
Joseph  Sylvester,  March  14,  1814. 
Joseph  Sylvester,  INIarch  13,  1815. 
Caleb  Howard,  March  4,  1816, 
Joseph  Sylvester,  Jr, ,  March  24, 1817. 
Joseph  Sylvester,  Jr.,  April  3,  1818, 
Howard  Gary,  Esq.,  March  25, 1819. 
Caleb  Howard,  March  10,  1820, 
Dr.  John  S.  Grafts,  March  10, 1821. 


Previous  to  1700,  the  number  of  Selectmen  in  the  old 
town  of  Bridgewater  was  three,  and  they  were  chosen  by 
nomination,  which  custom  was  continued  till  1757,  when  the 
number  chosen  yearly  was  five,  —  one  from  each  parish, — 
till  the  incorporation  of  the  town  of  North  Bridgewater. 


206 


HISTORY  OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 


THE   FOLLOWING   ARE   THOSE   CHOSEN   FOR   THE  NORTH  PARISH. 


Shepard  Fiske,  1757-74. 
Col.  Simeon  Cary,  1770-75. 
Nathaniel  Reynolds,  1776,  77. 
Col.  Josiah  Hayden,  1770-80. 
Lieut.  John  Howard,  1781. 
Col.  Josiah  Hayden,  1782. 


Capt.  Jesse  Perkins,  1783-85. 
Issachar  Snell,  Esq.,  1786-88. 
Capt.  Jesse  Perkins,  1789-95. 
Major  Daniel  Cary,  1796-1801. 
Capt.  Abel  Kingman,  1802-17,  19- 
21. 


Eliphalet  Kingman,  Esq.,  1818. 


LIST    OF    CLERKS    IN    THE    NORTH    PARISH    OF    BRIDGEWATER,    AND    THE    YEARS 
EACH    HAS    SERVED. 

Robert  Howard,  1739-71.  Daniel  Cary,  1792-1802. 

John  Howard,  1772-81.  Capt.  Jesse  Perkins,  1802-15. 

Daniel  Howard,  1782-85.  Jesse  Perkins,  Jr.,  1816-18. 

Capt.  Jesse  Perkins,  1786-91.  Adin  Packard,  1819. 

Lemuel  French,  1820,  21. 

TREASURERS  OF  THE  NORTH  PARISH  FROM  1738  TO  1821. 


Abiel  Packard,  1738-43. 

Deacon  Samuel  West,  1744,  45. 

Samuel  Brett,  1746-48. 

Constant  South  worth,  1747. 

Daniel  Howard,  1749-51. 

Isaac  Packard,  1752-54, 

Abia  Keith,  1755,  59-61. 

Thomas  Torrey,  1756,  58. 

Jabez  Field,  1757. 

Abel  Packard,  1702. 

Dr.  John  Staples  Crafts,  1763,  64. 

Zachariah  Gary,  1765. 

Barnabas  Packard,  1766-71. 

Nathaniel  Southworth,  1772,  76,  77. 


Capt.  Jesse  Perkins,  1773,  81,  82. 

Issachar  Snell,  1774. 

Reuben  Packard,  1775. 

Simeon  Packard,  1778,  79. 

Simeon  Cary,  1780. 

Capt.  David  Packard,  1783. 

Lieut.  Daniel  Cary,  1784-92. 

Jonathan  Perkins,  1793,  94. 

Abel  Kingman,  1795-1800. 

Caleb  Howard,  1801. 

Capt.  Howard  Cary,  1802-9. 

Perez  Crocker,  1810. 

Jonathan  Beals,  1811,  12. 

Ichabod  Howard,  1813. 


Edward  Southworth,  1814-21. 


COMMITTEE  OF  THE  NORTH  PARISH  OF  BRIDGEWATER  FROM  1738  TO  1821, 
SHOWING  THE  YEARS  EACH  HAS  SERVED. 


Timothy  Keith,  1738-40,  49. 

David  Packard,  1738-45. 

Daniel  Howard,  1738,  39,  41-48,  52 

-55. 
Samuel  Kingman,  1739,  40. 
James  Packard,  1741,  42,  51,  52. 
Zachariah  Snell,  1743,  46,  47,  54. 
Samuel  West,  1744,  45. 


Abiel  Packard,  1746-48,  50,  52,  54, 

56-58,  60,  61,  63-69. 
Moses  Curtis,  1748,  49. 
Solomon  Packard,  1749. 
Robert  Howard,  1750,  51,  56,  70,  81. 
Henry  Kingman,  1750, 51,  55, 67,  68. 
Shepard  Fiske,  1753,  55-58. 
Simeon  Cary,  1759,  61,  77,  79,  91. 


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207 


Nathaniel  Reynolds,  1759, 6G,  70, 72, 

74,  75. 
Constant  Southworth,  1760,  62,  64. 
Ebenezer  Packard,  1702,  63,  68,  69, 

73,  74. 
Isaac  Packard,  1765,  72. 
Abia  Keith,  1770. 
Barnabas  Howard,  1771,  72,  74,  76, 

78. 
Dr.  Philip  Bryant,  1771,  75,  76,  79, 

95,  97. 
Jacob  Packard,  1772. 
Simeon  Brett,  1777. 
Dea.  David  Edson,  1776. 
Josiah  Hayden,  1778. 
Jesse  Perkins,  1780,  83,  91,  93,  96, 

98-1800. 
Jonathan  Cary,  1780,  84,  85,  87-90. 
Capt.  Zebedee  Snell,  1780,  86,  94, 95. 
Zechariah  Gurney,  1781,  1812,  21. 
Ichabod  Edson,  1781. 
Issachar  Snell,  1782,  84-93. 
Matthew  Kingman,  1782-93,    98. 
Reuben  Packard,  1782. 


William  Shaw,  1783. 
Ichabod  Howard,  1794,  1802,  4-6. 
Dr.  Elisha  Tillson,  1794,  95,  97. 
Capt.    Lemuel   Packard,   1796,  99, 

1803,  7,  8. 
Timothy  Ames,  1796. 
Dr.  John  S.  Crafts,  1797. 
Col.  Caleb  Howard,  1798,  1801,  3, 

11-13,15-21. 
Joseph  Silvester,  Esq.,  1799,  1800. 
Jonathan  Perkins,  Jr.,  1800,  10,  15, 

19,  20. 
Issachar  Snell,  Jr.,  1801. 
Daniel  Cary,  1801. 
Perez  Southworth,  1802,  4-10,  12- 

14,  21. 
Howard  Cary,  1803. 
Capt.  Gideon  Howard,  1804-10. 
Moses  Cary,  1807-9. 
Asa  Jones,  1809. 
Col.  Edward  Southworth,  1816. 
Abel  Kingman,  Esq.,  1811,  13,  14. 
Thomas  Packard,  1811. 
Capt.  Robert  Packard,  1817, 18. 


CHAPTER    X. 

STATISTICAL    HISTORY. 

Population  of  the  North  Parish  in  1764,  1790,  1810,  1820,  1830,  1840,  1850,  1855, 
1860,  1865.  — Parish  Rates  in  1744.  —  List  of  Polls  in  the  Parish  in  1770.  —  Own- 
ers of,  and  Valuation  of  Dwelling-Houses  in  1798.  —  Industrial  Table  for  1837. 
—Valuation  in  1840,  1850, 1860.  —  Industrial  Tables  for  1845  and  1855.  —Num- 
ber of  persons  engaged  in  various  trades. 

IN  order  that  we  may  more  fully  realize  the  rapid  strides 
that  have  been  and  are  now  being  made  in  this  country, 
let  us  imagine  ourselves  in  a  wilderness,  surrounded  with 
wild  beasts  and  wilder  men,  where  the  deer,  panther,  the 
wild-cat,  bear,  and  other  beasts  roamed  over  the  forests  sub- 
ject to  no  law  but  might,  when  the  red  man  prowled  over  its 
surface,  regardless  of  life  only  to  take  it.  When  we  think 
of  the  hardships  our  ancestors  endured,  the  sufferings  they 
passed  through,  we  can  but  feel  astonished  at  the  onward 
progress  that  has  been  and  is  now  being  made  in  all  that 
contributes  to  make  us  happy,  prosperous,  and  useful  to  our 
country  and  to  ourselves.  To  witness  the  progress  of  civ- 
ilization, the  rapidity  with  which  this  country  has  grown, 
the  development  of  her  resources,  its  advance  in  agriculture, 
religion,  and  literature ;  to  note  the  refinement  and  the  ele- 
vated position  of  our  present  inhabitants,  is  interesting  to 
the  student,  the  man  of  business,  the  farmer,  and  all  who 
are  curious  to  watch  the  changes  as  they  occur. 

We  have  observed  in  another  part  of  this  work  that  the 
early  inhabitants  of  this  town  were  farmers  or  agricultur- 
ists, and  the  soil  not  being  adapted  for  extensive  tillage, 
many  parts  of  the  town  being  stony  and  rough,  it  was  not 
as  inviting  as  some  other  places  for  that  purpose.     Hence,  in 

208 


STATISTICAL   HISTOKY.  209 

early  times,  emigration  to  other  parts  of  the  country  was 
great ;  a  large  number  removed  to  Plainfield,  Cummington, 
Pelham,  and  other  towns  in  the  westerly  portion  of  the 
State,  and  many  to  Winthrop,  Turner,  and  Minot  in  the  State 
of  Maine,  then  a  part  of  Massachusetts.  This  will  in  a  great 
measure  account  for  the  slow  peopling  of  the  town  in  early 
days. 

An  order  was  passed  by  the  Assembly,  February  2,  1764, 
directing  the  selectmen  of  each  town  and  district  to  ''  take 
an  exact  account  of  the  number  of  dwelling-houses,  families, 
and  people  in  their  respective  towns  and  districts,  including 
Indians  civilized,  negroes  and  mulattoes,  as  well  as  white 
people,  and  females  as  well  as  males." 

At  this  period  there  were  one  hundred  and  twenty  houses 
in  the  North  Parish,  —  one  hundred  and  thirty-one  families, 
with  a  population  of  eight  hundred  and  thirty-three. 

The  above  was  the  first  attempt  to  take  the  census  in 
Massachusetts. 

In  1790,  the  first  United  States  census  was  taken,  since 
which  time  there  has  been  a  statement  of  the  population 
every  ten  years,  each  one  varying  from  the  other  in  the 
system  of  classification. 

In  the  years  1790  and  1800,  the  account  is  not  separately 
given  in  a  manner  to  show  what  the  population  of  the 
North  Parish  was. 

The  population  of  the  Parish  in  1810  was  1,354. 

THE  FOLLOWING   IS   THE   CENSUS   OF   THE    NORTH   PARISH  IN   1820  : 

Free  white   males  under  10, 190 

"         "  "      of  10  and  under  16, 107 

«<         "  "      of  16  and  under  26, 153 

"         '<  "      of  26  and  under  45, 145 

«         "  "      of  45  and  upwards, 123 

Colored  Persons, 23 

27 


210  fflSTORY   OF  NORTH  BEIDGEWATER. 

Free  white  females  under  10, 181 

«         *'  «'      of  10  and  under  16, 113 

"         «  "      of  16  and  under  26, 151 

««         "  "      of  26  and  under  45, 156 

"        "  "      of  45  and  upwards, 134 

Foreigners  not  naturalized, 4 

Number  of  dwelling-houses, 220 

Total  number  of  inhabitants, 1,480 

POPULATION  IN   1830,    1,953,    WITH   THE  FOLLOWING    DETAILS  .* 

Males.  Under  5,129;  5  to  10,112;  10  to  15,  129;  15  to  20,122; 
20  to  30,  177  ;  30  to  40,  105  ;  40  to  50,  73  ;  50  to  60,  36  ;  60  to  70,  41 ; 
70  to  80,  19  ;  80  to  90,  8  ;  90  to  100,  1. 

Females.  Under  5,122;  5  to  10,110;  10  to  15,  102;  15  to  20,92; 
20  to  30,  211 ;  30  to  40,  106 ;  40  to  50,  85  ;  50  to  60,  58  ;  60  to  70,  42  ; 
70  to  80,  24  ;  80  to  90,  9  ;  90  to  100,  0. 

COLORED    PERSONS. 

Males.  Under  10,  6  ;  10  to  24,  9  ;  24  to  36,  3  ;  36  to  55,  3  ;  55  to  100,  2. 
Females.     Under   10,  3  ;    10  to  24,  5  ;   24  to  36,  1 ;   36  to  55,  4 ;   55  to 
100,  4. 

POPULATION  IN  1840,  2,094,  WITH  the  following  details  : 

Males.  Under  5,  0  ;  5  to  10,  170;  10  to  15,  147  ;  15  to  20,  156  ;  20  to 
30,  167  ;  30  to  40,  187  ;  40  to  50,  93  ;  50  to  60,  72 ;  60  to  70,  30  ;  70  to  80, 
23  ;  80  to  90,  11 ;  90  to  100,  2.     Total  1,058. 

Females.  Under  5,  0  ;  5  to  10,  170  ;  10  to  15,  135  ;  15  to  20,  114  ;  20 
to  30,  132 ;  30  to  40,  202 ;  40  to  50,  100  ;  50  to  60,  72  ;  60  to  70,  48  ; 
70  to  80,  26  ;  80  to  90,  15  ;  90  to  100,  0.     Total  1,014.     Colored,  22. 

POPULATION  IN  1850,  3,939,  with  the  following  details  : 

Under  1,  101 ;  1  to  5,  379  ;  5  to  10,  418  ;  10  to  15,  364 ;  15  to  20,  452 ; 
20  to  25,  449  ;  25  to  30,  402 ;  30  to  35,  320  ;  35  to  40,  248  ;  40  to  45, 
198  ;  45  to  50,  156  ;  50  to  55,  115;  55  to  60,  91 ;  60  to  65,  79  ;  65  to  70, 
56  ;  70  to  75,  35  ;  75  to  80,  21 ;  80  to  85,  13  ;  85  to  90,  5  ;  90  to  95,  4  ; 
95  to  100,  3  ;  colored,  30.     Total  3,939. 

population   in  1855,  5,205,  by   the  state   census,  with  the   following 

details : 

Under  5,  707  ;  5  to  10,  533  ;  10  to  15,  523  ;  15  to  20,  507  ;  20  to  30, 
1,125  ;  30  to  40,  790  ;  40  to  50,  451  ;  50  to  60,  298  ;  00  to  70,  170  ;  70  to 
80,  71 ;  80  to  90,  15  ;  90  to  100,  2. 


STATISTICAL   HISTORY. 


211 


POPULATION  IN  1860,  6,584,  with  the  following  details  : 

Males.  Under  1,  92  ;  1  to  5,  397  ;  5  to  10,  361 ;  10  to  15,  298  ;  15  to 
20,  360  ;  20  to  30,  705  ;  30  to  40,  490  ;  40  to  50,  338  ;  50  to  60,  171  ;  60 
to  70,  99  ;  70  to  80,  47  ;  80  to  90,  8  ;  90  to  100,  1.    Total  3,367. 

Females.  Under  1,  118  ;  1  to  5,  347  ;  5  to  10,  343  ;  10  to  15,  248  ;  15 
to  20,  292  ;  20  to  30,  694  ;  30  to  40,  462  ;  40  to  50,  288  ;  50  to  60,  200  ; 
60  to  70,  115  :  70  to  80,  61 ;  80  to  90,  12  ;  90  to  100,  0.    Total  3,185. 

COLORED  PEOPLE. 

Males.  Under  1,0;  1  to  5,  4  ;  5  to  10,  3  ;  10  to  15,  1  ;  15  to  20,  1 ; 
20  to  30,  2  ;  30  to  40,  3  ;  40  to  50,  1  ;  50  to  60,  1  ;  60  to  70,  1.     Total  18. 

Females.  Under  1,0;  1  to  5,  2  ;  5  to  10,  3  ;  10  to  15,  0  ;  15  to  20,  1 ; 
20  to  30,  3  ;  30  to  40,  3  ;  40  to  50,  1  ;  50  to  60,  0  ;  60  to  70,  1.  Total  14. 
Number  of  dwelling-houses,  1,023  ;  number  of  families,  1,377. 

Population  in  1865,  6,335.  Number  of  dwellings,  1,249.  Number  of 
families,  1,391.  Number  of  churches,  8.  Number  of  Bchoolhouses,  15. 
Number  of  ratable  polls,  1,708.  Number  of  legal  voters,  1,362.  Num- 
ber of  naturalized  voters,  141. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  rates  as  made  out  by  the  asses- 
sors in  the  North  Parish  of  Bridgewater,  for  the  payment  of 
Rev.  John  Porter's  salary,  for  the  year  1744,  as  made  out  by 
Daniel  Howard  and  Robert  Howard,  Assessors  of  the  Pre- 
cinct, September  ye  14th,  1744,  and  committed  to  Joshua 
Warren,  Constable,  for  collection,  and  is  inserted  to  show  the 
inhabitants  of  the  parish  at  that  date :  — 


Names. 


Polls. 


Timothy  Keith, 2 

David  Packard, 3 

Solomon  Packard, 2 

Jacob  Allen, 1 

John  Kingman,  2d, 1 

Benjamin    Edson, 3 

John  Kingman,  3d, 1 

Henry  Kingman, 1 

Deacon   Packard, 2 

Zechariah  Packard, 2 

James  Torrey , 0 

Joshua  Warren, 2 

James  Hewett, 1 

Micah  Langford, 1 


Tax. 
£    s.d. 

2  76 
3113 
2  7  6 
1  39 
139 


Names. 


Polls.    Tax. 


3  113 


39 
39 
76 
76 
30 
76 
39 
39 


Isaac  Fuller, 

Jacob  Packard, 

Alexander  Wilson, 

David  Brown, 

Daniel  Ames, 

Daniel  Howard, 

Robert  Howard, 

Samuel  West, 

Pelatiah  Phinney, 

Seth  Packard, 

David  Packard,  Jr.,... 

William   Packard, 2 

Mark   Perkins, 3 

Samuel  Brett, 1 


s.d. 

39 
39 
39 
39 
39 
39 
76 
39 
39 
39 
39 
76 


3  113 
1  39 


212 


HISTORY    OF    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 


Names. 


Polls. 


Tax. 
£    s.  d. 


Names. 


Polls. 


Daniel  Rickard 1 

Abiel  Packard, *.2 

Constant  Southworth,. . .  .2 
Widow  Lydia  Packard,. .  .0 

Caleb  Phillipe, 1 

John   Johnson, 0 

Zacliariah  Gary, 2 

John  Pratt, 1 

Zechariah  Snell, 2 

William  French, 0 

Elisha  Dunbar, 1 

Abiah  Keith, 1 

Daniel  Field,  Jr., 1 

Ebenezer  Ilill, 1 

John   Battles, 1 

Joseph  Phinney , 1 

Nathaniel   Reynolds, 1 

Thomas  Reynolds, 1 

Samuel  Pettingill, 1 

Akerman  Pettingill, 2 

Isaac  Allen, 1 

Benjamin  Hay  ward, 1 

Zechariah  Cary, 1 

Edward  White, 1 

John  Randall, 2 

William  French , 1 

David  French, 1 


39 
76 
76 
00 
39 
00 
76 
39 
76 
00 
39 
39 
39 
39 
39 
39 
39 
39 
39 
76 
39 
39 
39 
39 
76 
39 
39 


Archibald  Thompson, 2 

Jabez  Field, 2 

Walter  Downie, 2 

Benjamin   Pettingill, 1 

Joseph  Pettingill, 1 

Peter  Edson, 1 

Benjamin  Worrick, 1 

John  Buck, 1 

Simeon  Cary, 1 

Jonathan  Cary, 1 

Thomas  Terriil, 1 

John  Coley, 1 

Zepio  (Col'd), 1 

Thomas  Henry, 1 

Matthew  Buck, 1 

Abiah    Keith, 1 

Widow  Keith, 0 

Ames, 0 

Japhet  Rickard, 0 

Ephraim  AVillis, 0 

John  Brett, 1 

Thomas  Buck, 1 

Benjamin  Edson,  Jr.,....l 

John  Dailey , 0 

Charles  Snell, 1 

Edward  Southworth, 2 

Shepard  Fisk, 0 


Tax. 
£  8.  d. 

2  76 


76 
76 
39 
39 
39 
39 
39 
39 
39 
39 
39 
39 
39 
39 
39 
00 
39 
39 
00 
39 
39 
30 
09 
39 
76 
00 


The  following  list  is  inserted  to  show  the  residents  of  the 
North  Parish  in  1770,  with  the  number  of  polls  against  each 
householder :  — ■ 


Names.  Polls. 

Joseph   Allen, 1 

Samuel  Brett, 1 

Simeon  Brett, 3 

Matthew  Buck, 3 

Dr.  Philip  Bryant, 1 

Seth  Bryant, 1 

Job  Bryant, 1 

Jeremiah  Beal, 2 

Japhet   Beal 1 

Zechariah    Cary, 1 

Joseph    Cole, 1 

Samuel  Cole, 2 


Names.  Polls. 

Ephraim  Cole, 1 

Joseph  Cole,  Jr. , 1 

Ephraim   Churchill, 2 

Ashley   Curtis,  Jr . , 1 

Elisha  Dunbar, 0 

Elisha  Dunbar,  Jr., 1 

Seth  Dunbar, 1 

Silas   Dunbar, 1 

Jesse  Dunbar, 1 

Ensign  John  Dailey, 1 

Jabez  Field 3 

Levi  French , 1 


STATISTICAL   HISTORY.  213 

Names.  Polls.  Names.  Polls. 

Zachariah  Gurney, 1  Ebcnezer  Snell, 2 

Lt.  Ellsha  Gurney, 1  Cornet  Charles  Snell, 2 

Micah   Gurney, 1  Eleazer  Snow,  Jr., 2 

Daniel  Howard,  Esq. , 1  Samuel  Sturtevant, 

Capt.  Barnabas  Howard, 1  Ezekicl   Southworth, 

Capt.  Robert  Howard, 2  Edmund  Soper, 

Robert  Howard,  Jr., 1  Jacob  Thayer, 

Elisha  Hayward, 1  Enoch  Thayer, 

Joseph  Hayward, 1  Zechariah   Watkins,  Jr. , 

Jonathan  Hayden, 1  Eleazer  Cole, 

Josiah  Hayden, 2  Ephraim  Willis, 

Abiah  Keith, 2  Demetrius  Rickard, 

Nathan  Keith, 2  Fobes  Field, 

Jacob  Keith , 1  Samuel  Brett,  Jr . , 

Daniel  Manly, 1  Ezra  Cary, 

John  Brett, 1  Abram  Packard, 

Capt.  Abiel   Packard, 2  Enos  Thayer, 

Thomas  Packard, 1  Barnabas  Curtis, 

Timothy  Packard, 1  Eleazer  Cole, 

David  Packard, 2  Daniel  Ames, 

David  Packard,  Jr. , 1  Timothy  Ames, 

Abiezer  Packard, 1  Noah  Ames, 

William  Packard , 2  Benjamin  Ames, 

William  Packard,  Jr . , 1  Simeon  Alden, 

Lemuel  Packard, 1  Isaac  Brett, 

Capt.  Isaac  Packard, 2  Simeon  Cary, 

Abia  Packard, 1  Jonathan  Cary, 

Ensign  Abel  Packard, 2  Dr.  John  Staples  Crafts, 

John  Packard, 1  Deacon  David  Edson, 

Nathan  Packard,  Jr., 1  James    Edson, '. . 

Barnabas   Pratt, 1  Benjamin  Edson, 

Thomas  Pratt, 1  Jacob  Edson, 

Jonathan   Perkins, 1  William  Edson, 

Daniel  Pettingill, 1  Ichabod  Edson, 

Stephen   Pettingill, 1  Ebenezer  Edson, 

Caleb  Phillips, 1  Isaac  Fuller, 

Capt.  Eiiphalet  Phillips, 1  Mark  Ford, 

Nathaniel  Reynolds, 1  Thomas  Hendry,  Estate, 

Philip  Reynolds, 1  Lt.  John  Howard, 2 

Jonas  Reynolds, 1  Adam  Howard, 0 

Timothy  Reynolds, 1  Lt.  Henry  Kingman, 2 

Thomas  Reynolds, .3  Matthew  Kingman, 1 

Jacob  Rickard, 1  Henry  Kingman,    Jr. , 1 

Charles  Richardson, 1  John  and  Adam  Kingman, 1 

Ensign  Issachar  Snell, 1  John  Kingman,  Jr. , 1 

Zebedee  Snell, 2  Levi  Keith, 2 


214  HISTORY    OF   NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

Names.                                Polls.  Names.                                Polls. 

Nehemiah  Lincoln, 1     Lemuel  Southworth, 1 

Ebenezer   Packard, 2     Benjamin  Southworth, 1 

Jacob  Packard, 1     William  Shaw, 3 

Nathan   Packard, 2    Joseph  Sylvester, 1 

Simeon  Packard, 1     Thomas  Thompson, 2 

James  Packard, 1     Seth  Thayer, 2 

Reuben  Packard, 2    Joshua  AVarren, 1 

Seth  Packard, 1     Ebenezer  Warren, 1 

Lt.  Josiah  Packard, 1     Ezra  Warren, 1 

Joshua  Packard , 1     Thomas  West, 1 

Daniel  Packard, 1     William  French, 1 

Eliab  Packard, 1     Isaiah    Fuller, 1 

Barnabas  Packard, 1     Lt.  Daniel  Noyee, 0 

George  Packard, 1     Jacob  Noyes, 0 

Josiah  Perkins, 1     Samuel  Noyes, 0 

Samuel  Pettingill, 3     David    Porter, 0 

Edmund  Pettingill, 1     Joseph  Porter, 

Joseph  Pettingill, 2     Samuel  Dike, 

Daniel  Richards, 2    Jesse  Perkins, 

John  Richards, 0     Jacob  Packard,  Jr., 

Constant  and  Nath.  Southworth,. . .  1     Moses  Gary, 

Edward  Southworth, 2 

"  General  list  of  all  Dwelling  Houses  which,  with  the  Out 
Houses  appurtenant  thereto  and  the  Lots  on  which  the  Same 
are  erected,  not  exceeding  two  Acres  in  any  Case,  were 
owned,  possessed,  or  occupied,  on  the  1st  day  of  October, 
1798,  within  the  Assessment  District,  No.  10,  in  the  Sixth 
Division  of  the  State  of  Massachusetts,  exceeding  in  value 
the  Sum  of  One  Hundred  Dollars." 

Names  of  reputed  owners.       Valuation  Names  of  reputed  owners.      Valuation 
in  dulls.  in  dolls. 

Daniel  Alden, 200  Jeremiah  Beal, 175 

Timothy  Ames, 230  Isaac  and  Joseph  Brett, 620 

Noah  Ames, 225  Samuel  Brett, 150 

Job  Ames, ....225  Rufus  Brett, .110 

Joseph  Alden, 110  Daniel  Gary, 350 

Daniel   Alden, 230  Thomas  Graft, 550 

Philip  Bryant, 500  Ephraim    Ghurchill, 105 

Amzi  Brett, 110  Barnabas  Curtis 120 

Job  Bryant, 200  Joseph  and  B.  Crosswell, 105 

Samuel  and  William  Brett, 275  Moses  Gary, 1 10 

Japbet  Beal, 250  Samuel  Chesman, 175 


STATISTICAL   HISTORY. 


215 


Names  of  reputed  owners.       Valuation 
in  dolls. 

Ephraim  Cole, 500 

Jonathan  and  James  Gary, 325 

Jonathan  Gary,  Jr., 200 

Simeon  and  Howard  Gary, 325 

Jacob  and  Ebenezer  Dunbar,..  .220 

Jacob  Dunbar,  Jr., 150 

Samuel  Dike,  Jr., 120 

Mannasseh  and  Sam.  Dickerman,.325 

Ichabod  Edeon, 250 

Seth  Edson, 105 

William  and  William  Edson,...  120 

David  Edson, 230 

James  and  Josiah  Edson, 120 

Josiah  and  Elisha  Eames, 200 

James  Eaton 105 

Fobes,  Jabez,  and  Daniel  Field,.. 500 

^William  Field, 175 

Asa  Ford, 175 

Mark  and  Samuel  Ford, 150 

Bezaleel  and  Bethuel  Field, 200 

Zechariah  Gurney,  ) 

Zechariah  Gurney,  Jr.,  J 

Silas  Sturtevant,  i  ^„„ 

Ephraim  Groves,  ^ 

Caleb  HayvFard, 125 

Ichabod  Howard, 625 

John  Howard, 500 

Alfred  Howard, 230 

Robert  and  Robert  Howard,  Jr., .400 
Mary  Howard,  )  ^qq 

Solomon  Hill,    ) 

Waldo    Howard, 110 

Asaph  Howard, 200 

Asaph  Hayward, 275 

Joseph  Hayward, 175 

Barnabas  and  Jonas  Hayward,.  .500 

Daniel  Howard,  2d, 300 

John  Hunt, 180 

Oliver  Howard, 350 

Gideon  Howard, 400 

William  Jameson, 

Asa  Jones, 175 

Ephraim  Jackson, 230 

Jonathan  Keith, 230 

Levi   Keith, 350 


Names  of  reputed  owners.       Valuation 
iu  dolls. 

Benjamin  Keith, 275 

Shepard  Keith, 150 

Seth    Kingman, 500 

Matthew  Kingman, 275 

Matthew  Kingman, 325 

Guardian  of  Isaac  Packard,         ir 

Abel  Kingman, 150 

Nathan  Keith, 120 

Henry  Kingman, 150 

Solomon  Keith, 

Daniel  Keith  and  Son, 

Seth   Keith, 

Jeremiah  Keith, 

Edward  Keith, 

Samuel  Keith, 

Nehemiah  Lincoln, 175 

Nathan  Leach, 130 

Nathaniel  Manley, 230 

Daniel  Manley, 230 

Daniel  Manley,  Jr., 110 

Thomas  Macomber, 200 

Hayward  Marshall, 175 

Ephraim   Noyes, 500 

Josiah   Packard, 500 

Eliphalet  Packard, 150 

Nathaniel  and  Leonard  Orcutt,.135 

Silas  Packard, 625 

Jonathan  Perkins,  Jr., 150 

Ames  Packard, 110 

Eben'r.,  Lot  andRobt.  Packard, .300 

Jonas  Packard, 150 

James  Porter, 120 

Josiah  Packard, 200 

Lemuel  Packard, 650 

Jonathan    Perkins, 110 

Nathan  Packard, 325 

Jesse  and  Zadoc  Perkins, 625 

Rebecca  Perkins,  )  ^^^ 

Noah  Packard,       ) 

James  Perkins, 600 

Thomas  Packard, 130 

John  Porter, 

Luke  Perkins,. 200 

Shepard  Perkins,  1  „__ 

Widow  Abigail  Perkins,   ^  "" 


216 


HISTORY  OF   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 


Names  of  reputed  owners. 


Valuation    Names  of  reputed  owners, 
in  dolls. 


Luke  Perkins  and  Isaac  Porter,.. 

Josiah  Perkins, 120 

Benjamin  Packard, 450 

Joseph  Packard, 105 

Widow  Content  Packard, 150 

^lark  Perkins, 175 

Levi  Packard, 325 

Widow  Dorothy  Packard, 275 


Valuation 
in  dolls. 

Zebedee  Snell, 175 

Issachar  Snell, 400 

Joseph  Snell, 110 

Joseph    Sylvester, 120 

Joseph  Sylvester,  Jr. , 350 

Benjamin  South  worth, 105 

Shepard  Snell, 150 

William  and  Micah  Shaw, 300 


Cyrus  Packard, 175     Nathaniel  Snell, 275 


Thomas  and  Elijah  Packard,. .  .175 
Abiah  and  Howard  Packard,. . .  .250 

Josiah  Pratt, 

Jonas   Reynolds, 150 

Widow  Elizabeth  Reynolds, 150 

Seth  Snow, 105 

Ephraim  Sturtevant, 275 

Jonathan  Snow, 200 

Silas  and  Widow  Snow, 550 

Zechariah  and  Oliver  Snow, ....275 


Perez   South  worth, 210 

John  Tilden, 275 

Thus,  and  Thos.  Thompson,  Jr.,. 460 

James  Thompson, 

Seth  Thayer, 110 

Jeremiah  Thayer, 110 

Enos  Thayer, 230 

John  Wales, 130 

Thomas  Willis, 500 

Ephraim  Willis, 250 

NAHUM  MITCHELL,  Assessor. 

1 


Assistant  Assessors. 


JOHN  WHITMAN, 
SOLOMON  HAYWARD, 
DANIEL  GARY, 
JONATHAN  COPELAND, 
DANIEL  FOBES, 
Beidgewater,  March  5, 1799. 

The  Legislature  of  Massachusetts,  by  an  act  passed  April 
19,  1837,  required  the  Assessors  of  the  several  towns  in 
Massachusetts  to  return  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Common- 
wealth, an  accurate  account  of  the  various  branches  of  in- 
dustry. The  following  is  the  product  of  North  Bridgewater, 
for  1837:  — 

Cotton  mill,  1  ;  number  of  spindles,  350  ;  cotton  consumed 
16,000  lbs. ;  number  of  yards  of  cotton  cloth  manufactured 
60,000 ;  value  of  the  same,  $4,800  ;  males  employed,  3 ;  fe 
males,  12 ;  capital  invested,  $8,666.  Common  sheep,  60  ;  com' 
mon  wool  produced,  210  lbs. ;  average  weight  of  fleece 
Z^  lbs. ;  value  of  same,  84 ;  capital  invested,  $120.  Boots 
manufactured,   79,000   pairs.      Shoes   manufactured,   22,300 


STATISTICAL   HISTORY.  217 

pairs  ;  value  of  boots  and  shoes,  $184,200  ;  males  employed, 
750 ;  females,  375.  Hat  manufactories,  1  ;  hats  manufac- 
tured, 2,000  ;  value  of  same,  $G,000 ;  males  employed,  3  ;  fe- 
males, 3.  Manufactories  of  forks  and  hoes,  1;  value  of 
same,  $1,000;  hands  employed,  2;  capital  invested,  $400. 
Manufactories  of  chairs  and  cabinet  ware,  3  ;  value  of  the 
same,  $38,500 ;  hands  employed,  39.  Value  of  wooden 
ware  manufactured,  $300  ;  hands  employed,  1.  Shoe  tool 
manufactories,  2 ;  value  of  the  same,  1,900 ;  hands  em- 
ployed, 22  ;    capital  invested,  $5,000. 

VALUATION    FOR    1840. 

Number  of  polls  over  16,  679  ;  number  of  polls  support- 
ed by  the  town,  5 ;  number  of  polls  not  taxed,  20.  Num- 
ber of  houses,  388  ;  number  of  shops  adjoining,  153  ;  num- 
ber of  warehouses,  stores,  etc.,  6 ;  number  of  barns,  264 ; 
all  other  buildings,  69.  Tillage  land,  663  acres ;  English 
and  upland  mowing,  1,043  acres;  tons  of  hay,  744;  fresh 
meadow,  692  ;  tons  of  hay  on  the  same,  399 ;  pasture, 
2,789 ;  woodland,  2,243 ;  unimproved  land,  2,283 ;  unim- 
provable, 613 ;  town  land,  120  acres ;  roads,  245  acres ; 
water,  20  acres.  Horses,  one  year  old  and  over  ;  oxen,  four 
years  old  and  over,  467  ;  steers  and  heifers,  83  ;  sheep,  22 ; 
swine,  314.  Number  of  chaises,  47.  Grist-mills,  3 ;  saw- 
mills, 3 ;  other  mills,  1.  Oats,  1,063  bushels ;  rye,  405 
bushels;  barley,  331  bushels  ;  corn,  3,833  bushels. 

VALUATION   FOR    1850. 

Polls  1,067,  20  years  and  upwards.  Dwelling-houses, 
616;  shops  adjoining  houses,  96;  other  shops,  134;  ware- 
houses and  stores,  13 ;  grist-mills,  4 ;  saw-mills,  2 ;  Barns, 
29 ;  all  other  buildings  of  the  value  of  $20  and  upwards, 
155.  Stock  in  trade,  $75,655  ;  interest  money,  $68.96  ;  stocks, 
$28,170;  shares  in  incorporated  companies,  475 ;  tillage  land, 


218  HISTORY    OF    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

574  acres ;  unimproved  land,  97  acres ;  unimprovable  land, 
65  ;  land  owned  by  town,  100  acres ;  land  taken  for  roads, 
300  acres;  land  covered  by  water,  100  acres.  Number  of 
horses,  278 ;  number  of  oxen,  four  and  over,  82  ;  number 
of  cows,  three  and  over,  487;  steers  and  heifers,  151. 
Rye,  bushels,  244 ;  oats,  bushels,  543 ;  ccrn,  bushels,  4,344 ; 
barley,  bushels,  139.  Acres  mowing,  1,527  ;  tons  of  hay, 
1,128 ;  fresh  meadow,  642 ;  tons  of  hay,  409 ;  pasturing, 
3,310 ;  woodland,  3,499 ;  swine,  264 ;  all  other  property 
not  enumerated,  value,  $12,541. 

VALUATION    FOR    1860. 

Ratable  polls,  1,574,  20  years  and  upward.  Male  polls, 
3,  not  taxed  nor  supported  by  the  town.  Male  polls,  2, 
supported  by  the  town.  Dwelling-houses,  952 ;  each  $900, 
$856,800.  Shops  within  or  adjoining  to  dwelling-houses, 
94;  each  $75,  $7,050.  Other  shops,  206;  each  $200,  $41,- 
200.  Warehouses  and  stores,  38  ;  at  $1,500  each,  $5,700. 
Barns,  388  ;  at  $250  each,  $97,000.  Grist-mills,  4  ;  at  $2,000 
each,  $8,000.  Saw-mills,  2 ;  at  $2,550  each,  $5,100.  Steam 
mills,  and  other  mills  not  above  enumerated,  5  ;  at  $3,180 
each,  $15,900.  Boot  factories,  5 ;  $13,000.  Shoe  factories, 
37;  at  $1,000  each,  $37,000.  Piano-forte  factories,  1; 
$1,000.  Tool  factories,  2;  at  $850  each,  $1,700.  Nail 
and  tack  machines,  1 ;  $400.  Other  manufactories  of  iron, 
copper,  brass,  and  metals,  2  ;  at  $850  each,  $1,700.  All 
other  buildings  between  $20  and  $100  in  value,  6  ;  at  $75 
each,  $450.  ■  All  other  buildings  of  more  than  $100  value, 
5;  at  $1,000,  $5,000.  Amount  of  every  person's  stock  in 
trade,  $209,786.  Amount  of  money  at  interest  more  than 
any  creditor  pays  interest  for,  including  United  States  and 
State  securities,  $86,500.  Amount  of  stock  held  by  stock- 
holders in  any  bank  or  insurance  company,  $140,114. 
Shares  in  toll-bridges,  canals,  railroads,  323 ;  value,  $34,500. 


STATISTICAL   HISTORY.  219 

Acres  of  land  annually  tilled,  exclusive  of  orchards  tilled, 
1,106;  at  $130  each,  $143,780.  Amount  of  orcharding,  all 
kinds  of  fruit,  77  acres  ;  at  $200,  $15,400.  Acres  of  upland 
mowed,  excluding  orcharding  mowed,  1,505;  at  $130, 
$195,650 ;  tons  of  hay  produced,  yearly  produce  of  same, 
1,281.  Acres  of  orcharding  mowed,  8  ;  $200,  $1,600  ;  tons 
of  hay,  the  yearly  produce  of  the  same,  5.  Acres  of  fresh 
meadow,  591 ;  tons  of  hay,  the  yearly  produce  of  the 
same,  364.  Acres  of  land,  excluding  orcharding  pastured, 
2,872;  at  $20,  $57,440.  Acres  of  woodland,  4,384,  exclud- 
ing pasture  land  enclosed ;  at  $15  each,  $65,760.  Cords  of 
wood,  4,827.  Acres  of  land  owned  by  any  town  or  other 
proprietors,  92  ;  at  $40  each,  $3,680.  Acres  of  land  used 
for  roads,  329.  Acres  of  land  covered  by  water,  1,000. 
Acres  of  land  in  town  from  actual  survey,  12,619. 
Horses  one  year  old  and  upwards,  279  ;  at  $75,  $20,925. 
Oxen  four  years  old  and  upwards,  60 ;  at  $40,  $2,400.  Cows 
three  years  old  and  upwards,  403 ;  at  $25,  $10,075.  Steers 
and  heifers  one  year  old  and  upwards,  115;  at  $10,  $1,150. 
Swine  six  months  old  and  upwards,  190 ;  at  $6,  $1,140. 
Value  and  description  of  all  other  ratable  estate,  not  be, 
fore  enumerated,  $20,990.     Total  value,  $2,173,965. 

A  census  of  the  productions  of  the  State,  published  in 
1845,  shows  the  product  of  North  Bridge  water,  Mass.,  as 
follows : — 

Manufactories  of  shovels,  spades,  forks,  and  hoes,  1 ;  value 
of  articles  manufactured,  $2,000 ;  capital,  $500 ;  men  em- 
ployed 2. 

Musical  instrument  manufactories,  1 ;  value  of  instru- 
ments manufactured,  $900;  capital,  $350;  men  employed,  2. 

Brush  manufactories,  1 ;  value  of  brushes  manufactured, 
$21,500;   capital,  $6,000;  men  employed,  21. 


220  fflSTOEY    OF   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

Saddle,  harness,  and  trunk  makers,  1 ;  value  of  articles 
manufactured,  $1,500;  capital,  $300;  employ  3  men. 

Hat  and  cap  manufactories,  1 ;  value  of  hats  and  caps  man- 
ufactured, $1,04:0  ;  valued,  $2,500 ;  capital,  $500 ;  employ  3 
men. 

Establishments  for  manufacturing  railroad  cars,  coaches, 
chaises,  and  other  vehicles,  1 ;  value  manufactured,  $1,590 ; 
capital,  $300 ;  employ  3  men. 

Chair  and  cabinet  ware  manufactories,  2 ;  value  of  goods 
manufactured,  $38,000  ;  capital,  $18,571 ;  men  employed,  48. 

Tin  ware  and  stove  manufactories,  2  ;  value  of  goods  man- 
ufactured, $B,074;  capital,  $2,200;  employ  11  hands. 

Boots  manufactured,  44,711  pairs;  155,476  pairs  shoes; 
value,  $179,716  ;  men  employed,  301  ;  females,  203. 

Value  of  snuff,  cigars,  and  tobacco,  $5,200 ;  employ  9 
persons. 

Value  of  pumps,  blocks,  $361 ;  employ  2  men. 

Value  of  mechanics'  tools  manufactured,  $8,250  ;  employ 
19  hands. 

Shoe-last  and  boot-tree  manufactories,  1 ;  value  of  goods 
manufactured,  $7,995  ;  capital,  $1,500  ;  employ  7  men. 

Value  of  machines  for  rolling  leather,  $1,599;  capital, 
$300  ;    employ  1  man. 

Value  of  packing  boxes  manufactured,  $2,132;  capital, 
$400  ;   employ  6  men. 

Lumber  prepared,  300,000  feet ;  value,  $3,531. 

Firewood  prepared,  1,155  cords ;  value'  $4,620. 

Horses,  292;  value,  $17,520;  neat  cattle,  632;  value, 
$15,800  ;  swine,  338  ;  value,  5,070. 

Indian  corn  or  maize  raised,  5,000  bushels;  value,  $3,333. 
Rye,  306  bushels  ;  value  $293.  Barley,  239  bushels  ;  value, 
$143.  Oats,  585  bushels;  value,  $234.  Potatoes,  23,111 
bushels;  value,  $5,777.  Other  esculent  vegetables,  2,000 
bushels ;  value,  $600.    Millet,  4  tons ;  value,  $50.    Hay,  1,445 


STATISTICAL  HISTORY.  221 

tons;  value,  $20,230.  Fruit  raised,  7,249;  value,  $1,812.  But- 
ter, 20,496  lbs. ;  value,  $3,279.  Cheese,  23,280  lbs. ;  value, 
$1,862.  Honey,  235  lbs.;  value,  $28.  Beeswax,  16  lbs.  j 
value,  $4. 

The  Industrial  Tables  for  1855  show  the  following  as  the 
production  of  North  Bridgewater :  — 

Musical  instrument  manufactories  2 ;  value  of  instru- 
ments manufactured,  $8,780 ;  capital,  $2,000 ;  employ  9 
hands. 

Daguerrotype  artists,  1 ;  daguerrotypes  taken,  800  ;  capi- 
tal, $450  ;  employ  1  man. 

Brush  manufactories,  2 ;  value  of  brushes,  $8,000 ;  capi- 
tal, $3,000  ;  employ  11  men. 

Saddle,  harness,  and  trunk  manufactories,  1 ;  value  of  sad- 
dles, etc.,  $6,000 ;  capital,  $2,000 ;  employ  4  men. 

Establishments  for  the  manufacture  of  chaises,  wagons, 
sleighs,  and  other  vehicles,  3 ;  value  of  carriages  manufac- 
tured, $5,200  ;  capital,  $1,600  ;  employ  8  men. 

Establishments  for  making  soap  and  tallow  candles,  2 ; 
soap  manufactured,  280  barrels ;  value  of  soap,  $1,120. 

Chair  and  cabinet  ware  manufactories,  1 ;  value  of  chairs 
and  cabinet  ware  manufactured,  $20,000  ;  capital,  $10,000 ; 
employ  32  men. 

Tin-ware  manufactories,  2 ;  value  of  tin-ware,  $13,000 ; 
capital,  4,600 ;  employ  7  men. 

Boots  of  all  kinds  manufactured,  pairs,  66,956;  shoes  of 
all  kinds  manufactured,  694,760  pairs ;  value  of  boots  and 
shoes,  $724,847;  employ  692  males;  females  employed,  484. 

Value  of  building  stone  quarried  and  prepared  for  build- 
ing $500 ;  employ  4  men. 

Value  of  blacking,  $8,000  ;  employ  4  men. 

Value  of  blocks  and  pumps  manufactured,  $50 ;  employ  1 
man. 


222  HISTORY    OF   NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

Value  of  mechanics'  tools  manufactured,  $2,540 ;  employ 
44  men. 

Number  of  lasts  manufactured,  40,000  ;  value,  $10,000. 

Lumber  prepared  for  market,  213,000  feet ;  value  of  tim- 
ber, $32,025. 

Firewood  prepared  for  market,  3,348  cords ;  value  of  fire- 
wood, $13,796  ;  employ  60  men. 

Number  of  sheep,  5 ;  value,  $10  ;  wool  produced,  20  lbs. 
Horses,  343 ;  value  of  horses,  $29,880,  Oxen  over  three 
years  old,  74;  steers  under  three  years  old,  26  ;  value  of 
oxen  and  steers,  $5,760  ;  milch  cows,  420  ;  heifers,  36  ;  value 
of  cows  and  heifers,  $17,068.  Butter,  20,075  lbs. ;  value 
of  butter,  $5,018.75  ;  cheese,  6,505  lbs. ;  value  of  cheese, 
$650.50.  Honey,  620  lbs. ;  value  of  honey,  $155.  Indian 
corn,  216  acres;  Indian  corn  per  acre,  28  bushels;  value, 
$6,075.  Rye,  25  acres;  rye  per  acre,  15  bushels;  value, 
$567.  Barley,  7  acres ;  barley  per  acre,  23  bushels ;  value, 
$240.  Oats,  20  acres ;  oats  per  acre,  19  bushels ;  value, 
$225.60.  Potatoes,  310  acres ;  potatoes  per  acre,  90  bush- 
els ;  value,  $27,667.  Turnips,  5  acres ;  turnips  per  acre,  200 
bushels  ;  value,  $250.  Carrots,  ^  acre ;  carrots  per  acre, 
400  bushels ;  value,  $50.  Beets  and  other  esculent  vege- 
tables, 20  acres;  value,  $5,000.  English  mowing,  1,550 
acres ;  English  hay,  1,266 ;  value,  $25,320 ;  wet  meadow,  or 
Bwale  hay,  375  tons ;  value,  $3,750.  Apple-trees,  7,700 ; 
value  of  apples  ,$3,000.  Pear-trees,  818 ;  value  of  pears, 
$100.  Cranberries,  16  acres ;  value,  $3,200.  Beeswax,  100 
lbs. ;  value,  $73. 

Bakeries,  1 ;  flour  consumed,  200  barrels  ;  value  of  bread 
manufactured,  $5,000  ;  capital,  $4,000;  employ  6  men. 

Establishments  for  manufacturing  shoe  boxes,  1 ;  value  of 
boxes  manufactured,  $1,500 ;  capital,  $1,000  ;  value  of  boot 
trees  and  forms  manufactured,  $2,000. 

Peat,  500  cords;  value,  $2,000.  Swine  raised,  526;  value, 
$4,208. 


STATISTICAL   HISTORY. 


223 


The  following  list  gives  the  number  of  persons  employed 
in  the  various  trades  and  professions,  as  collected  in 
1855:  — 


Shoemakers,  420 

Farmers,  153 

Boot-makers,  134 

Laborers,  139 

Carpenters,  72 

Shoe-cutters,  37 

Cabinet  makers,  31 

Clerks,  28 

Merchants,  19 

Shoe  manufacturers,  21 
Painters,  14 

Boot  manufacturers,  10 


Masons, 
Awl  makers. 
Blacksmiths, 
Machinists, 
Carriage  makers, 
Last  makers, 
Bakers, 
Stone  masons, 
Boot  formers, 
Butchers, 
Provision  dealers. 
Stage  drivers. 
Boot  tree  makers, 
Hatters, 
Writing  master. 
Teamsters, 


13 
13 

18 
7 
7 
7 
5 
3 
6 
6 
2 
2 
2 
2 
1 
5 


Shoe  tool  makers,  9 

Shoe  tool  manf  rs,  2 

Students,  7 

Soap  maker,  1 

Printers,  6 

Last  manufacturer,  1 

Newspaper,  1 

Editor,  1 

Musician,  1 

Lumber  dealer,  1 

Physicians,  6 
Cigar  manufacturers,   2 

Cigar  makers,  '  8 

Tailors,  10 

Pump  maker,  1 

Pump  pedler,  1 

Hotel,  1 

Barber,  1 

Academy,  1 

Refreshment  rooms,  3 

Marble  worker,  1 

Lawyer,  1 
Rolling  machine 

manufacturer,  1 

Moulder,  1 

Hames  manurr,  1 

Lighthouse  keeper,  1 

Assistant          "  1 

Railroad  engineers,  2. 


Harness  makers,  3 

Box  manufacturer,  1 

Watch  makers,  5 

Cabinet  manufrs,  2 

Horse  trader,  1 

Railroad  men,  3 

Jeweller,  1 

Awl  manufacturers,  3 

Expresses,  2 

Brush  manufacturer,  1 

Brush  makers,  6 

Pat.  leather  makers,  3 

Postmaster,  1 
Singing-school 

teacher,  1 
Musical  instrument 

manufacturers,  2 
Musical  instrument 

makers,  9 

Clergymen,  8 

Warden  almshouse,  1 

Pedlers,  7 

Boot  trcer,  6 

Livery  stables,  2 

Currier,  1 

Trimmer,  5 

Sailor,  1 

Hat  manufacturer,  1 


MANUFACTURING  STATISTICS   FOR   1865. 

Gross  value  of  mechanics'  tools,  $28,525 ;  capital,  4,500  ; 
hands  employed,  33.  Number  of  tack  and  brad  manufacto- 
ries, 1 ;  value  of  stock,  $2,000  ;  capital  invested,  $2,500 ; 
hands  employed,  2.  Melodeon  and  organ  manufactories,  2 ; 
number  of  instruments  manufactured,  70 ;  value  of  the 
same,  $6,860.  Number  of  marble  manufactories,  1 ;  value 
of  productions,  $6,422 ;  hands  employed,  10.  Number  of 
cabinet    manufactories,   1 ;   value   of  goods    manufactured. 


224  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

$30,000 ;  capital  invested ;  hands  employed,  30.  Number  of 
pairs  of  boots  manufactured,  103,066 ;  number  of  pairs  of 
shoes  manufactured,  1,009,700;  hands  employed,  —  males, 
1,059  ;  females,  208 ;  value  of  goods  manufactured,  $1,466,- 
900.  Number  of  blacking  establishments,  3  ;  hands  employ- 
ed, 8  ;  value  of  stock,  $25,808.97 ;  value  of  blacking  manu- 
factured, $43,806.95  ;  capital  invested,  $12,300.  Number  of 
shoe-last  manufactories,  1 ;  number  of  lasts  manufactured, 
48,000  ;  value  of  the  same,  $12,000  ;  capital  invested,  $10,- 
000  ;  hands  employed,  12.  Number  of  shoe-box  manufacto- 
ries, 1 ;  value  of  boxes  made,  $9,000 ;  hands  employed,  7 ; 
capital  invested,  $1,000. 

AGRICULTURAL    STATISTICS    FOR   1865. 

Cords  of  firewood  cut,  3,065  ;  value  of  the  same,  $10,890. 
Acres  of  farming  land,  3,972  ;  value  of  the  same,  including 
buildings,  $255,188.  Acres  of  improved  land,  3,761.  Acres 
of  woodland,  8,034 ;  value  of  the  same,  $74,415.  Bushels 
of  Indian  corn  raised,  5,625.  Acres  of  rye,  41.  Acres  of 
barley,  25.  Acres  of  oats,  12|.  Bushels  of  potatoes,  17,- 
650.  Tons  of  English  hay,  2,233.  Apple-trees  cultivated 
for  fruit,  6,848.  Pear-trees  cultivated  for  fruit,  1,150. 
Number  of  horses,  385  ;  value  of  same,  $38,140.  Number 
of  oxen  and  steers,  68 ;  value  of  same,  $3,965.  Number 
of  cows  and  heifers,  427 ;  value  of  same,  $18,719.  Gallons 
of  milk  sold,  24,421 ;  value  of  same.  Pounds  of  butter 
sold,  5,448.  Pounds  of  cheese  sold,  1,225.  Pounds  of 
beef  dressed,  378,000.  Pounds  of  pork  dressed,  77,700. 
Pounds  of  veal  dressed,  32,115.  Number  of  swine,  232; 
value  of  same,  $4,618. 


CHAPTER    XI. 

THE  OLD  FREJ^CH,  AJ^D  FREJVCH  AJVD  UVDIAJ^T  WARS, 

Capture  of  Louisbnrg.  —  Treaty  at  Aix-La-Chapelle.  —  War  renewed  in  1754. — 
Attack  on  Nova  Scotia  by  the  Colonies.  —  Crown  Point.  —  Niagara.  —  List  of 
Men  in  tlie  Crown  Point  Expedition.  —  Capt.  Simeon  Gary's  Company.  —  Capt. 
Josiah  Dunbar's  Company.  —  Expedition  against  Canada.  —  Capt.  Lemuel  Dtm- 
bar's  Company.  —  At  Crown  Point. 

THE   OLD   FRENCH   WAR. 

BY  a  treaty  made  between  the  English  and  French  at 
Utrecht  in  1713,  the  French  had  ceded  the  Provinces  of 
Nova  Scotia  and  Newfoundland  to  Great  Britain.  The 
French,  finding  need  of  a  fortress  in  that  region,  had  built 
Louisburg  on  the  Island  of  Cape  Breton,  at  a  cost  of  30,000 
livres,  and  twenty-five  years  of  labor. 

When  the  war  of  1744  broke  out  between  France,  Spain, 
and  Great  Britain,  the  New  England  Colonies  soon  found 
the  French  made  use  of  this  fortress  as  a  hiding-place  for 
the  privateers  that  annoyed  their  vessels.  A  naval  force 
was  got  ready  for  sea.  Four  thousand  three  hundred  and 
sixty-six  men  were  raised  from  the  various  Colonies, 
properly  equipped,  and  placed  under  the  command  of  Gov, 
Shirley,  assisted  by  Commodore  Warren,  a  British  officer 
from  the  West  Indies,  who  succeeded  in  the  capture  of  the 
fortress  after  a  siege  of  forty-nine  days.  The  town  and 
island  surrendered  June  17,  1745.  Nothing  now  occurred 
of  importance  till  the  treaty  made  between  England  and 
France  in  October,  1748,  at  Aix-La-Chapelle.  This  war  has 
been  called,  by  way  of  distinction  from  a  later  one,  the 
"  Old  French  War,"  or  otherwise  known  as  "  King  George's 
War." 

225 


226  HISTOEY  OF   NOETH   BEIDGEWATEE. 

Owing  to  the  irregularity  and  torn  condition  of  the  rolls, 
and  no  record  of  the  names  of  those  who  took  part  in  this 
expedition  being  on  the  old  town  records,  we  are  unable  to 
present  their  names. 

FRENCH  AND   INDIAN  WAR. 

By  the  treaty  at  Aix-La-Chapelle  between  the  French  and 
English,  hostilities  had  ceased  for  a  few  years,  although  oc- 
casional depredations  and  incursions  were  made  into  the  bor- 
der towns,  rendering  it  necessary  to  keep  up  some  of  the 
garrisons ;  and  in  many  places  people  were  obliged  to  go 
armed  to  their  fields  to  work,  for  fear  of  Indian  massacre  and 
assault.  The  war  was  renewed  in  1754,  although  it  was  not 
formally  declared  till  1756. 

Early  in  the  year  1755,  the  Colonies  proceeded  to  attack  the 
French  at  four  different  points, —  Nova  Scotia,  Crown  Point, 
Niagara,  and  Ohio  River. 

In  these  expeditions  Massachusetts  bore  a  prominent  part, 
and  contributed  both  men  and  means  to  carry  on  the  war. 
We  find  among  the  names  of  those  that  went  from  the  North 
Parish  of  Bridgewater  the  following  list.  In  a  return  of  sick 
in  Colonel  Pomeroy's  regiment  at  Lake  George,  November 
25,  1755,  is  the  name  of 

Nathan  Packard. 

In  the  muster-roll  of  Captain  Joseph  Washburn's  company 

on   the   Crown    Point   expedition,    from   September    11   to 

December  22,  1755,— 

Lemuel  Dunbar,  Sergeant. 
Joseph  Cole,  Corporal.        Isaac  Perkins,  Corporal. 

Also,  in  Captain  Samuel  Clark's  company,  on  the  Crown 
Point  expedition,  from  September  15  to  December  16, 1775, — 
Zechariah  Gurney. 


THE  OLD  FEENCH,    AND   FRENCH   AND   INDIAN  WARS.      227 

In  the  muster-roll  of  Captain  John  Clapp,  in  Colonel 
D wight's  regiment,  we  find,  — 

Lemuel  Dunbar,  Ensign. 
'Joseph  Cole,  Sergeant.    Benjamin  Southworth,  Elisha  Gurney,  Corporals. 

In  camp  at  Fort  Edward,  July  26,  1756,  in  service  from 
February  18  to  November  15,  1756. 

In  the  muster-roll  of  Captain  Simeon  Gary's  company,  in 
Colonel  Thomas  Doty's  regiment,  in  service  from  March  13 
to  December  11,  1758, — 

Simeon  Gary,  Captain. 
Lemuel  Dunbar,  First  Lieutenant.     James  Packard,  Jr.  Sergeant. 

PRIVATES. 

Edmund  Pettingill,  Isaac  Packard,  Jr.,  Isaac  Fuller,  Jr.,  Archibald 
Thompson,  Jr.,Abijah  Hill,  John  McBride,  Henry  Kingman,  Jr.,  Adam 
Kingman,  James  Loring,  Jonathan  Snow,  John  Packard,  Ephraim  Jack- 
eon,  Lemuel  Kingman. 

In  the  roll  of  Captain  Josiah  Dunbar's  company,  in  service 
from  February  14,  1759,  to  December  28,  1760,— 

Elisha  Gurney,  First  Lieutenant. 

PRIVATES. 

Ephraim  Cole,  Abijah  Hill. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  men  in  Captain  Simeon  Cary's 
company,  in  an  expedition  against  Canada,  in  service  from 
May  14,  1759,  to  January  2,  1760  :  — 

Simeon  Cary,  Captain.        Jonathan  Snow,  Sergeant. 

PRIVATES. 

Samuel  Cole,  Jesse  Perkins,  Joseph  Pettingill,  Joshua  Packard. 

In  the  muster-roll  of  Captain  Lemuel  Dunbar's  company,, 
stationed  at  Halifax,  N.  S.,  in  service  from  March  31,  1759, 
to  November  1,  1760,  are 

Lemuel  Dunbar,  Captain.     Eleazer  Packard,  Drummer.     ^  _ 

PRIVATES. 

Isaac  Fuller,  James  Loring,  Lemuel  Kingman,  Seth  Packard,  Jonatham 
Perkins. 


228  HISTORY  OF  NOKTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

lu  Captain  Lemuel   Dunbar's  company,   in  service  from 
April  18,  1761,  to  January  14,  1762,  we  find  the  names  of 
Lemuel  Dunbar,  Captain.        Peter  Dunbar,  Corporal. 

PRITATES. 

Lemuel  Fuller,  Adam  Kingman,  Lemuel  Kingman,  Stephen  Pettingill. 

Also  in  the  muster-rolls  of  Captain  Lemuel  Dunbar's  com- 
pany, enlisted  for  an  expedition  to  Crown  Point,  in  service 
from  March  4,  1762,  to  December  5, 1762,  — 
Lemuel  Dunbar,  Captain. 

PRIVATES. 

Hugh  Carr,  Thomas  Carr,  Lemuel  Fuller,  Ephraim  Groves,  Abijah  Hill, 
John  Pratt,  Philip  Reynolds. 

We  have  thus  far  endeavored  to  present  the  names  of  all 
those  who  did  service  during  the  French  wars.  Doubtless, 
many  have  served  in  these  expeditions  that  are  not  on  the 
rolls,  or  have  entered  other  companies,  not  belonging  in 
the  Bridgewater  rolls. 

We  can  see,  however,  by  the  foregoing  lists,  that  the  North 
Parish  of  Bridgewater  did  her  part  in  the  service  in  which 
Massachusetts  took  the  lead. 


CHAPTER  XII. 

THE  REVOLUTIOJVARY  WAR. 

Controversy  between  England  and  America.  —  Acts  of  Trade.  —  Sugar  Act.  — 
Stamp  Act.  —  Tea  Destroyed  in  Boston  Harbor.  —  Boston  Port  Bill.  —  Prep- 
arations for  War.  —  Minute-Men.  —  Company  marched  on  Lexington  Alarm.  — 
List  of  Persons  in  the  various  Companies  in  the  Service  during  the  War. — 
Shay's  Rebellion,  —  List  of  Soldiers  called  into  the  Service  to  quell  the  same  at 
Taunton. 

NO  period  in  the  history  of  the  world  is  more  interesting, 
or  more  full  of  moral  and  political  instruction  than  that 
of  the  American  Revolution.  The  controversy  between 
Great  Britain  and  the  American  Colonies  arose  in  regard  to 
the  right  of  Parliament  to  tax  the  Colonies  while  they  were 
not  allowed  the  privilege  of  representation  in  that  body. 
Parliament  determined  to  make  the  experiment,  which  it  did, 
and  the  result  of  which  is  familiar  to  all  readers  of  history. 
The  first  of  a  series  of  oppressive  acts  was  that  known  as  the 
"  Acts  of  Trade,"  that  tended  to  destroy  all  trade  with  the  Col- 
onies. The  second  act  required  a  duty  to  be  paid  into  the 
English  treasury  on  all  sugar,  molasses,  indigo,  coffee,  wines, 
etc.,  that  came  into  the  Colonies.  This  act  passed  April  5, 
1764,  and  was  called  the  ''  Sugar  Act."  * 

At  the  time  of  the  passage  of  this  act,  it  was  resolved  to 
quarter  10,000  soldiers  somewhere  in  America.  Both  of  these 
acts  were  strongly  opposed  by  the  Colonies,  and  laid  the  foun- 
dation for  a  still  greater  breach  in  the  trade  between  the  two 
countries.  Trade  in  the  Colonies  was  principally  confined 
to  home  productions,  and  the  people  determined  not  to  import 
anything  that  it  was  possible  to  do  without.     Parliament  find- 

*  The  tax  on  rum  was  ninepence,  molasses,  sixpence  per  gallon,  and  sugar,  five 
shillings  per  hundred. 

229 


230  HISTORY   OF  NORTH  BRmGEWATER. 

ing  the  source  of  income  very  small,  sought  for  another  way 
to  raise  funds. 

On  the  22d  of  March,  1765,  the  famous  "  Stamp  Act  "  was 
passed,  to  go  into  effect  on  the  1st  of  November  following. 
This  act  required  all  colonial  documents,  as  bonds,  notes, 
and  deeds,  to  be  written  on  stamped  paper,  and  to  bear  the 
royal  seal,  or  to  be  of  no  value. 

A  general  burst  of  indignation  followed  the  passage  of 
this  act.  Legislative  bodies  passed  resolves,  and  protested 
against  the  measure.  Societies  in  great  numbers  were 
formed,  called  "  Sons  of  Liberty,"  who  determined  to  resist 
parliamentary  oppression.  People  began  to  wear  cloth  of 
their  own  manufacture,  and  denied  themselves  of  foreign 
luxuries.  Economy  became  the  order  of  the  day,  the  ex- 
cess of  which  was  soon  felt  in  England,  as  many  manufac- 
turers were  idle  for  want  of  a  market  for  their  goods,  and 
laborers  began  to  feel  the  consequences  of  her  folly. 

The  King  and  Parliament  soon  saw  their  error,  and  repealed 
this  act  March  18, 1766,  at  the  same  time  declaring  they  had  a 
right  to  tax  the  Colonies  whenever  they  "  deemed  it  expe- 
dient," thereby  intending  not  to  give  up  their  right  to  tax- 
ation, but  only  to  change  the  form ;  for  the  next  year  they 
passed  an  act  levying  a  duty  on  glass,  paper,  paint,  tea,  etc. 
This  only  created  continued  opposition,  which  was  such  that 
Parliament  thought  proper  to  repeal  all  former  resolves  in  re- 
gard to  taxation,  reserving  a  small  tax  of  threepence  a  pound 
on  tea.  The  strong  resolutions  passed  by  the  Colonies  not  to 
import  or  consume  tea  finally  deprived  the  English  Govern- 
ment of  a  revenue  from  that  source,  and  an  attempt  was 
made  to  import  it  through  the  agency  of  the  East  India  Com- 
pany, who  had  a  right  to  export  teas  to  all  ports  free  of  duty. 
Several  ships  were  sent  to  the  large  cities  in  America. 
Those  sent  to  Boston  were  consigned  to  some  of  Gov. 
Hutchinson's  relatives.     The  inhabitants  were  determined  it 


THE   REVOLUTIONARY  WAR.  231 

should  not  be  landed,  and  it  was  not.  It  was  thrown  into 
the  sea  by  a  body  of  men  disguised  as  Indians.  As  soon  as 
the  news  of  the  destruction  of  the  tea  arrived  in  England, 
Parliament  resolved  to  punish  the  devoted  town  of  Bos- 
ton.  Next  came  the  "  Boston  Port  Bill,"  forbidding  the 
landing  or  loading  of  goods  in  the  harbor,  passed  March  25 
1774. 

All  these  measures  that  were  passed  by  Parliament  did  not 
intimidate  the  Americans,  but  served  to  strengthen  their  firm 
purpose  not  to  submit  to  their  oppression  in  any  form. 

When  the  Legislature  of  Massachusetts  met  at  Salem  in 
June,  1774,  a  meeting  of  delegates  from  all  the  Colonies  was 
proposed,  which  soon  after  met  at  Philadelphia  September  4, 
1774,  when  a  declaration  of  rights  was  agreed  upon. 

At  this  time  everything  assumed  the  appearance  of  opposi- 
tion by  force.  Fortifications  were  thrown  up  in  Boston  by 
Gen.  Gage,  who  had  been  appointed  governor  by  Parlia- 
ment.  The  Provincial  Congress  met  at  Concord  October  11, 
1774,  where  measures  were  taken  for  arming  the  whole  prov- 
ince. Twelve  thousand  men  were  ordered  to  be  raised,  and 
to  hold  themselves  in  readiness  at  a  moment's  warning,  and 
were  called  "  Minute  Men."  Companies  were  formed  through 
all  parts  of  the  country.  Provisions  and  military  stores  were 
collected  at  various  places,  particularly  at  Concord.  Gen. 
Gage,  wishing  to  destroy  the  means  of  carrying  on  the  war 
by  the  provincials,  detached  Lieut.-Colonel  Smith  and  Major 
Pitcairn,  April  18,  1775,  to  proceed  to  Concord  for  the  pur- 
pose of  destroying  the  military  stores  which  he  had  learned 
had  been  stored  there.  Information  having  been  sent  in  ad- 
vance to  Concord  of  their  movements,  the  people  flew  to 
arms,  and  marched  in  small  squads  to  where  they  were  needed. 

When  the  British  troops  arrived  at  Lexington,  about  five 
o'clock  on  the  morning  of  the  19th,  they  were  met  by  a  small 
band  of  militia,  paraded  in  front  of  the  village  church.     Major 


232  msTORY  OF  north  bridgewater. 

Pitcairn  rode  up  to  them  and  bade  them  disperse,  which  com- 
mand was  followed  by  a  scattering  fire,  and  a  general  skir- 
mish ensued,  in  which  eight  men  were  killed  and  several 
wounded.  The  main  body  of  the  troops  passed  on  to  Con- 
cord, where  they  arrived  soon  after  sunrise,  and  a  fight  known 
as  the  "  Concord  Fight  "  took  place.  At  Lexington  was  the 
first  blood  shed  in  defence  of  the  liberty  of  the  people,  and 
immediately  on  the  departure  of  the  troops  from  that  place, 
by  an  arrangement  previously  made,  the  committees  of  safety 
throughout  the  whole  country  despatched  messengers  on 
horse  in  every  direction,  so  that  by  evening  every  town 
within  one  hundred  miles  was  informed  that  the  war  had 
commenced.  The  news  was  scattered  throughout  the  towns 
by  guns  being  fired,  and  other  signals  being  given,  so  that 
people  in  the  remote  sections  of  a  town  were  soon  aware 
that  they  were  needed.  The  news  of  this  battle  arrived  in 
Bridgewater  early  in  the  day,  and  before  sunset  the  company 
had  collected  and  were  ready  for  a  march. 

After  a  long  and  laborious  search  among  the  Eevolution- 
ary  rolls,  we  have  found  the  following  names,  of  those  who 
have  taken  part  in  the  Revolutionary  War,  from  North  Bridge- 
water.  The  first  we  find  is  the  company  of  Minute  Men  that 
marched  on  the  19th  of  April,  1775,  on  the  occasion  of  the  Lex- 
ington alarm. 

List  of  Captain  Josiah  Hayden's  company  in  Colonel  Bai- 
ley's regiment  of  Minute  Men,  April  19,  1775  :  — 

J oeiahHayden,  Captain.  \ 

Nathan  Packard,  First  Lieut.  William  Packard,  Corporal. 

Zechariah  Gurncy,  Second  Lieut.         Timothy  Ames,  Corporal. 
Reuben  Packard,  Serjeant.  Jeremiah  Bcals,  Corporal.  i  / 

Joseph  Cole,  Serjeant.  Eleazer  Cole,  Drummer.  i\^ 

Henry  Kingman,  Sergeant.  Silvanus  Packard,  Drummer,  y( 


PRIVATES.  .  ^ 

Simeon  Alden,  Fobes  Field,  <  Jonathan  Packard, 

Noah  Ames,  ISIark  Ford,  Jonathan  Perkins,  Jr 

Daniel  Ames,  Richard  Field,  Jonas  Reynolds, 


-Y 


THE  REVOLUTIONARY  WAR. 


233 


Japhet  Beal,  Ephraim  Groves,  Joseph  Reynolds, 

Simeon  Brett,  John  Gurney,  Joseph  Sylvester, 

Samuel  Brett,  Micah  Gurney,  Charles  Snell, 

Seth  Bi'yant,  Anthony  Dike,  Uriah  Southvrorth, 

William  Cole,  Robert  Howard,  John  Thompson, 

Ephraim  Cole,  Daniel  Howard,  Enos  Thayer, 

Jonathan  Gary,  Oliver  Howard,  Ezekiel  Washburn, 

Daniel  Dickerman,  Bela  Howard,  Ebenezer  Warren, 

Nathan  Edson,  Simeon  Keith,  Job  Bryant, 

Barnabas  Edson,  Lemuel  Packard,  Mannasseh  Dickerman, 
,                        Jacob  Edson,        Thomas  Pratt. 

Also  Captain  Eobert  Orr's  company,  Col.  John  Bailey's 
regiment,  who  marched  from  Bridgewater  in  consequence  of 
the  Lexington  alarm :  — 

Daniel  Gary,  one  month  and  one  day  in  service. 
Luke  Packard,  one  month  and  one  day  in  service. 

Captain  Robert  Webster's  company,  Gen.  Pomeroy's  regi- 
ment :  — 

Asa  Packard,  Fifer,  in  service  three  months  and  twelve  days  from  April 
27,  1775. 

We  find  in  the  roll  of  Captain  Nathan  Mitchell's  company, 
that  marched  from  Bridgewater  in  consequence  of  the  Lexing- 
ton alarm,  the  19th  of  April,  1775,  the  name  of 
Jonathan  Gary,  in  service  eleven  days. 

Again  on  the  23d  of  April,  1775,  the  Provincial  Congress 
resolved  to  raise  thirteen  thousand  five  hundred  men  from 
Massachusetts  immediately,  the  term  of  service  to  be  eight 
months.     Among  these  we  find  the  following  companies:  — 

A  muster-roll  of  Captain  John  Porter's  company  in  Col.  Paul 
D.  Sargent's  regiment. 

Time  of  service. 

John  Porter,  Captain June  29  to  August,  1775. 

Isaiah  Fuller,  Sergeant July     7        "  " 

Uriah  Southworth,  Corporal June  29        "  " 

Ezekiel  Washburn,  Corporal June  29        "  " 

Samuel  Cole,  Drummer July     7        "  " 


234  HISTORY    OF   NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

Luther  Cary,  Fifer June  29  to  August,  1775. 

Daniel  Ames,  Priua/e July     7       "  " 

Ebenezer  Edson,    "     June  30        *'  " 

Benjamin  Fuller,  "     June  30        '*  " 

William  Shaw,      "     June  27        "  " 

No  man  of  this  company  received  any  guns,  bayonets,  car- 
tridge-boxes, or  clothing,  excepting  what  he  provided  him- 
self with. 

A  complete  list  of  men  in  Captain  Josiah  Hayden's  com- 
pany, in  Col.  John  Thomas's  regiment,  to  August  1,  1775  :  — 

M.  w.  D. 

Josiah  Hayden,  Captain, 3  1  1 

Zechariah  Gurney,  First  Lieutenant, 3  1  1 

Joseph  Cole,  Ensign , 3  1  1 

Eleazer  Cole,  Sergeant, 3  1  1 

Ephraim  Groves,  Sergeant, 3  1  1 

Job  Bryant,  Corporal, 3  1  1 

Richard  Field,  Corporal, 3  1  1 

Silvanus  Packard,  Drummer, 3  1  1 

Simeon  Brett,  Private, 3  1  1 

Luther  Cary,           "     3  0  5 

South-worth  Cole,    "     2  0  5 

Thomas  Crafts,        "     3  1  1 

Daniel  Dickerman,  "     3  1  1 

Anthony  Dike,       "     Armorer. 

William  French,     "     0  3  3 

Micah  Gurney,        "     3  1  1 

-Jonathan  Packard,  "      3  1  1 

Oliver  Packard,       "     3  1  1 

Thaddeus  Pratt,      "     3  1  1 

Joseph  Snell,           "     2  1  1 

In  Captain  Daniel  Lothrop's  company,  in  Col.  John  Bailey's 
regiment,  for  eight  months'  service,  from  May  3,  1775,  were 
the  following:  — 

Time  of  service. 

Ephraim  Jackson, Three  months. 

Ebenezer  Dunbar, One        " 

Adam  Howard Three      "     and  six  days. 

Nathan  Leach, One        "      '•    two    " 

Daniel  Packard, One        "      "     two    " 

Matthew  Pettingill One        "      "     two    " 


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A  muster-roll  of  Captain  Frederick  Pope's  company,  to  Au- 
gust 1, 1775  :  — 

Eight  months'  Service.  Time  of  Enlistment 

Eleazer  Snow, June  25,  1775. 

Mannassah  Dickerman, June  24, 1775. 

Eleazer  Snow, June  27,  1775. 

Names  of  men  enlisted  in  Captain  Thomas  Pierce's  com- 
pany of  artillery,  in  Colonel  Knox's  regiment,  for  service  at 
Roxbury,  December  16,  1775  :  — 

Elijah  Packard,        Jonathan  Packard. ,^„,„»^ 

An  exact  roll  of  Captain  Elisha  Mitchell's  company,  in  Colo- 
nel Simeon  Cary's  regiment,  that  marched  April  2,  1775:  — 

Joseph  Cole,  Lieutenant. 
Joseph  Snell,  Corporal.        Samuel  Cole,  Drummer. 

PRIVATES. 

Daniel  Ames,  Thomas  Craft,  Daniel  Gary, 

Jonathan  Cary,  Jonathan  Keith,  Simeon  Keith, 

Josiah  Packard,  Ichabod  Packard,  Luke  Packard. 

Captain  Eliakim  Howard's  company,  in  Colonel  Edward 
Mitchell's  regiment,  that  was  ordered  to  march  to  the  service 
of  the  United  States,  March  4,  1776  :  — 

Daniel  Howard,  Simeon  Keith,  Jeremiah  Thayer,  Jr. 

Captain  Henry  Prentiss's  company,  in  Colonel  Marshall's 
regiment,  raised  for  the  defence  of  Boston,  July  5,  1776  :  — 

Zechariah  Gumey,  Lieutenant.        Joseph  Cole,  Lieutenant. 

List  of  Abiel  Pierce's  company,  in  Colonel  Nicholas  Dike's 
regiment,  from  August  3,  1776,  to  November  29, 1776  :  — 

Barzillai  Field,  Stephen  Pettingill,  Ichabod  Packard. 

The  following  persons  were  in  the  service  under  Captain 
Henry  Prentiss,  in  Colonel  Thomas  Marshall's  regiment,  to 
August  1,  1776  :  — 


236  msTOEY  OF  north  bridgewatee. 

Time  of  Enlistment 

Zecliariah  Gurney , May    4 

John  Thompson, June    8 

Ezekiel  Washburn, June    8 

Zechariah  Gurney, June    8 

Gideon  Lincoln, June    8 

Mark  Ford, June    8 

Enos  Thayer, July     8 

Joseph  Reynolds, July  12 

David  Reynolds, July  12 

This  company  was  also  in  service  from  August  to  Novem- 
ber 1,  1776,  at  the  expiration  of  which  time  they  enlisted  for 
one  month  additional  service. 

A  muster-roll  of  Captain  Snell's  company,  in  Colonel  Mitch- 
ell's regiment  of  militia,  who  marched  on  the  alarm  to  Rhode 
Island,  December  8, 1776,  and  were  in  service  two  weeks  and 
two  days :  — 

David  Packard,  First  Lieutenant.         Jeremiah  Beal,  Sergeant. 
John  Packard,  Second  Lieutenant.         Ezra  Gary,  Sergeant. 
William  Packard,  Sergeant.  Samuel  Brett,  Corporal. 

PRIVATES. 

Timothy  Ames,  Jonathan  Ilayden,  Charles  Snell, 

Daniel  Ames,  Fobes  Field,  Eleazer  Snow, 

Jonas  Packard,  Joshua  Ames,  Ephraim  Packard, 

Simeon  Alden,        Henry  Thayer. 

The  following  are  those  having  served  in  the  artillery  com- 
panies. 

A  roll  of  officers  and  men  in  Captain  Daniel  Lothrop's  com- 
pany, in  Colonel  Thomas  Crafts's  regiment  of  artillery,  in  the 
service  of  Massachusetts  Bay,  up  to  the  first  day  of  August, 
1776:  — 

Time  of  Enlistment. 

Joseph  Cole,  First  Lieutenant, May    9, 1776 

Richard  Field,  Sergeant, May  13, 1776 

Samuel  Cole,  Drummer, May  16, 1776 

Jeremiah  Thayer,  Mattross, May  20, 1776 

This  company  was  also  in  service  from  August  1  to  No- 
vember 1,  1776,  also  from  November  1,  1776,  to  February  1, 
1777. 


THE  REVOLUTIONARY  WAR.  237 

Eleazer  Snow  enlisted  in  this  company  November  1,  and 
was  in  service  with  the  above-named  men  from  February  1, 
1776,  to  the  7th  of  May  of  the  same  year. 

January  26,  1777,  a  resolve  was  passed  by  the  Assembly, 
making  a  requisition  on  Massachusetts  for  every  seventh  man 
of  sixteen  years  old  and  upward,  without  any  exception 
(save  the  people  called  Quakers),  to  fill  up  the  fifteen  battal- 
ions called  for  by  the  Continental  Congress,  to  serve  three 
years  or  during  the  war.  The  following  are  those  enlisted 
from  Bridgewater :  — 

Eegiment.         Time  of        lime  of  Enlist-  Names  of  Compa- 

Service.  ment.  nies  or  Captains. 

Ebenezer  Edson,. ..  .Crane's, 36 3  years Frothingham. 

Micah   Gurney, . . .  .Thirteenth, . .  .35  24. . .  .3  years Light  Infantry, 

Joshua  Cushman,.  .Ninth, 33    0 3  years Miller. 

Ephraim  Groves , . . .  Crane's , 36    0 3  years Frothingham . 

Nehemiah  Packard,. Thirteenth, . .  .45  16. . .  .During  war.  .Light  Infantry. 
Benjamin  Packard,. Thirteenth, . .  .45     3. . .  .During  war.  .Allen. 
Daniel  Packard, Fourteenth,. .  .32  39 3  years 8th  Company. 

The  following  persons  marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to 
Tiverton,  Rhode  Island,  and  were  in  service  from  September 
25  to  October  30,  1777:  — 

Nathan  Packard,  First  Lieutenant.    Jonathan  Packard,  Second  Lieutenant. 
Nathaniel  Manley,  Sergeant. 

PRIVATES. 

Seth  Edson,  Simeon  Packard,  Elijah  Packard, 

Caleb  Howard,  Shepard  Packard,  John  Pratt, 

John  Pratt,  2d,        John  Packard. 

Each  of  this  company  received  a  bounty  of  twenty  dollars 
per  month. 

Captain  Edward  Cobb's  company  that  marched  from  Bridge- 
water  to  Bristol,  Rhode  Island,  April  21,  1777,  for  two 
months'  service :  — 

Time  in  Service. 
M.  W.  D. 

Daniel  Howard,  First  Lieutenant, 2 4 0 

Hezekiah  Packard,  Fifer, 2 0 4i 


238  HISTORY    OF    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

Barzillai  Field, 2 0 4i 

Zecbariah  Gurney, 2 0 4^ 

Oliver  Packard, 2 0 ^ 

Jonathan  Snow, 2 0 4 

Hugh  Carr, 2 0 4 

We  also  find  in  Captain  Stetson's  company,  Colonel  Mar- 
shall's regiment,  the  name  of 

Daniel  Packard,  enlisted  April  9th,  1777. 

Joshua  Warren  was  in  Captain  Bartlett's  company,  in  Col- 
onel Wesson's  regiment,  May  7,  1777. 

Solomon  Packard  was  in  service  in  Captain  Benjamin  Ed- 
gell's  company,  Colonel  John  Jacobs's  regiment,  five  months 
and  sixteen  days,  1777. 

A  draft  was  made  for  men  to  reinforce  the  northern  army, 
January  1,  1778.  For  this  service,  in  Captain  Jacob  Allen's 
company,  Colonel  John  Bailey's  regiment,  from  Massachu- 
setts, in  the  camp  at  Valley  Forge,  January  24,  1778,  is  the 
name  of 

Caleb  Howard,  Corporal. 

A  pay-roll  of  Captain  Nathan  Packard's  company,  in  Colo- 
nel Thomas  Carpenter's  regiment  of  militia,  in  the  State  of 
Massachusetts,  from  July  25  to  September  9,  1778,  in 
service  in  Rhode  Island :  — 

Nathan  Packard,  Captain. 
Jesse  Perkins,  First  Lieutenant.         Nathaniel  Orcutt,  Third  Lieutenant. 
Joseph  Reynolds,  Corporal.  Ebenezer  Dunbar,  Corporal. 

PRIVATES. 

Mannasseh  Dickerman,     Amzi  Brett,  John  Pratt, 

Simeon  Keith,  Samuel  Craft,  Daniel  Pettingill, 

David  Packard,  ^lark  Ford,  Simeon  Packard, 

David  Reynolds,        John  Thompson. 

Captain  John  Ames's  company  of  militia,  who  marched  to 
Rhode  Island  and  joined  Colonel  Nathaniel  Wade's  regiment 
on  the  27th  of  June,  1778,  for  a  term  of  twenty  days,  agreea- 
bly to  a  resolve  of  the  General  Court :  — 


THE  EEVOLUTIONAEY  WAR.  239 

Daniel  Howard,  First  Lieutenant. 
Lemuel  Gumey,  Fi/er. 

PRIVATES. 

Daniel  Gary,  Joshua  Warren,  Thomas  Pratt, 

Seth  Edson,  Thomas  Packard,  Barzillai  Field, 

Asa  Keith,  Oliver  Packard,  Micah  Pratt. 

"A  return  of  men  mustered  for  Colonel  Robinson's  regiment 
by  James  Hatch,  muster-master  for  the  county  of  Plymouth, 
to  serve  in  ye  New  England  States  until  January,  1778  :  "  — 

Uriah  Southworth,  Simeon  Dunbar,  Southworth  Cole, 

Alpheus  Gary,  Eleazer  Snow,  Oliver  Packard, 

Peter  Edson,  Daniel  Howard,  Luther  Gary, 

Abiah  Southworth,  July  26, 1778. 

In  Captain  Joseph  Cole's  company,  Colonel  John  Jacobs's 
regiment,  in  the  Continental  service  one  year  from  January 
1,  1778,  we  find  the  following  names :  — 

Joseph  Gole,  Captain. 
Isaiah  Puller,  Fir^t  Lieutenant.        Hezekiah  Packard,  lyer. 

PRrVATES. 

Alpheus  Gary,  Peter  Edson,  Ephraim  GhnrehilL, 

Joshua  Warren,        Luther  Gary. 

In  September,  1778,  the  following  persons  were  mustered 
into  the  service  of  the  States,  to  serve  till  January  1, 1779 :  — 

Hezekiah  Packard,  Jeremiah  Thayer,  Zechariah  Gumey, 

Oliver  Packard. 

Isaiah  Fuller  was  a  lieutenant  in  Captain  Joseph  Cole's 
company,  in  Colonel  John  Jacobs's  regiment,  from  April  1, 
1778,  to  January,  1779,  for  nine  months'  service. 

In  Captain  Calvin  Partridge's  company  of  militia,  in  Colo- 
nel Samuel  Pierce's  regiment,  stationed  at  Little  Compton, 
Rhode  Island,  April  30,  1779  :  — 

Zechariah  Gurney,  First  Lieutenant.        James  Packard,  Sergeant. 
Lemuel  Gurney,  Private. 


240  mSTOEY   OP    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

Zechariah  Watkins,  Lieutenant. 

PRIVATES. 

Solomon  Hill,  Daniel  Brett,  Shepard  Packard, 

were  in  Colonel  Ezra  "Wood's  regiment  for  one  month ;  enlist- 
ed for  service  at  Ticonderoga  in  May  and  part  of  June,  1778. 

Shepard  Packard  also  enlisted  in  Captain  Edward  Sparrow's 
company,  Colonel  Nathan  Tyler's  regiment,  in  June,  1779. 

Joseph  Sylvester  enhsted  in  Colonel  Bailey's  regiment,  for 
three  years  or  during  the  war,  October  24,  1779. 

The  pay-roll  for  six-months  men  raised  in  the  town  of 
Bridgewater  in  July,  1780,  for  Continental  service,  contains 
the  following  names  from  the  North  Parish :  — 

Akerman  Pettingill,  Zechariah  Gumey,  Hugh  Carr, 

Solomon  Packard. 
Also 

Simeon  Keith^  Sergeant.        Jeremiah  Thayer,  Corporal. 
Jacob  Packard,  Private. 

That  marched  on  the  alarm  to  Rhode  Island,  by  order  of 
Council,  July  22,  1780,  in  service  from  July  30  to  August  9. 

Captain  David  Packard's  company,  in  Colonel  Eliphalet 
Gary's  regiment,  who  marched  on  the  alarm  to  Rhode  Island, 
July  22,  1780,  in  service  from  July  23  to  August  9,  1780:  — 

David  Packard,  Captain.         Eleazer  Snow,  Second  Lieutenant. 

SERGEANTS. 

Daniel  Hovrard,  William  Packard,  Ephraim  Packard, 

Samuel  Brett. 

CORPORALS. 

FoIjcs  Field,  Ephraim  Cole,  Jonathan  Gary, 

Luther  Gary,  Fife  Major.         Micah  Gurney,  Drummer. 

PRIVATES. 

Philip  Packard,  Richard  Field,  Barnabas  Pratt, 

Daniel  Howard,  Ephraim  Field,  Nathaniel  Snell, 

Bcla  Howard,  Zechariah  Howard,  Joseph  Reynolds, 

William  Brett,  Jonathan  Reynolds,  Enos  Thayer, 

Josliua  Ames,  James  Perkins,  Eleazer  Cole, 

Alpheus  Cary,  Daniel  Dickerman,  Timothy  Reynolds, 

Timothy  Ames,  Daniel  Ames,  Jeremiah  Bcal, 


THE  REVOLUTIONAEY  WAR. 


241 


Howard  Gary, 
Lemuel  Packard, 
Barnabas  Pratt,  Jr. 
Thomas  Packard, 
Charles  Hayden, 
David  Gurney, 


Solomon  Hill, 
Adin  Packard, 
Levi  Packard, 
Abiah  Packard, 
Joshua  Cushman, 
Ichabod  Howard, 


Samuel  Chesman, 
Eleazer  Snow,  Jr., 
Mannasech  Dickerman, 
Job  Ames, 
Noah  Ames, 
John  Gurney. 


An  order  was  passed  by  the  Assembly,  to  raise  two  thou- 
sand men  to  reinforce  northern  armies,  in  1780. 

In  this  service,  we  find  from  the  North  Parish,  in  Bridge- 
water,  — 

Hugh  Carr,        Akerman  Pettingill, 

in  Captain  Hancock's  company,  who  marched  from  Spring- 
field July  4,  1780,  for  six  months. 

Zechariah  Gurney  was  in  the  Eleventh  Division,  and 
marched  from  Springfield  under  command  of  Ensign  Ban- 
croft, for  six  months,  July  11,  1780. 

Solomon  Packard  was  in  the  seventh  division  of  six-months 
men,  who  marched  from  Springfield  under  the  command  of 
Captain  Dix,  July  7th,  1780. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  Captain  Nathan  Packard's  com- 
pany, in  Major  Eliphalet  Cary's  regiment,  that  marched  on 
account  of  the  alarm  in  Rhode  Island,  July  22,  1780.  By 
order  of  council  from  North   Bridgewater :  — 

Nathan  Packard,  Captain. 
Jesse  Perkins,  First  Lieutenant.        John  Thompson,  Sergeant. 


Mark  Packard, 
\  Josiah  Packard, 
Anthony  Dike, 
Mark  Perkins, 
Barnabas  Edson, 
Seth  Edson, 
Ebenezer  Edson, 
Benjamin  Keith, 


PRIVATES. 

Seth  Kingman, 
Daniel  Manley, 
Shepard  Packard, 
Jonathan  Perkins, 
Caleb  Packard, 
Simeon  Packard,  Jr., 
Jacob  Packard, 
William  Shaw,  Jr., 


Daniel  Shaw, 
Naphtali  Shaw, 
Gilbert  Snell, 
John  Tilden, 
Rufus  Brett, 
Asa  Packard, 
Josiah  Edson, 
Josiah  Perkins,  Jr. 


242  HISTORY    OF   NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

Again,  we  find  in  the  company  of  Captain  Luke  Bicknell, 
in  Colonel  Putnam's  regiment  at  West  Point,  New  York,  1781, 
several  persons  from  North.  Bridgewater  :  — 

Joshua  Cushman,  Thomas  Packard,  Isaiah  Packard, 

Simeon  Packard,  Marlboro'  Packard,  Daniel  Alden. 

The  following  persons  enlisted  in  Colonel  John  Bailey's 
regiment,  January  25,  1782,  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
army :  — 

Joseph  Sylvester,  Benjamin  Kingman,  Daniel  Packard, 

Noah  Pratt,        John  Thompson. 

We  have  now  given  the  readers  an  account  of  those  who 
took  part  in  the  war  that  resulted  in  our  national  indepen- 
dence. Imperfect  as  this  list  may  be,  owing  to  the  uncon- 
nected tattered  rolls  at  the  State  House,  we  have  wideavored 
to  get  the  names  of  all  w:ho  did  military  duty  during  the  eight 
years'  strife  between  England  and  America,  and  place  them 
in  readable  form.  We  have  brought  the  account  down  to 
the  close  of  the  war,  or  to  the  time  of  the  signing  of  the  treaty 
at  Paris,  in  November,  1782.  The  war  had  grown  exceed- 
ingly unpopular  after  the  surrender  of  Coruwallis  at  York- 
town,  in  October,  1781,  although  nothing  definite  was  done  till 
March,  1782,  when  the  House  of  Commons  voted  not  to  prose- 
cute the  war  any  further.  At  the  close  of  that  year,  commis- 
sioners were  chosen  on  both  sides,  who  met  at  Paris,  and  after 
a  long  consultation,  they  agreed  upon  the  articles  of  peace. 
These  were  signed  November  30th  of  that  year,  and  on  the 
20th  of  January,  1783,  hostilities  ceased  between  the  two 
countries. 

On  the  19th  of  April,  just  eight  years  after  the  battle  of 
Lexington,  Washington  issued  his  proclamation  of  peace. 
Thus  ended  a  war  of  nearly  eight  years'  duration,  in  which 
a  hundred  thousand  lives  were  lost,  and  millions  of  property 
destroyed.     It  was  the  decision  of  this  war  that  established 


THE   REVOLUTIONARY  WAR.  243 

the  United  States  among  the  powers  of  the  earth.  In  looking 
over  the  list  of  persons  that  took  part  in  the  battles  of  our 
country,  we  should  not  forget  those  who  were  left  at  home  to 
provide  for  the  families  of  absent  ones.  In  many  instancea 
the  women  of  the  town  had  to  till  the  soil  to  obtain  what  food 
was  actually  needed  for  subsistence ;  in  short,  every  nerve 
was  brought  into  requisition  to  provide  home-made  cloth, 
stockings,  shirts,  and  blankets,  that  were  called  for  by  the 
government  in  large  quantities ;  and  although  the  women, 
wives  and  mothers  of  those  who  fought  the  battles,  could  not 
fight  in  the  face  of  the  foe  with  muskets,  they  did  their  part 
in  aiding  and  abetting ;  and  their  deeds  were  as  heroic  in 
many  instances  as  those  we  record  ;  may  their  memory  ever 
be  cherished  with  gratitude,  and  stimulate  us  all  to  act  well 
our  part,  and  thus  be  mutual  helpers  to  each  other  through 
life,  that  at  its  close  we  may  liave  the  satisfaction  of  feeling 
that  we  have  done  our  whole  duty,  and  done  it  well. 

SHAY'S  REBELLION. 

At  the  conclusion  of  the  Revolutionary  War,  peace  and  inde- 
pendence having  been  established,  the  attention  of  the  people 
was  directed  to  the  finances  of  the  country.  The  English 
merchants  flooded  the  country  with  foreign  goods,  and  there- 
by drained  us  of  specie,  and  ruined  the  manufacturers.  This 
involved  merchants  and  others  in  debt. 

The  masses  of  the  people,  finding  themselves  burdened  un- 
der the  weight  of  taxes  and  loss  of  employment,  became 
quite  disheartened  and  uneasy,  and  hence  could  easily  be  led 
into  almost  any  kind  of  a  scheme  to  relieve  their  burdens. 
Debts  could  not  be  collected,  and  the  heavy  taxes  were  the 
ruin  of  a  great  many.  During  this  state  of  feeling,  a  few 
persons,  taking  advantage  of  that  condition  of  affairs,  called  a 
public  meeting,  which  was  held  at  Hatfield,  Massachusetts,  in 
August,  1786,  to  see  what  they  could  do  to  better  themselves. 


244  HISTORY  OP   NORTH  BRmCEWATER. 

This  meeting  so  inflamed  the  people  that  a  mob  of  fifteen 
hundred  persons  assembled  at  Northampton,  to  prevent  the 
sitting  of  the  courts.  From  thence  the  insurrection  fire  con- 
tinued to  burn  and  spread  throughout  the  State.  One  Daniel 
Shay,  of  Pelham,  Massachusetts,  was  one  of  the  principal 
movers  in  the  scheme.  A  similar  company  was  collected  at 
Springfield,  in  September  following.  Here  they  found  a  mil- 
itary force  suflScient  to  stop  their  proceedings.  Similar  gath- 
erings were  had  in  the  towns  where  the  county  courts  were 
held,  in  other  parts  of  the  State,  the  object  being  to  stop  all 
means  of  collecting  debts  by  the  usual  process  of  law.  Such 
a  gathering  was  had  at  the  court-house  in  Taunton,  Bristol 
County,  in  September,  1786. 

At  this  place,  as  before,  the  insurgents  found  that  prepara- 
tions had  been  made  for  a  grand  reception ;  and  after  a  delay 
of  a  day  or  two,  in  frightening  the  people  in  that  vicinity,  the 
mob  dispersed. 

Among  those  called  to  suppress  this  rebellion  at  Taunton, 
were  the  following  companies  from  Bridgewater.  The  list 
below  gives  the  names  of  those  from  the  North  Parish  of 
Bridgewater:  — 


"  A  muster  and  pay  role  of  ye  7th  company  of  militea  in  the  3d  regi- 
ment, in  the  county  of  Plymouth,  and  commanded  by  Lieutenant-Colonel 
Orr,— 

Lemuel  Packard,  Captain.  Howard  Gary,  Sergeant. 

Daniel  Gary,  First  Lieutenant.  Ephraim  Field,  Corporal. 

Samuel  Brett,  Second  Lieutenant.  Josiah  Reynolds,  Drummer. 

Parmenas  Packard,  Sergeant.  Ephraim  Sturtevant,  Fifer. 

PRIVATES. 

Oliver  Howard,  William  Reynolds,  James  Gary, 

Robert  Howard,  Barzillai  Field,  Daniel  Ames, 

John  Howard,  Gideon  Howard,  Thomas  Packard, 

Jonas  Howard,  Scth  Edson,  John  Grafts. 


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245 


"The  above-named  persons  were  in  service  from  September  9th  to  the 
13th,  1786. 


Sworn  to  before 


JUSTICE  HOWARD. 
LEMUEL  PACKARD,  Captain.' 


"A  muster  and  pay  role  of  Captain  John  Thompson's  company  of  mili- 
tia, in  service  from  September  9  to  September  13,  1786 :  — 

John  Thompson,  Captain. 


Levi  Washburn, 
Jeremiah  Thayer, 
Mark  Perkins, 
Josiah  Perkins, 
Amasa  Brett, 
Leonard  Orcutt, 
Oliver  Packard. 
Obadiah  West, 
Nathan  Packard, 
Nathan  Packard,  Jr., 
David  Edson,  Jr., 

Sworn  to  before 


PRIVATES. 

Thomas  Thompson,  Jr., 
Jonathan  Keith, 
^Josiah  Packard, 
Jonathan  Perkins,  Jr., 
Elijah  Packard. 
Peter  Bruyint, 
Ichabod  Bruyint, 
Calvin  Bruyint, 
Job  Bruyint, 
Job  Bruyint,  Jr., 
Daniel  Perkins, 


Nathan  Keith, 
Daniel  Bruyint, 
Seth  Kingman, 
Calvin  Brett, 
William  Shaw, 
Henry  Kingman, 
Ichabod  Edson, 
Ephraim  Groves, 
Japhet  Beals, 
Jonas  Howard, 
Beza  Bruyint. 


"  Bridgewater,  September  ye  9th,  1786. 


JUSTICE  HOWARD. 

JOHN  THOMPSON,  Captain." 


CHAPTER    XIII. 

WAR    OF  1812. 

Impressment  of  Seamen.  —  Embargo.  —  War  declared  by  the  President.  —  Galls 
for  Troops  from  Militia.  —  Pay-Role  of  Company  from  North  Bridgewater, 
stationed  at  Plymouth. 

THE  war  of  1812  was  memorable  as  the  opening  of  a 
second  war  with  England.  The  diflSculty  existing  be- 
tween the  two  nations  consisted  in  the  English  Government 
impressing  our  seamen  on  board  their  ships,  and  by  a  series 
of  depredations  upon  our  commerce,  even  upon  our  own 
coasts,  together  with  insults  to  the  American  flag  in  various 
ways. 

On  the  4th  of  April,  an  embargo  was  placed  upon  all  ves- 
sels within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  United  States  for  ninety 
days,  and  on  the  18th  of  June,  war  was  formally  declared  by 
the  President  between  England  and  the  United  States.  Yari- 
ous  incidents  and  many  interesting  events  occurred  both  on 
land  and  sea  during  the  years  1812,  1813,  and  1814,  which 
we  have  not  space  to  publish.  The  skirmishing  on  the  sea 
was  spirited,  and  resulted  in  many  victories  to  our  forces, 
and  on  land  was  as  favorable  as  could  be  expected,  and  in 
the  end  secured  to  us  our  rights  as  Americans. 

The  plan  of  operations  at  first,  was  to  guard  our  sea-coasts, 
sending  troops  to  man  them,  by  calls  on  the  militia  at  vari- 
ous times,  the  whole  under  the  direction  of  the  regular  army. 
The  spring  of  1814  opened  with  the  loss  of  the  ship  "  Es- 
sex "  of  the  navy,  at  Valparaiso,  which  served  to  stimulate 
the  people  of  the  United  States  to  renewed  activity,  although 
the  war  was  considered  by  many  as  uncalled  for.  Fortu- 
nately there  were  those  who  thought  it  best  to  maintain  their 

24G 


WAR    OP    1812. 


247 


dignity,  and  not  allow  any  injustice  to  be  done  to  our  seamen. 
During  the  year  1814,  the  militia  along  the  seaboard  towns 
were  called  upon  to  guard  the  forts.  Among  those  who 
responded  to  the  call  from  North  Bridgewater  was  the  fol- 
lowing company :  — 

"  Pay-roll  of  a  company  of  infantry,  under  command  of  Captain  Ne- 
hemiah  Lincoln,  detached  from  the  Third  Regiment,  First  Brigade,  in  the 
Fifth  Division,  stationed  at  Plymouth,  under  the  command  of  Lieutenant- 
Colonel  Caleb  Howard,  commandant." 

Nehemiah  Lincoln,  Captain. 

Ephraim  Cole,  Jr.,  Lieutenant.        Silas  Dunbar,  Ensign. 


Gustavus  Sylvester, 


SERGEANTS. 

Josiah  Dunbar, 


Martin  Eongman. 


CORPORALS. 

Jabez  Eangman,        Galen  Manley,        Daniel  Packard,        Nathan  Jones. 

MUSICUNS. 

Robert  S.  Holbrook,        George  W.  Burt. 


John  Ames, 
Benjamin  Ames, 
Oliver  Bryant, 
John  Burrill,  Jr., 
Samuel  Bi-ett, 
Zibeon  Brett, 
Zenas  Brett, 
John  Battles, 
William  Battles, 
Chester  Cooley, 
Zenas  Gary, 
Luther  Gary, 
Martin  Gary, 
Simeon  Dunbar, 
Samuel  Dike,  Jr., 
Bela  C.  Dike, 
Samuel  Dickerman, 
John  Delano, 
Isaac  Eames, 
John  Field, 


Ira  Hayward, 
Manley  II  ay  ward, 
James  Hatch, 
Bernard  Jackson, 
Isaac  Whiting, 
Benjamin  Kingman, 
James  Loring, 
John  May, 
Ambrose  Packard, 
Luke  Packard, 
Jesse  Packard, 
Sullivan  Packard, 
Arza  Packard, 
Zibeon  Packard, 
Thomas  Reynolds, 
Matthew  Snell, 
Oliver  Snell, 
Jeremiah  Snell, 
John  Smith, 
Newton  Shaw, 


Loring  White, 
Nathaniel  Ames, 
Theron  Ames, 
Joseph  Packard, 
Cyrus  B.  Phillips, 
Waldo  Hayward, 
Martin  Drake, 
Isaac  Packard, 
Lemuel  Sumner, 
David  Packard, 
Silvanus  French, 
Simeon  Gary, 
Enos  Thayer, 
Galen  Packard, 
Charles  Clapp, 
Hezekiah  Packard, 
Charles  Lincoln, 
Sidney  Howard, 
Sprague  Snow, 
Galen  Warren, 


248 


mSTOEY  OF   NORTH  BEIDGEWATEE. 


Afla  Howard, 
Cyrus  Howard, 
Lewis  Howard, 
Oliver  Howard,  Jr., 
Otis  Howard, 
Gideon  Howard, 
Austin  Howard, 


Simeon  "Warren, 
Cyrus  "Warren, 
Ephraim  "Willis,  Jr., 
James  "Willis, 
Ebenezer  Crocker, 
Jason  Packard, 
David  Packard,  2d, 
Oliver  Howard. 


Jonathan  Edson, 
Nathaniel  Ames, 
Howard  Manley, 
John  Thompson, 
"Waldo  Field, 
Salmon  Manley, 
Ozen  Gurney, 


Plymouth,  October  12, 1814. 


"This  may  certify  that  the  above  is  a  true  and  correct  roll  of  the  company 
under  my  command,  from  the  20th  of  September  to  the  12th  of  October,  1814. 

NEHEMIAH  LINCOLN,  Captain." 

The  following  persons  were  also  in  service  three  days,  — 
from  the  12th  to  the  15th  of  October,  1814,  —  under  the  com- 
mand of  Captain  Nehemiah  Lincoln,  and  not  included  in  the 
above  list :  — 


Nahum  Leonard,  Lieutenant. 


Seth  Keith,  Sergeant. 
Simeon  Taylor,  Corporal. 


Ansel  Alger,  Sergeant. 
Jonathan  Copeland,  Zd  Corporal. 


David  Ames, 
Charles  Copeland, 
Ebenezer  Caldwell,  Jr. 
Perez  Robinson, 
Daniel  Hartwell,  Jr., 
Asa  Briggs. 


Perez  "Williams,  Jr., 
Seba  Howard, 
Eleazer  Churchill,  Jr. 
John  Col  well, 
Charles  Ames, 
Bezer  Lathrop, 


Gershom  Orcutt, 
Howard  Alger, 
Kingman  Cook, 
Benjamin  Eandall, 
Asa  Packard, 
Edward  C.  Hovrard, 


Samuel  Packard,        Charles  Dunbar. 


CHAPTER  XIV. 

THE  REBELLIOJV  OF  1861. 

Election  of  1860.  —  State  of  the  Country  at  the  Commencement  of  the  Rebellion.  — 
Steamer  ' '  Star  of  the  West. ' '  —  Secession  of  South  Carolina.  —  Firing  upon  Fort 
Sumter.  —  Call  for  75,000  Volunteers  for  Three  Months.  —  Company  F,  Twelfth 
Massachusetts  Regiment.  —  Casualties  and  Changes  in  the  Twelfth  Regiment.  — 
North  Bridgewater  Brass  Band.  —  Call  for  more  Troops.  —  Company  I,  First 
Massachusetts  Cavalry.  —  List  of  Changes  and  Casualties  in  the  same.  —  Com- 
panies and  Regiments  in  which  Soldiers  have  been  in  the  Service.  —  List  of  Chan- 
ges, Prisoners,  Promotions,  Deaths,  etc.,  during  the  Rebellion.  —  Narrative  of 
the  Twelfth  Regiment. 

IT  is  well  known  that  there  had  existed  for  a  long  time  a 
bitter  antagonism  between  the  Northern  and  Southern 
portions  of  the  United  States  upon  the  great  subject  of  Slav- 
ery. Fierce  party  contentions  had  long  existed,  and  ever 
will  continue  under  a  free  elective  government. 

Till  the  election  of  November,  1860,  however,  there  never 
was  a  Southern  presidential  candidate  that  did  not  receive 
electoral  votes  at  the  North,  nor  a  Northern  candidate  who 
did  not  receive  electoral  votes  at  the  South.  The  country 
at  this  time  was  in  a  state  of  unexampled  prosperity.  Agri- 
culture, commerce,  and  manufactures.  East,  West,  North,  and 
South,  had  just  recovered  from  the  great  financial  crisis  of 
1857,  and  our  country  was  spoken  of,  and  regarded  by  the 
rest  of  the  civilized  world,  as  among  the  most  prosperous  na- 
tions of  the  world.  We  had  been  classed  with  England, 
France,  and  Russia,  as  one  of  the  four  leading  powers  of  the 
age.  No  sooner  had  the  results  of  the  election  of  November 
6th  been  made  known  than  it  appeared  on  the  part  of  one  of  the 
Southern  States,  and  whose  example  was  soon  after  followed 
by  others,  that  it  had  been  the  firm  intention  of  those  States 
not  to  abide  the  result  of  the  election,  unless  it  resulted  ia 

249 


250  HISTORY   OF    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

giving  them  their  candidate.  They  were  not  satisfied  with 
having  had  their  own  choice  for  sixty  years,  and  now  they 
had  agreed  not  to  abide  by  the  decision  of  the  majority,  in  the 
event  of  the  election  of  Abraham  Lincoln,  and  in  consequence 
of  this,  the  greatest  conspiracy  of  the  nineteenth  century 
came  to  light,  and  the  nation  at  once  became  involved  in  a 
civil  war. 

The  first  overt  act  of  war  committed  in  pursuance  of  this 
treasonable  conspiracy,  after  the  formal  act  of  South  Carolina 
passing  its  secession  ordinance,  was  the  firing  upon  a  na- 
tional transport,  laden  with  men  and  supplies  for  the  garrison 
in  Charleston  harbor.  The  date  of  the  ordinance  was  De- 
cember 20,  1860.  The  firing  upon  the  steamer  "  Star  of  the 
West,"  was  January  9,  1861.  The  commencement  of  the  re- 
bellion is  dated  from  April  12,  1861,  when  the  rebels, 
who  numbered  by  hundreds,  commenced  firing  upon  Fort 
Sumter  from  every  direction. 

It  was  then  the  intention  of  the  rebels  to  follow  up  this 
first  blow  by  seizing  the  capital  at  Washington.  In  this  they 
were  frustrated  ;  for,  on  the  15th  of  April,  the  War  Depart- 
ment called  for  75,000  troops  from  the  militia  of  the  several 
States,  for  three  months'  service,  who  hastened  to  Washing- 
ton, and  thus  saved  the  capital  of  the  nation.  In  no  portion 
of  the  world  was  ever  an  army  gathered  so  quickly ;  in  less  than 
two  months,  over  200,000  men  were  in  the  army,  ready  for 
action.  The  response  to  the  President's  calls  was  truly  won- 
derful, both  in  men  and  money. 

On  the  16th,  the  Sixth  Massachusetts  Regiment  was  on  its 
way  to  the  seat  of  government,  by  railroad,  and  the  Third 
and  Fourth  Regiments  moved  by  steamers  ;  on  the  18th,  the 
Eighth  Regiment  marched  under  General  Butler ;  on  the  20th, 
the  Third  Battalion  of  Rifles,  under  Major  Devens ;  and  the 
Fifth  Infantry,  with  Cook's  Battery  of  Light  Artillery,  on  the 
morning  of  the  21st.     The  number  of  troops  furnished  by 


THE  REBELLION   OP  1861.  251 

Massachusetts  under  these  calls  for  three  months'  service 
were  3,736. 

The  call  for  volunteers  in  the  month  of  April,  18G1,  was  met 
in  the  spirit  of  '76.  Frequent  meetings  were  held  ;  patriotic 
speeches  were  made,  and  volunteers  came  up  nobly  to  fill  the 
ranks. 

On  Saturday  evening,  April  20, 1861,  a  large  and  enthusias- 
tic meeting  was  held  in  the  vestry  of  the  "  New  Jerusalem 
Church,"  for  the  purpose  of  forming  a  new  military  company. 
Dr.  Alexander  Hichborn  was  chairman  of  the  meeting,  Jonas 
R.  Perkins,  Esq.,  secretary.  There  were  about  one  thousand 
persons  present.  Spirited  and  patriotic  addresses  were  made, 
and  over  one  hundred  came  forward  and  enlisted  in  the  ser- 
vice of  their  country. 

The  following  company  enlisted  as  volunteers  for  three 
years,  or  during  the  war  :  — 

Eoll  of  Company  F,  Twelfth  Regiment,  Captain  Alexander 
Hichborn,  as  corrected  at  Fort  Warren,  July  13,  1861,  under 
command  of  Col.  Fletcher  Webster :  — 


Name. 

Age. 

Rank. 

Place. 

Occnpation. 

Married  or 

Single. 

Alexander  Hichborn, 

.39. 

.  Capt. 

N. 

,  Bridgewater. 

Physician. 

Married. 

Alpheus  K.  Harmon, 

,.34. 

.1st  Ln't 

(( 

Painter. 

(( 

Hiram  VV.  Copeland, 

,.26. 

,2d      " 

(( 

Clerk. 

Single. 

iJohn  S.  Stoddard,.. . 

.31. 

.1st    Sgt. 

(( 

Brush   Mf'r. 

Married. 

Nathan  H.  Crosby,, . 

.29. 

.2d      " 

Bridgewater. 

Awl  Forger. 

(( 

Charles  L.  Sproul,. . 

.25. 

.3d     " 

N.  Bridgewater. 

Stitcher. 

(C 

Francis  P.  Holmes,. 

.31. 

.4th    " 

Awl  Forger. 

u 

James  B.  Sampson,. 

.24. 

.5th    " 

Merchant. 

Sing  le. 

James  S.  Tennet, . . . 

.30. 

.  Corporal. 

Wood  Tn'r. 

Married. 

Uriah  Macoy, 

.35. 

(I 

Trader. 

Boswell  C.  Amsden,, 

..33. 

(( 

Boot-Cutter. 

Married. 

Galen  Edson , 

.33. 

(( 

Cabinet  M'r. 

(( 

Charles  H.  Reinhart, 

.39. 

(( 

Carpenter. 

(C 

Frederick  C.  Packard. 18. 

It 

Melod'nM'r. 

Single. 

Walter  D.  Packard,. 

.20. 

4< 

Clerk. 

(( 

Edwin  T.  Co  well,... 

.19. 

C( 

Bag.  Master. 

(( 

James  Sullivan, 

.12. 

.Music'n, 

,  Boston. 

(( 

Joseph  Lynch, 

.22. 

.Wagn'r. 

E. 

Stoughton. 

Teamster. 

(( 

James  A.  Allen, 23.. Private.  N.  Bridgewater.  Machinist. 


252 


HISTORY  OF   NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 


Name. 


Bank. 


Lather  E.  Alden,. . .  .30.  .Private. 

James  F.  Andrews,.  .35. .  " 

Leander  B.  Andrews,. 30..  " 

Lawrence  Burke, .19..  " 

John  Barry, 19..  " 

Isaac  W .  Blanchard, .  25 . .  " 

Henry  Burns, 28..  " 

Eli  Bunker, 20..  " 

Henry  L.  Bunker,.  ..18..  " 

William  H.  Benney,. 22..  " 

John  L.  Colter, 21..  " 

Henry  R.  Coots, 40..  " 

George  W.  Childs,... 21..  " 

John  Creighton, 21..  " 

Malcolm  D.  Halberg,.30. .  " 

Thomas  Doyle, 30..  " 

Albert  S.  Dean, 27..  " 

Aaron  B.  Dodge, 22..  " 

Joseph  P.  Davis, 23..  " 

Sargent  Daniels, 37..  " 

SethEdson, 33..  " 

Aaron  B.  Frost, 23..  " 

Joseph  W .  Freeman , .  22 . .  " 

Henry  W.  Free  man,..  33. .  " 

Robert F.  Fuller,.... 29..  '< 

John  E.Ford, 25..  " 

Andrew  J.  Frost, 31,.  " 

JohnC.  Greeley,.... 33..  " 

Warren  A.  Holmes,.  .20. .  " 

Linus  P.  Howard,... 24..  " 

Rufus  F.Hull 23..  « 

Albert  P.  Ho vey, 32..  " 

Nathaniel  H.  Hall,... 30..  " 

Christopher  T.  Harris,21. .  " 

Volney  Howard 21 . .  " 

Clarence  E.  Hartwell,25. .  " 

John  S.  Hamilton,. .  .25. .  *' 

John  Hallihan, 24..  " 

Charles  Howard, 20..  " 

William  W.Hayden,. 17..  " 

Andrew  Jackson,. ..  .22. .  " 

Laban  Jackson, 20..  " 

Thaddeus  Keith, 28..  " 

Dexter  D.  Keith 29..  " 

Benjamin  J.  Keith, ..19..  " 

Martin  M.  Keith,.... 22..  " 


Place. 

Occupation. 

Married  or 
Single. 

N.  Bridgewater. 

Boot-Cutter. 

Married. 

(( 

Cabinet  M'r. 

(( 

(( 

Painter. 

a 

(( 

Cooper. 

Single. 

North  Andover. 

Machinist. 

(( 

N.  Bridgewater. 

Butcher. 

Married. 

(( 

Shoemaker. 

Single. 

(( 

i( 

(( 

(( 

(( 

(( 

(C 

Boot-maker. 

(( 

(( 

Shoemaker. 

(( 

Chelsea. 

u 

Married. 

N.  Bridgewater. 

(( 

Single. 

Boston. 

Laborer. 

(( 

N.  Bridgewater. 

Shoemaker. 

(( 

(( 

(( 

(< 

(( 

Machinist. 

Married. 

(( 

Boot-Maker. 

Single. 

East  Randolph. 

Shoemaker. 

Married. 

N.  Bridgewater. 

Butcher. 

(( 

Carpenter. 

^larried. 

Lowell. 

Shoemaker. 

Single. 

N.  Bridgewater. 

Needle  Mk'r. 

<( 

(( 

Shoemaker. 

Married. 

(( 

Shoe-Cutter. 

(( 

Boston. 

Barber. 

Single. 

N.  Bridgewater. 

Boot-Maker. 

if 

(( 

Shoemaker. 

Married. 

(( 

(( 

Single. 

(( 

Shoe-Cutter. 

>( 

Georgetown. 

Manf'r. 

^larried. 

Boxford. 

Wheel'r't. 

(< 

N.  Bridgewater. 

Stitcher. 

<( 

Plymouth. 

Tin  Worker, 

.  Single. 

Randolph. 

Boot-Maker. 

(( 

N.  Bridgewater. 

(( 

Married. 

(( 

C( 

Single. 

Lowell. 

Shoemaker. 

Married. 

N.  Bridgewater 

.  Farmer. 

Single. 

South     " 

Clerk. 

(( 

West      " 

Shoe-Cutter. 

(( 

N.  Bridgewater 

.  Farmer. 

(( 

(( 

(( 

(( 

<( 

Shoemaker. 

Married. 

South  " 

Blacksmith. 

Single. 

((      (( 

Shoemaker. 

(( 

THE   REBELLION  OP   1861. 


253 


/- 


Name. 

Age. 

Rank. 

Place. 

Occupation. 

Married  or 
Siugle. 

Carl  A.  Linstead,. .. 

.27. 

.  Private 

.  N.Bridgcwater. 

Shoemaker. 

Married. 

Timothy  Leary,. . .. 

.18., 

(( 

West      " 

<( 

Single.  . 

P.  A.  Manchester,. 

.33., 

(i 

N. 

Shoe-Cutter. 

Married. 

Francis  N.  Maroni,. 

.20. 

(( 

(( 

Shoemaker. 

Single. 

Henry  E.  Morley, . . . 

.22. 

(( 

(( 

(( 

(C 

William  W.  Newson,28. 

(( 

Boston. 

Mechanic. 

(( 

ArthurJ.F.O'Kcefe 

,18., 

(( 

(( 

Printer. 

it 

Isaac  S.  Porter, 

.19. 

(( 

Stoughton. 

Farmer, 

it 

James  A.  Packard,. 

.25.. 

(( 

N.  Bridgcwater. 

Shoe-Cutter. 

Married. 

Samuel  N.  Packard,. 

,.37., 

<( 

(( 

Shoemaker. 

(( 

Anthony  P.  Phillips 

,.19., 

(C 

(( 

(( 

Single. 

Herbert  A.  Phillips, 

.24.. 

a 

(( 

Boot-Maker. 

(( 

George  A.  Perkins,. 

.23.. 

a 

tl 

(C 

(( 

Gilman  B.  Parker,. . 

.21.. 

it 

West  Bosford. 

Shoemaker. 

(( 

Henry  C.  Richardson, 18. 

(( 

tl 

Mechanic. 

(( 

William  H.  Rugg,.. 

.21.. 

(( 

Boxford. 

Shoemaker. 

It 

William  F.  Robinson, 27. . 

(( 

N.  Bridgewater. 

Farmer. 

Married. 

Osgood  Ring, 

.40., 

(( 

(( 

Boot-Trees. 

Single. 

Charles  Reed, 

.20., 

(( 

(( 

Shoemaker. 

(( 

Henry  Rogers, 

.27.. 

(( 

South   « 

(( 

(( 

Frederick  S.  Symond8,33. , 

(( 

North  " 

Awl  Forger. 

(( 

Frank  M.  Stoddard,. 

.19.. 

(( 

East  Stoughton. 

Shoe-Cutter. 

(( 

Francis  A.  Sanford,. 

.21.. 

(( 

N.  Bridgewater. 

Shoemaker. 

(( 

George  G.  Smith,. . . 

.22.. 

a 

Easton. 

(( 

(( 

Luther  T.  Snell, 

.18., 

li 

N.  Bridgewater. 

Machinist. 

(( 

Harrison  Stevens,. .. 

.18.. 

(C 

Boston. 

Clerk. 

(( 

George  F.  Tinkham,. 

.24.. 

C( 

N.  Bridgewater. 

Shoemaker. 

<( 

Ephraim  Tinkham , . . 

.28., 

(( 

(( 

(( 

(( 

Nathan  M.  Tripp,.. 

.25.. 

(( 

(( 

Carpenter. 

Married. 

Ira  Temple, 

.23.. 

(C 

Boston. 

Teamster. 

Single. 

Joseph  J.  Vincent,.. 

.21.. 

tl 

N.  Bridgewater. 

Shoe-Cutter. 

(( 

George  B.  Walker,.. 

.22.. 

it 

Weymouth. 

Boot- Maker. 

(( 

-wGeorge  F.  Whitcomb,19. . 

u 

Randolph. 

Last-]Maker. 

(( 

Thomas  W.  Wall,.. 

.21.. 

(( 

East  Stoughton. 

Shoemaker. 

<( 

Lewis  B.  Wade, 

.19.. 

C( 

N.  W.  Bridg't'r 

.  Boot-Maker. 

(( 

Herbert  0.  Morse,. . 

.21.. 

(C 

Boxford. 

Shoemaker. 

(( 

Webster  Howard, . . . 

.24.. 

a 

N.  Bridgewater. 

tl 

Married. 

Jerome  R.  Hodge, . . . 

.27., 

(( 

Canton,  Me. 

It 

(( 

Franklin  M.  Godfrey 

',23.. 

(( 

Easton. 

Carpenter. 

Single. 

Richard  Packard,. .. 

.20.. 

(C 

N.  Bridgewater. 

Shoe  Striper. 

(( 

Samuel  E.  Chandler, 

.24.. 

<c 

Charlestown. 

Clerk. 

(( 

Freeman  Ranney,.. . 

.44.. 

(( 

Boston. 

Merchant. 

Married. 

John  Howard, 

, 

(( 

E.  Bridgewater. 

School  T'h'r. 

Single. 

William  Woods, 

.21.. 

(( 

Boston, 

M.  Student. 

u 

The  Twelfth  Regiment  of  which  Company  F,  of  North  Bridge- 


254:  HISTORY   OF   NORTH   BREDGEWATER. 

water,  formed  a  part,  was  organized  at  Fort  Warren  by  Col. 
Fletcher  Webster  (son  of  the  late  lamented  and  illustrious 
Hon.  Daniel  Webster,  of  Marshfield,  Massachusetts),  "  a  brave 
and  generous  gentleman,"  who  fell  in  the  battle  of  Bull  Run 
August  30, 1862.  The  regiment,  when  mustered  into  service 
on  the  26th  day  of  June,  1861,  numbered  1,040  men.  Com- 
pany F  was  recruited  at  North  Bridgewater,  and  left  that 
town  April  29,  1861,  at  9  o'clock  a.  m.  The  event  of  leav- 
ing the  town  was  the  occasion  of  a  grand  demonstration 
by  the  people  of  the  town,  thousands  of  whom  had  turned 
out  to  bid  them  farewell.  The  company  assembled  in  their 
armory,  which  they  left  under  the  escort  of  the  North  Bridge- 
water  Light  Dragoons,  Captain  Lucius  Richmond,  with  the 
Engine  Companies  Nos.  2,  3,  5,  and  6,  and  a  large  body  of 
citizens,  marching,  to  the  music  of  the  North  Bridgewater 
Brass  Band,  through  the  village  to  the  railroad  depot.  .The 
gathering  was  very  numerous,  probably  never  exceeded  upon 
any  occasion  in  that  town.  A  sober  feeling  pervaded  the 
concourse,  in  view  of  the  peril  to  be  encountered  by  our 
townsmen,  and  sympathy  for  those  who  were  parting  with 
husbands,  brothers,  and  sons,  and  perhaps  forever.  A  large 
company  of  citizens  with  the  band,  accompanied  the  soldiers 
in  the  train  to  Boston,  and  when  arriving  in  Boston,  marched 
in  procession  to  Faneuil  Hall,  and  from  thence  to  their  tempo- 
rary quarters  at  71  Clinton  Street.  The  company  numbered 
eighty,  rank  and  file,  when  they  left  the  town  for  Boston,  to 
which  there  were  large  additions  made  soon  after.  ^ 

Roll  of  North  Bridgewater  Brass  Band,  attached  to  the 
Twelfth  Massachusetts  Regiment  of  Volunteers  :  — 
William  J.  Martland,  Band  Master. 

MUSICIANS. 

Amasa  S.  Glover,  Robert  S.  White,  Richard  B.  Atkinson, 

Thaddcus  M.  Packard,    Lucius  II.  Packard,  William  Dubois, 

George  E.  Sturtevant,       Henry  C.  Packard,  George  A.  Bates, 

*  See  account  of  Twelfth  Uegimeut  at  the  cud  of  "  History  of  the  Bcbellioa 


THE  REBELLION  OP  1861.  255 

Samuel  0.  Perkins,  Joseph  Kennedy,  James  S.  Bean, 

Isaac  C.  Dunham,  Fernando  De  Argome,       Louis  A.  Beaumont, 

John  B.  Emmes,  Minot  Thayer,  Charles  M.  Capin, 

Nathaniel  Carver,        John  Calnan. 

This  band  was  mustered  out  of  the  service  May  8,  1862. 

An  account  of  casualties,  deaths,  desertions,  promotions, 
and  changes,  in  Company  F,  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Regi- 
ment :  — 

Alexander  Hichbom,  Captain,  commissioned  June  26, 1861 ;  discharged 
May  13,  1862. 

Alpheus  K.  Harmon,  First  Lieutenant,  June  26,  1861,  Captain,  May 
10, 1862 ;  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Bull  Run  ;  discharged  July  8, 1864,  at  the 
expu"ation  of  three  years'  service ;  promoted  acting  provost  marshal  of 
the  Ninth  Massachusetts  District  June,  1864. 

Hiram  W.  Copeland,  Second  Lieutenant,  commissioned  June  26,  1861 ; 
discharged  January  8, 1862. 

John  S.  Stoddard  enlisted  in  Company  F,  of  the  Twelfth  Regiment  of 
Massachusetts  Volunteers,  as  a  private,  and  immediately  upon  the  organiza- 
tion of  the  company  was  appointed  Orderly  Sergeant ;  afterward  commis- 
sioned as  Second  Lieutenant  May  13,  1862  ;  promoted  First  Lieutenant 
December  14,  1862.  He  was  in  the  battle  of  Gettysburg,  and  narrowly 
escaped  being  taken  prisoner  ;  but  by  his  native  shrewdness  and  strategy,  he 
succeeded  in  getting  back  to  his  regiment ;  immediately  after  this  he  received 
a  Captain's  commission,  dated  July  23, 1862 ;  he  fell  while  leading  his  men 
on  in  the  very  face  of  the  enemy,  pierced  by  a  bullet,  killing  him  instantly. 
May  10,  1864,  in  the  battle  of  Spottsylvania,  Virginia. 

In  all  the  positions  that  he  was  called  to  fill,  he  proved  himself  faithful, 
and  an  officer  of  unusual  capacity,  while  his  kind  and  considerate  regard  for 
his  men,  and  his  ever  genial  disposition,  made  him  a  favorite  with  all,  where- 
ever  he  was  known,  and  the  community  in  which  he  lived  have  reason  to 
deplore  the  loss  of  one  whose  soldierly  qualities  commanded  the  respect  of 
his  associates.    He  was  buried  on  the  battle-field  by  his  men. 

Nathan  H.  Crosby,  First  Serjeant,  discharged  for  disability  October,  1862. 

Charles  L.  Sproul,  Sergeant,  discharged  by  order  from  War  Department 
August  1,  1863  ;  afterward  attached  to  the  Navy  on  the  Mississippi 
River;  commissioned  as  First  Lieutenant  in  Company  C,  Sixtieth  Massa- 
chusetts Regiment,  for  one  hundred  days'  service,  July  11,  1864  ;  Captain, 
July  30. 

Francis  P.  Holmes,  Sergeant,  discharged  September  1,  1861  ;  afterward 
re-enlisted,  and  was  killed. 

James  B.  Sampson,  Sergeant,  promoted  Second  Lieutenant  September  18, 
1862,  and  assigned  to  Company  A  January  13,  1863  ;  taken  prisoner  at  the 
battle  of  Gettysburg,  Virginia,  and  was  an  inmate  of  Libby  Prison,  Rich- 
mond, Virginia  ;  was  a  prisoner  at  Columbia,  South  Carolina,  where  he  ran 


256  msTOEY  OF  north  beidgewater. 

past  the  guard  with  two  other  fellow-captives,  and  reached  the  Union  lines 
in  safety,  after  a  perilous  journey  of  three  hundred  miles. 

James  S.  Tannett,  Corporal,  afterwards  Sergeant,  died  July  13,  1862,  of 
typhoid  fever,  at  ^lanassas. 

Uriah  Macoy,  Corporal,  afterwards  First  Sergeant  ;  taken  prisoner  at  the 
battle  of  Gettysburg,  and  was  a  resident  of  Belle  Isle  Prison,  Richmond, 
Virginia,  till  March,  1864;  commissioned  as  Captain  of  Company  C,  Six- 
tieth Massachusetts  Regiment,  in  one  hundred  days'  service,  July  11  ;  pro- 
moted Major  July  30,  1864; ;  mustered  out  of  service  November  30, 1864. 

Koswell  C.  Amsden,  Corporal,  discharged  for  disability  August  18,  1862. 

Galen  Edson,  Corporal,  promoted  Sergeant ;  died  February  20,  1864,  at 
Culpepper  Court  House,  Virginia.  He  was  engaged  in  the  battle  at  Cedar 
Mountain,  Thoroughfare  Gap,  Second  Bull  Run,  Fredericksburg,  Antietam, 
and  Gettysburg.  He  was  spoken  of  by  his  superior  officers,  as  a  brave  and 
faithful  soldier,  always  at  his  post,  never  shrinking  from  duty  or  danger. 

Charles  H.  Reinhardt,  Corporal,  discharged  for   disability  May  30,  1862. 

Frederic  C.  Packard,  Corporal,  transferred  to  Company  D  November  18, 
1861,  and  discharged  for  disability  October  17,  1862. 

Walter  D.  Packard,  Corporal,  detached  as  Hospital  Clerk,  at  Frederick, 
Maryland,  and  honorably  discharged  July  8, 1864. 

Edwin  T.  CoweU,  Corporal,  transferred  to  the  United  States  Signal  Corps 
January  13, 1864. 

James  Sullivan,  Musician,  discharged  for  disability  January  26,  1864. 

Joseph  H.  Lynch,  Wagoner,  mustered  out  of  service  July  8,  1864. 

James  A.  Allen,  Sergeant,  promoted  to  First  Lieutenant  July  23,  1863, 
Sergeant  Major,  January  25,  1863. 

Luther  E.  Alden,  Corporal,  transferred  to  Invalid  Corps  March  15,  1862, 
and  afterward  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps  ;  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Bull  Run. 

James  F.  Andrews,  Private,  mustered  out  at  the  expiration  of  service, 
July  8,  1864 ;  wounded  at  battle  of  Bull  Run  ;  released  from  Libby  Prison 
January,  1864. 

Leander  B.  Andrews,  Private,  mustered  out  at  expiration  of  service,  July 
8,  1864. 

John  Barry,  Private,  slightly  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Antietam,  Septem- 
ber, 1802  ;  mustered  out  at  the  expiration  of  service,  July  8,  1864. 

Henry  Burns,  Private,  slightly  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Antietam,  Sep- 
tember, 1802  ;    mustered  out  at  expiration  of  service,  July  8,  1864. 

Eli  Bunker,  Private,  slightly  wounded  at  tlie  battle  of  Antietam,  Septem- 
ber, 1802  ;  transferred  to  the  Invalid  Corps  January  16,  1864. 

Henry  L.  Bunker,  Priuaie,  slightly  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Antietam, 
September,  1862;  musteredoutof  service  July  8,  1864. 

William  11.  Bennie,  PWro^e,  discharged,  on  account  of  wounds  received  at 
Bull  Run,  February  12,  1863. 

George  W.  Childs,  Corporal,  killed  in  action,  at  the  battle  of  Fredericks- 
bufg,  Virginia,  December  18,  1862. 

John  D.  Creighton,  Private,  discharged,  on  account  of  wounds  received  at 
Bull  Run,  June  11,  1863. 


THE  REBELLION   OF   1861.  257 

Malcolm  F.  Dhalberg,  Private,  severely  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Antie- 
tam  ;  died  December  17,  1862. 

Thomas  Doyle,  Private,  severely  vroundcd  at  the  battle  of  Bull  Run  ;  dis- 
charged, on  account  of  wounds,  December  15,  1802. 

Albert  S.  Dean,  Private,  discharged  for  disability  June  4,  18G2. 

Aaron  B.  Dodge,  Private,  discharged  for  disability  January  9,  1863. 

Joseph  P.  Davis,  Private,  mustered  out  of  service  July  8,  ISGl. 

Sargent  Daniels,  Private,  transferred  to  the  United  States  Cavalry  Octo- 
ber 13, 1801. 

Seth  Edson,  Private,  discharged  for  disability  December  19,  1862. 

Aaron  B.  Frost,  Private,  died  in  battle  of  Bull  Run,  August  30,  1802. 

Josejoh  W.  Freeman,  Private,  discharged  for  disability  December  12,  1862. 

Henry  W.  Freeman,  Private,  mustered  out  of  service  July  8,  1804. 

Robert  F.  Fuller,  Private,  transferred  to  the  Veteran  Reserve  Corps  Jan- 
uary 10,  1804. 

Andrew  J.  Frost,  Private,  died  at  Fairfax  Court  House  August  28,  1802. 

John  C  Greeley,  Private,  transferred  to  brigade  head-quarters  ;  wounded 
at  the  battle  of  Bull  Run,  mustered  out  of  service  July  8,  1864. 

Warren  A.  Holmes,  Private,  discharged  for  disability  March  14,  1863. 

Linus  P.  Howard,  Private,  killed  at  the  second  battle  of  Bull  Run  Au- 
gust 30,  1862. 

Rufus  F.  Hull,  Private,  discharged  for  disability  October,  1862. 

Albert  P.  Hovey,  Private,  mustered  out  of  service  July  8,  1804. 

Nathaniel  H.  Hall,  Private,  transferred  to  division  head-quarters ;  mus- 
tered out  of  service  July  8,  1804. 

Christopher  T.  Harris,  Private,  discharged  for  disability  September  26, 
1862. 

Volney  Howard,  Sergeant,  promoted  to  Brigade  Commissary  Sergeant 
July  12,  1863. 

Clarence  E.  Hartwell,  Private,  transferred  to  the  United  States  Ca.valry 
October  13,  1801. 

John  S.  Hamilton,  Private,  died  of  small-pox,  near  Washington,  Decem- 
ber, 1802. 

Jolin  llallihan,  Private,  discharged  for  disability  June  11,  1863 

Charles  Howard  2d,  Private,  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Bull  Run ;  dis- 
charged for  disability,  on  account  of  wounds,  October  10,  1802. 

William  W.  Hayden,  minor,  Private,  discharged  June  28,  1802. 

Andrew  Jackson,  Sergeant,  slightly  wounded  in  the  eye  at  the  battle  of 
the  Wilderness ;  mustered  out  of  service,  July  8,  1864. 

Laban  Jackson,  Private,  wounded  in  the  side,  at  the  battle  of  the  Wilder- 
ness ;  mustered  out  of  service  July  8, 1804. 

Thaddeus  Keiih,  First  Sergeant, 'kiWedi  at  the  battle  of  the  Wilderness 
May  6,  1864.  At  the  time  of  his  death,  he  was  at  the  fore  front  of  the  bat- 
tle, where  he  gallantly  and  bravely  resisted  several  onsets  of  the  enemy. 
His  frank  and  generous  nature  made  him  a  favorite  in  the  company. 

Benjamin  J.  Keith,  Private,  discharged  for  disability  December  28,  1861. 

Dexter  D,  Keith,  Private,  discharged  for  disability  January  29,  1863  ; 

33 


258  HISTORY   OF   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

afterward  re-enlisted  ;  lost  his  right  hand  in  the  battle  at  Plymouth,  North 
Carolina,  April,  186-t,  and  taken  prisoner. 

Martin  M.  Keith,  Private^  severely  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Bull  Run. 

Carl  A.  Lindstedt,  Private,  slightly  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Fredericks- 
burg ;   mustered  out  of  service  July  8,  1864. 

Timothy  O'Leary,  Private,  transferred  to  New  York  Battery  ;  mustered 
out  of  service  July  8,  1804. 

Francis  A.  Manchester,  Private,  slightly  wounded  at  Antietam. 

Francis  N.  Maroni,  Corporal,  killed  in  action,  at  second  battle  of  Bull 
Bun,  August  30,  18G2. 

Henry  E.  INIorley,  Private,  slightly  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Antietam  ; 
mustered  out  of  service  July  8,  1864. 

Isaac  S.  Porter,  Private,  transferred  to  the  Veteran  Reserve  Corps  July 
1,  1863. 

James  A.  Packard,  Corporal,  detached  for  hospital  duty  ;  mustered  out 
of  service  July  8,  1864. 

Samuel  N.  Packard,  Private,  discharged  for  disability  July  3,  1863. 

Anthony  P.  Phillips,  Private,  discharged  March  4,  1863  ;  transferred  to 
the  Seventy-third  Ohio  Regiment. 

George  A.  Perkins,  Private,  killed  in  the  battle  of  Antietam,  September 
17,  1862. 

Oilman  B.  Parker,  Private,  slightly  wounded  at  the  battle  of  BuU  Run. 

Henry  C.  Richardson,  Private,  transferred  to  the  Thirty-ninth  Maesachu- 
eetts  Regiment  June  25,  1864. 

William  H.  Rugg,  Corporal,  mustered  out  of  service  July  8,  1864. 

Herbert  Phillips,  Private,  mustered  out  of  service  July  8,  1864. 

William  F.  Robinson,  Private,  mustered  out  of  service  July  8,  1864. 

Osgood  King,  Private,  transferred  to  the  Veteran  Reserve  Corps  Septem- 
ber 18,  1863. 

Henry  Rogers,  Private,  discharged  for  disability  March  4,  1863. 

Frederick  S.  Simonds,  Private,  severely  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Bull 
Run  ;  discharged  for  disability  March  13,  1863. 

Frank  M.  Stoddard,  Sergeant,  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Fredericksburg; 
killed  at  the  battle  of  Spottsylvania,  Virginia,  May  10,  1864. 

Francis  A.  Sanford,  Private,  killed  at  the  second  battle  of  Bull  Run,  Au- 
gust 30,  1862. 

George  S.  Smith,  Private,  transferred  to  the  Veteran  Reserve  Corps  Feb- 
ruary 20,  1864. 

Luther  T.  Snell,  Private,  severely  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Antietam ; 
discharged  for  disability  March  3,  1863. 

Harrison  Stevens,  Private,  severely  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Antietam  ; 
discharged  for  disability  December  25,  1862. 

George  F.  Tinkham,  Private,  severely  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Antietam  ; 
discharged  on  account  of  wounds  March  4,  1863. 

Ephraim  Tinkham,  Private,  wounded  at  Fredericksburg  ;  transferred  to 
the  Veteran  Reserve  Corps  March  15,  1862. 

Nathan  M.  Tripp,  Private,  mustered  out  of  service  July  8,  18G4. 


THE   REBELLION  OF   1861.  259 

Joseph  J.  Vincent,  Private,  promoted  Hospital  Steward  March  20,  1863. 

George  B.  Walker,  Private,  severely  wounded  at  the  second  battle  of  Bull 
Run  ;  died  at  Washington  of  wounds  September  24,  18G2. 

George  F.  Whitcomb,  Private,  discharged  for  disability  September  1, 18G1. 

Thomas  AY.  Wall,  Private,  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Antietam ;  discharged 
for  disability  November,  18G2. 

Lewis  B.  Wade,  Private,  wounded  at  Fredericksburg  ;  detached  as  Pro- 
vost Marshal ;  mustered  out  of  service  July  8,  I8G4. 

Herbert  0.  Morse,  Private,  no  report. 

Webster  Howard,  Private,  detached  to  provost  guard ;  discharged  April 
29,  1863. 

Jerome  R.  Hodge,  Private,  killed  in  the  battle  of  Fredericksburg,  De- 
cember 13,  1862. 

Franklin  M.  Godfrey,  Musician,  discharged  from  the  Twelfth  Regiment ; 
re-enlisted  in  the  Thirty-third  Regiment ;  mustered  out  of  service  July  8, 
1864. 

Richard  Packard,  Private,  killed  in  the  battle  of  Frdericksburg,  Decem- 
ber 13,  1862. 

Samuel  E.  Chandler,  Private,  promoted  to  Quartermaster  Sergeant  Jan- 
uary 25,  1863. 

Freeman  R.  Ranney,  Private,  transferred  to  the  Veteran  Reserve  Corpa 
September  17,  1863. 

John  Howard,  Private,  discharged  for  disability  December  27,  1862. 

William  AVoods,  Private,  discharged  for  disability  January  11,  1863. 

Lyman  Allen,  Private,  was  drafted  in  North  Bridgewater  July  15,  1863, 
and  was  detailed  to  do  guard  duty  at  Long  Island,  where,  by  strict  integrity 
of  character,  he  won  the  confidence  of  all  with  whom  he  had  to  do.  With 
others,  he  was  sent  to  the  front,  and  attached  to  the  Twelfth  Regiment,  and 
was  killed  in  the  first  battle  that  he  was  engaged  in,  near  Spottsylvania,  May 
10,  1864. 

Rodney  M.  Leach,  Private,  was  drafted  July  15,  1863,  transferred  to  the 
Thirty-ninth  Massachusetts  Regiment,  June  25,  1864,  wounded. 

Henry  L.  Winter,  Private,  killed  at  the  battle  of  the  Wilderness,  May  5, 
1864. 

Names  of  those  having  deserted  from  Company  F,  Twelfth 
Regiment,  after  being  regularly  enlisted :  — 

John  L.  Colter,  Private,  August  30,  1862,  at  the  second  battle  of  Bull 
Run. 

Charles  E.  Reed,  Private,  March  16,  1863,  at  Winchester,  Virginia. 

John  E.  Ford,  Private,  July  22,  1861,  from  Fort  Warren,  Boston  Harbor. 

Arthur  J.  O'Keefe,  Private,  August  30, 1862,  at  the  second  battle  of  Bull 
Run. 

Lawrence  Burke,  Private,  July  1,  1862,  at  Manassas  Junction. 

On  the  3d  of  May,  1861,  the  President  called  for  42,034 


2G0  HISTORY   OF   NORTH    BRIDGEWATEE. 

volunteers,  to  serve  for  three  years,  unless  sooner  discharged, 
to  be  mustered  into  infantry  and  cavalry  service ;  also  for 
an  increase  of  the  regular  army  of  22,714,  making  nearly 
65,000. 

The  number  required  of  Massachusetts  was  three  regi- 
ments ;  this  number  was  afterwards  increased  to  six,  and 
again,  by  the  persuasion  of  Colonel  Fletcher  Webster,  to 
seven  regiments. 

On  the  17th  of  June,  Massachusetts  offered  ten  more 
regiments  to  the  United  States  for  three  years,  which  were 
accepted.  Under  these  calls,  regiments  were  filled  and  sent 
to  camp,  or  to  the  field,  to  fill  up  old  regiments  as  they  were 
needed. 

The  following  lists  will  show  the  regiments  in  which  the 
men  from  North  Bridgewater  have  served  :  — 

List  of  Company  I,  First  Regiment  Massachusetts  Cavalry, 
Captain  Lucius  Richmond,  under  Colonel  Robert  Williams  :  — 

Nathaniel  Merchant,  First  Lieutenant,  discharged  December  2G,  1861. 

Freeman  n.  Shiverick,  First  Lieutenant,  promoted  from  Second  Lieutenant. 

Lewis  Cabot,  Second  Lieutenant,     i 

George  B.  Muesey,  Commissary  Sergeant.     Francis  A.  Richardson  Quarter- 
master Sergeant. 

SERGEANTS. 

Robert  S.  Capen,  George  W.  Leach, 

William  S.  Huntington,  Joseph  E.  Cole, 

George  N.  Holmes. 

CORPORALS. 

Benjamin  Knight,  Jr. ,      Augustine  A.  Colbum,    Joshua  Turnbull, 
Joseph  T.  Stevens,  Matthew  W.  Lincoln,       Roscoe  Tucker, 

John  II.  Walker,        Samuel  C.  Lovell. 

BUGLERS. 

Henry  T.  Daggett,        John  D.  Darling. 


A.  J.  Bailey,        Alfred  Worthington. 


THE  REBELLION    OP    1861. 


261 


Richard  Adams, 
Giles  R.  Alexander, 
Martin  Argan, 
Caleb  Badger, 
Andrew  W.  Bartlett, 
Joseph  Bisbee, 
Francis  A.  Bliss, 
James  Baynes, 
Ezekicl  N.  Brown, 
Virgil  F.  Blaisdell, 
Isaac  W.  Cox, 
Samuel  A.  Chandler, 
Richard  Cunningham, 
Thomas  F.  C.  Dean, 
Joel  D.  Dudley, 
Edward  Drury, 
George  A.  Edson, 
Elihu  T.  Ellis, 
Joseph  C.  Estes, 
William  H.  French, 
Ebenczer  R.  Faxon, 
James  Fitzpatrick, 
Tolman  French, 

Frederick  M 


PRIVATES. 

Charles  P.  Fame  worth, 
Edward  T.  George, 
Isaac  P.  Gayner, 
Francis  0.  Harlow, 
Henry  P.  Holmes, 
Hiram  F.  Howe, 
George  W.  Hunt, 
James  II.  Ilowland, 
Freeman  P.  Ilowland, 
Daniel  W.  Jacobs, 
John  Jewett. 
Edward  T.  Jordan, 
Caleb  H.  Joslyn, 
Andrew  J.  Keene, 
Noah  M.  Knight, 
Thomas  D.  Knight, 
William  H.  S.  Kimball, 
John  H.  Leonard, 
Ellis  V.  Lyon, 
Edward  A.  Lunt, 
Jeremiah  Leavitt, 
Daniel  Linnehan, 
Stephen  C.  Moulton, 
Wortman,         Eugene  W. 


Andrew  Morse, 
Wilson  Orr, 
Horace  F.  Pool, 
Isaac  R.  Porter, 
John  T.  Peterson, 
Charles  M.  Packard, 
Samuel  Patterson, 
Amandus  Richardson, 
Gilbert  R.  Richardson, 
William  W.  Robinson, 
George  W.  Reed, 
John  A.  Studley, 
Moody  K.  Stacy, 
Joseph  S.  Stone, 
William  A.  Smith, 
John  Sylvester, 
Edward  Tilden, 
James  H.  Tucker, 
William  A.  Vining, 
Rufus  IL  Willis, 
Henry  M.  Wheeler, 
Joseph  Ware, 
Nathan  C.  Wood, 
Whitehouse. 


This  company  was  recruited  in  North  Bridgewater  by 
Captain  Lucius  Richmond.  In  1853,  a  dragoon  company 
was  chartered  in  the  town,  and  when  the  call  was  made  for 
men,  he  enlisted  as  many  of  that  company  as  he  could,  and 
offered  their  services  to  the  Government,  and  was  accepted. 

The  company  left  North  Bridgewater  in  the  morning  train 
for  Camp  Brigham,  Readville,  on  the  11th  of  September,  1861. 
Before  leaving  the  town,  the  company  partook  of  a  collation 
at  their  armory,  and  then  marched  through  the  principal 
streets  in  the  village  to  the  music  of  drum  and  5fe,  escorted 
by  a  large  concourse  of  citizens,  with  engine  companies  Nos. 
2,  3,  and  5.  The  streets  were  filled  with  an  eager  crowd  to 
witness  their  departure,  and  bid  them  farewell. 

The  regiment  left  the  State  in  battalions.  The  first  battal- 
ion left  on  the  25th,  the  second  on  the  27th,  the  third  on  the 


262  HISTORY   OF   NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

29tb  of  December,  1861.  The  third  battahon —  consisting  of 
Company  I,  of  North  Bridgewater,  Captain  Lucius  Richmond, 
Company  K,  Captain  James  H.  Case,  of  Middleboro',  Com- 
pany L,  Captain  Wilham  Gibbs,  of  Waltham,  Company  M, 
Captain  Marcus  A.  Moore  of  Waltham  —  left  Camp  Brigham 
December  29,  1861,  by  the  way  of  the  "  Shore  Route  "  to 
New  Haven  and  New  York. 

Upon  their  arrival  in  New  York,  they  had  a  collation  pro- 
vided for  them  at  Park  Barracks,  where  they  remained  for 
fourteen  days.  Left  New  York  for  Port  Royal  in  steamer 
"  Marion,"  January  11,  1862,  where  they  arrived  after  a  pas- 
sage of  seventy-two  hours.  Camped  at  Hilton  Head  till  about 
the  1st  of  August.  From  thence  removed  to  Beaufort,  South 
Carolina ;  was  engaged  in  the  battle  of  Pocataligo,  South  Caro- 
lina, during  which  three  men  were  slightly  wounded  in  Compa- 
ny L  Afterward  remained  in  camp  till  April  1,  1863,  when 
twenty-five  men  were  detached  for  courier  duty  on  Morris 
and  Folly  Islands.  On  the  last  of  May,  the  remainder  of  the 
company  was  ordered  from  Beaufort  to  Hilton  Head,  and 
again,  on  the  7th  of  June,  fifteen  were  ordered  to  James 
Island,  under  General  Terry. 

On  the  7th  of  July,  Captain  Richmond  was  placed  in  com- 
mand of  fourteen  infantry  companies,  forming  the  picket-line 
from  Hilton  Head  to  Cariboque  Sound,  near  Fort  Pulaski  ; 
removed  to  head-quarters  at  Hilton  Head,  January  4,  1864. 
Ordered  to  Jacksonville,  Florida,  February  5,  where  they  ar- 
rived on  the  8th  of  February.  Here  they  joined  Captain  El- 
der's First  United  States  Battery  of  four  guns,  and  the  Forti- 
eth Massachusetts  Regiment  Mounted  Infantry,  under  com- 
mand of  Colonel  Guy  V.  Henry.  These  companies  were 
brigaded  and  placed  under  the  command  of  Colonel  Henry, 
as  acting  brigadier-general. 

These  forces  started  on  an  expedition  of  one  hundred  and 
fifty  miles  into  the  country  on  the  day  of  their  arrival,  and 


THE   REBELLION   OP   1861.  263 

during  the  first  night  surprised  and  captured  four  picket-posts 
of  five  men  each,  and  captured  an  artillery  camp  of  eight  guns, 
called  "  Camp  Finnegan/'  after  which  they  proceeded  on  to 
Baldwin  Station,  on  the  Jacksonville  and  Tallahassee  Railroad, 
where  they  arrived  at  sunrise  Februaiy  9,  1864,  and  captured 
four  cars  loaded  with  ammunition,  cannon,  and  forage,  and  also 
a  quantity  of  turpentine,  rosin,  and  cotton.  On  the  lOtli,  ar- 
rived  at  Barber's  Ford,  on  the  south  fork  of  St.  Mary's  River; 
here  the  forces  engaged  in  fight  about  noon.  During  this 
engagement,  Thomas  F.  C.  Dean,  of  Stoughton,  was  killed  ;  he 
was  a  member  of  Company  I,  from  North  Bridgewater.  Four 
men  were  slightly  wounded.  The  Union  forces  captured  forty- 
five  prisoners.  The  next  night  they  bivouacked  at  Sanderson- 
ville,  after  driving  Finnegan's  forces  from  there,  which  was 
his  head-quarters  at  that  time. 

After  destroying  distilleries,  corn,  etc.,  started  for  Lake  City, 
and  arrived  within  one  and  a  half  miles  of  that  place,  when  they 
engaged  General  Finnegan's  force,  in  sight  of  the  city.  After 
a  severe  fight  of  about  two  hours,  ammunition  becoming 
short,  and  having  no  supply-train,  they  fell  back  to  Barber's 
Ford,  by  order  of  General  Seymour. 

On  the  15th  of  February,  went  to  Callihan  Station,  on  the 
Gainesville  and  Fernandina  Railroad.  At  St.  Mary's  River 
destroyed  three  ferries,  and  returned  to  Barber's  Ford  on  the 
19th  February.  On  the  following  day.  General  Seymour  en- 
gaged the  rebels  at  Olustee  with  5,000  men,  the  enemy 
having  13,000  men.  After  a  severe  fight,  both  sides  fell  back. 
On  their  retreat,  the  Union  forces  destroyed  Baldwin  Village. 
Fought  at  Camp  Finnegan  February  23,  Mile  Run,  Feb- 
ruary 25. 

On  the  30th  of  March,  the  battalion  was  ordered  to  Pilatka, 
Florida,  where  they  remained  fourteen  days.  While  there, 
they  lost  four  men,  while  on  picket  duty, —  Matthew  Lincoln, 
of  Abington,  H.  F.  Poole,  of  Easton,  John  Sylvester,  of  East 


204-  HISTORY    OF    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

Bridgewater,  Roscoe  Tucker,  —  who  were  carried  to  Ander- 
sonville  Prison ;  the  last  three  have  since  died.  On  the  14th 
of  March,  the  battahon  evacuated  Pilatka.  At  this  time, 
part  of  the  company  having  re-enlisted  and  gone  on  a  furlough 
to  the  North,  Captain  Richmond  was  ordered  to  St.  Augustine, 
Florida,  with  the  remainder  of  the  company ;  stopped  there 
three  days ;  from  thence  removed  to  Jacksonville,  Florida. 
On  the  22d  of  April,  was  ordered  to  Virginia  ;  embarked  for 
Hilton  Head,  and  arrived  there  next  day.  May  1st,  started 
for  Yorktown,  Virginia ;  arrived  May  3d ;  joined  General 
Gilmore  May  8th,  at  Bermuda  Hundred.  The  company  was 
engaged  in  fights  on  the  8th  and  9th  of  May  at  Swift  Creek ; 
was  engaged  in  front  of  Fort  Darling  from  the  11th  to  the 
16th  of  May,  and  fell  back  to  Bermuda  Hundred  the  same 
da}^  On  the  9th  of  June,  was  engaged  in  front  of  Peters- 
burg, Virginia ;  on  the  28th  of  September,  was  in  front  of 
Richmond,  and  from  that  time  to  the  middle  of  November 
was  in  several  fights.  About  the  15  th  of  November,  was 
ordered  to  the  head-quarters  of  the  Army  of  the  James,  under 
General  Butler,  and  was  employed  on  escort  and  courier 
duty.  Captain  Richmond  was  honorably  discharged  Decem- 
ber 17,  1864,  after  thirty-nine  months'  service,  in  which  he 
proved  himself  a  brave  and  good  officer.  In  the  advance 
from  Jacksonville  to  Lake  City,  it  was  Captain  Richmond's 
company  that  led  the  advance,  capturing  and  first  engaging 
the  forces  of  the  enemy  in  front,  and  was  in  almost  every  in- 
stance successful. 

In  1864,  this  company  was  consolidated  into  the  Fourth 
Massachusetts  Cavalry,  so  that  the  history  of  those  from  North 
Bridgewater,  or  belonging  in  Company  I,  may  be  found  in 
that  regiment. 

List  of  men  from  North  Bridgewater  in  Company  K,  First 
Massachusetts  Cavalry,  Captain  James  H.  Case,  of  Bridge- 
water  :  — 


THE  REBELLION  OF  1861.  265 

Edmund  Crockett,  Waldo  Field,  Austin  H.  Snow, 

Joseph  Dam,  Jolin  Simonds,  Hiram  Thayer, 

WilUam  Welsh. 

List  of  changes,  casualties,  deaths,  etc.,  that  have  occurred 
in  Company  I,  of  the  First  IVIassachusetts  Cavalry,  under 
Captain  Lucius  Richmond  :  — 

Freeman  II.  Shiverick,  First  Lieutenant,  resigned  July  28,  18G2. 

Lewis  Cabot,  Second  Lieutenant,  transferred  to  the  Fourth  Massachusetts 
Cavalry. 

B.  Knight  Jr.,  Corporal,  discharged  for  disability  at  Beaufort,  May  12, 
1863.     lie  was  engaged  in  the  battle  of  Pocataligo,  October  22,  1862. 

George  N.  Holmes,  Sergeant,  discharged  for  disability  April  23,  1864. 

Joseph  T.  Stevens,  Corporal,  died  at  Hilton  Head  March  31,  1862. 

A.  J.  Keene,  Private,  discharged  for  disability  at  Beaufort,  April  22, 1863. 

Joshua  Turnbull,  Corporal,  discharged  for  disability  January  19,  1863. 

A.  W.  Bartlett,  Private,  died  at  Beaufort,  from  wounds  received  at  Bar- 
ber's Ford,  Florida,  February  10,  1864. 

Joseph  C.  Stone,  Private,  discharged  for  disability  at  Bedloe's  Island,  New 
York  Harbor,  August  29,  1862. 

Henry  T.  Daggett,  Bugler,  promoted  chief  Bugler  of  the  regiment  May  7, 
1864. 

Richard  Adams,  Private,  discharged  for  disability  April  20,  1862. 

Virgil  S.  Blaisdell,  Private,  discharged  for  disability  April  8,  1864. 

Caleb  Badger,  Private,  discharged  for  disability  July  9,  1863,  at  Beaufort, 
North  Carolina. 

Joseph  P.  Bisbee,  Private,  died  July  14,  1862,  was  in  action  at  Pocatal- 
igo. 

Thomas  F.  C.  Dean,  Private,  killed  at  Barber's  Ford  February  12,  1864. 
He  was  in  action  on  James  and  Morris  Islands  during  the  siege  of  Fort 
Wagner,  and  Pocataligo,  East  Florida. 

Tolman  French,  Private,  discharged  for  disability  May  4,  1864. 

James  Fitzpatrick,  Private,  transferred  to  the  Invalid  Corps,  July  9,  1863. 

Eben  R.  Faxon,  Private,  discharged  for  disability  at  Beaufort,  April  22, 
1863. 

James  H.  Rowland,  Private,  discharged  for  disability  at  Hilton  Head, 
April  8,  1862. 

John  Jewett,  Private,  transferred  to  Company  K  December  23,  1861. 

Jeremiah  Leavitt,  Private,  promoted  to  Hospital  Steward  1862. 

Edward  A.  Lunt,  Private,  discharged  for  disability  at  Beaufort,  July  9, 
1863. 

George  B.  Mussey,  Commissary  Sergeant,  transferred  to  the  non-com- 
missioned staflF  April  9,  1862  ;  discharged  December  10,  1862. 

Francis  A.  Richardson,  Quartermaster  Sergeant,  discharged  for  disability 
at  Hilton  Head,  December,  1863. 
34 


266  HISTORY    OF   NORTH    BRIDGEWATEE. 

Gilbert  R.  Richardson,  Private,  discharged  February  7,  1862. 

"W.  A.  Smith,  Private,  discharged  for  disability  at  Hilton  Head,  April  8, 
1802. 

Frederic  M.  Wortman,  Private,  fell  overboard  from  steamer-  "  Rebecca 
Clyde, "  in  Port  Royal  Harbor,  February  G,  1864,  in  action  at  Pooataligo. 

Hiram  ^I.  Wheeler,  Private,  dischai'ged  for  disability  at  Boston,  Novem- 
ber, 1802. 

R.  S.  Capcn,  Private,  promoted  to  Sergeant-jMajor  in  the  Fourth  Massa- 
chusetts Cavalry. 

S.  C.  Luvell,  Corporal,  transferred  to  Company  K;  promoted  to  Orderly 
Sergeant  August  23,  1864. 

F.  A.  Bliss,  Corporal,  transferred  to  Company  F  ;  promoted  to  Quarter- 
master Sergeant  August  12,  1864. 

J.  E.  Cole,  Private,  transferred  to  the  non-commissioned  staff  as  Saddler's 
Sergeant  September  10,  1864. 

John  II.  Walker,  Corpora!,  promoted  to  Quartermaster  Sergeant  ;  dis- 
charged at  the  expiration  of  service,  September  24,  1804. 

Augustine  A.  CoH^urn,  Corporal,  promoted  to  Commissary  Sergeant ;  die- 
charged  September  24, 1864. 

J.  II.  Leonard,  Corporal,  honorably  discharged  September  24,  1864. 

Isaac  Cox,  Private,  discharged  September  24,  1864. 

William  S.  Huntington,  Scrr/cant,  discharged  September  24,  1864. 

George  N.  Hunt,  Sergeant,  discharged  September  24,  1864. 

F.  O.  Harlow,  Sergeant,  discharged  Scptemb:r  24,  1864. 

D.  W.  Jacobs,  Sergeant,  discharged  September  24, 1864. 
JohnT.  Peterson,  Sergeant,  discharged  September  24, 1864. 
J.  R.  Porter,  Sergeant,  discharged  September  24,  1864. 

J.  D.  Darling,  Bugler,  promoted  to  the  non-commissioned  staff  Septem- 
ber 25,  1864. 

H.  P.  Holmes,  Private,  discharged  October  8,  1864. 
George  S.  Richards,  Private,  discharged  October  14,  1864. 
H.  F.  Howard,  Private,  discharged  October  30,  1864. 
Ai.  J.  Bailey,  Farrier,  discharged  October  30,  1864. 

E.  W.  Whitehouse,  Private,  discharged  November  13, 1804. 
John  Sylvester,  Private,  died  at  Andeisonville,  December,  1864. 
Roscoe  Tucker,  Private,  died  at  Florence,  South  Carolina,  January  29, 

1865. 

Horace  F.  Poole,  Private,  died  on  the  passage  home  from  Florence,  where 
he  had  been  confined  as  a  prisoner  of  war,  March  9,  1865. 

Matthew  W .  Lincoln,  Private,  was  a  prisoner  at  Florence,  exchanged  Au- 
gust 9,  1865. 

R.  II.  Willis,  Private,  promoted  to  Second  Lieutenant  January,  1865. 

George  W.  Leach,  P/7'f;a^c,  promoted  January,  1865. 

II.  S.  Kimball,  Private,  promoted  to  Second  Lieutenant  in  Colored  In- 
fentry,  December,  1864. 

Joel  D.  Dudley,  Corporal,  killed  at  High  Bridge,  Virginia,  April  6,  1865. 


THE   REBELLION  OP  1861.  267 

Samuel  Patterson,  Private,  captured  in  front  of  Jacksonville,  March  16, 
1864. 
Ellis  V.  Lyon,  Private,  died  September  24, 1864 ;  funeral  October  2,  1864. 

First  Massg-cbusetts  Regiment :  — 

Company  E,  Captain  Clark  B.  Baldwin,  John  Donahue. 

List  of  men  in  Captain  Francis  H.  Tucker's  company,  Com- 
pany H,  of  the  Second  Regiment  of  Massachusetts  Volun- 
teers, under  command  of  Colonel  George  H.  Gordon,  for 
three  years'  service,  as  mustered  May  25,  18G1,  from 
North  Bridgewater:  — 

James  P.  Bell,  Benjamin  N.  Gardner,  Patrick  Keenan, 

John  Cullen,  Charles  M.  Hall,  Patrick  ]\Iurray, 

Eichard  Casey,  Maurice  Keating,  Linus  B.  Thomas, 

Jeremiah  Merea,        Hugh  0.  Donald. 

List  of  men  in  Captain  "Ward  L.  Foster's  company,  Com- 
pany G,  of  the  Seventh  Regiment  of  Massachusetts  Volun- 
teers, under  the  command  of  Colonel  Darius  N.  Couch,  as 
mustered  into  three  years'  service  June  11, 1861,  from  North 
Bridgewater :  — 

Charles  W.  George,  Corporal.  James  S.  Newman,  Corporal. 

George  L.  Horr,  Morgan  Jones,  Joseph  Eeynolds,  Jr., 

Samuel  F.  Howard,  John  B.  Dean,  Horace  M.  Clark, 

Alonzo  S.  Hamilton,  Albert  D.  Hunt,  Jacob  Rotch, 

Russell  S.  Higgins,  Edward  B.  Leach,  Alfred  H.  Tilden, 

Oliver  Horton,  Francis  S.  Packard,  David  Thompson,  Jr., 

John  Griffin. 

We  also  find  the  following  names  in  the  same  regiment,  as 
follows  :  — 

Company  A,  Captain  David  H.  Dyer,  John  B.  Cobb. 
Company  K,  Captain  Franklin  P.  Harlow,  Walter  C.  Churchill, 
Company  E,  Captain  Horace  F.  Fox,  William  Douglas. 

List  of  men  in  Company  K,  Captain  George  W.  Button's 
company,  of  the  Ninth  Regiment  of   Massachusetts  Volun- 


268  HISTORY   OF    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

teers,  Colonel  Thomas  Cass,  as  mustered  into  three  years> 
service,  June  15,  1861,  from  North  Bridgewater:  — 

John  Lanagan,  Charles  0.  Collins,  Dennis  Wheelan, 

"William  Linnehan,  Michael  Clark,  James  "Webb, 

David  Maguire,  Patrick  Cunningham,  Roger  Cunningham, 

"William  Mitchell,  John  Sweeny,  ■V\''illiam  Farrell, 

Dklichael  Connell,  John  Scannell,  James  Gilbridge, 

James  Harris. 

Also  in  Company  B,  Captain  Christopher  Plunkett,  June 
15,  1861:  — 

Thomas  Hogau,  John  Horan,  John  Kussell, 

James  Riley,  Michael  Kelly,  Patrick  Sheridan. 

Company  E,  Captain  JohnR.  Teague,  Michael  Horan. 
Company  I,  Captain  James  E.  McCaffcrty,  Jr.,  Owen  Sweeney. 

A  list  of  men  from  North  Bridgewater  in  the  Eleventh 
Regiment  of  Massachusetts  Volunteers,  for  three  years,  as 
mustered  June  12,  18G1 :  — 

Company  B,  Captain  John  H.  Davis,  Thomas  Donahue,  William  "Walsh. 
Company  C,  Captain  Porter  D.  Tripp,  George  W.  "Wood. 
Company  E,  Captain  James  R.  Bigelow,  Dennis  Downey,  Miletus  Luther, 
Patrick  O'Brien,  Perlcy  A.  Doyle. 

In  the  Thirteenth  Regiment  of  Massachusetts  Volunteers, 
Company  K,  Captain  William  P.  Blackmer,  is 

Charles  Drayton,  mustered  June  26,  18G1. 

The  muster-rolls  of  the  Eighteenth  Massachusetts  Volun- 
teers, Colonel  James  Barnes,  contain  the  following  names 
mustered  in  July  and  August,  1861. 

Company  A,  Captain  Lewis  N.  Tucker,  James  Mathison. 
Company  B,  Captain  George  C.  Ruby,  William  Flannagan 
Company   E,   Captain    Thomas  "Weston,    Samuel    Kimball,    Ferdinand 
Robinson,  David  Sanford,  Thomas  "W.  Childs,  Howard  P.  Keith. 
Company  F,  Captain  Henry  Onion,  Thomas  P.  Leyden. 
Company  H,  Captain  Joseph  W.  Collingwood,  James  F.  "Willis. 
Company  I,  Captain  Frederic  D.  Forrest,  Ira  Belcher. 

Twentieth  Regiment,  Colonel  W.  Raymond  Lee  :  — 


THE  REBELLION  OF   1861.  269 

Company  H,  Captain  George  M.  Macy,  George  II.  Howard. 
Company  I,  Captain  A.  W.  Beckwith,  James  Barney. 

Twenty-second  Regiment,   under    command    of   Colonel 

Henry  Wilson  and  Colonel  Jesse  Gove  :  — 

Company  D,  Captain  John  F.  Dunning,  Francis  E.  Allen,  Edward 
Latlirop. 

Twenty-third  Regiment,  Colonel  John  Kurtz :  — 
Company  K,  Captain  Carlos  A.  Hart,  Moses  Paron. 

Twenty-fourth  Regiment,  Colonel  Thomas  G.  Stevenson :  — 

Company  G,  Captain  Robert  F.  Clark,  George  A.  Howard,  Justin 
Howard,  Paul  W.  Jackson. 

Company  F,  Captain  George  F.  Austin,  Heman  E.  Packard, 

List  of  men  in  the  Twenty-eighth  Regiment  of  Massachu- 
setts Volunteers  :  — 

Company  B,  Captain  Lawrence  P.  Barrett,  Philip  Donahue. 

Company  C,  Captain  John  Brennan,  Timothy  Connolly,  Michael  Casy, 
Edward  Duyer,  John  Doherty,  Edward  Magrane,  Thomas  Maloney,  Thomas 
Sullivan,  Uriah  Phillips,  John  Flannagan. 

Company  I,  Captain  G.  F.  McDonald,  Timothy  Regan,  Hugh  Riley,  John 
Canara. 

Twenty-ninth  Massachusetts  Regiment,  under  command  of 

Colonel  E.  W.  Peirce,  three  years'  service,  1861  :  — 

Company  B,  Captain  Israel  N.  Wilson,  Anthony  La  Rochelle, 
Company  C,  Captain  Lebbeus  Leach,  Edward  F.  Drohan,  David  W. 
Harden,  John  S.  Howard,  William  Keith. 

Company  G,  Captain  Charles  D.  Richardson,  George  W.  Pope. 

Thirtieth  Regiment,  Colonel  N.  A.  M.  Dudley :  — 
Company  D,  Captain  Marsh  A.  Ferris,  D.  M.  Rochester. 

Thirty-second  Regiment,  Colonel  Francis  J.  Parker :  — 

Company  B,  Captain  George  L.  Prescott,  Charles  Augustus. 
Company  G,  Captain  Charles  Bowers,  Julius  R.  Churchill. 
Company  H,  Captain  Henry  W.   Moulton,   Sylvester  Russell,   Daniel 
Shannaban. 

Again  the  President,  at  the  request  of  the  various  govern- 
ors of  the  loyal  States,  issued  a  proclamation,  July  1,  1862, 


270  HISTORY   OF   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

calling  for  three  hundred  thousand  more  volunteers,  to  serve 
for  three  years,  or  during  the  war.  The  number  of  regi- 
ments sent  from  the  State,  up  to  this  date,  was  twenty-seven, 
besides  thirteen  unattached  companies,  making  in  all  31,377 
men. 

The  quota  for  Massachusetts  was  15,000;  the  number 
called  for  from  North  Bridgewater  was  52.  In  response 
to  the  above  call,  a  legal  meeting  of  the  town  was  held  at 
the  new  church  vestry  July  19,  1862,  at  which  it  was 
"  voted  to  borrow  $5,200  for  a  term  of  years ;  and  to  pay 
$100  each  to  any  person  that  should  volunteer  into  the 
service  of  the  United  States,  under  the  late  call  of  the 
President." 

After  remarks  by  several  gentlemen  present,  the  following 
resolutions  were  oiTered  by  D.  C.  Cowell,  and  adopted :  — 

Resolved,  That  earth  has  never  seen  a  holier  war  than  that  now  waged 
by  the  Government  of  the  United  States,  to  put  down  rebellion  ;  and  that 
we  should  be  derelict  and  criminal  in  the  highest  degree,  if  we  failed  to 
make  every  needful  sacrifice,  in  order  to  transmit  to  our  posterity  the  glo- 
rious heritage  of  popular  government 

Resolved,  That  we  hail  with  satisfaction  the  recent  legislation  in  Con- 
gress, as  an  evidence  on  the  part  of  the  government  that  treason  and  rebel- 
lion shall  be  promptly  and  effectually  cruslied. 

Resolved,  That  there  shall  be  paid  from  the  town  treasury  to  each  vol- 
unteer from  this  town,  who  shall  enlist  on  or  before  the  30th  inst.,  until 
our  quota  is  complete,  the  sum  of  one  hundred  dollars. 

Resolved,  That  while  the  citizens  of  this  town  will  endeavor  to  do,  and 
will  do,  their  duty,  and  their  whole  duty,  they  have  a  right  to  expect 
that  those  in  authority,  whether  in  Congress,  the  cabinet,  or  the  field,  will 
pursue  a  vigorous  policy,  and  make  war  in  earnest,  until  the  last  rebel  has 
laid  down  his  arms,  and  acknowledged  paramount  allegiance  to  the  United 
States. 

Resolved,  That  justice,  which  is  the  only  sound  policy  and  the  best  econ- 
omy, demands  that  the  government  should  call  upon  every  loyal  person, 
without  distinction  of  complexion  or  race,  within  the  rebel  States,  to  rally 
around  the  flag  of  the  Union,  and  should  give  freedom  and  protection  to  all 
who  obey  tlie  call,  and  that  the  neglect  in  the  future  so  to  do  will  be  a  stu- 
pendous blunder,  unparalleled  in  the  history  of  the  world. 

Immediately  after  the  above  meeting,  the  business  of  re- 


THE  EEBELLION    OF    1861.  271 

cruiting  and  filling  the  town's  quota  was  brisk,  resulting  in 
the  following  persons  enlisting  for  the  term  of  three  years, 
or  during  the  war. 

In  the  Thirty-third  Regiment  of  Massachusetts  Volunteers 
for  three  years'  service,  Colonel  Albert  C.  Maggi  commander, 
we  find :  — 

Enlisted  in  July  and  August,  1862. 

Company  B,  Captain  James  Brown,  Andrew  Anderson,  Alexander  Tamer. 

Company  H,  Captain  Edward  B.  Blasland,  Thomas  Drohan,  Charles  0. 
Flannagan,  Arthur  Mclntee,  Peter  Donahue,  Patrick  McEstee. 

Company  I,  Captain  Elisha  Doane,  Caleb  Athearns,  Albert  B.  Dunbar, 
Matthew  Grady,  Gustavus  Arfridson,  Daniel  Feeley,  Oliver  M.  Holmberg, 
Joseph  Beals,  John  Finnegan,  John  Maguire,  Charles  Strommet. 

Company  M,  Captain  B.  Frank  Rogers,  William  O'Brien,  John  H.  T. 
Sanford,  John  Mason,  Harrison  L.  Higgins,  Charles  F.  Swanstrom. 

List  of  men  in  the  Thirty-fifth  Regiment  of  Massachusetts 
Volunteers  for  three  years'  service.  Colonel  Edward  A.  Wild 
commander :  — 

Enlisted  in  July  and  August,  1862. 

Company  A,  Captain  Stephen  H.  Andrews,  Thomas  P.  Bamfield,  Albert 
G.  Drake,  Marcus  E.  Packard,  Alden  Cusliing,  Charles  N.  Packard,  Edwin 
L,  Snow,  Dudley  Wade,  Henry  C.  Ames. 

Company  C,  Captain  Tracy  P.  Cheever,  Preston  Holbrook,  Davis  B.  Rey- 
nolds, William  P.  Roberts,  Elmer  W.  Holmes,  Heman  F.  Stranger,  John 
Kendall,  James  Ide,  Horatio  D.  Snow,  Edward  F.  Snow,  George  L.  Robin- 
eon,  Elisha  A.  Cashing,  Henry  A.  Willis,  William  Deane. 

List  of  men  in  Company  K,  Thirty-eighth  Massachusetts 
Regiment  of  Volunteers,  Colonel  Timothy  Ingraham :  — 

Captain  James  H.  Slade, 

George  A.  Jenks,  Gibbon  Sharp,  Jr.,  John  Kendall, 

Edmund  A.  Landers,         Samuel  H.  Sanford,  Jr.,     William  A.  W.  Averill, 
Thomas  R.  Broadhurst. 

Thirty-ninth  Massachusetts  Regiment,  Colonel  P.  Stearns 
Davis  :  — 

Company  A,  Captain  George  S.  Nelson,  Sylvanus  E.  Packard,  George  W. 
Cole,  Samuel  Dean. 
Company  F,  Captain  Joseph  J.  Cooper,  Fernando  C.  Skinner. 


070. 


HISTORY   OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER, 


Company  H,  Captain  Charles  N.  Hunt,  Francis  J.  Childs,  Ephraim  F. 
Howard. 

List  of  men  in  Company  A,  Captain  James  T.  Lurvey, 
Fortieth  Regiment  of  Massachusetts  Volunteers,  Colonel 
Burr  Porter :  — 

Nelson  Cushman,  A.  G.  Tinkham,  Lucius  S.  Perkins, 

John  D.  Sanford,  JohnL.  Mason,  Albert  W.  Haydea. 

The  following  men  enlisted  in  the  Ninth  Massachusetts 
Light  Battery  in  July  and  August,  1862,  for  three  years'  ser- 
vice, under  the  command  of  Captain  Achille  De  Vecchi :  — 

David  Brett,  Richard  Holland,  Henry  Packard, 

Bartlett  C.  Edson,  John  II.  Kelley,  Eleazer  Cole, 

Henry  Fenn,  Henry  F.  Nash,  H.  A.  Packard, 

Reuben  L.  Willis,        Austin  Packard. 

List  of  men  in  Tenth  Massachusetts  Battery,  under  the 
command  of  Captain  J.  Henry  Sleeper,  for  three  years'  ser- 
vice, mustered  September  9,  1862  :  — 

John  p.  Apthorp,  Charles  N.  Packard,  Franklin  Ward. 

In  the  early  part  of  the  year  1862,  permission  was  given  to 
raise  a  company  of  Heavy  Artillery  for  garrison  duty  at  Fort 
Warren,  Boston  Harbor ;  this  company  was  raised  by  Stephen 
Cabot  of  Boston. 

For  this  service  we  find  the  name  of 

John  Geary,  mustered  March  6,  18G2. 

Again  in  August,  came  a  call  for  300,000  more  troops  as 
follows :  — 

Ordered^  First,  that  a  draft  of  300,000  militia  be  immediately  called  into 
the  service  of  the  United  States,  to  serve  nine  months,  unless  sooner  dis- 
charged. 

Ordered,  Second,  that  if  any  State  shall  not,  by  the  15th  of  August,  fur- 
nish its  quota  of  the  additional  300,000  authorized  by  law,  the  deficiency  of 
volunteers  for  that  State  shall  be  made  up  by  a  special  draft  from  the 
militia. 

EDWm  M.  STANTON, 
Secretary  of  War. 


THE   REBELLION  OF   18G1.  273 

The  quota  for  Massachusetts,  under  this  call,  was  19,080. 
In  response  to  this  call,  the  people  were,  as  in  the  previous 
calls,  "wide  awake."  Early  on  Thursday  morning,  August 
21,  1862,  a  large  handbill  was  circulated  with  the  following 
announcement :  "  War  meeting  I  Grand  rally !  Vbluntee7'ing' 
vs.  drafting!  Rally  to  your  country's  call  I"  etc.  The  meet- 
ing which  this  bill  called  together  was  held  on  the  afternoon 
of  Thursday,  the  21st,  at  two  o'clock,  in  the  new  church 
vestry.  Patriotic  speeches  were  made  by  Hon.  B.  W.  Harris, 
of  East  Bridgewater,  J.  C.  Cluer,  of  Boston,  and  others  of 
the  town,  the  sentiment  of  the  meeting  being  decidedly  in 
favor  of  crushing  the  rebellion.  This  meeting  closed  at 
five  o'clock  p.  M.,  to  give  way  for  a  legal  town  meeting,  to  be 
held  in  the  same  place.  At  the  close  of  this  meeting,  which 
had  been  adjourned  to  the  Saturday  following,  after  remarks 
by  several  persons  present,  the  following  resolutions  were 
offered  by  David  L.  Co  well,  which  were  adopted  by  the 
meeting :  — 

Resolved,  That  the  citizens  of  North  Bridgewater,  in  furnishing  their 
quota  of  the  300,000  volunteers  for  three  years,  and  the  additional  quota  for 
nine  months,  have  neither  exhausted  their  means  nor  their  patriotism,  but 
that  they  are  seady  to  respond  to  another  call,  and  still  another,  if  neces- 
sarjf,  to  put  down  treason  and  rebellion. 

Resolved,  That  the  present  rebellion  is  an  insurrection  of  political  slave- 
holders against  republican  institutions,  and  therefore  the  power  of  slavery 
should  henceforth  be  turned  to  the  use  of  freedom  ;  that  the  slaves  of 
rebels  should  be  liberated,  and  as  many  of  them  as  are  willing  armed  ;  and, 
while  we  have  unwavering  confidence  in  the  honesty  and  patriotism  of  the 
President,  we  earnestly  implore  him  to  have  faith  in  the  people,  and  go 
ahead. 

Resolved,  That,  without  detracting  from  the  merit  of  those  who  have 
gone  before,  the  alacrity  with  which  our  young  men  come  forward,  in 
response  to  the  call  for  nine  months'  men,  eminently  entitles  them,  under 
the  peculiar  circumstances  of  the  case,  to  be  called  volunteers. 

The  number  that  had  enlisted,  up  to  the  close  of  the  meet- 
ing, was  seventy,  each  of  whom  generously  offered  to  relin- 
quish fifty  dollars  on  their  bounty  of  one  hundred  and  fifty 
dollars,  as  voted  by  the  town  to  be  paid  to  each  volunteer. 


274  HISTORY   OF    NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

From  August  25  to  December  9,  1862,  the  following  per- 
sons enlisted  in  the  nine  mouths'  service,  as  appears  on  the 
rolls  of  the  various  companies  from  North  Bridgewater :  — 

List  of  men  in  Company  K,  from  North  Bridgewater,  in 
the  Third  Massachusetts  Regiment  of  Volunteers,  for  nine 
months'  service,  under  Colonel  Silas  P.  Richmond,  from 
September  23,  18G2:  — 

Samuel  Bates,  Captain. 

Augustus  Davenport,  Albert  L.  Marshall,  Shepard  B.  Wilbur, 

N.  M.  Davenport,  Jr.,  Isaac  P,  Osborne,  Nathan  F.  Packard, 

Luther  M.  Morse,  James  II.  Packard,  George  Phelan, 

Henry  L.  Manly,  Eiisha  Reynolds. 

The  above  regiment  served  in  the  commencement  of  the 
war  as  three  months'  volunteers  from  the  old  militia  organ- 
ization. After  their  term  of  service  at  Fortress  Monroe  had 
expired,  it  returned  to  its  old  place  in  the  militia  of  Massa- 
chusetts. When  the  call  was  made  for  a  draft  of  nine 
months'  men,  the  Tliird  Regiment,  Colonel  Silas  P.  Richmond, 
volunteered  at  once,  and  was  sent  to  Camp  Joe  Hooker,  at 
Lakeville,  where  it  filled  up  its  ranks  to  the  full  requirement. 
The  above  company  embarked  on  board  the  steamers  "  Mer- 
rimac  "  and  "  Mississippi,"  at  Boston,  October  22,  1862,  and 
sailed  for  Beaufort,  N.  C,  the  same  evening."'^ 

List  of  men  in  Company  E,  Fourth  Regiment  of  Massa- 
chusetts Volunteers,  Colonel  Henry  Walker,  for  nine  months' 
service,  from  September  26,  1862 :  — 

Lewis  Soule,  Captain. 
Henry  F.  Dearborn,  Albert  S.  Peck,  Matthew  T.  Packard. 

This  regiment  went  into  Camp  Joe  Hooker,  at  Lakeville ; 
afterwards  in  service,  under  General  Banks,  at  New  Orleans. 

List  of  men  in  Company  C,  Forty-second  Regiment  of 
Massachusetts  Volunteers,  under  Colonel  Isaac  S.  Burrill,  for 
nine  months'  service,  mustered  in  October,  1862  :  — 

*  Sco  Colonel  Richmond's  Report  for  further  items  concerning  their  service. 


THE  REBELLION  OF   18G1.  275 

Orville  W.  Leonard,  Captain. 

Frederick  C.  Blanchard,  William  McGrane,  Cornelius  Dufiy, 

Augustus  Bowley,  Patrick  McGrane,  Frank  Langrcn, 

Christopher  Corcoran,  Andrew  P.  Olson,  Hugh  Mclntire, 

Swan  P.  Colberg,  Willard  F.  Packard,  Robert  Owens, 

Josiah  Edson,  Albert  Thompson,  George  F.  Parker, 

Leroy  S.  Hamilton,  Thomas  M.  Farrell,  ^lichael  Reardon, 

James  Kenyon,  Hiram  A.  Freeman,  Thomas  Kelly, 

David  Murphy,  Volncy  H.  Dunbar,  James  Corcoran. 

This  regiment  was  recruited  at  Camp  Meigs,  Readville, 
the  necleus  of  which  was  the  Second  Regiment,  afterwards 
changed  to  the  Forty-second.  It  was  ordered  to  General 
Banks's  Department,  in  the  Gulf,  and  was  on  duty  at  New 
Orleans,  Galveston,  and  CarroUton,  La. 

List  of  men  in  Company  K,  Forty-third  Regiment  of 
Massachusetts  Volunteers,  under  Colonel  Charles  L.  Hoi- 
brook,  mustered  September  16,  1862,  for  nine  months'  ser- 
vice :  — 

J.  Emory  Rounds,  Captain. 

Cyrus  F.  Copeland,  Martin  V.  B.  Dunham,  George  H.  FuUerton, 

Aaron  S.  Harlow,  Daniel  B.  Lovell,  Sherman  T.  Merea, 

John  S.  Perry,  Charles  Tillson. 

This  regiment  was  recruited  through  the  influence  of  the 
Second  Battalion,  M.  V.  M.,  First  Brigade,  First  Division, 
otherwise  known  as  the  "  Tiger  Regiment ;  "  was  in  camp  at 
Readville  ;  left  camp,  and  embarked  on  board  transport, 
October  24,  1862,  and  sailed  for  Newborn,  N.  C,  where  it 
was  in  service  in  General  Foster's  Division. 

In  the  Forty-fourth  Regiment  of  Massachusetts  Volun- 
teers, Colonel  Francis  L.  Lee,  nine  months'  service :  — 

Company  D,  Captain  Henry  D.  Sullivan,  Howard  Davis, 

This  regiment,  otherwise  known  as  the  "  New  England 
Guard  Regiment,"  encamped  at  Camp  Meigs,  Readville, 
embarked  on  board  steamer  "  Merrimac,"  for  Newbern,  N.  C, 
October  22, 1862. 


276  HISTORY    OF   NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

List  of  men  in  the  Forty-fifth  Regiment  of  Volunteers,  for 
nine  months'  service,  under  Colonel  Charles  R.  Codman, 
Company  G,  Captain  Joseph  Murdock :  — 

George  E.  Allen,  Richard  Field,  Charles  E.  Triboa, 

William  S.  Brett,  Robert  S.  Maguire,  William  II.  Vose, 

Sydney  Chandler,  Moses  A.  Packard,  Charles  A.  Crocker, 

Andrew  C.  Gibbs,  Warren  Shaw,  William  E.  Bryant, 

Augustus  B.  Loring,  George  Thacher,  Davis  II.  Packard, 

Marcus  H.  Reynolds. 

This  regiment  was  well  known  as  the  "  Cadet  Regiment," 
from  the  fact  that  many  of  the  officers  belong  to  that  organ- 
ization; embarked  on  board  steamer  for  Newborn,  N.  C, 
October  24,  1862,  where  it  joined  General  Foster's  forces. 
They  were  engaged  in  the  battles  of  Whitehall  and  Kinston. 

In  the  Forty-eighth  Regiment  of  Massachusetts  Volun- 
teers,  for  nine  months'  service,  Colonel  Eben  F.  Stone, 
Company   K,   Captain  J.    S.   Todd,   we   find 

Charles  B.  Shaw,  mustered  December  9,  1862^ 

This  regiment  was  in  the  Department  of  the  Gulf. 

This  completes  the  lists  of  those  who  were  from  North 
Bridgewater  in  the  nine  months'  service.  The  foregoing 
exhibits  all  the  regular  enlistments  in  the  various  companies 
in  Massachusetts  regiments.  We  next  find  the  scattering 
enlistments,  as  follows :  — 

Men  in  the  Rhode  Island  Contingent,  belonging  in  North 
Bridgewater,  previous  to  January,  1863 :  — 

George  B.  Bunker,  Albert  Mathison,  Thomas  0.  Mera,  Patrick  Casey,  in 
the  Third  Regiment. 

John  W.  Curtis,  in  the  Fourth  Regiment. 

Ninth  Rhode  Island  Battery :  — 

Benjamin  Packard,  John  Pike,  Eben  Luther, 

Fi-anklin  Reynolds,  Edmund  Reynolds,  William  II.  Wade. 

List  of  men  in  the  New  York  Contingent,  from  North 
Bridgewater,  previous  to  January,  1863:  — 


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277 


Terrance  Connell,  Company  K,  Fourth  KegimeDt. 

William  Fitzgerald,  Sickles  Brigade. 

Rufus  E.  Matthews,  Mounted  Rifles. 

Philip  McDonald,  Ninety-ninth  Regiment. 

Hugh  Riley,  "  "  Company  K. 

MEN  WHO  ARE,  OR  HAVE  BEEN,  IN  THE   NAVAL   SERVICE,   FROM 
NORTH  BRIDGEWATER,  PREVIOUS  TO  1863. 


Entered  ser- 

Name ves- 

Names. 

vice. 

Term. 

sel. 

Remarks. 

William  W.  Packard, 

Feb.   10,  18G1 

3  years 

Kingfisher 

Promoted  to  Capt.  Steward 

Chai-les  H.  Packard, 

Sept.  12,  1862 

1  year 

Dacotah 

Discharged  Sept.  12,  1863 

Walter  L.  French, 

Aug.  11,  1862 

Hunchback 

Aug.  15,  1863 

Georjre  F.  Packard, 

"     12,  1862 

Daylight 

June    6,  1863 

Samuel  J.  Wade, 

"     11,  1862 

Miami 

"           Sept.     6,  1863 

Lorenzo  J.  Dam, 

"     11,  1862 

" 

"              "        6,  1863 

Elijah  Smith, 

"     11,1862 

Colorado 

"              "             1863 

S.  S.  Churchill, 

"     12,  1862 

Housatonic 

"      17,  1863 

Names   of  persons   drafted   in   North   Bridgewater,  Sub- 
District  No.  27,  July,  1863:  — 


Rufus  E.  Howard, 
Rufus  Copeland, 
Ellison  Hawes, 
Charles  H.  Gary, 
Levi  Leach, 
John  D.  Thayer, 
Michael  McSweeney, 
Josiah  E.  Packard, 
Henry  Cross, 
Lorenzo  D.  Bates, 


Leonard  C.  Stetson, 
Francis  Brett, 
Henry  M.  Jackson, 
Charles  H.  Phillips, 
Perez  McFarland, 
Nathaniel  B.  Blackstone, 
John  W.  Hay  ward, 
Samuel  A.  Ilolbrook, 
James  McGuire, 
Sylvanus  C.  Stetson, 


[The  above  persons  paid  a  commutation  fee  of  three  hundred  dollars  each.] 
Simeon  W.  Edson,  Luther  H.  Hollis, 

George  W.  Andrews,  George  M,  Nash, 

William  H.  Searle,  Lyman  Allen, 

Rodney  M.  Leach, 
[The  last  named  were  sent  to  rendezvous  ] 
,.-    Warren  A.  Howard,  Edwin  Howard, 

John  P.  Bertman,  Simeon  D.  Carr, 

Joseph  Bullard,  Lysander  F.  Gurney, 

^-George  E.  Sturtevant,  Francis  L.  Wilder, 

'     Zina  Hayward,  2d,  Pelham  Jones. 

Lyman  E.  Tribou, 
[Each  furnished  substitutes.] 


A  proclamation  was  issued,  October  17,  1863,  calling  for 


278  HISTORY    OF   NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

300,000  more  soldiers,  for  three  years,  or  during  the  war ; 
and,  ''in  all  places  where  the  quotas  are  not  filled  on  or 
before  January  5, 1864,  on  that  day  a  draft  will  be  enforced." 
In  the  enlistments  under  this  call,  they  were  for  one,  two,  or 
three  years,  and  in  any  company  that  was  not  full,  and  hail- 
ing from  the  same  State  that  the  recruit  resided  in. 

In  the  First  Regiment  of  Heavy  Artillery  from  Massachu- 
setts, mustered  in  November  and  December,  1863,  for  three 
years,  are  the  following :  — 

David  W.  Graves,  Frank  E.  Drake,  John  E.  Hollie, 

Luther  Shepardson,  Daniel  B.  Eames,  Charles  E.  Jernegan. 

List  of  persons  from  North  Bridge  water  in  the  Second 
Heavy  Artillery,  mustered  into  three  years'  service  in  Au- 
gust, October,  and  December,  1863:  — 

William  E.  Bryant,  Jonathan  TV.  Shaw,  James  Coffee, 

William  Kerrigan,  Philip  Saxton,  Joseph  Hurley, 

Christopher  Brannagan,  John  M.  Wentworth,  Dexter  D.  Keith, 

William  Murphy,  George  T.  Whitcomb,  Sumner  A.  Smith, 

Veteran  Reserve  Corps  :  — 

Nehemiah  C.  Ivers,  three  years  ;  mustered  October  21,  1863. 
Patrick  Powers,  one  year  ;  mustered  November  11,  1863. 
Morris  Glancy,  three  years  ;  mustered  November  2-4,  1863. 

Fifty-sixth  Regiment  Massachusetts  Volunteers  :  — 

Company  A,  Captain  George  A.  Fletcher,  Warren  S.  Gumey,  mustered 
for  three  years,  December  26,  1863. 

Company  G,  Samuel  T.  Packard,  mustered  January  19,  1864. 

Second  Massachusetts  Cavalry,  three  years'  service  :  — 

Fisher  Copeland,  mustered  December  29,  1863. 
George  H.  Matthews,  mustered  January  1,  1864. 
Patrick  Donahue,  mustered  October  80,  1863, 

March  14,  1864,  an  order  was  given  to  the  various  provost 
marshals  throughout  the  State,  by  order  of  President  Lin- 
coln, to  draft  two  hundred  thousand  men,  as  a  reserve  force, 
in  addition  to  the  five  hundred  thousand  called  for  in  Feb- 


THE  REBELLION    OF    1861. 


279 


ruary,  1864,  to  be  used  in  the  army,  navy,  and  marine  corps 
of  the  United  States. 

The  different  towns  were  allowed  till  April  15th  to  fill  up 
their  quota,  under  this  call,  by  volunteering. 

Under  this  call,  the  following  persons  were  in  service  in 
the  Veteran  Reserve'  Corps  of  the  United  States  :  — 


Patrick  Powers, 
Daniel  Delaney, 
Simeon  Dowling, 
Caleb  Badger, 


Edward  Creedan, 
Thomas  Havy, 
Elbridge  L.  Leach, 
James  Fadden, 
Turner  Torrey. 


Daniel  Donahue, 

Patrick  Lynch, 
Edward  P.  Packard, 
Cyrus  L.  Williams, 


First  Brigade,  First  Division,  Twentieth  Corps,  United 
States  troops :  — 


Orlando  Dow, 
Alden  B.  Winns, 
John  L.  Hibbard, 


A.  M.  Robinson, 
George  A.  Stone, 
William  Kearney, 


Otis  H.  Hamilton, 
George  H.  Stearns, 
Nathaniel  McKinsley, 


The  following  persons  were  obtained  to  fill  up  the  town's 
quota  under  call  of  March  14,  1864 :  — 

Three  Years''  Recruits  obtained  at  Washington, 

James  Wilson May  2,  1864,  1st  Reg.  Reserve  Corps. 

James  Resss " 

Gerthref  Wentgel " 

Charles  Hammond " 

Henry  A.  Levick " 

Lyman  A.  Root " 

William  Hunt " 

George  J.  Miller " 

George  Jordan May  3,  1864, 

James  R.  Brown " 

Michael  F.  Kelley " 

James  D.  Cole " 

Baptist  Sawyer " 

Adolphus  Richards May  2,  1864, 

James  S.  Badger April  30,  1864,  1st  Battery. 

Nathaniel  Colman May  1,  1864,  22d  Reg.,  Co.  H. 

Robert  Eckhart "  "  " 

Henry  Hughes "  "  " 

Michael  Ryan "  "  " 

Andrew  J.  Covell May  3,  1864,  24th  Reg.,  Co.  B. 

Nicholas  Paul "  "  " 


280  HISTORY  OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

Iklichael  Stanton May    3,  1864,  24th  Reg.,  Co.  B. 

Christian  Alson "  "  " 

John  F.  Cunningham "  2d  Batt.,  lOlst  Co. 

David  Martin "  "  " 

Michael  Fony '*  "  123d  Co. 

Charles  Gall "  "  " 

Charles  R.  Goodwin «*   .  "  " 

James  Miller "  «<  " 

David  P.  Shaw ««  "  ** 

Theodore  Sheltz "  "  " 

John  Lyons "  "  39th  Co.  V.  R.  S. 

Thomas  Hillman "  1st  Batt.,  205th        " 

John  Darling "  "  «« 

Albert  Marquis "  "  «* 

James  II.  Grew "  "  " 

Lewis  Artemas "  **  •• 

David  White "  ««  «« 

Nathaniel  Brown May  6,  1864. 

Jacob  Greely 

Again  in  July,  1864,  the  enemy  having  marched  to  within 
a  few  miles  of  the  capital,  and  the  governors  of  several 
States  feeling  desirous  to  aid  in  the  defence  of  the  same,  at 
their  earnest  solicitation,  they  were  permitted  to  call  for 
troops  to  serve  for  one  hundred  days.  An  order  was  issued 
by  General  William  Schouler,  from  the  head-quarters  at  Bos- 
ton, July  8,  1864,  calling  for  four  thousand  men  to  do  gar- 
rison duty  in  the  forts  in  and  around  Washington,  to  be 
raised  immediately.  In  response  to  the  above  call,  forty- 
two  companies  were  in  camp  at  Readville  in  less  than  ten 
days  after  the  order  was  issued.  Again  did  North  Bridge- 
water  come  up  nobly  to  the  work  of  filling  up  the  ranks. 
A  company  of  a  hundred  and  one,  rank  and  file,  was  re- 
cruited, and  left  the  town  under  the  command  of  Captain 
Uriah  Macoy,  July  13,  1864.  The  company  left  town  in 
the  morning  train  of  cars  for  Readville.  A  large  con- 
course of  the  friends  of  the  company  assembled  at  the 
depot  to  witness  their  departure,  and  to  bestow  their  parting 
good  wishes. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  the  company :  — 


THE  REBELLION  OP   1861. 


281 


One  Hundred  Days^  Men,  Company  C,  Sixtieth  Regiment. 
Mustered  in  July  14,  1864;  mustered  out  November  30,  1864. 
Uriah  Macoy,  appointed  Captain  July  11  ;  promoted  Major  July  30. 
Charles  L.  Sproul,      let  Lt.  *'  "       Captain     " 

Thomas  P.  Barnfield,  2d  Lt.  "  "       let  Lt.       " 

Beriah  T.  HiLLM.'vjf,  "       2d  Lt.        " 

D.  Perkins  Reynolds,  promoted  let  Sergeant,  July  31. 


John  Ryan, 
Daniel  L.  Weymouth, 
Peter  Dalton, 
Huron  Wade, 
Emery  Z.  Stevens, 
Alfred  W.  Jones, 
Amos  S.  Perkiss, 
Seth  L.  French, 

F.  D.  Millet,  Musician, 

Geo.  F.  Ilayward,  " 

Ethan  Allen, 

Elijah  Bates, 

Willard  Bryant, 

Ezekiel  R.  Bartlett, 

Charles  R.  Beals, 

George  W.  Barnfield, 

James  E.  Ball, 

George  W.  Barnard, 

♦Herbert  C.  Blood, 

Frederick  N.  Bigelow, 

Nathan  B.  Blood, 

John  A.  Belcher, 

James  Corcoran, 

John  H.  Cole, 

George  Churchill, 

Charles  R.  Curtis, 

Benjamin  B.  Curtis, 

James  Dwyer, 

Willard  Howard, 

Andrew  Johnson, 

Flavel  B.  Keith, 

Thomas  Kenney, 

Justin  V.  Keith, 

Avory  F.  Keith, 

Edward  Luney, 

Daniel  Lawson, 


2d 

3d 

5th      " 

3d  Corporal, 

5th       '« 


"        6th      " 
"        7th       " 
"         8th       " 
Benjamin  F.  Lewis, 
Benjamin  E.  Mitchell, 
Frederick  Mitchell, 
Timothy  McCarty, 
Austin  S.  Macoy, 
Albert  W.  Mowry, 
William  McGonnigle, 
Augustus  Melburg, 
Joshua  Morse, 
Timothy  Mullens, 
Anthony  Phillips, 
Harrison  Phillips, 
Charles  D.  Packard, 
John  W.  Porter, 
Reuel  W.  Dunbar, 
Barzillai  Field, 
Seth  L.  French, 
Leonard  Faunce, 
Varanes  Filoon, 
Michael  Fitzgerald, 
Thomas  Fitzpatrick, 
William  II.  Foster, 
Henry  Gardner, 
Charles  E.  Graves, 
Spencer  B.  Glass, 
Charles  W.  Gardner. 
George  A.  Haven, 
Robert  Henderson, 
George  H.  French. 


Frederick  M.  Hathaway, 
Samuel  W.  Holbrook,     ■ 
Seth  M.  Hall, 
Bela  B.  Hayward, 
Frederick  Hanson, 
Roland  Harris, 
Edwin  Holmes, 
David  Perkins, 
Cyrus  Reed, 
Gardner  W.  Reynolds, 
Howard  W.  Reynolds, 
Josiah  E.  Reynolds, 
Henry  A.  Soule, 
Lewis  D.  Slinchfield, 
George  B.  Smith, 
William  Stevens,  Clerk, 
James  Sullivan, 
Alexander  Thrasher, 
Charles  II.  Thompson, 
David  L.  Tinkham, 
Asa  W.  Tinkham, 
John  Towle, 
Herbert  M.  Thompson 
Albert  E.  Windship, 
Edward  M.  Willis, 

Dexter  E.  Wilbor, 

Samuel  J.  Wade, 
John  Westgate, 


This   company  was  located   at    Indianapolis,    Ind.,    and, 

*  Died  October  25,  at  Indianapolis,  Ind. 
36 


282  msTOEY  OP  north  beidgewater. 

although  not  actively  engaged  in  any  battle,  did  valuable 
service  in  doing  guard  duty,  and  received  the  thanks  of  the 
commanding  general. 

The  following  persons  enlisted  in  the  service,  in  August 
and  September,  1864,  for  one  year,  mostly  in  heavy  artillery 
companies :  — 

Charles  "W.  Bacon,  Otis  Cobb,  Lucas  W.  Alden, 

Joshua  R.  Bartlett,  Thomas  Shean,  Stephen  Davis, 

John  Gartland,  James  Hcrrod,  George  W.  Stephens, 

Thomas  Moran,  John  Donohue,  2d,  James  Hoyt, 

Galen  E.  Pratt,  Franklin  M.  Sturtevant,  Wilson  Morse, 

Patrick  Diamond,  James  Farrell,  Daniel  D.  Sanford, 

Ira  0.  Severance,  Jacob  Peacock,  Edward  W.  Spencer, 

John  Fury,  John  Kcegan,  George  E.  Peck, 

John  Diamond,  Charles  H.  Crosby,  St.  Clair  McLcod, 

William  Emerson,  Volney  H.  Dunbar,  INIarcus  W.  Wheeler, 
Alexander  D.  Washburn,        James  H.  Keenan, 

List  of  men  in  Company  B,  Captain  Robert  Grossman,  2d, 
Fifty-eighth  Massachusetts  Regiment,  under  command  of 
Colonel  John  C.  Whiton,  for  three  years'  service  :  — 

William  A.  Start,  Chaplain,  Joseph  Skinner,  Charles  Bond. 

Company  D,  Captain  Charles  E.  Churchill :  — 
Charles  D.  Hunt,  Daniel  Y.  Sopcr,  Isaac  A.  Reynolds, 

Osman  J.  Perkins,  Daniel  W.  Willis,  John  R.  Mills, 

Charles  W.  Reynolds,  Joseph  L.  Bunker,  Clarence  Caulkins, 

Joseph  G.  Warren,  Fi-ancis  I.  Snow,  Samuel  J.  Caulkins, 

William  F.  Willis,  Bradford  SncU. 

Company  F,  Captain  Charles  D.  Copeland  :  — 

George  E.  Holmes,  Levi  B.  Holbrook,  George  M.  Skinner, 

George  11.  Thompson,  Nehemiah  Thompson,       Henry  M.  Bartlett, 

William  Mackay,  Jerrie  C.  Vaughn,  Daniel  C.  Bird, 

Albert  G.  Thompson,  John  B.  Parker,  Thomas  Eagan, 

Uiram  A  Freeman,  Henry  D.  Peirce. 

Company  G,  Captain  Samuel  B.  Hinckley  :  — 
Anthony  P.  Faunce. 

Company  H,  Captain  William  H.  Harley :  — 

James  A.  Smith,  Dennis  Iliggins, 


THE   REBELLION   OF   1861.  283 

Company  I,  Captain  Nathan  S.  Oakman  :  — 
Elijah  Gay,  George  B.  Stevens,  Henry  L.  Thompson, 

James  F.  Williams. 

Company  K,  Captain  Albion  M.  Dudley :  — 
William  S.  Brett,  John  S.  Perry,  Frank  Benson, 

Peter  Johnson. 

Fifty-ninth  Massachusetts  Regiment,  Captain  James  Gib- 
son :  — 

Harrison  A.  Hunt,  John  E.  Hunt. 

United  States  Signal  Corps  :  — 
James  ^RI.  Kimball,  Edwin  T.  Cowell,  Jeremiah  S.  Young. 

Second   Massachusetts   Light  Artillery,   Captain   William 
Moreland,  for  one  year's  service :  — 

Henry  J.  White,  Ziba  H.  Bryant,  Jefirey  A.  Potter, 

James  Coffee. 

Fourth  Massachusetts  Light  Battery,  Captain  George  G. 
Trull,  three  years'  service  :  — 

William  Geary. 

Fifth  Massachusetts   Light  Battery,   Captain  Charles  A. 
Phillips,  one  year's  service  :  — 

James  Sheerin,  Francis  E.  Baxter. 

Seventh  Massachusetts  Light  Battery,  Captain  Newman 
W.  Storer,  three  years'  service  :  — 

Patrick  McCullough. 

Tenth    Massachusetts    Light   Battery,   Captain   J.   Webb 
Adams,  one  year's  service  :  — 

Cornelius  McAuliffe. 

Eleventh  Massachusetts  Light  Battery,  Captain  Edward  J. 
Jones,  three  years'  service  :  — 

Josiah  H.  Foye. 

Sixteenth  Massachusetts  Light  Battery,  Captain  Henry  D. 
Scott,  three  years'  service  :  — 

Rufus  C.  Bean. 


284  HISTORY    OF   KORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

Fourth  United  States  Artilleiy,  Company  L ;  — 

Nathaniel  J.  Huntress,  Willis  F.  H.  Fisher. 

Fortieth  United  States  Regiment  Colored  Troops,  three 

years'  service :  — 

George  Bussey. 

Third  Massachusetts  Cavahy,  three  years'  service :  — 
Thomas  P.  Williams. 

Fourth  Massachusetts  Cavalry,  Captain  Joseph  W.  Morton, 
three  years'  service  :  — 
Charles  M.  Hathaway,  Edward  E.  Holden,  Philip  Rochester. 

For  one  year's  service  in  same  regiment :  — 
Lawrence  Hogan,  John  Farrell,  Jr.,  James  Donahue, 

Philip  H.  King,  Alien  F.  AVilliams,  Cornelius  Birmingham. 

In  the  call  of  July,  1864,  for  500,000  troops,  a  draft  was 
to  be  made  in  all  districts  that  were  not  filled  within  sixty 
days.  To  avoid  a  draft  and  the  liability  of  serving,  the  fol- 
lowing persons  furnished  substitutes  :  — 

SUBSTITUTE.  PRINCIPAL. 

James  Davis Aug.  29,  1864,  3  years.  George  E.  Bryant. 

John  Brown Sept.    3,  "  Charles  H.  Curtis. 

James  Collins "      5,  "  Horatio  B.  Thayer. 

Emill  Thompson "      1,  "  William  A.  Osbom. 

John  H.  Stevens "      1,  "  Elmer  L.  Keith. 

Peter  Keenan Aug.  15,  "  Charles  P.  Keith. 

John  Dobbins "    25,  1804,  4  years.  Charles  II.  Cole. 

John  James "    14,  18G4,  3  years.  Nelson  J.  Foss. 

John  Roach Sept.    1,  "  Francis  A.  Thayer. 

Ambrose  Dube "      2,  "  George  R.  Thompson. 

John  Fitz  Gibbons "      7,  "  Luther  Studley. 

Alfred  Grey "      9,  "  Henry  L.  Bryant.     - 

John  Allen ...Aug.  29,  "  Charles  R.  Ford. 

Martin  Hawkins "    27,  "  George  Sawyer. 

Charles  Auringer "    24,  "  Simeon  F.  Packard. 

John  Nelligan "    24,  1864,  4  years.  Barnabas  H.  Gray. 

John  Dyer "    30,  *'  Augustus  T.  Jones. 

Jeremiah  Maloney "    23,  18G4,  3  years.  Sylvanus  Keith. 

CliarlcH  Felman Sept.  14,  "  Henry  E.  Lincoln. 

Michael  Martin "     14,  «  Arza  B.  Keith. 

Jouathan  J.  Thompson  . .     "     15,  "  Charles  Howard,  Jr. 


THE  REBELLION   OP   18G1.  285 

SUBSTITUTE.  PRINCIPAL. 

John  Pointon Sept.  17,  1864,  3  years.  Jonas  Reynolds. 

Edwin  R.  Sice "    21,  "  Ebcn  G.  Rhodes. 

Benagah  C.  Boston "13,  "  L.  Bradford  Howard. 

Charles  Werner "22,  "  Elbridge  "W.  Morse. 

James  Edwin "    19,  "  Mitchell  Willis. 

Thomas  McManus Aug.    1,  1864,  1  year.  Jonas  R.  Perkins. 

James  Brown Oct.  10,  18G4,  3  years.  Cyrenus  W .  Blanchard. 

Antone  Robero "    25,  "  Eliphalet  L.  Thayer. 

Navy  Recruits. 

Alvan  Howe,  September  G,  1864,  one  year. 
Stillman  Billings,  September  7,  1864,  one  year. 
William  C.  N.  Sanford,  Acting  Master's  Mate. 

List  of  casualties,  promotions,  changes,  deaths,  etc.,  in  the 
foregoing  companies :  — 

David  W.  Graves,  First  Heavy  Artillery,  wounded  in  the  foot  at  the  bat- 
tle of  Spottsylvania,  May  19,  1864. 

George  W.  Pope,  enlisted  October  28,  1861,  in  Company  G,  Twenty- 
ninth  Massachusetts  Regiment  for  three  years'  service,  was  soon  pi'omoted 
to  Second  Lieutenant,  December  6,  1862  ;  First  Lieutenant,  July  29,  1864 ; 
he  died  August  5,  1864,  at  the  Seminary  Hospital,  Georgetown,  D.  C, 
from  the  effects  of  a  wound  received  in  one  of  the  battles  before  Petersburg, 
Virginia,  June  15,  1864. 

John  B.  Cobb,  Company  A,  Seventh  Massachusetts  Regiment,  died  of 
yellow  fever  at  Mansfield,  North  Carolina,  October  20,  1864.  At  the  time 
of  his  death  he  was  Quartermaster  Sergeant  of  Company  B,  Second  Massa- 
chusetts Heavy  Artillery. 

Preston  Holbrook,  Company  C,  Thirty-fifth  Massachusetts  Regiment, 
taken  prisoner  in  the  battle  at  Poplar  Spring  Church,  carried  to  Libby  Pris- 
on, and  there  remained  one  night ;  from  thence  to  Salisbury,  North  Carolina, 
where  he  remained  five  months  ;  released  from  prison  in  March,  1865. 

George  E.  Holmes,  Company  F,  Fifty-eighth  Massachusetts  Regiment,  was 
taken  prisoner  Avhile  on  picket-duty  near  Petersburg,  Virginia,  June  7,  1864  ; 
was  carriel  to  Andersonville  Prison,  released  in  March,  1865  ;  he  died  at  Camp 
Parole  Hospital,  Annapolis,  Maryland,  May  28,  1865. 

John  E.  Hunt,  Company  B,  Fifty-ninth  Massachusetts  Regiment,  Musi- 
cian. 

Harrifon  A.  Hunt,  taken  prisoner  at  Petersburg,  died  November  22,  1864, 
at  Danville,  Virginia. 

Alfred  H.  Tilden,  Company  G,  Seventh  Massachusetts  Regiment,  wounded 
in  one  of  the  battles  in  the  Shenandoah  Valley,  3d  and  4th  of  June,  1864. 

Samuel  T.  Packard,  Company  G,  Fifty-sixth  Massachusetts  Regiment, 
severely  wounded  in  the  face ;  died  at  his  residence  October  10,  1864. 


286  fflSTORY    OF   NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

Sylvanus  C.  Packard,  Company  A,  Thirty-ninth  MassachusettB  Regiment, 
taken  prisoner  in  one  of  the  battles  on  the  Weldon  Railroad ;  released  in 
March,  18G5. 

Charles  T.  Packard  enlisted  in  Company  F,  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Regi- 
ment ;  promoted  to  Second  Lieutenant  June  26,  1861  ;  Captain,  August  20, 
1862 ;  he  was  wounded  in  the  severe  battle  of  Fredericksburg,  Virginia,  De- 
cember 13,  1862,  losing  one  eye. 

Frank  E.  Drake,  Company  I,  First  Massachusetts  Heavy  Artillery,  taken 
prisoner,  and  died  at  Andersonville,  Georgia,  November  18,  1864. 

Daniel  W.  Willis,  Company  D,  Fifty-eighth  Massachusetts  Regiment, 
killed  in  battle. 

John  R.  Mills,  Company  D,  Fifty-eighth  Massachusetts  Regiment,  killed 
in  battle. 

Simeon  W,  Edson,  Twenty-second  Massachusetts  Regiment,  lost  a  leg  in 
the  battle  of  Spottsylvania,  May  10,  1864. 

Daniel  W.  Edson,  Twenty-second  Massachusetts  Regiment,  lost  a  leg  in 
the  battle  of  Spottsylvania,  May  10,  1864. 

Walter  D.  Allen,  of  the  Third  Massachusetts  Cavalry,  died  at  the  Philadel- 
phia hospital  October  29,  l!S64,  from  the  effect  of  wounds  received  in  Sheri- 
dan's army,  in  the  Shenandoah  Valley. 

Charles  E.  Johnson,  Company  C,  Third  Rhode  Island  Battery,  wounded 
while  skirmishing  near  Harper's  Ferry. 

John  D.  Sanford,  Company  K,  Fortieth  Massachusetts  Regiment,  died  a 
prisoner  at  Andersonville,  Georgia,  July  16,  1864. 

Heman  F.  Stranger,  Company  C,  Thirty-fifth  Massachusetts  Regiment, 
wounded  at  the  battle  of  Antietam. 

Alonzo  S.  Hamilton,  Company  F,  Seventh  Massachusetts  Regiment,  also 
of  Company  C,  Thirty-third  Maine  Regiment,  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Pe- 
tersburg, Virginia,  June  17, 1863. 

George  M.  Nash  was  drafted  and  sent  to  join  the  Thirty-second  Massa- 
chusetts Regiment ;  was  severely  wounded  at  Spottsylvania,  and  died  in  an 
ambulance  on  the  way  to  Fredericksburg,  Virginia. 

Jerrie  C.  Vaughn  enlisted  March  12,  1864,  in  Company  F,  Fifty-eighth 
Massachusetts  Regiment ;  promoted  to  Second  Lieutenant  March  25,  1864; 
wounded  near  one  of  his  eyes,  a  bullet  lodging  behind  one  of  them  ;  he  was 
^rmerly  Major  of  the  Sixty-seventh  New  York  Regiment. 

Horace  Baker  lost  an  arm  in  one  of  the  battles  of  May  12,  1864. 

John  A.  Holmes,  Twenty-ninth  Massachusetts  Regiment,  severely  wounded 
in  both  knees. 

John  B.  Parker,  Company  F,  Fifty-eighth  Massachusetts  Regiment, 
wounded  in  the  leg  in  battle,  June  3,  1864. 

Andrew  C.  Gibbs,  wounded  in  the  leg  June  1,  1864. ' 

Daniel  C.  Bird,  stunned  by  a  shell  in  tlie  head.  May  12,  1864. 

Frederic  C.  Blanchard,  Company  C,  Forty-second  Massachusetts  Regi- 
ment, appointed  one  of  the  Louisiana  Engineers  ;  also  ordered  on  the  staff  of 
General  Couch,  as  chief  engineer  of  the  Department  of  the  Susquehanna. 

Henry  L.  Thompson,  Company  1,  Fifty-eighth  Massachusetts  Regiment, 


THE  REBELLION  OP  1861.  287 

taken  prisoner  near  Petersburg,  July  30,  1864  ;  sent  to  prison  at  Danville, 
where  he  remained  one  month  ;  paroled,  and  arrived  at  Annapolis,  Maryland, 
September  3,  1864. 

Samuel  F.  Howard,  Company  G,  Seventh  Massachusetts  Regiment,  was 
shot  in  the  foot  in  the  battle  of  Fredericksburg,  during  an  assault  on  St. 
Mary's  Hill. 

Cliarles  W.  Reynolds  enlisted  April  2,  1864,  in  Company  D,  Fifty-eighth 
Massaclmsctts  Regiment ;  fell  in  the  battle  of  Petersburg,  a  day  or  two  be- 
fore the  final  surrender. 

John  W.  Burns,  Bugler  in  Company  II,  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Regi- 
ment, taken  prisoner  October  11,  1863,  and  sent  to  Libby  Prison,  Richmond, 
Virginia,  where  he  died  February  24,  1864. 

Caleb  T.  Atheam,  Company  F,  Thirty-third  Massachusetts  Regiment, 
wounded  in  the  leg. 

Dr.  Charles  H.  Mason,  Surgeon  on  board  the  gunboat  "  Virginia,"  died 
at  a  station  near  New  Orleans  of  yellow  fever,  Thursday,  October  13,  1864  ; 
was  medical  examiner  of  recruits  at  New  Orleans. 

George  W.  Packard,  Eleventh  Massachusetts  Battery,  wounded  by  a  bul- 
let in  the  neck. 

William  Mackey,  Albert  Fisher,  D.  Y.  Fisher,  B.  C.  Allen,  of  North 
Bridgewater,  were  removed  from  prison  at  Salisbury,  North  Carolina,  Decem- 
ber 15,  1864. 

Daniel  P.  Sherman,  Company  B,  First  Massachusetts  Cavalry,  killed  at 
the  battle  of  Aldie,  June  17, 1863. 

Enos  W.  Thayer,  enlisted  in  the  volunteer  service  September  10,  1861 ; 
commissioned  as  Captain  of  Company  C,  Twenty-sixth  Regiment  Massachu- 
setts Volunteers,  September  25,  1861  ;  he  sailed  with  the  regiment  from  Bos- 
ton, November  21, 1861,  on  the  steamer  "  Constitution,"  and  arrived  at 
Ship  Island  December  3,  where  they  remained  till  May  30, 1862  ;  was  in  the 
attack  on  Sabine  Pass  ;  also  in  the  battle  of  Winchester,  where  he  fell, 
wounded  in  a  charge  upon  the  rebels,  September  19 ;  he  was  a  prisoner 
within  the  rebel  lines  five  hours,  when  the  Union  cavalry  made  a  charge,  and 
rescued  him.  He  died  October  10,  at  Winchester  Hospital  ;  his  remains 
were  buried  at  Mansfield,  Massachusetts,  with  military  honors,  November  11, 
1864.  He  was  very  much  respected  as  an  officer  by  his  superiors,  and  was 
a  brave,  noble,  and  generous  man. 

Albert  M.  Smith,  son  of  Albert  Smith,  of  Charlestown,  Massachusetts,  for- 
merly of  North  Bridgewater,  was  a  member  of  Company  C,  Forty-second 
Massachusetts  Regiment ;  was  in  the  "  Banks  Expedition,"  at  New  Orleans, 
Louisiana,  1862-3.  At  the  expiration  of  that  service,  re-enlisted,  and  was  en- 
gaged in  the  battle  of  Coal  Harbor,  since  clerk  in  the  hospital  department. 

Joseph  Scott  Packard,  Jr.,  formerly  of  North  Bridgewater,  was  color-bear- 
er in  the  Second  Massachusetts  Regiment ;  wounded  at  Gettysburg,  Virginia. 

Acting  Master  Frederic  Crocker,  promoted  to  Lieutenant  for  bravery  at 
Sabine  Pass  ;  afterward  commanded  an  expedition  that  captured  one  thou- 
sand prisoners,  with  their  arms  and  ammunition  ;  he  was  attached  to  the 
gunboat  "  Kensington,"  on  the  Florida  coast,  under  the  command  of  Commo- 
dore Farragut ;  his  promotion  is  Bald  to  have  been  richly  deserved. 


288  HISTORY   OF   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

Lucius  F.  Kingman,  eon  of  Davis  Kingman,  formerly  of  North  Bridgewa- 
ter,  lately  of  Nortbboro',  Massachusetts,  was  killed  in  battle  18G3. 

George  II.  Tiiompson,  Company  F,  Fifty-eighth  Massachusetts  Regiment, 
taken  prisoner  June  7,  1804  ;  died  at  Andersonville,  Georgia. 

Sumner  A.  Smith,  Company  II,  Second  Massachusetts  Heavy  Artillery, 
died  on  the  Mississippi  River. 

Edwin  E.  Faunce  was  in  the  Seventy-fifth  Illinois  Regiment. 

Ambrose  Henry  Hayward  was  in  Company  D,  Twenty-eighth  Pennsylva- 
nia Regiment  of  Veterans  ;  he  enlisted  May  24,  1860  ;  he  died  in  the  hospi- 
tal at  Chattanooga,  Tennessee,  June  15, 1864,  from  the  effects  of  wounds  re- 
ceived at  the  battle  of  Pine  Knob,  Georgia.  He  was  a  noble,  true-hearted 
soldier  ;  at  the  time  of  his  being  wounded,  he  was  in  command  of  his  com- 
pany, and  had  been  in  several  engagements.  He  was  endeared  to  all  his 
companions  by  his  courteous  and  manly  deportment. 

Charles  N.  Packard,  Corporal,  was  in  the  Thirty-fifth  Massachusetts  Regi- 
ment. Mr.  Packard  was  one  of  the  one  thousand  that  were  inspected  by  the 
regimental,  brigade,  and  division  commanders,  and  pronounced  in  every 
respect  the  most  efficient  soldier.  He  has  participated  in  no  less  than  fif- 
teen battles;  was  at  the  siege  of  Viuksburg,  and  marched  through  Virginia, 
Kentucky,  Tennessee,  and  Mississippi,  with  great  credit  to  himself,  and 
much  respected  by  his  comrades. 

Austin  Packard  enlisted  July,  18G2,  in  the  Ninth  Massachusetts  Battery  ; 
wounded  in  the  arm  at  the  battle  of  Gettysburg  ;  he  was  conveyed  to  Phil- 
adelphia in  the  cars,  where  his  arm  was  amputated.  A  prostrating  fever 
■was  caused  l)y  the  operation,  in  consequence  of  which  he  died  September  21, 
1864.  Funeral  honors  were  paid  to  his  remains  at  the  grave  by  a  detach- 
ment under  Captain  A.  K.  Harmon. 

George  W.  Cole,  William  Mackey,  Fernando  Skinner,  and  Ellis  Howard 
were  released  from  rebel  prisons  in  March,  1865. 

Samuel  Kimball  enlisted  in  Company  E,  Eighteenth  ^lassachusetts  Regi- 
ment, August  26,  18G1,  and  was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Bull  Run,  August  30, 
1802. 

William  FJpnnagan  enlisted  June  26,  1861  ;  killed  at  the  battle  of  Bull 
Run,  August  30,  1861. 

Ferdinand  Robinson  enlisted  August  26,  1861  ;  killed  at  the  battle  of  Bull 
Run. 

Joseph  Beals  enlisted  July  30,  1862  ;  died  July  30,  1863,  of  wounds  re- 
ceived at  Gettysburg. 

Edward  F.  Drulian,  Company  C,  Twenty-ninth  Massachusetts  Regiment, 
enlisted  May  22,  1861 ;  died  January  12,  1862. 

Charles  F.  Swanstrom,  Thirty-third  Massachusetts  Regiment,  died  Decem- 
ber 23,  1862. 

Henry  Fenn,  Ninth  Massachusetts  Battery,  killed  in  the  battle  of  Gettys- 
burg. 

Andrew  P.  Olson,  enlisted  in  Company  C,  Forty-second  Massachusetts 
Regiment ;  died  at  the  Massachusetts  Hospital,  New  York  City. 

Orrin  I).  linlmes,  eon  of  Nathan  Holmes,  of  North  Bridgcwatcr,  enlisted 
from  Plymouth  ;  fell  in  the  battle  before  Petersburg,  Va.,  March  25,  1804. 


THE   REBELLION  OF   18G1.  289 

NARRATIVE  OF  THE  TWELFTH  MASSACHUSETTS  REGIMENT.* 

We  have  inserted  the  following  account,  thinking  it  would 
Tje  of  great  interest  to  those  who  have  taken  a  part  in  sub- 
duing the  rebellion. 

*'  On  the  23d  of  July,  1861,  this  regiment  left  Boston,  and  arrived  at  Sandy 
Hook.  Maryland,  on  the  27th  inst. ,  and  went  into  camp.  They  marched  twen- 
ty-one miles  to  the  Monocacy  River,  and  encamped,  remaining  there  several 
days  ;  fi-om  that  place  they  marched  to  Ilyattstown,  a  distance  of  six  miles  ; 
to  Darncstown,  eighteen  miles  ;  to  Muddy  Branch,  seven  miles  ;  to  Edward's 
Ferry, fifteen  miles;  and  to  Seneca  Mills,  by  the  way  of  Poolesville,  fifteea 
miles.  They  went  into  winter  quarters  at  Frederick,  Maryland,  having  ar- 
rived through  Darnestown  and  Barnestown,  a  distance  of  thirty  miles.  Upon 
the  27th  of  February,  1862,  they  broke  camp  at  Frederick,  and  went  into 
camp  at  Shenandoah  City,  Virginia,  distant  twenty-five  miles  from  Freder- 
ick. March  Ist,  they  went  to  Charlestown,  Virginia,  by  the  way  of  Bolivar 
Heights,  a  distance  of  seven  miles;  they  left  Charlestown  March  10th,  for 
Winchester,  Virginia,  by  the  way  of  Berryville,  twenty-four  miles  ;  marched 
from  Winchester  to  Snicker's  Gap,  by  the  way  of  Berryville,  on  the  21st  of 
March,  eighteen  miles  ;  March  23d  went  to  Aldie,  distant  eighteen  miles  ; 
they  returned  to  Snicker's  Gap  on  the  24th,  from  whence  they  marched  to 
Goose  Creek,  distant  eleven  miles  ;  on  the  28th  they  left  for  Cub  Ptun,  and 
on  the  29th  marched  to  Bull  Run,  five  miles.  They  were  almost  continually 
on  the  march  from  place  to  place,  through  the  Shenandoah  Valley  between 
the  1st  of  April  and  August  Ist,  seldom  remaining  long  in  one  camp  ;  Au- 
gust 9th  they  were  engaged  in  the  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  in  which  they 
lost  Captain  N.  B.  Shurtleff,  Jr.,  and  ten  men  wounded  ;  after  this  they 
made  several  marches  and  counter-marches,  and  on  the  20th  of  August  were 
engaged  in  the  battle  of  the  Rappahannock,  in  which  they  sufiered  no  loss  ; 
from  this  to  the  30th,  they  were  almost  constantly  on  the  march,  and  on  the 
day  last  mentioned,  in  an  engagement  at  Grovetown,  near  Bull  Run,  Colo- 
nel Webster,  Captain  Kimball,  and  ten  men  were  killed,  and  one  hundred 
and  thirty-five  men  were  wounded  and  missing.  After  this  battle,  the  regi- 
ment retreated  to  Centreville,  arriving  there  the  next  day  ;  on  the  1-lth  of 
September,  they  marched  to  South  Mountain,  and  were  engaged  in  that  bat- 
tle, in  which  one  man  was  killed,  and  five  wounded  ;  from  that  place  they 
went  to  Keedysville,  and  on  the  afternoon  of  the  16th,  formed  in  line  of  bat- 
tle and  bivouacked  for  the  night ;  they  engaged  the  enemy  at  five  o'clock  in 
the  morning,  but  were  ordered  to  leave  the  field  at  nine  a.  m.,  and  withdrew 
in  good  order.  They  went  into  this  fifi^ht  with  three  hundred  and  twenty-five 
men,  and  lost  forty-seven  men  killed,  and  one  hundred  and  sixty-six  wounded, 
several  of  whom  subsequently  died  of  their  wounds.  On  leaving  the  field, 
bringing  off  their  regimental  colors,  four  officers,  and  thirty-two  men,  they 
volunteered  to  support  a  battery  ;  after  which  they  rejoined  their  brigade, 

*  For  a  further  and  very  interesting  account  of  this  regiment,  see  the  Adjutant 
General's  Report  for  1863-4. 
37 


290  HISTORY   OF    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

and  participated  in  the  pursuit  of  the  flying  enemy,  who  withdrew  across 
the  river. 

"  The  regiment  was  at  this  time  under  the  command  of  Captain  B.  F. 
Cook,  of  Company  E.  On  the  23d  of  September,  Colonel  James  L.  Bates  took 
command  of  this  regiment.  From  this  time,  until  November  10th,  they  were 
mostly  on  the  march  in  Maryland  and  Virginia,  and  arrived  at  the  Rappa- 
hannock Station  November  8th,  near  which  they  encamped. 

"  At  the  battle  of  Fredericksburg,  fought  on  the  13th  of  December,  1862, 
the  Twelfth  Regiment  was  in  General  Gibbons's  Division.     The  division  was 
formed  in  three  brigade  lines,  and  the  third,  commanded  by  General  Taylor, 
had  the  advance,  the  Thirteenth  Massachusetts  Regiment  acting  as  skir- 
mishers for  the  division.     Colonel  Lyle's  Brigade,  composed  of  the  Twelfth 
Massachusetts,  the  Twenty-sixth  New  York,  and  the  Nineteenth  and  One 
Hundred  Thirty-sixth  Regiments  of  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  formed  the 
second  line,  this  regiment  having  the  right.     The  third  line  was  Colonel 
Root's  Brigade,  the  Sixteenth  Maine  Regiment  having  the  right.     The  posi- 
tion of  the  Twelfth  Regiment  was  taken  nine  o'clock  a.  m.  ;  the  enemy  were 
hidden  from  view  by  a  thick  wood.     Our  men  remained  lying  down  until 
one  o'clock  p.  m.  under  a  brisk  fire  of  shot  and  shell,  the  skirmishers  being 
hotly  engaged,  and  the  balls  of  the  enemy  passing  over  us.     During  these 
four  hours  there  was  but  one  man  of  this  regiment  injured.     At  one  o'clock 
the  signal  to  advance  was  given  to  the  whole  division,  and  immediately 
obeyed.     A  heavy  fire  of  musketry  broke  from  the  whole  line  of  woods  in  our 
front.     General  Taylor's  brigade  stood  the  fire  some  thirty  minutes,  when 
the  brigade  in  which  was  this  regiment  was  ordered  to  relieve  them.     As 
they  advanced,  they  became  separated  from  the  brigade  by  the  retiring  regi- 
ments of  the  Third  Brigade,  and  continued  to  advance  independently,  taking 
a  position  and  firing  until  their  ammunition  began  to  fail.     Their  brigade 
had  fallen  to  the  rear,  and  they  were  alone  until  the  third  line  came  for- 
ward ;  their  solid  ranks  broke  the  right  of  this  line,  which  opened  to  the 
right  and  left  to  get  to  the  front,  wliere  it  was  quickly  formed.    The  Twelfth 
Regiment  followed  the  one  in  their  front,  the  Sixteenth  Maine,  a  short  dis- 
tance, and  being  out  of  ammunition,  were  about  to  join  their  brigade  in  the 
rear,  when  they  were  ordered  by  General  Taylor  to  prepare  for  a  charge. 
The  colonel  thereupon  gave  the  command  to  fix  bayonets,  and  filed  to  the 
right  of  the  brigade,  and  charged  with   them  into  the  woods  in  their  front. 
About  two  hundred  of  the  enemy  rushed  through  our  lines,  and  gave  them- 
selves up  as  prisoners  of  war.     We  carried  the   position  and  remained  some 
twenty  minutes,  expecting  support ;  but  none  was  in  sight,  and  the  men 
were  constantly  falling  before  tlie  fatal  fire  of  an  unseen  enemy.      Captains 
Ripley,  Reed,  Packard,  and  Clark,  and  a  hundred  of  the  men  had  fallen. 
After  consulting  with  the  officers,  the  colonel  gave  orders  to  about  face,  and 
they  fell  back  slowly  and  reluctantly,  and  in  very  good  order,  bearing  their 
tattered  banners  with  them  to  their  brigade.     After  reaching  the  place,  they 
were  ordered  to  fall  back  to  where  they  were  supplied  with  ammunition  and 
rations.     Tliey  remained  under  arms  all  night,  and  early  on  the  morning  of 
the  11th,  they  were  ordered  to  another  position,  where  they  remained  till 


THE   REBELLION   OF   1861.  291 

the  night  of  the  15th,  when  they  recrossed  the  river  to  Falmouth  with  their 
corps.  During  the  battle,  the  Twelfth  was  under  fire  six  hours,  and  their 
loss  was  chiefly  sustained  during  the  last  two  hours.  During  that  time  they 
had  five  officers  wounded,  and  fifteen  men  killed,  eighty-seven  wounded, 
and  three  missing,  making  an  aggregate  of  one  hundred  and  five  out  of 
two  hundred  and  fifty-eight,  with  which  they  went  into  the  fight." 

"We  have  now  brought  the  chapter  of  the  great  rebellion 
of  1861  down  to  the  close  of  enlistment  of  troops  in  Septem- 
ber, 1864.  From  this  time  to  the  close  of  the  war,  there 
was  one  continuous  line  of  successful  victories  over  the  Con- 
federates. 

The  year  1865  opened  with  bright  prospects  before  us,  by 
the  capture  of  Fort  Fisher,  January  15th;  of  Columbia,  S.  C, 
February  17th ;  Charleston,  S.  C,  February  18th ;  Wilming- 
ton, N.  C,  February  21st ;  of  Richmond,  April  3d  ;  flight  of 
the  Confederate  officers  of  State  from  Richmond,  April  4th ; 
surrender  of  Lee's  army,  April  9th ;  surrender  of  John- 
ston's army,  April  26th ;  capture  of  Jeff  Davis,  May  10th. 
But  that  which  gave  the  greatest  joy  to  the  Union  people 
was  the  surrender  of  Lee.  Then  we  began  to  see  through 
the  clouds  that  had  been  so  long  over  us.  And,  in  the 
middle  of  May,  1865,  the  greatest  armed  rebellion  of  the 
world  was  at  an  end,  so  far  as  fighting  was  concerned ; 
and  the  nation  now  appears  to  be  as  prosperous  as  ever. 
Business  is  good ;  mechanics  have  returned  to  their  occupa- 
tions, the  farmers  to  their  long-neglected  fields  ;  and  every- 
thing wears  the  appearance  of  a  peaceful  and  prosperous 
hereafter.  We  are,  as  a  people,  stronger  than  before  the 
war.  We  have  stood  up  against  everything  that  any  people 
has  ever  been  called  to  bear ;  and  now  the  ''  star-spangled 
banner  in  triumph  still  waves  over  the  land  of  the  free  and 
the  home  of  the  brave." 


CHAPTER  XV. 

MILITIA    HISTORY. 

First  Militia  Company.  —  Ofi&cers.  —  Military  Division  of  tlie  Parish.  —  North  and 
South  Companies. — Plymouth  County  Brigade.  —  First  Cavalry  Company  1787. 
—  North  Bridgewater  Dragoon  Company  1853. — Militia  Districts.  —  Active 
and  Reserve  Companies.  —  District  Number  Sixty.  —  District  Number  Sixty-one. 

THE  first  military  company  formed  in  the  ancient  town  of 
Bridgewater  was  formed  October  2,  1689 ;  Tliomas  Hay- 
ward  was  chosen  First  Captain,  John  Hayward,  Lieuten- 
ant, and  Samuel  Packard,  Easign.  At  that  time,  the  militia 
of  the  counties  of  Barnstable,  Plymouth,  and  Bristol,  consti- 
tuted one  regiment,  and  Josiah  Winslow,  of  Marshfield,  was 
the  Colonel. 

In  1762,  the  population  of  the  town  had  become  numerous 
enough  to  increase  the  number  of  companies  to  six.  The 
one  in  the  North  Parish  of  Bridgewater  (now  North  Bridge- 
water)  was  called  the  Sixth  Company.  Daniel  Howard  was 
First  Captain  in  the  Parish,  Robert  Howard,  Lieutenant,  and 
Abiel  Packard,  Ensign.  These  were  succeeded  by  Robert 
Howard,  promoted  to  Captain,  Abiel  Packard,  promoted  to 
Lieutenant,  and  Henry  Kingman,  Ensign.  Afterwards,  Lieu- 
tenant Abiel  Packard  was  promoted  to  Captain,  and  Ensign 
Henry  Kingman,  promoted  to  Lieutenant,  and  Constant 
Southworth,  Ensign. 

These  continued  in  office  till  about  1765,  at  which  time 
the  Sixth  Company  in  the  town  was  divided  into  two  distinct 
and  separate  companies,  known  as  the  North  and  South. 
The  line  of  division  wa^  across  the  Parish  from  East  to  West, 
near  the  Centre  Village.  The  officers  of  the  North  Company 
were  Barnabas  Howard,  Captain,  John  Howard,  Lieutenant, 
and  Abiel  Packard,  Ensign.     The  officers  of  the  South  Com- 

292 


MILITIA  HISTORY.  293 

panj  were  Isaac  Packard,  Captain,  Josiah  Packard,  Lieuten- 
ant, and  Issachar  Snell,  Ensign.  These  officers  held  their 
commissions  till  the  Revolutionary  "War. 

In  1773,  the  military  companies  of  ancient  Bridgewater 
had  been  increased  to  nine,  and  these,  with  two  companies 
from  Abington,  constituted  the  Third  Regiment,  of  which 
Josiah  Edson  was  Colonel.  This  regiment  was  honored  with 
a  review  by  Governor  Hutchinson  on  the  13tli  of  October 
of  that  year.  Josiah  Hayden  was  appointed  Colonel  of  this 
regiment,  July  1,  1781;  Daniel  Cary,  Major,  September  6, 
1792. 

In  1810,  the  Plymouth  County  Brigade  was  placed  under 
the  command  of  Colonel  Sylvanus  Lazell,  promoted  to  Briga- 
dier-General. The  brigade  then  consisted  of  four  regiments 
of  infantry,  a  battalion  of  cavalry,  and  a  battalion  of  artil- 
lery. Among  the  field  and  staff  officers  of  the  Third  Regi- 
ment, were :  — 

Caleb  Howard,  Lieutenant-colonel,  appointed  Aprill9,  1817. 


Nathan  Jones,  " 

Martin  Cary,  " 

Benjamin  Keith,         " 
Edward  Southworth,  Major, 
Martin  Cary,  " 


October  3,  1829. 
October  1,  1832. 
November  17,  1838. 
August  22,  1815, 
September  22,  1831. 


This  regiment  disbanded  April  24,  1840. 

April  7,  1787,  a  cavalry  company  was  organized  in  the 
town,  and  Isaac  Lazell  was  appointed  First  Captain. 

The  following  are  the  names  of  commanders  from  the 
North  Parish :  — 

Gideon  Howard,  Captain, May  25,  1803. 

Noah  Chesman,         "        September  23,  1811. 

Jeremiah  Beals,  Jr., "        September  9,  1819. 

Nathan  Hay  ward,     "        September  20,  1823. 

This  company  was  disbanded  April  10,  1828. 
In  June,  1853,  a  charter  was  granted  to  Nahum  Reynolds 
and  fifty  others,  to  form  a  cavalry  company,  which  was  organ- 


294 


HISTORY    OF   NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 


ized  June  27,  1853,  under  the  name  of  "  North  Bridgewater 
Dragoon  Company."  The  first  meeting  for  the  choice  of 
officers,  was  held  in  Tyler  Cobb's  Hall,  General  Eliab  "Ward 
presiding  over  the  meeting,  at  which  time  the  following 
officers  were  chosen :  — 

Nahum  Reynolds,  Captain. 

Robert  A.  Stoddard,  First  Lieut.  J.  Freeman  Ellis,  Second  Lieut. 

H.  A.  Raymond,  Third  Lieut.  Jonas  R.  Perkins,  Fourth  Lieut. 

SERGEANTS. 

Freeman  Bicknell,  1st,        Charles  T.  Packard,  2d,        Samuel  S.  Brett,  3d, 
E.  C.  May  hew,  4th,         James  H.  CasO;  5th. 


CORPORALS. 


Lucius  Richmond, 


George  N.  Holmes, 
Daniel  Hayward. 


ircsiciANS. 
J.  H.  Smith,         Samuel  Parsons,         Henry  Kitman, 


Welcome  White, 


William  Upton. 


Cyrus  B.  Kingman, 

Ephraim  Noyes, 
James  E.  Lyon, 
Peter  Dal  ton, 
E.  A.  Packard, 
George  L.  Howard, 
Richard  M.  Fuller  ton, 
Willard  Packard, 
Oliver  Jackson, 
David  F.  Tribou, 
E.  M.  Dunbar, 


PRIVATES. 

James  C.  Snell, 
Manly  Packard, 
F.  P.  Hartwell, 
Mitchell  Willis, 
Horace  Bryant, 
James  S.  Sherman, 
Edward  B.  Packard, 
Shubael  P.  Mears, 
Horatio  G.  Macomber, 
George  W.  Leach, 
Charles  Woodward, 


Frederic  Perkins, 
Julius  Thompson, 
Bela  T.  Brown, 
Charles  J.  F.  Packard, 
Rufus  S.  Xoyes, 
Leander  Waterman, 
Charles  E.  Smith, 
Isaac  Kingman, 
William  Poole, 
H.  T.  Sanford, 
Harrison  Packard. 


In  consequence  of  the  various  calls  upon  the  common- 
wealth for  troops  for  the  United  States  service,  during  the 
rebellion  of  1861,  the  volunteer  militia  of  Massachusetts,  as  it 
existed  previous  to  the  beginning  of  the  war,  was  nearly 
broken  up,  by  the  enlistment  of  its  members  individually,  and 
as  companies  and  regiments,  for  three  months',  nine  months', 
one  year's,  three  years',  and  one  hundred  days'  service ;  and 
the  law  establishing  the  volunteer  militia  being  no  longer 


MILITIA  HISTORY.  295 

in  conformity  with  the  system  of  organization  prescribed  by 
the  laws  of  the  United  States,  it  was  found  impossible  to 
recruit  this  militia  as  the  law  then  stood.  To  remedy  this 
evil,  the  Legislature  of  Massachusetts  passed  a  law,  in  18G4, 
for  the  reorganization  of  the  entire  militia  of  the  common- 
wealth. 

This  act  was  approved  May  14,  1864,  and  all  laws  in  exist- 
ence previous  to  that  date,  for  the  regulation  of  the  militia, 
were  repealed. 

■  The  new  law  provided  for  a  new  enrolment,  to  be  made  by 
the  several  assessors  of  the  towns  throughout  the  State,  of 
all  persons  between  the  ages  of  eighteen  and  forty-five,  the 
same  to  be  returned  to  the  adjutant  general. 

The  commander-in-chief  then  proceeded  to  divide  the 
commonwealth  into  military  districts  of  companies.  Under 
this  arrangement  there  were  two  hundred  and  forty-nine  dis- 
tricts established.  North  Bridge  water  and  West  Bridge  wa- 
ter constituted  two  districts,  and  was  divided  as  follows  :  — 

District  Number  Sixty  includes  the  whole  of  North  Bridge- 
water  except  the  School  Districts  Four,  Five,  Six,  and  Seven, 
otherwise  known  as  "  Marshall,"  '•'  Ames,"  "  Campello,"  and 
"  Copeland  "  Districts. 

District  Number  Sixty-one  comprises  the  southerly  school 
districts,  numbered  four,  five,  six,  and  seven,  in  North 
Bridgewater,   and   the   whole  of  West   Bridgewater. 

An  order  was  next  issued  to  some  justice  of  the  peace  with- 
in the  district,  to  call  a  meeting  for  the  election  of  captains 
of  the  several  companies.  After  the  election  of  the  captain, 
it  became  his  duty  to  enroll  all  persons  liable  to  enrolment, 
within  their  respective  limits.  ''  And  all  persons  under  the 
age  of  twenty-four  years,  liable  to  do  military  duty,  shall  be 
enrolled  in  one  roll,  and  constitute  the  '  Active  Militia.'  And 
all  such  persons  as  shall  be  above  the  age  of  twenty-four 
years,  together  with  all  persons  that  shall  be  exempt  from 


296  HISTORY   OF    NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

duty,  excepting  in  cases  of  riot,  invasion,  insurrection,  war, 
etc.,  shall  be  enrolled  in  another  roll,  and  constitute  the 
'  Reserve  Militia.'  " 

The  Active  Militia  was  to  have  been  formed  into  regi- 
ments, brigades,  and  divisions,  by  the  commander-in-chief, 
and  organized  in  conformity  with  the  laws  of-  the  United 
States,  subject  to  such  changes  as  the  commander-in-chief 
might  make  from  time  to  time. 

The  Reserve  Militia  was  to  have  been  organized  into  com- 
panies, regiments,  brigades,  and  divisions,  and  attached  to 
such  brigades  in  the  Active  Militia  as  the  commander-in- 
chief  should  deem  expedient,  when  ordered  out  for  actual 
service. 

Orders  were  received  by  George  W.  Bryant,  Esq.,  to  notify 
a  meeting  to  be  held  January  30,  1865,  for  the  choice  of 
a  captain  for  District  Sixty.  The  meeting  was  held  at 
the  armory  on  Chapel  Street,  at  one  o'clock  p.  M.,  when 
Samuel  F.  Howard  was  elected  captain,  who  was  commis- 
sioned January  30, 1865.  A  meeting  was  subsequently  held 
for  the  choice  of  lieutenants  April  1,  18G5,  when  George 
Southworth  was  elected  First  Lieutenant,  and  Bradford 
Wild,  Second  Lieutenant,  both  of  whom  were  commissioned 
April  1,  1865. 

The  choice  of  captains  for  District  Sixty-one  was  made  at 
a  meeting  held  at  West  Bridgewater  on  Friday,  January  27, 
1865,  at  which  Austin  Packard,  Esq.,  was  called  to  preside. 
Mr.  Thomas  P.  Ripley  was  elected  captain,  and  received 
a  commission  dated  January  27,  1865. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  company  soon  after,  in  April,  Nathan- 
iel M.  Davenport,  Jr.,  was  elected  First  Lieutenant,  and  Ziba 
C.  Keith,  Second  Lieutenant,  both  of  Campello. 

Agreeably  to  instructions  from  head-quarters  an  enrolment 
was  made  by  the  captains  of  the  above-named  districts,  and 
placed  in  the   adjutant  general's   office,  in   which  we   find 


MILITIA   HISTORY.  297 

the  number  of  persons  enrolled  in  District  Number  Sixty, 
Captain  Samuel  F.  Howard,  for  Active  Service,  was  one  hun- 
dred and  thirty  men ;  Reserve  Militia,  five  hundred  and 
nineteen  men.  The  number  of  persons  in  District  Number 
Sixty-one,  Captain  Thomas  P.  Ripley,  for  Active  Service,  was 
seventy-eight  men ;  Reserve  Militia,  three  hundred  and  nine 
men. 

We  have  given  the  foregoing  account  of  the  militia  organ- 
ization up  to  May,  1865.  The  companies  had  hardly  been 
formed,  and  officers  chosen,  when  the  Legislature  passed  a 
law,  approved  May  16, 1865,  disbanding  the  "  Active  Militia," 
alloAving  them  to  volunteer  in  the  service  for  five  years. 
"All  companies  that  do  not  volunteer  within  sixty  days, 
from  May  16,  1865,  shall  be  discharged,"  thus  leaving  a 
militia  force  of  volunteers  only,  of  which  there  are  but  few 
old  companies.  Neither  of  the  above  companies  has  volun- 
teered to  do  duty,  and  hence  in  a  short  time  will  be  dis- 
banded, according  to  law. 


CHAPTER  XVI. 

MISCELLAJVEOUS   HISTOR Y. 

Public  Roads.  —  Streets.  —  Turnpike.  —  Railroads. —  Stages.  —  Post-Offices.—  Post- 
masters. —  Town  Maps.  —  Newspapers.  —  Publications  by  the  North  Bridge- 
water  People.  —  Libraries.  —  North  Bridgewater  Library  Association. 

1"1HE  laying  out  of  public  roads  has  but  little  interest  to 
.  the  stranger,  having  merely  a  local  value  which  may 
serve  to  locate  some  of  the  early  residents  of  the  town.  The 
prominent  thoroughfare  through  this  town  was  what  was 
termed  the  "  Old  Bay  Path,"  reaching  far  out  towards  the 
shore  towns.  This  was  also  called,  in  the  records  of  early 
date,  the  "  Country  Road,"  and  which  extended  the  entire 
length  of  the  town,  and  at  first  was  very  crooked.  Many  of 
the  earliest  roads  were  but  the  foot-paths  of  Indians,  and  it 
was  common  to  build  roads  in  the  tracks  that  were  used  by 
them  in  their  travels. 

The  following  are  published,  hoping  they  may  be  of  some 
interest  to  the  people  of  the  town  in  which  they  are  lo- 
cated :  — 

PUBLIC   ROADS. 

1673.  Thomas  Snell  was  to  make  and  maintain  two  horse  Bridges,  one  at 
the  hither  end  of  Salisbury  Plain  over  the  Brook,  and  another  over  the  River. 

1741.  A  Road  from  Ames's  Land  by  Downey's  house,  and  so  on,  between 
Abiel  Packard's  and  Daniel  Richards's  Land,  to  the  Country  Road. 

1742,  yeptemljer.  Layed  out  a  way  from  Bay  Path  or  Country  Road  to 
William  Packard's  house,  past  David  Packard,  Jr.'s,  house. 

1744,  March  30.  Road  from  Daniel  Ames's,  running  between  Daniel 
Richards's  and  Downey's  house. 

1781,  March  10.  Road  from  Abram  Packard's,  by  land  of  Benjamin 
Kingman  and  Lieutenant  Ilcnry  Kingman,  to  Simeon  Packard's. 

1785,  March  14.  From  Widow  Mary  Howard's  at  the  head  of  the  way 
easterly  of  Mrs.  Howard's,  continuing  the  same  point  to  the  south-west 
comer  of  Abington. 

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MISCELLANEOUS    HISTORY..  299 

1786,  March  28.  A  Road  one  hundred  Rods  long  on  westerly  side  of  Bay 
Road,  northerly  side  of  Rev.  John  Porter's  land,  and  adjoining  Benjamin 
Packard's  land,  to  Thomas  Alacomber's  house. 

1789,  March  2-i.  Road  beginning  at  road  leading  from  Joseph  Snell's 
and  Joseph,  Jr.'s,  at  Kathan  Keith's  line,  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Aker- 
man  Pettingill's  land,  by  Ephraim  Jackson's  and  Anna  and  Eeziah  Keith's 
land,  to  the  road  leading  to  Jacob  Dunbar's. 

1790,  March  19.  Road  beginning  at  south-west  corner  of  Jacob  Rickard'a 
land,  and  then  running  west  in  the  two  mile  grant,  to  Easton. 

1790,  March  19.  Another  road  a  little  south  from  Mark  Ford's,  running 
east  to  Jonas  Packard's  house. 

1791,  March  14.  From  North  Boundary  of  Asa  Keith's  land,  then  to  the 
Bridge  north  of  Salisbury  Plain,  called  Drift  Road. 

1793,  March  11.  Road  beginning  where  the  road  through  the  West 
Shares  (so  called)  in  the  North  Precinct  strikes  the  four  mile  line,  running 
easterly  on  said  line  to  road  leading  by  Dr.  Philip  Bryant's. 

1799,  May  13.  Road  beginning  at  Colony  line,  between  Edward  Faxon's 
and  John  Hunt's,  then  running  south,  then  east  to  Abington  line. 

1801,  April  6.  Road  from  Ridge,  near  John  Bisbee's  on  Beaver  Brook, 
to  Dea.  David  Edson's,  to  where  a  gate  lately  stood. 

1801,  October  12.  Road  beginning  at  the  intersecting  of  two  Roads  at 
westerly  end  of  Mill  Dam,  at  Howard's  Saw-Mill  so  called,  east  and  north 
over  said  dam,  and  called  the  Mill  Dam  Road. 

1803,  April  25.  Road  beginning  at  middle  of  road  opposite  south-west 
corner  of  Nathaniel  Snell's  woodland.  Lying  on  Road  leading  from  Shepard 
Snell's  to  Samuel  V.  Turner's. 

1803,  April  25.  Also  a  Road  beginning  East  side  of  Road  leading  from. 
Lieutenant  Samuel  Brett's  to  Deacon  Josiah  Eames's  house  at  South-east 
corner  of  Land  of  Josiah  Packard's  heirs  East  to  Abington  Line. 

1818,  October  29.  Drift  Road  Laid  out  at  Campello,  from  the  Burying 
Ground  to  "  Sprague's  Factory." 

1821,  October  29.  Road  from  John  Smith's  near  School  House,  to  Bridge 
west  of  Abel  Kingman's. 

1822,  November  4.     Road  from  Galen  Packard's  to Street  leading  by 

Ephraim  Cole's. 

1823,  May  12.     Road  from  near  Samuel  Ford's,  to  Jonas  Reynolds's. 
1823,  September  22.     Road  leading  from  near  Jacob  Packard's,  to  where 

it  intersects  the  road  west  of  Jacob  Fuller's,  now  known  as  "  Town  Farm." 
1831,  December  19.     Road  leading  from  nearly  front  of  Williams  Gary's 

Dwelling  House,  running  northerly  till  it  intersects  the  old  Road  leading 

from  Williams  Gary's  to  Mike's  Brook. 

1834,  November  1.     Road  from  Captain  Asa  Jones's  to  Joseph  Brett's, 

built  by  John  Packard. 

1836,  July  11.  Road  leading  from  Captain  Ziba  Keith's,  to  West 
Bridgewater  line  and  East  Bridgewater. 

1837,  April  4.  Road  from  Caleb  Copeland's  to  Jesse  Packar.d'8,  widened 
and  straightened. 

1841.     Road  from  Sidney  Howard's  to  Willard  Snell's. 


300  HISTORY   OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

1841,  July  21.  Road  from  North  Corner  of  Tyler  Cobb's  to  A.  K.  Bor- 
den's. 

1842,  March  14.     Road  from  Captain  David  Ames's  to  Benjamin  Ames's.. 
1844,  April  22.     Road  from  John  Ide's  house  to  "Warren  Goddard's. 

1846,  March  4.     Road  south  portion  of  Pond  Street  and  Elm  Street. 
184G,  June  15.     Montello  Street,  from  Lincoln  to  Centre  Streets. 

1847,  March  29.  Road  from  !Main  Street  in  Campello,  to  Campello 
Depot. 

1850,  April  19.  Eliot  Street,  from  Asa  B.  Jones's  to  Montello  Street, 
and  across  Railroad,  east. 

1851,  October  G.     Pond  Street,  from  Warren  Goddard's  to  Spring  Street. 

1852,  March  22.  Road  from  corner  Rockland  Street,  near  Austin 
Snow's  dwelling-house,  running  west  to  Turnpike  Street. 

1852,  February  27-  Road  from  Sidney  Packard's  house,  east  to  Curtis's 
land. 

1853,  February  28.     Road  from  Hotel  to  Crescent  Street. 

1853,  March  28.     Road  from  Spring  Street,  north  to  Apolos  Packard's. 

1854,  February  14.  Road  from  the  late  Caleb  Howard's  farm  to  the 
Turnpike. 

1854,  February  14.     North  Side  of  Elm  Street  widened. 

1854,  December  7.  Road  from  westerly  side  of  Montello  Street,  near 
William  Snell's  house,  to  Main  Street  in  Campello. 

1856,  June  15.  Road  from  north-east  corner  of  Lyman  Clark's  land,  past 
Railroad  Depot,  to  Azel  Packard's.* 

1800,  February  15.     Grove  Street,  from  Main  Street  to  Railroad. 

1861.  Green  Street,  across  Parish  Green,  from  Colonel  E.  Southworth's 
store,  to  Pond  Street. 

The  following  list  comprises  the  di£Fereiit  streets  in  the 
town,  as  named,  and  on  record :  — 

STREETS. 

Main  Street,  from  Old  Colony  line.  East  Stoughton,  to  West  Bridgewater 
line. 

Albion  Street,  from  John  ]\Iay's  corner  to  Howard  Street. 

Howard  Street,  from  Main,  near  William  C.  Leonard's,  to  East  Randolph 
line. 

Winter  Street,  from  Howard  Street,  near  Willard  Snell's,  to  the  corner 
near  Widow  Martin  Gary's. 

Quincy  Street,  from  Randolph  line,  at  Sassafras  Stake,  to  the  corner  near 
Samuel  Packard's. 

*  When  the  commissioners  —  John  B.  Turner,  of  Scituate,  Thom.as  Savory,  of 
Warebam,  and  Joshua  Smith,  of  Hanson  —  were  called  to  lay  out  Centre  Street,  that 
leads  from  Robinson's  store  to  railroad  depot,  and  so  on  to  Abington  Road,  pass- 
ing the  cemetery,  they  thouglit  it  could  not  be  called  a  i)ublic  thoroughfare. 
The  road  wis  finally  huilt  through  the  generosity  of  public-spirited  individuals, 
amo'g  whom  were  Colonel  Ed\yard  South  worth,  Franklin  Ames,  Esq.,  Charles 
Packard,  and  others  interested. 


MISCELLANEOUS    HISTORY.  301 

Chestnut  Street,  from  Randolph  line,  near  Daniel  Faxon's,  to  Quincy 
Street,  near  Simeon  Warren's. 

Ashland  Street,  from  Main,  near  the  bur3nng-ground,  to  Abington  line. 

Gary  Street,  from  Crescent,  near  F.  Sylvester's,  crossing  Ashland,  by 
Edward  B.  Packard's,  to  Quincy  Street. 

Ames  Avenue,  from  Main,  near  David  Ames's,  to  Cary  Street. 

Montello  Street,  from  Ashland,  near  the  burying-ground,  to  Plain  Street. 

Court  Street,  fi-om  Main,  near  D.  Cobb's,  crossing  Montello,  Cary,  and 
Quincy  Streets,  to  Abington  line. 

Centre  Street,  from  Main,  near  Lyman  Clark's,  crossing  Montello,  Cary, 
and  Quincy  Streets,  to  Abington  line. 

Short  Street  from  Centre,  near  Alvah  Noyes's,  to  Court  Street,  near 
Widovr  Pieliance  Ames's. 

Crescent  Street,  from  Main,  near  Micah  Faxon's,  to  Centre  Street. 

School  Street,  from  Main  to  Crescent. 

Pine  Street,  from  Crescent,  near  Sprague's  Factory,  to  South  Abington 
line. 

Plain  Street,  from  Main,  near  Ziba  Keith's,  to  "West  Bridgewater  line, 
near  Josiah  Dunbar's. 

Summer  Street,  from  Pine  to  Plain  Street. 

East  Street,  from  Summer,  near  Jesse  Packard's,  2d,  to  West  Bridgewater 
line,  by  Enos  Thayer's. 

Ilammond  Street,  from  Pine  to  East  Street. 

South  Street,  from  Main,  near  Josiah  W.  Kingman's,  to  Liberty  Street,  at 
G.  and  S.  Manly's. 

Belmont  Street,  from  Main,  near  John  Wales's,  to  Easton  line. 

Manly  Street,  from  Belmont,  near  Martin  Dunbar's,  to  Liberty,  near 
Galen  Manly's. 

Mill  Street,  from  Manly  to  Liberty  Street. 

Linwood  Street,  from  Belmont,  near  Fiske  Ames's,  to  West  Bridgewater 
line. 

Ash  Street,  from  Belmont,  by  Perez  Crocker's,  to  South  Street. 

Grove  Street,  from  Main  to  Sprague's  Factory. 

Pond  Street,  from  Belmont,  near  Josiah  Packard's,  to  the  corner  near 
Freeman  Dexter's. 

Elm  Street,  from  Main,  near  W.  F.  Brett's,  to  Pond  Street. 

High  Street,  from  Main  to  Pond  Street,  near  Rev.  Warren  Goddard's. 

Pleasant  Street,  from  Main,  near  First  Congregational  Church,  to  Easton 
line. 

Spring  Street,  from  Main,  near  John  Battles's,  to  Pleasant  Street. 

Prospect  Street,  from  Main,  near  Asa  D.  Jones's,  to  Pleasant  Street. 

Oak  Street,  from  Main,  near  William  C.  Leonard's,  to  Turnpike  Street. 

Battles  Street,  from  Main,  near  Thomas  Wales's,  to  Oak  Street. 

Eaton  Street,  from  Prospect  to  Battles  Street,  near  Nahum  Battles's. 

Cross  Street,  from  Prospect  to  Battles  Streets,  near  Zibeon  Brett's. 

Turnpike  Street,  from  Stoughton  line  to  West  Bridgewater  line. 

Sumner  Street,  from  Pleasant,  near  Meritt  French's,  to  Stoughton  line. 


302  HISTORY   OF   NORTH   BEIDGEWATER. 

WeBt  Street,  from  Pleasant,  near  Eliphalct  Thayer's,  to  Belmont  Street. 

Rockland  Street,  from  Belmont,  near  Fiske  Ames's,  crossing  Turnpike 
Street,  to  Easton  line. 

Church  Street,  from  Rockland,  near  Silas  Snow's,  to  Turnpike  Street. 

Liberty  Street,  from  Turnpike,  at  Tilden's  Corner,  to  West  Bridgewater 
line. 

Stone  Hill  Street,  from  Turnpike,  near  M.  L.  Reynolds's,  to  Easton  line. 

Chapel  Street,  from  Main  to  Montello,  near  David  Howard's. 

TURNPIKE. 

The  road  known  as  the  old  '^  Taunton  Turnpike  "  extended 
from  South  Boston  to  Taunton,  passing  through  the  to'wns 
of  Raynham,  Easton,  "West  Bridgewater,  North  Bridgewater, 
Stoughton,  Randolph,  and  Milton.  Its  location  was  like 
most  other  roads  of  that  day,  —  it  was  laid  out  in  as  near  a 
straight  line  as  could  conveniently  be  done  without  regard 
to  hills  or  valleys,  believing  the  shortest  way  to  be  the  most 
expeditious. 

This  road  was  chartered  as  a  turnpike  corporation  to 
Messrs.  John  Gilmore,  Joshua  Gilmore,  Samuel  Bass,  and 
William  P.  Whiting,  and  constituted  the  "  Taunton  and  South 
Boston  Turnpike  Corporation  "  in  June,  1806,  and  was  built 
during  the  years  1806  and  1807. 

This  road  ran  through  the  westerly  portion  of  the  town,  or 
what  is  well  known  as  the  "  West  Shares  "  or  North-west 
Bridgewater.  At  one  tiipe  there  was  a  large  amount  of 
travel  upon  this  route,  both  by  stages,  and  heavy  baggage 
teams. 

It  is,  however,  of  very  little  account  as  a  toll-road  at  pres- 
ent, the  counties  through  which  it  passes  having  taken  it  into 
their  own  hands  to  repair,  and  use  for  the  public  good. 

"  The  old  Turnpike  is  a  pike  no  more, 
Wide  open  stands  the  gate  ; 
We  have  made  us  a  road  for  our  horse  to  stride, 
Which  we  ride  at  a  flying  rate. 

"  We  have  filled  the  valleys  and  levelled  the  hills, 
And  tunnelled  the  mountain  side  ; 
And  'round  the  rough  crag's  dizzy  verge, 
fearlessly  now  wo  ride." 


MISCELLANEOUS  HISTOET.  30-3 


EAILEOADS. 


March  25,  1845,  the  Legislature  of  Massachusetts  granted 
a  charter  to  Messrs.  Artemas  Hale,  Nahum  Stetson,  Aaron 
Hobart,  Solomon  Ager,  Benjamin  B.  Howard,  Dwelly  Fobes, 
Edward  South  worth,  Benjamin  Kingman,  Henry  Blanchard, 
Ebenezer  Alden,  Royal  Turner,  and  David  Blanchard,  and 
their  associates  and  successors  to  build  a  railroad  from  the 
Old  Colony  Railroad  at  South  Braintree,  running  through 
Randolph,  Stoughton,  and  North  Bridgewater,  to  Bridge- 
water,  to  connect  with  the  Middleboro'  and  Bridgewater 
Railroad,  under  the  name  of  the  "  Randolph  and  Bridgewater 
Railroad  Corporation."  The  road  was  finished,  and  com- 
menced running  cars  to  North  Bridgewater  in  1846.  Pre- 
vious to  this,  the  "  Fall  River  Branch  Railroad "  had  been 
in  existence  for  some  time,  from  Myrick's  Station  on  the 
"  Taunton  Branch  Railroad  "  to  Fall  River.  Another  short 
road  was  chartered,  to  run  from  Bridgewater  to  Myrick's 
Station,  to  connect  with  the  "  Fall  River  Branch  Railroad," 
thus  making  a  continuous  route  from  the  Old  Colony  Road 
at  South  Braintree  to  Fall  River,  and  three  different  corpo- 
rations. These  were  united  in  one,  under  the  name  of  the 
"  Fall  River  Railroad  Corporation,"  by  which  it  was  known 
until,  by  an  act  of  the  Legislature  March  25,  1854,  the  "  Old 
Colony  Railroad  Company "  and  the  "  Fall  River  Railroad 
Company  "  were  made  into  one  corporation,  under  the  name 
of  the  "  Old  Colony  and  Fall  River  Railroad  Corporation." 
The  road  has  since  changed  its  name,  upon  the  completion  of 
the  road  to  Newport,  to  ''  Old  Colony  and  Newport  Railway 
Company."  The  town  has  now  direct  communication  with 
Boston,  Fall  River,  Newport,  Middleburo',  and  towns  on  Cape 
Cod,  and  also  to  Fairhaven.  Mr.  Joseph  O.  Bennett  was  the 
first  station  agent  at  the  centre  village,  succeeded  by  George 
W.  Bryant,  Calvin  Keith,  and  the  present  agent  is  J.  Her- 
mon  French.    There  is  another  depot  at  Campello  Village, 


304  HISTORY   OF    NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

one  and  a  half  miles  south  of  the  centre.  Yaranes  Wales 
was  the  first  station  agent,  and  was  succeeded  by  Isaac  T. 
Packard  and  Nelson  J.  Foss,  the  present  incumbent.  During 
the  3^ear  1845,  a  charter  was  applied  for,  to  build  a  branch 
road  from  Stoughton  to  North  Bridgewater  Village,  with  a 
capital  of  $200,000  ;  but  for  some  reasons,  to  the  writer  un- 
known, nothing  was  done.  Such  a  project,  if  ever  accom- 
plished, would  result  to  the  great  advantage  of  a  thrifty  town 
like  North  Bridgewater,  and  we  hope  to  see  it  accomplished 
ere  many  years. 

STAGES. 

Who  is  there  in  the  town  that  does  not  recollect  how  the 
old  mail-coach  sounded,  as  it  rattled  over  the  stone  roads 
from  this  town  to  Boston,  first  tri-weekly,  then  daily,  carry- 
ing the  mails.  How  the  people  gathered  around  the  driver, 
to  catch  the  latest  news  on  the  route ;  for  a  stage-driver  was 
the  greatest  man  of  the  age.  Hear  the  crack  of  his  whip,  as 
he  reins  the  horses  up  to  every  person's  door,  and  piles  on 
the  trunks  and  bandboxes.  Now  the  iron  horse  takes  the 
place  of  horse-flesh,  and  steam  the  place  of  oats  and  hay. 

The  first  public  stage  that  ran  through  or  from  North 
Bridgewater  was  about  1820  ;  it  was  a  joint-stock  company, 
of  whom  Silas  Packard,  Esq.,  of  North  Bridgewater,  Seth 
Allen,  of  Halifax,  Captain  Nathaniel  H.  Cross,  of  East  Bridge- 
water,  and  Captain  Asa  Pratt,  of  South  Bridgewater,  were 
part  owners.  It  consisted  of  a  two-horse  carriage,  that  was 
formerly  used  by  Governor  Phillips  as  a  private  carriage. 
Colonel  Nathan  Jones,  of  North  Bridgewater,  was  a  driver  for 
one  year.  It  started  from  Bridgewater  three  times  a  week. 
After  running  about  two  years,  the  company  sold  their  inter- 
est to  Messrs.  A.  M.  Withington  and  Burr,  who  afterward  sold 
to  Nathaniel  Blake,  and  Wheeler.  Soon  after.  Mr.  Wheeler 
sold  his  interest  to  Jacob  Churchill,  and  he  to  Newton 
Hodges,  who  continued  to  conduct  the  line  with  Mr.   Blake. 


MISCELLANEOUS  HISTORY.  305 

At  the  time  Mr.  Withington  bought  of  the  company,  Colonel 
Jones  left  the  line,  and  started  a  two-horse  coach  from  North 
Bridgewater,  running  from  that  place  on  Mondays,  Wednes- 
days, and  Saturdays,  in  and  out  from  Boston  the  same  day. 
While  Colonel  Jones  was  running  his  coach,  Mr.  John  Mad- 
den, of  Randolph,  put  on  a  coach  to  run  from  that  place 
to  Boston.  Mr.  Madden  and  Colonel  Jones  soon  put  their 
teams  together,  and  ran  from  North  Bridgewater  for  two 
years.  At  the  end  of  that  time  the}--  ran  their  coach  to 
Bridgewater.  Messrs.  Hodge  and  Blake  continued  to  own 
and  run  the  line  carrying  the  mails  from  Bridgewater 
through  North  Bridgewater,  they  running  one  day,  and 
Messrs.  Jones  and  Madden  running  opposite  days.  Mr. 
Blake  then  sold  his  interest  to  Colonel  Jones,  and  he  to  John 
Long,  who  continued  till  the  opening  of  the  railroad. 

An  opposition  coach  was  started  in  1837  or  1838  by  Jabez 
Gould,  and  ran  to  Boston  daily  from  North  Bridgewater 
Village  till  the  *'  Stoughton  Branch  Railroad "  was  built, 
when  he  ran  in  connection  with  the  cars  ;  he  ceased  to  run 
when  the  ^'  Fall  River  Railroad  "  began  to  run  their  cars,  in 
1846.  Another  line  of  coaches  passed  through  the  "  West 
Shares  "  in  the  west  part  of  the  town,  on  the  old  turnpike 
from  Taunton  to  Boston.  The  line  was  owned  for  many 
years  by  Jesse  Smith,  of  Taunton. 

S.  D.  Butler  commenced  running  a  line  of  coaches,  in 
connection  with  the  Stoughton  cars,  from  the  Salisbury 
House,  Campello,  October  2,  1854,  but  continued  for  a  short 
time  only.  May  13,  1857,  A.  S.  Porter  commenced  a  line  to 
Boston  three  times  a  week,  and  in  the  middle  of  next  month 
commenced  to  run  a  daily  line.  I.  Tisdale,  of  Stoughton, 
and  John  0.  Hudson,  of  East  Bridgewater,  ran  a  coach  from 
Stoughton  to  Plymouth  for  a  year  or  more,  about  twelve 
years  since.  There  was  also  a  line  of  stages  connecting  at 
Bridgewater  with  a  coach  for  New  Bedford,  owned  by 
39 


306  HISTORY    OF    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

Pelatiah    Gould,   that   ran   through   the    town    to     Boston 
tri-weekly,  about  the  same  time. 

POST-OFFICES. 

The  first  post-office  established  in  North  Bridgewater  was 
in  1816.  The  following  are  the  names  of  the  postmasters, 
with  the  dates  of  their  appointments  :  — 

Charles  Packard November  2,  1816. 

Nathaniel  H.  Cross July  1,  1829. 

Edward  Southworth,  Jr September  16,  1836. 

Aaron  B.  Drake July  20,  1853. 

Abel  W.  Kingman December  11,  1855. 

Henry  French 1861. 

A  post-office  was  established  in  the  west  part  of  the  town 
in  1828,  called  North-west  Bridgewater,  with  the  following 
appointments :  — 

Heman  Packard November  13,  1828. 

Nathaniel  H.  Cross July  1,  1829. 

George  Clark February  11,  1831. 

Levi  French September  5,  1840. 

Previous  to  1850,  the  people  of  the  south  part  of  the 
town  known  as  Campello  had  for  some  time  hired  the  mail 
for  that  village  brought  down  to  them  by  a  messenger,  for 
distribution  at  the  store  ;  but  finding  the  business  increas- 
ing to  such  an  extensive  amount  daily,  a  few  public-spirited 
individuals  of  that  place  petitioned  for  the  establishment  of 
a  separate  post-office.  This  was  granted  to  them  February 
12, 1850,  at  which  time  Mr,  Nelson  J.  Foss  the  present  incum- 
bent, was  appointed  postmaster.  Previous  to  the  establish- 
ment of  a  post-office  in  the  North  Parish,  and  the  running  of 
a  mail-coach,  the  letters  and  what  few  newspapers  people 
had  in  those  days  were  brought  to  town  by  post-riders,* 
markel>wagons,  and  other  private  conveyance  from   Boston. 

About  the  time  of  the  incorporation  of  the  town  of  North 
♦  Major  E[artwell,of  West  Bridgewater,  was  one. 


MISCELLANEOUS   HISTORY.  307 

Bridgewater  in  1821,  a  regular  established  lino  of  mail 
communication  having  been  provided  by  the  government, 
the  people  had  one  mail  per  day  from  the  city ;  and  since 
the  mail  has  been  carried  by  railroad  they  have  two  mails 
each  way  daily. 

TOWN  MAPS. 

March  1,  1830,  the  Legislature  of  Massachusetts  passed  a 
resolve  requiring  the  several  towns  in  the  commonwealth  to 
"  make  a  survey  of  their  territory,  and  deposit  a  copy  in  the 
oflSce  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Commonwealth."  In  conform- 
ity to  this  resolve,  and  by  a  vote  of  the  town,  passed  May 
10,  1830,  Jesse  Perkins,  Esq.,  made  a  survey  of  the  town, 
and  a  map  was  published,  a  copy  of  which  may  be  found,  as 
above  ordered,  at  the  State  House. 

April  5,  1853,  at  a  legal  meeting  of  the  town,  George  W.. 
Bryant,  Chandler  Sprague,  Edward  Southworth,  Jr.,  Benjar 
min  Kingman,  and  Frederic  Howard  were  chosen  a  commit- 
tee to  cause  the  town  to  be  resurveyed,  and  a  new  map  to- 
be  published.  The  contract  for  publishing  the  same  was 
given  to  Messrs.  H.  F.  Walling  and  E.  Whiting.  The  map 
contained  names  of  residences,  views  of  churches,  manufacto- 
ries, roads,  wood,  streets,  ponds,  rivers,  and  divisions  of  the 
various  school  districts.  The  first  map  was  about  twenty 
inches  square,  of  which  a  few  copies  only  are  in  existence. 
The  last  map  was  thirty  by  thirty-nine  inches.'^ 

NEWSPAPERS. 

The  first  newspaper  published  in  North  Bridgewater  was 
commenced  by  George  H.  Brown,  Esq.,  of  East  Bridgewater, 
August  22,  1835,  under  the  name  of  "  Bridgewater  Patriot 
and  Old  Colony  Gazette,"  in  the  hall  over  Major  Nathan. 
Hayward's  store. 

*  The  first  map  of  the  ancient  town  of  Bridgewater,  including  what  is  now 
North  Bridgewater,  was  drawn  with  a  pen  by  Beza  Hayward,  at  that  time  one  of 
the  Selectmen,  June  16, 1795. 


308  HISTORY   OF    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

Mr.  William  H.  Burleigh  and  Rev.  E.  Porter  Dyer 
assisted  Mr.  Brown  in  the  publication  of  the  paper  till 
its  removal   to  East  Bridgewater. 

The  next  paper  in  the  town  was  entitled  the  "  Old  Colony 
Reporter,"  and  was  published  by  Messrs.  F.  W.  Bartlett  and 
Thomas  D.  Stetson,  of  Kingston,  Massachusetts,  under  the 
firm  of  "  Bartlett  and  Stetson,"  commenced  in  November, 
1848.  Mr.  Bartlett  left  the  firm  after  a  term  of  one  year, 
after  which  Mr.  Stetson  and  Rev.  "William  Whiting  contin- 
ued the  paper,  in  Colonel  Edward  Southworth's  hall,  till 
1851. 

During  the  latter  part  of  the  winter  of  1850  and  1851,  one 
Dr.  Cawdell  {celebrated  for  having  stepped  out  on  sundry  indi- 
viduals for  various  small  bills)  commenced  the  publication  of 
a  paper  called  the  "  Bay  State  Clipper;  "  a  few  numbers  were 
printed,  and  the  paper,  press,  types,  and  one  form  of  the 
paper  were  left  in  the  hands  of  Colonel  Southworth,  the 
owner  of  the  premises  occupied  by  the  doctor,  for  expenses. 

The  "  Adelphian,"  a  literary  paper,  was  published  for  two 
years  from  October  11,  1850,  by  the  Messrs.  Loomis,  which 
was  edited  by  the  young  ladies  of  the  Academy,  and  was 
especially  devoted  to  the  interests  of  the  young. 

About  the  same  time,  there  was  a  small  sheet  published  at 
the  office  of  the  "Reporter,"  devoted  to  the  temperance  cause, 
edited  by  young  persons.  May  16,  1851,  the  "  North  Bridge- 
water  Gazette"  was  commenced  in  the  hall  over  Colonel  E. 
Southworth's  store,  by  George  Phinney,  who  continued  to 
publish  the  same  till  July  25,  1855,  when  he  removed  his 
office  to  a  new  building  on  Franklin  Street.  Mr.  Phinney 
continued  to  edit  and  publish  the  paper  till  1863,  when  he 
sold  his  interest  in  the  paper  and  printing-office  to  Mr.  Au- 
gustus T.  Jones,  who  has  recently  removed  to  the  old  stand 
in  Soutliworth's  Hall,  opposite  the  First  Congregational 
Church,  and  continues  to  publish  a  weekly  paper,  second  to 
none  in  the  county  for  general  intelligence,  and  local  news. 


MISCELLANEOUS   HISTORY.  309 

PUBLICATIONS. 

List  of  publications  by  the  people  of  North  Bridge- 
water  :  — 

Rev.  John  Porter. 
"  Evangelical  Plan  ;  "  or,  an  Attempt  to  form  Right  Notions  in  the  Minds 
of  the  Common  People,  and  to  establish  them  in  the  Minds  of  the  People. 
Republished  by  Dr.  E.  Alden,  of  Randolph. 

Rev.  Asa  Meech. 

Ordination  Sermon,  delivered  by  Rev.  Lemuel  Tyler,  A.  M.,  October  15, 
1800.     Colleague  Pastor  with  Rev.  John  Porter. 

Oration  by  Rev.  Asa  Meech,  delivered  in  North  Bridgewater  July  4, 
1805,  in  commemoration  of  the  Anniversary  of  American  Independence. 

Valedictory  Sermon.  By  Rev.  Asa  Meech,  A.  M.,  December  1,  1811. 
Preached  at  the  North  Church,  in  Bridgewater. 

Rev.  Daniel  Huntington. 

Sermon  at  the  Funeral  of  Alpheus  Packard,  delivered  in  the  North 
Meeting-House  in  Bridgewater,  May  12,  1812. 

Discourse  delivered  in  the  North  Meeting-IIouse  in  Bridgewater,  Decem- 
ber 22,  1820.  Being  the  Second  Centennial  Anniversary  of  the  Landing  of 
the  Pilgrims  at  Plymouth.     Published  by  Ezra  Lincoln,  Boston. 

Sermon  on  the  Occasion  of  the  Death  of  Rev.  R.  S.  Storrs's  Wife,  April 
9,  1818. 

Discourse  delivered  before  the  Society  for  Promoting  Christian  Knowledge. 
May  26,  1824. 

A  Memoir  of  Mary  Hallam  Huntington,  his  Daughter.  Published  by  the 
American  Sunday  School  Union,  Pliiladelphia. 

A  full  Account  of  the  Great  Revival  in  181G  was  published  by  him  in  the 
"  Boston  Recorder  "  of  June  10,  1818. 

Address  before  the  Pilgrim  Society,  at  Plymouth,  Massachusetts. 

Discourse  delivered  in  the  South  Church  in  Campello,  October  31,  1852, 
it  being  the  Fortieth  Anniversary  of  his  Ordination. 

A  Poem  on  the  Pleasures  and  Advantages  of  True  Religion,  delivered 
before  the  United  Brothers'  Society  in  Brown  University,  on  their  Anniver- 
sary, August  31,  1819. 

Rev.  Elifhalet  Porter,  D.  D. 

Thanksgiving  Sermon.     1783. 

Sermon  before  the  Roxbury  Charitable  Society.     1794. 

Sermon  on  the  Occasion  of  the  National  Fast.     1798. 

Sermon  on  the  Death  of  Gov.  Increase  Sumner.     1799. 

Eulogy  on  the  Death  of  Washington.     1800. 

Sermon,  New  Year's.     1801. 

Sermon  before  the  Humane  Society.     1802. 

Sermon  at  Ordination  of  Rev.  Charles  Lowell.     1806. 


310  mSTORT  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

Sermon  before  the  Society  for  Propagating  the  Gospel  among  the  Indians 
in  North  America,     1807. 
Sermon  before  the  Convention  of  Congregational  Ministers.*     1810. 
Sermon  on  the  Occasion  of  Artillery  Election.     1812. 
Sermon  at  the  Ordination  of  Rev.  John  G.  Palfrey.     1818. 

Rev.  Huntington  Porter. 

A  Discourse  on  **  Sympathy  with  the  Afflicted."  Occasioned  by  the 
Death  of  his  wife,  Susannah  Porter.  Delivered  February  27,  1794,  the 
Sabbath  following  her  death,  which  took  place  February  24.  Text,  Job 
six.  21  :  "  Have  pity  upon  me,  have  pity  upon  me,  0  ye  my  friends  ;  for 
the  hand  of  God  hath  touched  me." 

A  Discourse  delivered  to  his  people,  at  Rye,  New  Hampshire,  Thursday, 
January  1,  1801,. being  the  Commencement  of  a  New  Year,  and  a  New 
Century.     Text,  Psalms  Ixxvii.  10-12. 

A  Eulogy  on  "Washington.     1800. 

A  Discourse  delivered  June  5,  1803,  occasioned  by  the  late  remarkable 
sickness  and  mortality  in  the  town  of  Rye,  New  Hampshire.  Text,  Psalms 
ci. :  "I  will  sing  of  mercy  and  judgment ;  unto  thee,  0  Lord,  will  I  sing." 

Two  Discourses  delivered  at  Rye,  New  Hampshire,  January,  1825,  ou 
the  Occasion  of  the  Closing  of  the  Fortieth  Year  of  bis  Ministry  in  that 
place,  and  the  Commencement  of  a  New  Year.     Text,  1  Peter  i.  12-14. 

A  Funeral  Discourse.     August,  1800. 

Two  Discourses  delivered  on  First  Lord's  Day  after  President  Madison's 
Declaration  of  War.  Upon  Peace,  and  War.  Another  on  the  Present 
Unhappy  and  Perilous  Situation  of  the  Country,  and  the  Duties  of  Minis- 
ters and  People  in  such  a  Time  as  this.  Delivered  on  the  National  Fast. 
Text,  Ecclesiastes  iii.  8.     August  20,  1812. 

A  New  Year's  Address  to  the  People  of  Rye,  New  Hampshire.  January, 
1836. 

Rev.   Theophilus  Packard,  D.  D. 

Sermon  at  the  Ordination  of  Rev.  Josiah  W.  Cannon. 

Sermon  before  the  Hampshire  Missionary  Society.     1821. 

Sermon  on  the  Death  of  Elisha  M.  Case,  at  Williamstown,  Massachusetts. 
1831. 

Two  Sermons  on  the  Divinity  of  Christ.     1808. 

Sermon  before  the  Hampshire  Missionary  Society.     1813. 

Sermon  on  the  Evil  of  Slander.     1815. 

Sermon  on  the  Life  and  Death  of  his  Son,  Isaac  T.  Packard.    1820. 

Rev,  Joshua  Cushman. 
Sermon  Thanksgiving  Day,  November  24,  1804. 
Oration  July  4,  1807,  at  Augusta,  Maine.     Pp.  23. 
Oration  at  Wiscasset,  Maine,  July  4,  1808. 
Oration  at  Waterville,  Maine,  July  4,  1814. 

Discourse  delivered  before  the  citizens  of  Winslow,  Maine,  on  National 
♦  This  sermon  is  spoken  of  as  being  of  singular  merit. 


MISCELLANEOUS   HISTORY.  311 

Thanksgiving  Day,  April  13,  1815.     Dedicated  to  James  Madison,  then 
President  of  the  United  States,     Published  at  Ilallowell,  Maine. 

Rev.  D.   Temple  Packard. 
Sermon  Preached  at  Somerville,  ^lassachusetts,  on  the  National  Fast, 
entitled  "  The  Dawn  of  the  Morning."     December  28,  1862.     Published 
by  Rand  &  Avery. 

Rev.  Edward  L.  Clark. 
Daleth ;  or,  the  Homestead  of  the  Nations.     Egypt  Illustrated.     Pub- 
lished by  Ticknor  &  Fields,  18G4. 

Rev.  James  Andem. 
The  Rise  and  Progress  of  the  First  Baptist  Church,  North  Bridgcwater, 
Massachusetts.     Being  the  first  Annual  Sermon.     Preached  on  Sunday, 
January  26,  1851.     Published  by  J.  M.  Hewes  &  Co.,  1851. 

Rev.  Jonas  Perkins,  D.  JDt. 

Sermon  before  the  Palestine  Missionary  Society,  on  the  "  Constraining 
Love  of  Christ,"  June  20,  1828. 

Sermon  before  the  Norfolk  Educational  Society,  on  the  "Treasure  in 
Earthly  Vessels,"  June  8,  1831. 

Sermon  preached  to  his  own  people,  on  the  "  Condition  of  a  Happy  Life," 
December  9,  1838. 

Thanksgiving  Sermon,  on  "  God's  Blessing  on  his  People,"  November  30, 
1843. 

Sermon,  published  in  the  "  National  Preacher,"  Vol.  23,  No.  11.  "  This 
Life  Man's  Season  of  Probation  for  Eternity." 

Two  Tracts,  published  by  the  Congregational  Board  of  Publication.  No. 
10,  on  the  "  Personality  and  Offices  of  the  Holy  Spirit."  No.  22,  "Im- 
mortality of  God." 

Reports  of  the  Doctrinal  Tract  Society,  from  the  commencement,  June 
24,  1829.     Published  by  them.     (Secretary  of  the  same  twenty  years.) 

Farewell  Sermon,  October  21, 1860.  "  Christ's  Design  in  the  Institution 
of  the  Ministry." 

Rev.  Paul  Couch. 

Two  Sermons,  preached  December  23,  1849.  Published  by  Damrell  & 
Moore,  Boston.     1849. 

Temperance  Sermons,  on  Different  Occasions. 

Sermon  preached  at  the  Funeral  of  Rev.  Daniel  Thomas,  former  Pastor  of 
the  Second  Congregational  Church,  in  Abington,  on  Friday,  January  8, 
1847.     Published  by  T.  R.  Marvin,  1847. 

Sermon  preached  in  the  First  Congregational  Church  of  Stonington,  Con- 
necticut, August  6,  1863,  on  National  Thanksgiving. 

B.    "Winslow  Packard. 
Honesty.     A  Poem  delivered  before  the  Phi  Beta  Society  of  the  Adel- 
phian  Academy,  North  Bridgewater,  February  8,  1853.     Published  by  J. 
B.  Chisholm,  1853. 


312  HISTORY    OP   NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

D.  Hudson  Howard* 
Journey  of  the  Israelites  iu  the  Wilderness,  Considered  in  its  Spiritual 
Meaning.     Published  by  T.  H.  Carter  &  Co.,  1864. 

Rev.  Austin  Cary. 
Prize  Tract,  on  Dancing,  by  the  American  Tract  Society. 

Rev.    Warren  Goddard.\ 

An  Address  delivered  before  the  County  Lyceum  of  Worcester  County, 
at  their  annual  meeting  in  Worcester,  October,  1831. 

A  Sermon.  Text,  Luke  ix.  24.  Delivered  before  the  Convention  of  the 
New  Church  in  America,  at  its  meeting  in  Boston,  June,  1836. 

Two  Discourses  on  the  Commandments  respecting  the  Sabbath,  from  Ex- 
odus XX.  8-11.     Published  May,  1837. 

A  Discourse  from  Zechariah  ix.  9.     Published  May,  1839. 

A  Discourse  from  John  xxi.  6.     Published  November,  1839. 

A  Discourse  from  Matthew  xviii.  1-4.     Published  May,  1840. 

An  Address  to  the  Receivers  of  the  Doctrines  of  the  New  Jerusalem  in 
the  United  States.  Written  at  the  request  of  the  General  Convention. 
Published  September,  1840. 

A  Discourse  from  John  xiv.  2.     Published  February,  1844. 

A  Discourse  from  Matthew  xvi.  24.     Published  December,  1845. 

A  Discourse  from  Matthew  xiii.  45,  46.     Published  October,  1846. 

A  Discourse  from  Matthew  vii.  13.  14.     Published  June,  1847. 

A  Discourse  preached  before  the  Maine  Association  of  the  New  Jerusa- 
lem at  the  meeting  in  August,  1851.     Published  April,  1852. 

A  Discourse,  in  Two  Parts,  from  Psalms  cxxxvi.  1-3,  cviii.  4,  and  xxxvi. 
5,  7,  9.     Published  April,  1853. 

A  Discourse  preached  at  the  Dedication  of  the  Temple  of  the  Society  of 
the  New  Church,  in  Gardiner,  Maine,  August,  1855,  from  Revelation  xxi. 
9-17. 

A  Discourse  preached  at  the  Dedication  of  the  Temple  of  the  New 
Church  Society  in  North  Bridgewater,  January  22,  1857,  from  John  i.  1, 
3,  4,  11-14. 

A  Discourse  from  Psalms  xxxvii.  5.     Published  October,  1858. 

A  Discourse  preached  before  the  ^lassachusetts  Association  of  the  New 
Church,  at  its  meeting,  October  7,  1858,  from  John  xvii.  3. 

An  Address  to  the  General  Conference  of  the  New  Church  in  Great 
Britain.  Written  at  the  appointment  and  in  behalf  of  the  General  Con- 
vention of  the  New  Church  in  America,  June,  1860. 

A  Discourse  from  John  xvii.  24.     Published  September,  1860. 

•  Mr.  Howard  has  contributed  a  large  number  of  articles  for  the  "  New  Jerusa- 
lem Magazine,"  to  which  the  reader  is  referred.  There  are  but  a  few  numbers  of 
that  magazine  that  do  not  contain  something  from  his  pen,  either  poetry  or  prose, 
Bince  184.').     He  has  also  contributed  poems  for  various  public  gatherings. 

t  In  axldition  to  the  foregoing,  Mr.  Goddard  has  contributed  to  various  jour- 
nals, magazines,  and  newspapers,  upon  the  doctrines  of  the  New  Church. 


MISCETJ.AXEOUS    HISTOEY.  313 

A  Discourse  from  Isaiah  Ixiv.  4.     Published  November,  1861. 

A  Discourse  from  Kings  v.  9-1-1.     Publisheil  March,  18G2. 

An  Address  delivered  l)efore  the  IMassachusette  Association  of  the  New 
Church,  at  its  meeting  in  October,  18G3. 

Response  of  the  Ministers  of  the  Massachusetts  Association  of  the  New 
Jerusalem  to  a  Resolution  requesting  their  consideration  of  what  is  usually 
known  as  "Modern  Spii-itualism."  Published  by  George  Phinney,  1858. 
Pp.  50. 

Bradford  Kingman. 

Kingman  Memorial. 

History  of  North  Bridgewater. 

Contributions  to  Different  Magazines. 

LIBRARIES. 

The  first  public  or  social  library  in  North  Bridgewater  was 
raised  by  subscription  about  1781,  and  was  kept  for  most  of 
the  time  in  private  houses.  The  last  librarian  was  Colonel 
Edward  Southworth,  and  the  library  was  given  up. 

In  1842,  the  Legislature  appropriated  fifteen  dollars  for  the 
use  of  every  school  district  in  the  commonwealth  that  should 
raise  an  equal  amount  for  the  purchase  of  a  School  District 
Library.  With  this  encouragement,  many  of  the  districts 
raised  the  requisite  amount,  and  purchased  libraries.  They 
are  now,  however,  nearly  laid  by. 

At  a  regular  town  meeting,  held  March  30,  1857,  the  town 
"  voted  to  purchase  a  town  library,  the  amount  not  to  ex- 
ceed $JL,400,  or  one  dollar  on  every  poll  paid  in  the  town." 
For  this  purpose  the  following  committee  were  chosen ;  name- 
ly, Edward  Southworth,  Jr.,  C.  C.  Bixby,  Dr.  Alexander  Hich- 
born,  David  L.  Cowell,  Ellis  Packard,  Jonas  R.  Perkins,  Lu- 
cius Gurney,  2d,  Jonathan  White,  and  M.  L.  Keith,  who  pro- 
ceeded in  the  selection  and  purchase  of  such  books  as  were 
thought  suitable  to  the  wants  of  the  community.  The  libra- 
ry was  well  selected,  and  consisted  of  many  of  the  best  works 
extant.  Many  persons,  not  wishing  that  the  town  should 
have  any  library,  raised  an  opposition  to  the  plan,  and  as  the 
result,  the  town  ''  voted,  May  1,  1857,  that  all  books,  efi'ects, 
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314  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

and  appurtenajices  of  the  Town  Library  be  placed  in  the 
hands  of  the  Selectmen,  to  be  disposed  of  in  the  best  manner 
for  the  interest  of  the  town."  And  in  accordance  with  these 
instructions,  the  Selectmen  sold  the  library  of  books  that 
cost  $1,183,  to  an  association  called  the  "  North  Bridgevvater 
Library  Association."  The  price  for  the  entire  lot  was 
$600,  being  only  three  months  old,  which,  we  should  judge, 
was  a  heavy  discount. 

NORTH   BRIDGEWATER  LIBRARY  ASSOCIATION. 

This  association  was  formed  by  a  few  individuals  for  the 
purpose  of  holding  a  library.  It  was  organized  under  a 
statute  made  for  such  purposes,  July  11, 1858.  Each  member 
paying  five  dollars  becomes  a  stockholder,  and  an  additional 
one  dollar  annually  entitles  him  to  all  the  rights  and  privileges 
of  a  member  of  the  association.  It  has  over  two  thousand 
volumes,  and  is  in  a  flourishing  condition.  The  officers  at 
the  organization  of  the  association  were,  David  L.  Cowell, 
President;  Rufus  L.  Thatcher,  Vice-President;  Augustus 
Hayward,  Secretary ;  David  F.  Studley,  Treasurer.  Henry 
A.  Ford,  John  L.  Hunt,  Alpheus  Holmes,  Charles  B.  Crock- 
er, Darius  Howard,  Edward  Southworth,  Jr.,  Lorenzo  D. 
Hervey,  Charles  Curtis,  Jr.,  Washburn  Packard,  Directors. 


CHAPTER  XYII. 

MISCELLAJVEO  US  HISTOR  Y—  COJVTIJVUEB. 

Indians.  —  Slavery.  —  Colored  Persons.  —  Temperance.  —  Sinclair  Band  of  Hope. 
—  Noi'th  Star  Division  No.  88.  —  Fraternal  Lodge  No.  24.  —  Old  Colony  Temper- 
ance Union.  — Sabbath-Scbools.  —  Music.  — Band.  —  Thespian  Society.  —  Union 
Musical  Association.  —  Bank.  —  Savings-Bank.  —  Fire  Department. 

INDIANS. 

"  There  was  a  time  when  red  men  climbed  these  hills. 
And  wandered  by  these  plains  and  rills  ; 
Or  rowed  the  light  canoe  along  yon  river, 
Or  rushed  to  conflict  armed  with  bow  and  quiver. 
Or,  'neath  the  forest  leaves  that  o'er  them  hung. 
They  council  held,  or  loud  their  war-notes  sung." 

THE  war  of  the  colonists  with  King  Philip  proved  very 
disastrous  to  the  Indian  race.  Many  obstacles  were 
thrown  in  their  way,  which  so  far  discouraged  them  that 
they  were  forced  to  give  up  their  possessions,  and  seek  other 
localities  away  from  the  new-comers,  who  were  gradually 
extending  their  territory  westward. 

To  what  extent  Indians  occupied  the  North  Parish  we  are 
unable  to  learn.  We  have  no  doubt  however,  that  they 
were  quite  numerous,  as  the  plough  frequently  brings  to 
light  some  relic  of  past  days,  and  of  an  uncivilized  people. 
Spear-points,  arrow-heads,  mortars,  pestles,  gouges,  and  stono 
hatchets  are  often  found  in  different  sections  of  the  town. 

In  the  north  part  of  the  town  are  found  hearthstones  of 
ancient  Indian  wigwams.  There  was  one  directly  under  the 
house  of  the  late  Oliver  Howard,  which  was  taken  down  a 
few  years  since.  Judging  from  the  number  of  relics  found 
in  the  northerly  section  of  the  town,  we  should  judge  they 
frequented  that  part  of  the  parish  to  a  considerable  extent. 

The  author  has  a  clay  pipe  found  by  Mr.  Willard  Howard, 

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316  HISTORY   OP    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER 

near  his  residence ;  also  specimens  of  arrow-heads  of  stone, 
found  by  Bela  Keith,  Esq.,  on  his  land  at  Campello,  which 
are  splendid  specimens  of  natives'  work,  besides  mauy  other 
relics  of  barbarous  days. 

There  is  another  evidence  of  the  town  having  been  the 
residence  of  the  red  man.  In  the  west  part  of  the  town,  on 
what  is  called  "  Stone  House  Hill,"  a  natural  cave  is  found  in 
the  solid  stone,  from  which  the  hill  derives  its  name,  which  is 
said  to  have  been  the  dwelling  of  some  tribe  of  Indians.  It 
is  situated  on  or  near  the  old  road  leading  from  North 
Bridgewater  to  Easton,  and  near  the  residence  of  Timothy 
Remick. 

It  is  also  traditionary  that  Indians  had  their  huts  in  the 
valley  of  Salisbury  River  opposite  Campello,  and  so  on  north 
as  far  as  the  bridge  at  "  Sprague's  Factory."  There  was  an 
Indian  family  named  Hammond,  who  lived  on  the  land  now 
owned  by  Benjamin  Kingman,  west  of  his  barn,  in  a  lot 
formerly  known  as  the  "  Old  Pasture,"  and  nearly  oppo- 
site the  residence  of  Lucius  Keith.  The  native  Indian 
tribes  living  upon  "  maize  "  and  fish  principally,  as  well  as 
game,  we  are  inclined  to  the  opinion  that  they  generally 
sought  for  dwelling  spots  near  some  stream,  where  fish  could 
be  found,  as  it  made  no  difi'erence  about  their  game ;  that 
they  could  find  all  over  the  forests. 

It  is  impossible  at  the  present  time  for  us  to  realize  to 
ourselves  the  situation  of  the  first  white  settlers  of  the  town. 
They  lived  in  constant  fear  of  a  sudden  attack.  Exposed  at  all 
times,  they  were  haunted  in  their  imaginations  by  death  with 
torture,  or  of  a  hopeless  captivity.  The  principal  companion 
of  the  white  man,  whether  in  the  field  or  at  his  dwelling, 
was  his  gun.  While  at  his  daily  labor  in  the  cultivation  of 
his  lands,  if  he  had  not  his  gun,  he  was  likely  at  any  time 
to  be  carried  away. 

Even  down  to   a  late  period,  when  people  assembled  for 


MISCELLANEOUS   HISTORY.  317 

public  worship,  a  guard  was  the  first  thing  to  establish,  in 
order  that  they  might  not  be  suddenly  captured. 

We  do  not  leani  that  the  people  of  the  North  Parish  were 
BO  much  molested  as  in  some  otiier  portions  of  the  ancient 
town,  for  the  reason  the  white  people  did  not  settle  that  por- 
tion to  any  extent  till  after  1700. 

Mitchell,  in  his  excellent  "  History  of  Bridgewater,"  says, 
"  that  the  people  displayed  great  courage  and  intrepidity 
during  Philip's  War,  and  were  often  advised  to  desert 
their  dwellings,  and  repair  to  the  sea-shore  towns."  They, 
however,  resolutely  kept  their  ground,  and  helped  other 
towns  to  do  the  same.  Whatever  others  may  think,  there  is 
something  sad  in  the  reflection  that  the  natives  of  these  hills 
and  valleys  have  disappeared,  while  at  the  same  time  we 
cannot  regret  that  a  Christian  and  enlightened  people  have 
taken  the  places  of  a  barbarous  and  heathen  race.  The 
last  vestige  of  the  tribe  that  once  travelled  over  the  soil  of 
Bridgewater  has  long  ago  disappeared. 

**  Alas  for  them  !  their  day  is  o'er  ; 
Their  fires  are  out  on  hill  and  shore." 

SLAVERY. 

It  is  difficult  to  fix  the  number  of  slaves  that  have  been 
owned  in  the  North  Parish ;  but  however  disagreeable  it 
may  seem  to  many,  we  have  to  record  the  fact  that  the 
"peculiar  institution"  did  exist  in  the  town  previous  to  the 
Revolutionary  War.  It  was  not  thought  improper  for  the 
clergy,  deacons,  or  physicians  to  hold  slaves.  Colonel  Sim- 
eon Cary  had  a  slave  named  "  King  Ring,"  of  whom  it  is  said 
"  he  whipped  the  apple-trees,  to  make  them  grow."  He  had 
children,  — "Patience,"  "Jenny,"  "Mary,"  and  "Fanny." 
Many  persons  are  now  living  who  can  remember  "  Patience 
Ring,"  who  always  lived  in  the  family  of  Colonel  Cary,  and 
his  descendants. 


318  HISTORY  OF    NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

Another  colored  man  lived  nearly  opposite  the  residence 
of  the  late  Oliver  Dike,  who  is  said  to  have  been  a  slave 
by  the  name  of  "  Toby  Tarbet," 

We  find  in  the  records  of  the  parish  the  names  of  sev- 
eral colored  persons,  who  undoubtedly  were  servants  in  fami- 
lies, if  not  "  slaves,"  as  it  was  quite  common  for  slaves  to  be 
known  by  one  name  only,  like  those  we  find  in  the  list  of 
marriages,  as  "  Plato,"  "  Pompey,"  "  Nero,"  "  Tobias  "  "  Vio- 
let," and  the  like ;  and  for  a  surname  they  usually  took  the 
name  of  their  owner. 

In  1780  the  adoption  of  the  State  Constitution  forbade 
traffic  or  ownership  of  colored  people,  and  from  that  time  all 
have  been  alike  free.  Those  who  were  slaves  generally  re- 
mained with  their  former  masters  as  a  matter  of  choice,  and 
many  of  them  had  large  families. 

Among  the  colored  people  in  the  town,  we  find  the  names 
of  several  persons  whose  descendants  are  not  in  the  town, 
many  of  them  having  removed  to  other  localities,  as  Calvin 
and  Luther  Jotham  who  removed  to  Maine,  Thomas  Mitch- 
ell, Amos  Cordner,  Moses  Sash,  Cuflf  Robin,  Bennett  0.  Bat- 
ton,  Henry  Traveller,  Elias  Sewell,  Boston  Foye,  C^sar 
Easton,  Cufiee  Wright,  Susannah  Huggins,  and  Oxford,  who 
were  married  while  servants  in  the  family  of  Daniel  Howard, 
Esq.,  Segmo  Scott,  and  Primus  Freeman. 

The  number  of  colored  persons  in  the  town  at  difierent 
periods  were  as  follows:  in  1820,  23;  in  1830,  40;  in  1840, 
22;  in  1850,30;  in  1860,  32. 

There  is  one  family  of  these  people  who  have  become 
quite  numerous,  —  the  descendants  of  James  Easton,  who 
came  from  Middleboro'  previous  to  the  incorporation  of  the 
town.  He  had  seven  children,  three  of  whom  settled  in  this 
vicinity.  Caleb  married,  and  had  six  children,  some  of  whom 
are  now  residents  of  the  town.* 

*  See  Genealogy  of  Familiea. 


MISCELLANEOUS    HISTORY.  319 

The  anti-slavery  movement  in  this  town  did  not  meet  with 
that  favor  which  it  received  in  many  other  places.  It  began 
by  the  circulation  of  tracts  upon  that  subject,  and  with  lec- 
tures by  various  persons,  among  whom  were  W.  L.  Garrison, 
Parker  Pillsbury,  S.  S.  Foster,  C.  C.  Burleigh,  and,  later, 
Wendell  Philhps  and  Frederic  Douglas.  These  persons 
were  the  champions  of  the  cause,  and  their  efforts  have,  no 
doubt,  produced  some  good  results. 

Political  parties  have  changed  from  time  to  time,  till,  in  the 
election  of  Gov.  Andrew  and  Abraham  Lincoln,  the  town  has 
shown,  by  their  votes,  that  they  were  in  earnest  in  the  cause 
of  freedom. 

TEMPERANCE. 

Previous  to  1800,  it  was  a  common  custom  to  use  liquors 
as  a  beverage  ;  and  even  till  about  1830  it  was  the  practice 
to  have  it  at  public  gatherings,  weddings,  ministerial  associa- 
tions, auctions,  raisings,  military  parades,  and  such  occasions 
were  not  complete  without  their  punch. 

It  was  also  indispensable  that  those  who  acted  the  part  of 
bearers  at  funerals  should  have  something  to  stimulate  or 
keep  up  their  spirits.  All  the  grocery  stores  in  the  country 
kept  liquor  for  sale  as  much  as  they  did  molasses.  Upon  an 
examination  of  some  of  the  old  account-books  of  those  that 
kept  groceries,  we  found  about  one  half  the  charges  were  for 
rum,  gin,  brandy,  etc.,  which  were  included  in  the  list  of 
necessaries  of  life. 

The  first  item  we  find  recorded  in  regard  to  restricting 
the  open  sale  of  intoxicating  liquors,  was  "  to  post  the  names 
of  those  who  were  reputed  as  '  drunkards,'  or  '  common  tip- 
plers,' in  the  houses  of  those  that  held  licenses  for  retailing 
liquor,"  which  duty  devolved  upon  the  selectmen,  as  well  as 
to  forbid  their  selling  to  such  persons. 

Previous  to  1820,  licenses  were  granted  by  the  "  Court  of 


320  HISTORY  OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

Sessions  "  in  each  county  to  a  certain  number  in  each  town 
to  sell  liquor,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  "  Fathers  of  the 
Town."  After  that  date,  they  were  granted  by  the  county 
commissioners. 

The  first  effort  we  find  recorded  of  an  effort  to  stop  the 
peddling  of  "  ardent  sperit,"  was  October  8,  1800,  when  the 
parish,  at  a  meeting  held  on  that  day,  "  voted  that  there  be 
no  sellers  of  liquor,  and  carts  on  the  green,  and  that  the  par- 
ish committee  see  that  the  above  order  is  complied  with." 
This  vote  was  passed  for  a  special  occasion,  —  that  of  the 
ordination  of  Rev.  Asa  Meech,  October  15,1800. 

Again,  September  23,  1812,  the  parish  "  voted  that  the  par- 
ish committee  keep  the  green  clear  of  carts  and  sellers  of 
lickers  "  etc. 

February  5,  1813,  a  society  was  formed  in  Boston,  under 
the  name  of  "  Massachusetts  Societ}'-  for  the  Suppression  of 
Intemperance,"  the  object  of  which  was  to  discontinue  and 
suppress  the  too  free  use  of  ardent  spirit,  and  its  kindred 
vices,  profaneness  and  gaming,  and  to  promote  temperance 
and  general  morality.  This  society  labored  hard  against 
the  tide  of  public  opinion  till  1825,  when  the  subject  began 
to  be  discussed  so  freely  that  a  still  more  efficient  method 
was  proposed,  and  new  means  were  taken  to  spread  the  fear- 
ful effects  of  intoxication  before  the  people. 

A  meeting  was  held  by  a  few  individuals  during  the  year, 
which  resulted  in  the  foundation  of  the  American  Temper- 
ance Society,  whose  grand  principle  was  abstinence  from 
strong  drink,  and  its  object,  by  light  and  love,  to  change  the 
habits  of  the  nation,  with  regard  to  the  use  of  intoxicating 
liquors.  On  the  13th  of  February,  1826,  the  society  was 
regularly  organized,  officers  chosen,  and  a  constitution  pre- 
pared. 

This  society  employed  agents  to  travel  through  the  coun- 
try, preaching  and  delivering  temperance  lectures,  arousing 


MISCELLANEOUS   HISTORY.  321 

the  people  to  the  evil  effects  of  liquor.  Among  those  en- 
gaged in  that  calling,  were  Rev.  Nathaniel  Hewett,  Rev. 
Joshua  Leavitt,  and  Daniel  C.  Axtcll.  These  men  came  to 
this  town,  and  gave  lectures,  to  arouse  the  people  of  the 
town  to  a  sense  of  their  responsibility,  and  which  had  its 
efFcct. 

In  1829  we  find  the  following  on  the  records  of  the  town, 
in  answer  to  a  call  for  a  town  meeting,  "  to  see  what  meas- 
ures the  town  will  take  to  prevent  the  too  frequent  use  of 
ardent  spirit." 

March  9,  1829  "  voted  to  raise  a  committee  of  twenty  per- 
sons, to  prevent  the  improper  use  of  ardent  spirit."  The 
following   persons  were    chosen  as  that  committee :  — 

Joseph  Sylvester,  Esq.,  Dea.  Jonathan  Perkins,  Perez  Crocker, 

Darius  Howard,  Lieut.  Epliraim  Cole,  Jesse  Perkins,  Esq., 

Isaac  Keith,  Micah  Shaw,  Benjamin  Ames, 

Eliphalet  Kingman,  Nathaniel  Ames,  Edward  Southworth, 

Deacon  Jacob  Fuller,  Ensign  Mark  Perkins,  David  Cobb, 

Lieut.  Isaac  Packard,  Capt.  Abel  Kingman,  Caleb  Howard,  Esq., 
Silas  Packard,  Esq.,        Joseph  Packard. 

Again,  Monday,  April  G,  1829,  "  voted  to  direct  the  select- 
men to  post  up  the  names  of  such  persons  as,  in  their  judg- 
ment, drink  too  much  ardent  spirit." 

Also,  made  choice  of  the  following  persons,  to  constitute 
a  committee,  to  give  the  selectmen  information  of  such  per- 
Eons  as  above  named ;  namely,  — 

Edward  Southworth,  Micah  Shaw,  Capt.  Ziba  Keith, 

Thomas  Wales,  Isaac  Curtis,  Turner  Torrey, 

Martin  Gary,  Capt.  Thomas  Thompson,       Mark  Perkins, 

Lieut.  Isaac  Packard,         Lieut.  Ephraim  Cole. 

Again,  February  26,  1830,  an  attempt  was  made  to  reduce 
the  number  of  persons  licensed  to  sell  liquor.  The  town 
"voted  to  leave  the  subject  of  licenses  to  the  selectmen." 

In  1840,  the  "  Washingtonian  Movement "  commenced, 
which  was  started  in  Baltimore  by  a  few  individuals.  At 
41 


322  HISTORY    OF   NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

this  time,  there  was  a  complete  overhauling  of  the  temper- 
ance question.  Speeches  were  made,  picnics  were  frequent, 
and  every  effort  made  to  induce  people  to  join  in  the  enter- 
prise. Societies  were  formed  among  the  children,  "  cold 
water  armies  "  were  organized,  who  held  meetings  for  mutual 
benefit  and  social  intercourse. 

Next  came  the  "  Maine  Law,"  that  originated  in  Portland, 
Maine,  by  Neal  Dow.  This  caused  a  new  movement  .among 
the  temperance  people.  Votes  were  passed  at  nearly  every 
town  meeting  to  prosecute  and  bring  to  the  law  those  who 
violated  the  same,  by  using  or  selling  liquor. 

March  15,  1847,  the  town  "  voted  that  the  selectmen  be 
instructed  to  take  effectual  measures  to  suppress  the  sale  of 
ardent  spirits,  within  the  town." 

March  10,  1848,  "  voted,  to  choose  seven  persons  to  pros- 
ecute to  conviction,  if  practicable,  those  that  deal  in  intoxi- 
cating drinks." 

April  10,  1848,  in  town  meeting,  Messrs.  George  W.  Bry- 
ant, Esq.,  George  B.  Dunbar,  and  Alpheus  Holmes  were 
chosen  a  committee  to  draft  a  set  of  by-laws  for  the  action 
of  that  meeting,  and  who  submitted  the  following  report ; 
namely,  — 

"  Whereas  it  appears  to  the  inhabitants,  in  town  meeting  assembled,  that, 
in  order  to  preserve  the  peace,  good  order,  and  internal  police  of  the  town, 
it  has  become  necessary  to  avail  ourselves  of  the  advantage  of  making  Town 
Bj-Laws  for  the  suppression  of  intemperance,  agreeably  to  authority  vested 
by  the  Legislature  of  Massachusetts  ; 

"  Therefore  be  it  enacted  by  the  town  of  North  Bridgewater,  in  legal 
meeting  assembled,  Sec.  1.  That  no  person  within  said  town  shall  presume 
to  be  a  retailer  or  seller  of  Cider,  Strong  Beer,  Ale,  Porter,  or  any  other 
fermented  liquors,  in  less  quantities  than  twentj'-cight  gallons,  and  tliat 
delivered  and  carried  away  all  at  one  time,  under  pain  of  forfeiting  the  sum 
of  Twenty-Five  Dollars  for  each  offence.  Sec.  2.  All  forfeitures  incurred 
under  the  foregoing  shall  be  put  to  such  use  as  the  town  shall  from  time  to 
time  direct." 

March  19,  1849,  a   committee  of  seven  were    chosen  to 


MISCELLANEOUS   HISTOEY.  323 

prosecute  all  violations  of  the  liquor  law,  with  unlimited  au- 
thority. 

March  11,  1850,  at  a  meeting  held  this  day,  it  was  "voted 
that  any  person  guilty  of  the  violation  of  any  law  regulating 
the  sale  of  spirituous  or  fermented  liquors  shall  receive  from 
the  treasurer  of  the  town  the  sum  of  twenty-five  dollars  for 
the  expense  attending  said  prosecutions,  the  same  to  be  paid 
on  application,  after  having  been  approved  by  the  selectmen." 

During  the  month  of  May,  1851,  Rev.  Henry  Morgan  came 
into  town,  and  created  no  little  enthusiasm  throughout  the 
town  on  the  subject  of  temperance.  His  cause  was  the 
theme  of  conversation  in  the  parlor,  work-shop,  and  by  the 
way.  Parents,  cousins,  and  friends  joined  in  the  work  with 
children  and  youth.  The  clergymen,  also,  rendered  valua> 
ble  aid  ;  so  that,  when  Mr.  Morgan  left  town,  it  was  with  a 
cheerful  heart,  and  a  list  of  seventeen  hundred  signers  to 
the  pledge,  which  was  more  names,  in  proportion  to  the  pop- 
ulation, than  he  had  obtained  in  any  other  town. 

Among  those  who  were  especially  entitled  to  credit  for 
being  active  in  the  labor  of  procuring  signers  to  the  pledge, 
were  Gardner  J.  Kingman,  Joseph  Vincent,  Ellis  V.  Lyon, 
Frederic  Packard,  Lucretia  A.  Drake,  Alma  F.  Leach,  Brad- 
ford E.  Jones,  Ellen  A.  Howard,  Martha  A.  Packard,  and 
Bethia  Hayward. 

The  citizens  of  the  town  held  a  public  meeting  at  Satuck- 
et  Hall  September  10,  1851.  The  meeting  was  called  to 
order  by  George  B.  Dunbar,  and  Dr.  Henry  Eddy  chosen 
president,  and  the  following  resolution  was  passed :  — 

"  Resolved,  That  the  friends  of  Temperance  in  this  town  are  in  favor  of 
enforcing  the  law  for  the  suppression  of  the  sale  and  use  of  intoxicating 
drinks,  now  and  always,  by  every  means  in  their  power,  both  legal  and 
moral,  and  that,  too,  against  the  whims  and  moans  of  a  conscienceless  class. 
of  persons,  who  are  willing  for  a  few  dollars  to  scatter  destruction  amongst 
their  fellow-citizens." 

January  21,  1852,  a  mammoth  petition,  containing  120,000 


324:  msTORY  OF  north  beidgewater. 

names  in  favor  of  the  "  Maine  Law/'  was  presented  to  the 
Legislature  of  Massachusetts.  Many  friends  (one  hundred 
and  twenty-six)  of  the  temperance  movement,  repaired  to 
Boston,  to  join  in  a  procession  that  was  formed  at  Tremont 
Temple,  to  accompany  the  roll  to  the  State  House. 

March  1,  1852,  "  voted  to  instruct  our  town  representa- 
tive to  vote  for  the  bill  to  prohibit  the  manufacture  and  sale 
of  intoxicating  drinks,  as  originally  reported  to  the  Senate 
by  the  committee ;  and  that  he  also  be  instructed  to  oppose 
the  sending  of  the  bill  to  the  people  for  their  ratification. 

A  public  temperance  meeting  was  held  at  the  vestry  of  the 
Methodist  church  August  9,  1852,  Dr.  Henry  Eddy  presi- 
dent, at  which  a  committee  of  forty-two  were  chosen  to  infoiTQ 
of,  and  furnish  evidence  of,  violations  of  the  new  and  strin- 
gent law  for  the  suppression  of  the  sale  of  intoxicating 
liquors. 

March  20,  1854,  "voted  to  exclude  alcoholic  drinks  from 
the  fire  department."  Also,  "  voted  that  any  member  of  the 
same  that  shall  become  intoxicated  while  on  duty  at  a  fire 
shall  be  excluded  from  the  department." 

SINCLAIR   BAND    OF   HOPE. 
Established  in  1858. 

This  association  was  under  the  direction  of  the  superin- 
tendent of  the  Porter  Church  Sabbath-school,  the  object  of 
which  was  to  encourage  the  young  to  abstain  from  the  use  of 
intoxicating  liquors,  tobacco,  and  profanity. 

NORTH   STAR  DIVISION   NO.    88,   SONS   OF   TEMPERANCE. 

This  division  was  instituted  February  23,  1859,  and  was 
known  by  the  above  name.  "  The  design  of  this  associa- 
tion is  to  shield  all  classes  from  the  evils  of  intemperance, 
afford  mutual  assistance  in  case  of  sickness,  and  elevate  their 
characters  as  men."  The  charter  of  this  association  was  sur- 
rendered  December  4,  18G3. 


MISCELLANEOUS   HISTORY.  325 

FRATERNAL  LODGE  NO.   24:,   I.   0.   OP  GRAND   TEMPLARS. 

This  organization  was  instituted  September  28,  18G0, 
tinder  the  above  name,  the  object  of  which  was  similar 
to  the  North  Star  Division. 

There  was  another  Division  of  the  Sons  of  Temperance  in 
the  town,  called  the  Crystal  Fount  Division,  in  1847, 
which  is  not  in  existence  at  the  present  time. 

Another  organization,  known  as  the  Eagle  Wing  Divi- 
sion No.  109,  was  instituted  at  Campello,  January  1,  1861, 
which  lived  only  a  short  time. 

August  14,  1863,  the  State  of  Massachusetts  was  divided 
into  thirty  districts,  and  in  each  was  formed  a  District  Tem- 
perance Union.  Such  a  one  was  formed,  including  North 
Bridge  water,  East  and  "West  Bridge  water,  Lakeville,  and  Car- 
ver, and  was  known  as  the  Old  Colony  District  Temper- 
ance Union.  George  B.  Dunbar  was  Vice-President,  Rev. 
"William  A.  Start,  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 
■  We  have  thus  far  seen  that  the  movements  of  the  temper- 
ance cause  in  North  Bridgewater  are  not  unlike  those  in  most 
country  towns.  There  have,  at  different  times,  been  various 
temperance  organizations,  both  among  the  adult  population 
and  the  children,  but  the  particulars  of  which  are  not  at 
hand.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  efforts  to  restrain  the  free 
use  of  intoxicating  liquors  may  still  continue  as  in  times 
past,  that  the  baneful  effects  of  intoxication  may  not  increase, 
but  grow  beautifully  less. 

"^  SABBATH-SCHOOLS. 

The  first  Sabbath-school  in  the  North  Parish  commenced 
in  May,  1818,  through  the  efforts  of  Mrs.  Huntington,  the 
wife  of  the  pastor.  The  school  consisted  of  one  hundred  and 
seven  girls  and  seventy-eight  boys.  These  were  divided  into 
classes  of  from  four  to  eight  persons,  according  to  their  ages, 
the   males  under  the  care  of  teachers  of  their  own  sex,  and 


326  HISTORY    OF    NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

the  females  under  teachers  of  their  sex,  the  whole  number 
under  the  direction  of  the  superintendent.  The  time  allotted 
for  the  school  was  during  the  intermission  between  the 
morning  and  afternoon  services  on  the  Sabbath,  and  was  usu- 
ally one  hour  long. 

The  books  in  use  during  the  early  part  of  its  existence 
were  the  New  Testament,  "Emerson's  Evangelical  Prim- 
er," and  "  Hymns  for  Infant  Minds."  Most  of  the  scholars, 
during  the  first  term,  were  well  versed  in  the  Primer,  and 
in  addition  to  that,  for  the  first  sixteen  Sabbaths,  they  had 
committed  32,674  verses  of  Scripture,  and  27,300  verses  ol 
hymns,  which  were  recited. 

As  further  specimens  of  individual  diligence  on  the  part  of 
the  younger  members  of  the  school,  we  publish  the  follow- 
ing :  — 

A  girl  eight  years  of  age,  recited  402  verses  of  Scripture, 
and  236  verses  of  hymns.  Another  girl,  ten  years  of  age, 
recited  1,408  verses  of  Scripture,  and  1,464  verses  of  hymns. 
Another,  eleven  years  of  age,  recited  995  verses  of  Scripture, 
and  1,558  verses  of  hymns  Anotlier,  thirteen  years  of  age, 
recited  1,885  verses  of  Scripture,  and  1,000  verses  of  hymns. 
Another  girl,  seven  years  of  age,  recited  2,191  verses  of  Scrip- 
ture, comprising  the  Gospels  of  Matthew  and  Mark,  and  nine 
chapters  of  Luke,  besides  287  verses  of  h^'mns.  It  is  with 
pleasure  we  record  of  this  little  girl  that,  when  a  pecuniary 
reward  was  presented  her  by  a  relative  for  her  exemplary 
diligence,  she  generously  sent  the  amount,  by  the  hand  of  her 
pastor,  to  tb.e  treasurer  of  the  American  Board  of  Commis- 
sioners for  Foreign  Missions,  for  the  education  of  heathen 
children.  Another  girl,  five  years  of  age,  recited  the  whole 
of  "  Assembly's  Catechism,"  with  proofs,  12  verses  of  Scrip- 
ture, and  100  hymns. 

The  first  term  of  the  Sabbath-school  closed  with  public 
religious  exercises  on  the  day  of  the  annual  meeting  of  the 


MISCELLANEOUS   HISTORY.  327 

Bridgewater  Evangelical  Society.     The  sacred  music  on  tlie 
occasion  was  performed  principally  by  the  scholars. 

There  are  at  the  present  time  schools  connected  with  all 
the  churches  in  the  town,  together  with  extensive  libraries 
of  well-selected  books. 

MUSIC. 

According  to  a  universal  custom  in  early  times,  there  was 
nothing  but  congregational  singing.  Tunes  were  few,  and 
for  want  of  books  the  exercises  were  read  a  line  at  a  time, 
and  then  all  would  join  in  singing ;  then  the  good  deacon 
would  read  another  line,  and  thus  the  service  was  "  dea- 
coned "  through  the  whole  of  the  verses. 

The  first  music-book  in  the  country  was  brought  by  the 
Pilgrims,  and  entitled  "  Ainsworth  Version  of  the  Psalms." 
This  gave  way  to  the  "  Bay  Psalm  Book,"  the  first  book 
printed  in  America,  which  went  through  seventy  editions, 
and,  in  1758,  was  revised  and  republished  by  Rev.  Thomas 
Prince,  of  I^oston.* 

Previous  to  1765  or  1770,  there  were  no  choirs  in  the 
churches,  and  as  these  were  formed,  the  custom  of  lining  or 
"  deaconing  "  the  hymns  grew  into  disuse,  but  not  till  after  a 
great  deal  of  determined  opposition.  The  custom  had  been 
introduced  by  the  Westminster  Assembly  of  Divines,  and 
hence  could  not  easily  be  surrendered. 

The  first  choir  in  the  North  Parish  was  estabhshed  about 
1801,  under  the  leadership  of  Major  Daniel  Gary,  a  noted 
singer  of  that  day.  Previous  to  that  time  there  were  no 
seats  specially  provided  for  singers.  Those  persons  who  had 
thought  of  forming  a  choir  in  1801  asked  that  seats  might  be 
provided  for  them. 

*  In  1690  there  were  but  six  tunes  known  in  theproyince  ;  namely,  "  Oxford," 
"Litchfield,"  "York,"  "  Windsor,"  "  St.  David's,"  and  "  Martyr's,"  and  no 
new  tunes  could  be  introduced  without  a  vote  of  the  church.  The  first  tune-book, 
especially  devoted  to  music,  was  published  by  Rev^  William  Walter,  in  17'21,  and 
was  the  first  music  with  bars  printed  in  America. 


328  msTORY  OF  north  bridgewater. 

January  12,  1801,  we  find  an  article  in  the  parish  records 
for  meetings  as  follows  :  — 

"  To  see  if  the  parish  will  erect,  or  sufi'er  to  be  erected, 
seats  for  the  singers,  in  the  front  of  pews  in  the  front  gal- 
lery." January  19,  1801,  "  voted  to  erect  seats  in  the  front 
gallery  for  the  singers,  in  front  of  the  front  pews."  Also, 
"  voted  that  the  above  seats  for  the  singers,  be  erected  in  a 
'  surkerler  forme.^ " 

Major  Daniel  Gary,  Moses  Gary,  and  Colonel  Galeb  Howard 
were  "  chosen  a  committee  to  git  the  above  seats  built."  The 
above  seats  were  specially  set  apart  for  the  use  of  those 
who  had  become  "  lamed  "  in  the  rules  of  "  musick.^^ 

Oliver  Bryant,  Josiah  Brett,  Isaac  Packard,  John  Field, 
John  Cobb,  and  Luke  Lincoln  were  "  choristers  "  in  the 
parish  until  the  town  was  incorporated.  Since  that  time, 
Thomas  J.  Gurney,  then  living  in  Abington,  was  invited  to 
lead  the  choir  and  teach  them  to  sing,  in  1829,  who  was  the 
first  person  that  received  any  compensation  for  services  in 
singing.  Commencing  in  1829,  Mr.  Gurney  continued  to 
lead  the  choir  and  teach  singing-schools  until  1840,  when  he 
removed  to  Abington.  From  that  time  the  choir  of  the  First 
Church  has  been  led  by  Mr.  Seth  Sumner,  who  became 
celebrated  for  his  success  in  teaching  singing-schools  in  the 
immediate  vicinity,  and  Messrs.  Isaac  T.  Packard,  of  this  town. 
Whiting,  Brown,  and  Appleton,  of  Boston,  and  Edmund  Pack- 
ard. 

When  the  Porter  Church  was  formed  in  the  town,  in 
1850,  Mr.  Gurney  was  invited  to  take  charge  of  their  choir, 
which  he  continued  to  do  till  April  1,  18G4,  when  he  resigned. 
Mr.  T.  Emerson  Gurney  was  organist  at  the  Porter  Church 
from  1850  to  1855;  Mr.  Joshua  V.  Gurney,  from  1855  to 
1858. 

The  First  Congregational  Church  had  the  first  organ,  in 
their  old  church,  which  was  exchanged  for  a  new  one  in 


MISCELLANEOUS  HISTORY.  329 

1854,  for  their  new  house.  At  the  present  time  there  are 
four  organs  in  the  churches ;  namely,  in  the  First  Congre- 
gational Church,  Porter  Evangelical  Church,  Second  Metho- 
dist, and  the  Catholic  Church, 

There  was  a  musical  society  formed  in  the  county  of  Ply- 
mouth, called  the  Old  Colony  Musical  Society,  which  was  for 
the  benefit  of  singers  throughout  the  county.  Bartholomew 
Brown,  Esq.,  was  leader ;  Rev.  Daniel  Huntington  was  presi- 
dent. This  society  fell  through  for  want  of  support.  Mr. 
Huntington  was  a  man  of  fine  musical  talent,  and  did  much 
to  elevate  the  standard  of  church  music  in  the  first  part  of 
his  ministry,  when  so  little  attention  had  been  paid  to  rula- 
ble  music. 

The  next  musical  club  formed  for  the  purpose  of  improv- 
ing the  singing  was  the  Calcott  Singing  Society,  which 
was  about  1827  or  1828,  and  included  the  four  Bridgewa- 
ters.  Rev.  Daniel  Huntington  was  their  first  president; 
Nathan  Lazell,  of  Bridgewater,  was  leader. 

Next  in  order  was  the  Union  Harmonic  Society, '  that 
was  in  existence  about  1835.  From  that  time  to  the  present, 
it  would  be  impossible  to  give  a  full  detail  of  the  various 
singing-schools,  rehearsals,  clubs,  etc.  But  probably  no  town 
in  the  county  has  given  more  attention  to  music,  or  been 
more  successful  in  the  production  of  talented  singers  and 
highly-entertaining  performances,  than  North  Bridgewater. 
The  church  music  in  this  town  is  of  the  highest  order,  and 
much  time  is  devoted  to  the  improvement  of  the  singing 
throughout  all  the  societies. 

This  town  has  sent  forth  some  excellent  teachers  of  music 
and  performers  of  instrumental  music,  among  whom  are 
Thomas  J.  Gurney,  T.  Emerson  Gurney,  George  T.  Ather- 
ton,  and  William  Faxon,  who  have  made  music  a  profes- 
sion. 

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330  HISTORY   OP    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

BAND  MUSIC. 

About  the  year  1840,  a  few  individuals  met  together  for 
the  purpose  of  drill  and  practice  in  music  upon  various  brass 
instruments,  drums,  etc.,  under  the  lead  of  Samuel  M.  Holmes, 
under  the  name  of  the  North  Bridgewater  Brass  Band. 
They  met  every  week  or  oftener  for  practice,  and  were  very 
successful ;  so  that  after  a  time  they  were  engaged  in  all  the 
surrounding  places  to  play  upon  public  occasions,  and  their 
fame  soon  spread  abroad,  and  it  is  at  present  one  of  the  best 
bands  of  the  kind  in  that  section.  A  large  delegation  of 
this  band  joined  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Regiment  in 
the  rebellion  of  1861. 

Soon  after  this  band  was  formed,  another  was  organ- 
ized at  Campello,  under  the  lead  of  Martin  L.  Keith.  The 
following  persons  were  among  the  members  of  that  band ; 
namely,  Charles  P.  Keith,  Theodore  Lilley,  Sylvanus  Keith, 
Albert  Keith,  Bela  B.  Hayward,  Jarvis  W.  Reynolds,  James 
C.  Snell,  Thomas  French,  Lucius  Hayward,  and  Harrison 
Bryant.  This  company  continued  only  about  six  months, 
when  some  of  the  number  joined  the  Centre  Band. 

About  the  same  period  there  was  another  band  at  the 
"  "West  Shares,"  under  the  leadership  of  Ellis  Packard,  which 
continued  about  a  year,  and  was  then  given  up,  some  of  its 
members  joining  the  Centre  Band.  At  the  present  time 
the  united  musical  talent  of  the  town  is  engaged  in  the  origi- 
nal Brass  Band. 

The  members  of  this  band  that  joined  the  Twelfth  Massa- 
chusetts Regiment  received  the  highest  praise  from  General 
Sherman  ;  and  it  is  said  that  this  was  his  fxvorite  band,  and 
was  conducted  under  the  leadership  of  William  J.  Martland. 

THESPIAN   SOCIETY. 

In  February,  1836,  a  company  of  gentlemen  and  ladies  were 
organized  into  a  society  under  the  above  name,  for  the  pur- 


MISCELLANEOUS    HISTOEY.  331 

pose  of  giving  dramatic  performances.  The  orchestra  con- 
sisted of  fifteen  members,  and  was  under  the  leadership  of 
Sihon  Packard.  The  songs,  duets,  and  choruses  were  of  a 
high  order,  and  were  performed  before  crowded  assembhes. 
A  sHght  fee  was  asked,  to  pay  expenses  of  scenery,  and  ex- 
penses only. 

UNION  MUSICAL   ASSOCIATION. 

About  the  first  of  May,  1864,  a  new  musical  association 
was  formed  under  the  above  title,  for  the  purpose  of  improve- 
ment in  singing,  practising  choruses,  oratorios,  etc.  It  was 
regularly  organized  Avith  a  constitution  and  by-laws.  The 
following  were  the  officers:  Henry  W.  Robinson,  President; 
Charles  R.  Ford,  Vice-President ;  F.  A.  Thayer,  Secretary; 
Sumner  A.  Hay  ward.  Treasurer;  James  For  ter,  Librarian ; 
Charles  J.  F.  Packard,  William  H.  Faxon,  Samuel  McLauth- 
lin,  Thomas  Leonard,  S.  Franklin  Packard,  D.  B.  Lovell,  Ti'us- 
tees ;  William  H.  Faxon,  Musical  Director. 

BANK. 

The  business  of  the  town  of  North  Bridge  water  had  in- 
creased to  such  an  extent,  and  the  wants  of  the  people  were 
such,  as  to  induce  a  few  public-spirited  individuals  to  petition 
the  Legislature  for  a  charter  to  do  banking  business,  which 
was  granted  to  Messrs.  Bela  Keith,  Benjamin  Kingman,  and 
Jesse  Perkins,  March  28,  1854,  with  a  capital  of  $100,000, 
divided  into  shares  of  $100  each.  The  bank  was  organized 
under  the  name  of  the  North  Bridge  water  Bank,  With  the 
following  officers ;  namely,  Martin  Wales,  of  Stoughton,  Presi- 
dent; Rufus  P.  Kingman,  Cashier;  Benjamin  Kingman,  Fred- 
erick Howard,  Chandler  Sprague,  William  F.  Brett,  Ebenezer 
Tucker,  and  Pardon  Copeland,  Directors.  In  1857  Mr.  Brett 
resigned  his  office,  and  in  1860  Elijah  Howard,  of  Easton,  was 
elected  to  fill  the  vacancy. 

The  first  bills  issued  from  this  institution  was  September 


332  HISTORY  OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

4,  1854,  since  which  time  it  has  been  in  successful  operation, 
and  has  proved  a  valuable  addition  to  the  business  facilities 
of  the  town,  and  a  mark  of  the  enterprise  of  her  citizens. 
Previous  to  the  establishment  of  this  bank,  the  business  peo- 
ple, wishing  banking  accommodations,  were  obliged  to  go  out 
of  town  for  the  same. 

At  the  time  of  writing  this,  most  other  banks  in  the  coun- 
try are  being  changed  into  "  National  Banks,"  and  the  stock- 
holders of  this  institution  are  not  in  favor  of  changing;  hence 
there  is  a  prospect  of  its  discontinuing  business. 

SAVINGS-BANK. 

The  beneficent  spirit  of  the  present  age  is  in  nothing  more 
remarkably  displayed  than  in  the  combined  energy  with 
which  individuals  of  the  highest  rank  in  society  are  laboring 
to  promote  the  welfare  of  the  lower  order.  The  advantages 
that  have  arisen,  both  to  the  individual  contributors  and  the 
public,  by  these  institutions  have  been  great.  The  first 
attempt  made  to  give  effect  to  a  plan  for  enabling  the 
laboring  poor  to  provide  support  for  themselves  in  sickness, 
as  well  as  old  age,  was  in  1789.  Again,  in  1808,  a  bill  was 
introduced  in  the  "  House  of  Commons,"  for  promoting  indus- 
try among  the  laboring  classes,  and  for  the  relief  of  the  poor, 
which  was  as  follows,  — 

"  Whereas,  such  of  the  laboring  poor  as  are  desirous  of  making  out  of  their 
earnings  some  savings,  as  a  future  provision  for  themselves  or  tiicir  families, 
are  discouraged  from  so  doing  by  the  difficulty  of  placing  out  securely  the 
small  sums  which  they  are  able  to  save  ;  and  believing  it  would  tend  to  pro- 
mote habits  of  industry  and  frugality,  and  encourage  the  poor  to  make  a 
provision  for  themselves  and  their  families,  if  an  establishment  was  formed 
in  which  they  might  invest  their  money  with  security  and  advantage." 

These  institutions  are  in  general  intended  for  that  class  of 
poor  but  industrious  persons  who  deserve  help  by  endeav- 
oring to  help  themselves,  the  primary  object  not  being  for 
gain,  but  benevolence,  and  are  for  the  benefit  of  the  widow, 
tlie  orplian,  and  the  aged. 


MISCELLANEOUS   HISTORY.  333 

Many  a  penny  that  is  now  safely  deposited  in  the  vaults  of 
these  savings  institutions  in  the  country  might  have  gone 
where  the  possessor  would  never  have  seen  them  again  ;  for 
this  reason  savings-banks  are  a  great  blessing  to  the  commu- 
nity. 

In  the  town  of  North  Bridgewater,  there  are  individuals 
that  look  to  the  interests  of  others  as  well  as  themselves,  and 
having  at  the  same  time  an  eye  to  the  interests  of  the 
community  generally,  they  petitioned  for  an  act  of  incorpo- 
ration as  a  savings-bank,  which  was  granted  to  Messrs. 
Franklin  Ames,  Edward  Southworth,  and  George  B.  Dunbar, 
April  24,  1851,  under  the  name  of  the  North  Bridgewater 
Savings-Bank.  The  following  were  the  officers  of  the  insti- 
tution at  the  time  of  its  organization  in  1851  ;  namely,  Colo- 
nel Edward  Southworth,  President ;  Franklin  Ames,  George 
'B.  J) nnhox,  Vice-Presidents;  Edward  Southworth,  Jr., /Secre- 
^ar?/ and  Treasurer;  Edward  Southworth,  Lorenzo  D.Hervey, 
Henry  Y.  French,  Franklin  Ames,  Algernon  S.  Sj'lvester, 
Oakes  S.  Soule,  George  B.  Dunbar,  Edward  Southworth,  Jr., 
Trustees. 

This  institution  under  able  management  has  been  very 
successful,  and  productive  of  a  great  amount  of  good  to  the 
community.  The  amount  of  deposits  for  the  year  1865  were 
about  $160^000,  which  was  invested  in  bank  stock,  real  es- 
tate, public  funds,  and  personal  security. 

FIRE   DEPARTMENT. 

Water  is  the  grand  agent  that  nature  has  provided  for  the 
extinguishment  of  flames,  and  the  different  ways  and  means 
for  applying  it  with  effect  have  been  sought  for  in  every  civ- 
ilized country.  In  the  absence  of  more  suitable  implements, 
buckets  and  other  portable  vessels  of  capacity  at  hand  have 
always  been  seized  to  throw  water  upon  fire,  and  when  used 
with  celerity  and  presence  of  mind  in  the  early  commence- 


334  msTORY  OF  north  bridgewater. 

ment  of  a  fire,  have  often  been  sufficient ;  but  when  a  confla- 
gration extends  beyond  their  reach,  the  fate  of  the  burning 
pile  too  often  resembles  that  of  the  ships  of  "  ^neas." 

"  Nor  buckets  poured,  nor  strength  of  human  hand. 
Can  the  victorious  element  withstand." 

Hence  the  necessity  of  some  device  by  which  a  stream  of 
water  may  be  forced  from  a  distance  on  flames.  Ingenious 
men  of  former  days  were  stimulated  to  an  unusual  degree  to 
invent  machines  for  that  purpose.  The  first  machine  used 
for  throwing  water  upon  fire  was  the  common  syringe.  Fire 
was  the  most  destructive  agent  employed  in  ancient  wars ; 
hence  every  efibrt  that  could  be  made  by  ingenuity  for  pro- 
tection from  the  assaults  of  pitch,  oil,  and  fire,  that  were 
thrown  from  the  ramparts,  was  made. 

The  introduction  of  "  fire-engines "  was  an  important 
event  in  the  country,  and  indicates  a  certain  degree  of  re- 
finement in  civilization  and  an  advanced  state  of  the  me- 
chanic arts.  If  we  review  the  progress  of  fire-engines  in 
modern  times,  from  the  syringe  to  the  splendid  engine  of  to- 
day, we  cannot  fail  to  observe  that  progress  marks  the  age. 
At  first  was  used  the  single  cylinder,  then  a  double  cylinder 
and  air-chamber,  which  was  first  used  in  1825.'^ 

FIRE-ENGINES. 

The  first  fire-engine  in  North  Bridgewater  was  purchased 
by  subscription  in  1827,  and  was  owned  by  a  private  com- 
pany. The  following  is  a  copy  of  the  original  subscription 
paper : — 

"  This  proposes  a  method  for  obtaining  afire-engine,  to  be  kept  near  the 
road  betwixt  the  Old  Meeting  House  and  Mr.  Whitman's  office,  for  the  use 
of  the  inhabitants  of  North  Bridgewater  who  are  liable  to  suffer  loss  by  fire. 
And  to  accomplish  said  object,  twenty-three  shares,  valued  at  twenty  dollars 
each,  arc  offered  to  those  who  may  feel  interested  to  become  proprietors 

♦  Tlie  first  fire-engine  in  use  in  this  country  was  imported  from  Holland  for  the 
city  of  New  York,  in  December,  1731. 


MISCELLANEOUS  HISTORY.  335 

thereof.  Each  subscriber  Tvill  annex  to  his  name  how  many  eharcs  he  takes, 
and  if  less  than  one,  what  part.  And  we,  the  subscribers,  do  severally  feel 
under  obligations  to  pay,  agreeably  to  our  subscription,  to  the  proprietors, 
treasurer,  or  agent  duly  authorized  by  a  majority  of  proprietors  to  receive 
their  money,  and  procure  their  engine. 

"  North  Bridgewater,  February  10,  1827." 

No.  of  No.  of 

Subscribers'  Names.  Shares.  Subscribers'  Names.  Sb^ires. 

Eliab  Whitman One.  Eliphalet  Kingman One  half. 

Nathan  Perry "  Bela  Keith " 

Edward  Southworth "  Ephraim  Howard " 

Silas  Packard  . , ; "  William  Faxon " 

Jabez  Field "  Nathan  Jones " 

Benjamin  Kingman "  David  Packard " 

John  Wales "  John  Packard " 

David  Ames "  Nathaniel  H.  Cross " 

RoBseter  Jones "  Charles  Packard " 

Micah  Faxon "  Hiram  Atherton " 

Nathan  Hay  ward "  Azor  Packard One  quarter. 

Arza  Leonard , "  Josiah  W.  Kingman. . .         " 

Azel  Wood "  Benjamin  Stoddard. ...         " 

Lemuel  French "  John  Crafts " 

Zibeon  French "  Thomas  Wales Three  quarters. 

Perez  Crocker "  Nathaniel  B.  Harlow  . .  One  quarter. 

John  Battles "  Sidney  Perkins " 

This  engine  was  called  the  ''  Union  No.  1,"  and  was  a 
bucket-tub  to  be  filled  by  hand.  The  machine  passed  out  of 
the  proprietors'  hands  to  the  town,  on  condition  that  the  town 
would  put  the  engine  in  perfect  order,  and  keep  it  in  order 
for  use  at  fires.  They  also  furnished  a  hook-and-ladder  car- 
riage, with  fire-hooks,  ladders,  chains,  etc. 

The  above  constituted  all  the  faciUties  for  extinguishing 
fires  previous  to  1845.  At  that  date,  the  town,  finding  the 
alarms  of  fire  growing  more  numerous  as  new  buildings  were 
erected,  and  were  so  near  together,  "  voted  to  procure  two 
new  and  improved  suction  fire-engines."  This  vote  passed 
February  9,  1846.  The  town  appropriated  $1,000,  provided 
the  citizens  would  subscribe  $1,000  more.  The  subscription 
was  promptly  raised,  and  Benjamin  Kingman  and  Amasa 
Edson  appointed  a  committee  to   purchase   the   machines. 


336  HISTORY    OF   NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

Previous  to  this  time,  the  management  at  fires  was  under  the 
direction  of  "  fire  wards  "  appointed  by  the  town. 

The  two  new  engines  were  manufactured  by  Messrs.  T. 
and  E.  Thayer,  costing  seven  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  each, 
and  were  completed  and  received  February  6,  1847.  One  of 
them  was  called  "  Protector,"  and  was  kept  in  the  Centre 
Village ;  the  other,  called  "  Enterprise,"  was  located  at  Cam- 
pello. 

The  present  "  fire  department "  was  organized  by  an  act  of 
incorporation  by  the  Legislature  of  Massachusetts,  March  18, 
1846,  and  at  the  time  of  the  receipt  of  the  two  new  engines, 
consisted  of  the  following :  one  old  engine,  the  "  Union,"  Cap- 
tain Henry  L.  Bryant;  "  Protector  No.  3,"  Captain  B.  P.  Lu- 
cas,—  motto,  "We  will  endeavor;"  "Enterprise  No.  2," 
Captain  Aaron  B.  Drake,  —  motto,  "  Always  ready ;  "  one 
hook-and-ladder  carriage  with  the  fixtures,  and  one  old  and 
two  new  engine-houses. 

In  1850  the  town  purchased  a  large  engine  of  John  Agnew, 
of  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  costing  $1,700,  which  was 
called  the  "  Protector  No.  3."  The  old  engine  of  that  name 
was  changed  to  "  Relief  No.  4,"  —  motto,  "  Our  aim,  the  pub- 
lic good."  In  May,  1853,  a  new  machine  was  purchased  by 
private  subscription,  by  the  name  of  "  Independence  No.  5," 
— motto,  "  Still  live."  About  the  same  time,  the  "  Rehef  En- 
gine No.  4  "  was  sold  to  the  town  of  Randolph,  and  located  at 
South  Randolph.  In  the  fall  of  1853,  a  new  engine  was  pur- 
chased of  L.  Button  &  Co.,  of  Waterford,  New  York,  named 
"  Mayflower  No.  4,"  which  name  was  changed  to  "  Columbian 
No.  5,"  —  motto,  "  On  the  alert." 

In  the  spring  of  1861,  the  town  voted  to  sell  "  Protector 
No.  3,"  which  was  done  during  the  year,  by  exchange  with 
William  Jeffers,  of  Pawtucket,  for  one  of  his  engines,  using 
the  same  name  and  number.  In  1854  "Enterprise  Engine 
No.  2  "  was  transferred  to  the  "  West  Shares,"  or  North- West 


FIRE    ENGINE    HOUSE.  -  ENTERPRISE    COMPANY    No.  2. 
Campello. 


FIRE    ENGINE    llUUSE.  — PROTECTOR    COMPANY    No.  3. 
Centre  Village. 


MISCELLANEOUS   HISTORY.  337 

Bridgewater,  and  the  name  changed  to  "  Niagara  No.  6." 
During  that  year  a  new  engine  was  purchased  of  L.  Button 
&  Co.,  of  Waterford,  New  York,  to  take  the  place  of  the  old 
engine,  adopting  the  same  name,  and  was  located  at  Cam- 
pello.  In  1865  the  "  Niagara  Engine "  was  sold  to  go  to 
South  Easton,  and  a  new  engine  was  purchased  at  Charles- 
town,  named  "  Hancock  No.  1." 

At  the  time  of  writing  the  above,  in  1865^  the  fire  depart- 
ment of  North  Bridgewater  consists  of  "  Hancock  Engine 
No.  1,"  Captain  Isaac  H.  Hartwell,  located  at  the  "  West 
Shares,"  —  motto,  "  Our  aim,  the  public  good  ;  "  "  Enterprise 
Engine  No.  2,"  Captain  William  Stevens,  located  at  Campello, 
—  motto,  "Always  ready;"  "Protector  Engine  No.  3,"  Cap- 
tain Henry  B.  Packard,  located  in  the  Centre  Village,  —  motto, 
"  We  will  endeavor ;  "  "  Columbian  Engine  No.  5,"  Captain  E. 
Z.  Stevens,  also  located  in  the  Centre  Village,  —  motto,  "  On 
the  alert ;  "  and  one  hook-and-ladder  carriage  and  three 
engine-houses.* 

*  On  Saturday  the  21st  of  October,  1865,  the  fire  companies  made  a  trial  of 
fire-engines  for  a  silver  trumpet.  "  Protector  "  took  the  prize,  playing  horizou- 
tally  220  feet. 

43 


CHAPTER  XVIII. 

MISCELLAJVEOUS    HISTOR Y—  COJSTTIJ^UED. 

Burj-ing-grounds.  —  Melrose  Cemetery.  —  Hearse.  —  Town  Pound.  —  Lock-up.  — 
Poor. — Town  House. — Telegraph.  —  North  Bridgewater  Gas  Light  Company. 
—  Franklin  Debating  Association.  — Pi  Beta  Society.  —  Library  Association.  — 
Agricultural  Library  Association.  —  Soldiers'  Aid  Society.  —  Freedmen's  Relief 
Association.  —  Industrial  Association.  —  Philomathian  Association.  —  Massasoit 
Lodge  of  L  0.  of  0.  F.  No.  69.  —  Paul  Revere  Lodge  of  Freemasons.  —  Fires, 
Casualties,  and  iliscellaneous  Events. 

BURYING-GROUNDS. 

THE  custom  of  burjangthe  dead  in  public  places  prevailed 
among  the  most  ancient  nations.  The  Romans  observed 
this  custom  in  the  earliest  days,  and  in  the  more  flourishing 
periods  of  the  republic  they  burnt  their  dead,  and  only  bu- 
ried their  ashes  in  urns.  The  ancient  Germans  deposited 
their  dead  in  groves,  consecrated  by  their  priests,  and  with 
the  introduction  of  the  Christian  religion  consecrated  places 
of  burial  have  been  appropriated  for  that  purpose,  all  over 
the  world.  Christians  of  all  denominations  are  beginning  to 
regard  the  burial-places  of  their  friends  with  that  reverence 
due  to  the  departed. 

Few  evidences  of  a  more  refined  sentiment  can  be  found 
more  marked  than  the  selection  of  beautiful  and  choice 
grounds  for  the  final  resting-place  of  their  friends.  The 
once  cheerless  and  gloomy  aspect  of  our  old  buryiug-grounds 
has  become  attractive,  by  the  removal  of  all  noxious  weeds, 
thistles,  and  briers,  and  the  yards  neatly  laid  out  with  walks 
''  round  about." 

In  the  early  settlement  of  the  country,  burying-lots  were 
selected  more  with  regard  to  convenfence  than  for  looks. 
Now  beautiful  spots  of  ground  are  selected  in  retired  locali- 
ties, in  some  shaded  grove,  or  in  some  rural  locality.     Costly 

338 


MISCELLANEOUS   HISTOEY.  339 

monuments  are  erected  without  regard  to  expense.  For- 
merly after  the  bodies  were  buried,  the  care  of  the  grave 
ceased.  Now  neat  headstones  are  erected  and  beautiful 
flowers  are  kept  in  bloom  over  the  remains  of  loved  ones. 

Probably  the  first  burial-place  in  North  Bridgewater  was 
that  situated  on  the  westerly  side  of  the  main  street,  leading 
from  the  Centre  Village  to  Campello,  and  but  a  short  distance 
from  the  residence  of  the  late  William  Tribou.  These 
grounds  are  of  small  size,  and  contain  one  tomb,  and  that  of 
ancient  date.  In  this  yard  many  of  the  headstones  are  bro- 
ken, or  rough  and  irregularly  placed,  and  some  covered  with 
moss,  rendering  the  names  quite  illegible.  This  yard  shows 
bow  little  regard  so  many  in  the  community  pay  to  the  final 
resting-place  of  their  friends.  It  would  seem  as  though  the 
friends  and  posterity  of  those  buried  there  would  try  to  im- 
prove a  spot  so  exposed  as  that,  on  one  of  the  public 
streets  of  the  town.  A  few  trees  set  out  would  change  the 
appearance  very  much,  and  a  trifling  expense  in  rearranging 
might  make  it  quite  attractive.  We  hope  ere  long  to  see 
some  improvements  in  that  direction. 

Another  yard  is  situated  nearly  opposite  the  Salisbury 
House,  Campello,  which  is  a  very  small  family  yard  belong- 
ing to  a  few  individuals.  The  first  person  buried  there  was 
Jonas  Keith,  the  former  owner  of  the  land,  who  died  of  the 
small-pox.  A  long  time  since  many  of  the  occupants  or  pro- 
prietors of  this  lot  have  removed  the  remains  of  their  friends 
to  the  new  Union  Cemetery,  leaving  but  few  now  buried  in 
the  yard.  There  is  a  family  tomb  in  the  yard,  belonging  to 
the  heirs  of  the  late  Simeon  Keith.  This  lot  is  situated  quite 
near  many  houses  and  is  in  so  exposed  a  condition  that  it 
will  probably  be  given  up  as  a  burial-place  ere  long. 

There  is  still  another  quite  large  burying-ground  at  the 
north  end  of  the  Centre  Village,  forming  the  corner  of  Main 
«vnd   Ashland    Streets.    This  is   an    old  yard,  and  is    well 


340  HISTORY    OF    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

filled  with  graves.  How  long  this  yard  has  been  used  for 
the  purpose  of  burial,  we  have  no  means  of  knowing.  It  is, 
however,  one  of  the  oldest  in  the  town,  and,  like  the  first- 
mentioned,  needs  care  and  some  expense  to  make  it  attrac- 
tive. There  is  one  tomb  in  this  yard  erected  by  Col.  Caleb 
Howard. 

There  is  also  another  yard  near  the  residence  of  the  late 
Ezekiel  Merritt.  This  is  probably  quite  an  old  spot,  and  is 
not  much  used  of  late,  very  few  families  being  interested  in 
the  lot. 

Following  Belmont  Street  to  the-west  till  we  come  near  the 
mill,  at  Tilden's  Corner,  on  Liberty  Street,  we  find  a  neat 
little  yard,  fenced  with  a  substantial  stone  wall,  with  but  a 
few  graves  in  it,  and  those  that  are  there  seem  to  exhibit 
some  care. 

We  find  another  small  burying-ground  on  Pleasant  Street, 
near  the  residence  of  Charles  T.  Reynolds,  in  which  are  but 
a  few  graves. 

There  is  also  a  yard  in  the  easterly  part  of  the  town,  on 
Pine  Street,  and  near  the  residence  of  the  late  Samuel  Pack- 
ard, in  very  good  order. 

On  Summer  Street,  near  the  residence  of  John  Thompson, 
is  another  small  yard,  enclosed  with  a  substantial  stone  fence, 
in  which  are  several  graves  of  comparatively  recent  date. 

MELROSE     CEI^fETERY. 

Travelling  on  the  road  from  North  Bridgewater  to  Stough- 
ton,  on  the  Taunton  Turnpike,  we  find  a  moderate  size  spot 
of  ground  set  apart  for  burial  purposes,  under  the  above 
name.  In  the  yard  is  one  tomb  belonging  to  the  heirs  of  the 
late  Capt.  Lemuel  Packard.  This  yard  has  the  appearance 
of  neatness,  and  is  a  very  desirable  location  for  a  cemetery, 

In  1848  Messrs.  Chandler  Sprague,  Esq.,  and  William  F. 
Brett  purchased  a  lot  of  land,  containing  about  fifteen  acres, 


MISCELLANEOUS   HISTORY.  341 

of  Azel  Packard,  extending  from  Centre  Street,  on  tne  north, 
to  Crescent  Street,  on  the  south,  and  bordering  upon 
Sprague's  Pond  on  the  west,  for  the  purpose  of  a  cemetery. 
The  land  was  divided  into  lots,  walks,  and  avenues,  and  sold 
to  various  individuals  for  burial  purposes. 

The  following  persons  were  organized  into  a  corporation 
under  the  name  of  Union  Cemetery,  Oak  Grove,  of  North 
Bridge  water,  April  27,  1849;  namely,  Benjamin  Kingman, 
George  B.  Dunbar,  Abel  Kingman,  George  W.  Bryant,  David 
Howard,  Chandler  Sprague,  Francis  M.  French,  Robert 
Smith,  Lorenzo  D.  Hervey,  William  P.  Howard,  Edward 
Southworth,  Jr.,  Charles  S.  Johnson,  and  William  F.  Brett. 

The  cemetery  was  consecrated  by  appropriate  exercises, 
May  21,  1849,  at  which  Rev.  Daniel  Huntington,  of  Carapello, 
delivered  an  able  address  appropriate  to  the  occasion. 

There  is  also  another  cemetery  on  the  north  side  of  Court 
Street,  near  Perez  Southworth's,  containing  about  three  acres, 
which  is  occupied  by  the  friends  of  the  Catholic  persuasion, 
under  care  of  Rev.  T.  B.  McNulty,  called  St.  Patrick's  Cem- 
etery. 

HEARSE. 

In  the  early  history  of  towns,  we  find  it  was  customary  to 
carry  the  remains  of  departed  friends  to  the  grave  upon  a 
bier  made  for  that  purpose.  It  was  usually  carried  upon  the 
shoulders  of  men  selected  for  that  service,  who  were  called 
bearers.  Upon  the  introduction  of  carriages,  an  effort  was 
made  to  procure  a  hearse  to  take  the  place  of  the  bier. 

In  a  warrant  calling  a  meeting  of  the  North  Parish  in 
April,  1818,  we  find  an  article  '■  to  see  if  the  parish  would 
build,  or  cause  to  be  built,  a  hearse  or  decent  carriage  to 
carry  the  dead  to  the  place  of  interment,  and  a  building  to 
keep  the  same  in."     "  Voted  not  to  act  upon  the  article." 

Judging  by  a  vote  passed  in  November,  1828,  we  should 


342  HISTORY    OF   NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

suppose  that  a  hearse  and  house  were  built  by  private  enter- 
prise. The  vote  is  as  follows :  "  Voted  to  accept  of  tha 
hearse  and  house  as  presented  by  the  proprietors  to  the  town 
of  North  Bridgewater,  and  that  said  town  will  pay  the  bal- 
ance due  to  Captain  David  Ames  for  building  said  house, 
amounting  to  fifty-two  dollars." 

The  house  stood  on  the  old  church  green,  until  August  10, 
1835,  when  the  parish  voted  to  have  it  removed,  on  account 
of  building  the  parsonage  house. 

November  4,  1850,  a  committee  was  chosen  to-day,  to  re- 
pair the  old  or  build  a  new  hearse.  Franklin  Ames,  Elipha- 
let  Kingman,  and  Ruel  Richmond  were  the  committee.  A 
new  hearse  was  procured  during  the  year,  and  is  the  one  now 
owned  by  the  town. 

March  18,  1788,  at  a  meeting  held  this  day  in  the  North 
Parish,  "  to  see  if  the  parish  will  vote  to  purchis  a  burying 
cloath,  and  choose  a  man  or  men  to  purchis  the  same,"  it 
was  "  voted  that  the  precinct  cormittee  purchis  a  burying 
cloath,  and  they  use  their  Discresion  in  that  afair." 

TOWN    POUND. 

In  the  early  settlement  of  the  towns  throughout  the  prov- 
ince, swine  were  allowed  to  run  at  large,  upon  their  being 
properly  yoked,  between  April  1st  and  October  15th,  and 
"  ringed  in  the  nose  all  the  rest  of  the  year,"  under  a  penalty 
of  sixpence  each.  Also  all  sheep  running  at  large  and  not 
under  a  shepherd  between  May  1st  and  October  31st,  to  a  fine 
of  threepence  each.  The  several  towns  could,  by  vote  of  a 
majority,  allow  them  to  run  at  large ;  but  when  they  voted  not 
to  have  them  run,  there  was  need  of  a  place  to  put  those  who 
should  violate  the  law,  and  break  into  cornfields  or  private 
enclosures.  In  1698  a  law  was  passed  requiring  towns  to 
make  and  keep  a  pound,  as  follows :  — 

"  Tliat  there  ehall  be  a  sufficient  pound  or  pounds  made  and  maintained, 


MISCELLANEOUS   HISTORY.  343 

from  time  to  time,  in  every  town  and  precinct  within  this  province,  in  Buch 
part  or  places  thereof  as  the  selectmen  shall  direct  and  appoint,  at  the  cost 
and  charge  of  such  town  and  precinct,  for  the  impounding  or  restraining  of 
any  swine,  neat  cattle,  horses,  or  sheep,  as  shall  be  found  damage-feasant 
in  any  cornfield  or  other  enclosures  ;  or  swine,  unyoked  or  unringed,  neat  cat- 
tle, horses,  or  sheep,  going  upon  the  common,  not  allowed  to  feed  there  by 
the  major  part  of  the  Propriety,"  etc. 

In  accordance  with  the  above  requirement,  the  town  of 
Bridgewater  maintained  a  town  pound  from  its  first  settle- 
ment, and  when  it  was  divided  into  precincts,  each  precinct 
was  required  to  erect  one  within  their  limits.  The  North 
Parish,  being  a  law-loving  and  law-abiding  people,  erected 
one  upon  or  near  the  meeting-house  green,  which  remained 
till  1828,  when,  by  vote  of  the  town  of  North  Bridgewater, 
it  was  removed.  April  7,  1828,  the  following  record  appears 
on  the  town  books :  "  Voted  to  accept  the  offer  of  Benjamin 
Kingman,  which  is  to  furnish  the  town  with  a  pound  for  forty 
years,  and  remove  the  stone  of  the  pound  for  his  own  use  as 
a  compensation." 

Since  that  time  Mr.  Kingman  has  furnished  the  same  ac- 
cording to  agreement. 

When  the  lands  of  our  fathers  were  wild  and  unfenced,  the 
"  cattell,"  "  hoggs,"  "  sheap,"  and  "  bosses  "  were  allowed  to 
run  at  large  in  the  fields  and  roads,  and  then  the  cattle  were 
usually  marked  in  some  way,  generally  by  a  slit  in  one  or 
both  of  the  ears,  and  the  marks  were  recorded  upon  the  rec- 
ords of  the  town,  and  a  bell  was  also  attached  to  their  necks. 
The  hogs  were  either  "  yoaked  "  or  had  "  wrings  "  in  their 
noses  to  prevent  their  doing  damage,  and  the  sheep  wore 
yokes  also  ;  the  horses  were  fettered  with  a  chain  passing  from 
one  ankle  to  another,  that  they  might  be  taken  at  pleasure. 

As  the  country  became  settled,  people  began  to  fence  their 
lots  and  farms,  and  swine  were  placed  in  small  pens,  the  sheep 
placed  in  folds,  and  the  cattle  enclosed  in  lots  used  as  pas- 
tures. 


344  HISTORY  OF   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER.  i 

LOCK-UP. 

The  next  thing  in  order  should  be  the  lock-up.  Provision 
having  been  made  for  penning  cattle  and  other  animals, 
there  '^vas  also  a  need  of  some  place  in  which  persons  com- 
mitting crimes,  and  who  could  not  take  care  of  themselves, 
could  be  placed  for  safe-keeping,  or  be  kept  until  they  could 
have  a  trial. 

The  number  of  such  persons  was  very  few  previous  to 
about  1852,  when  the  town  voted  to  provide  a  place  for  the 
safe-keeping  of  criminals.  The  first  place  provided  was  the 
building  that  had  previously  been  used  as  a  hearse-house, 
which  was  fitted  for  that  purpose,  and  used  till  1857,  when 
the  town  voted  to  dispose  of  the  lock-up,  and  provide  a  suit- 
able place  for  the  safe-keeping  of  criminals  upon  the  town- 
farm. 

Again,  November  30,  1857,  the  town  "voted  to  choose  a 
committee  of  three  to  build  a  lock-up  for  the  detention  of 
criminals,  and  that  said  committee  be  and  are  hereby  author- 
ized to  purchase  or  lease  a  lot  of  land  within  the  limits  of 
the  Watch  District."  George  B.  Dunbar,  Elisha  H.  Joslyn, 
and  Lyman  Clark  were  the  committee,  who  proceeded  to  erect 
the  same  upon  a  lot  of  land  purchased  of  W.  Holliston  Whit- 
man, a  short  distance  south  of  Crescent  Street.  The  building 
is  built  of  brick,  with  cells  fitted  with  iron  bedsteads,  bars, 
and  bolts,  in  a  durable  form.  The  building  is  enclosed  by  a 
board  fence,  several  feet  high. 

POOR. 

"  Rob  not  the  poor  because  he  is  poor." 

Until  within  a  few  years,  it  was  the  custom  of  the  difierent 
towns  of  Massachusetts  to  "  vendue  the  poor ;  "  that  is,  to 
sell  the  support  of  the  poor  to  the  one  who  would  do  it  the 
cheapest.  The  last  vote  we  find  on  record  in  relation  to  sell- 
ing the  poor  in  the  town  of  North  Bridgewater  was  April  1^ 


MISCELLANEOUS   HISTORY.  345 

1822,  as  follows:  "Voted  that  all  paupers  who  cannot  by 
themselves  or  friends  procure  a  home,  to  be  put  out  at  pub- 
lic auction  or  private  sale,  for  one  year  from  the  15th  inst., 
the  remainder  to  be  provided  for  by  the  selectmen." 

In  1830  the  propriety  of  building  a  house  for  the  use  of 
the  town,  and  to  provide  a  place  for  the  poor,  was  brought  to 
the  attention  of  the  citizens  in  town-meeting  April  1,  1822, 
and  a  committee  appointed  to  examine  and  report  concerning 
the  expediency  of  purchasing  a  poorhouse.  Mark  Perkins, 
Caleb  Howard,  Esq.,  Eliphalet  Kingman,  Jonathan  Gary,  and 
Bela  Keith,  Esq.,  were  the  committee,  who  reported  that  the 
subject  of  purchasing  a  town-farm  was  worthy  the  attention 
of  the  town.  Accordingly,  April  4,  1834,  Benjamin  King- 
man, Micah  Packard,  and  Abel  Kingman  were  appointed  a 
committee  with  full  power  to  purchase  a  house  and  land  for 
the  use  of  the  town's  poor.  April  25,  1831,  a  farm  was  pur- 
chased of  Benjamin  King,  Esq.,  in  the  easterly  part  of  the 
town,  consisting  of  ninety-four  and  three  quarters  acres  of 
land  and  buildings  thereon,  formerly  known  as  the  Deacon 
Jacob  Fuller  farm,  for  the  sum  of  $2,625.  A  superintendent 
was  appointed  yearly  to  manage  the  farm,  and  take  proper 
care  of  the  poor.  Deacon  Jacob  Fuller  was  the  first  person 
placed  in  charge.  Theron  Ames,  Josiah  Dunbar,  Weston 
Simmons,  Colwell,  Jones,  and  the  present  superintendent, 
Howard,  have  had  the  management  since  the  first.  A  board 
of  faithful  and  trusty  Overseers  of  the  Poor  are  annually 
elected  by  the  town,  who  have  the  general  oversight  of  the 
poor  and  provide  for  their  wants,  and  upon  inquiry  we  are 
satisfied  that  the  poor  of  the  town  are  well  cared  for. 

WARNING   OUT   OP   TOWN. 

The  people  in  ancient  days  resorted  to  various  means  to 
prevent  immigrants  coming  into  town  from  becoming  charge- 
able upon  the  public.    A  custom  much  in  use  in  the  town  of 


34:6  HISTORY   OP   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

Bridgewater  was  to  notify  or  warn  the  parties  moving  into 
the  town  "  to  depart  hence."  We  insert  a  copy  of  one  hand- 
ed to  us,  as  a  specimen  of  early  notions :  — 

"  Plymouth  SS. 

To  John  Tilden,  Joii^r  : 

"  By  virtue  of  a  warrant  from  the  selectmen  of  the  town  of  Bridgewater, 

you  are  requested  to  depart  the  limits  of  said  town  within   fifteen  days, 

you  not  having  obtained  leave  of  inhabiting  the  same. 

"  JONATHAN  KEITH,  Constable. 
"  November  25, 1789." 

TOWN  HOUSE. 

The  first  town  meeting  in  the  town  of  North  Bridgewater 
was  held  in  the  meeting-house  of  the  First  Congregational 
Church,  in  1821.  Since  that  time  the  meeting  has  been  hol- 
den  in  the  various  public  halls  in  the  village.  Several  at- 
tempts have  been  made  to  see  if  the  town  would  build  a  house 
suitable  for  holding  town  meetings.  The  first  move  in  that 
direction  was  in  1843,  as  appears  by  vote  of  the  town,  De- 
cember 16,  1843.  At  a  meeting  held  on  that  day  to  see  if  the 
town  would  purchase  the  Second  Congregational  Meeting- 
house, it  was  voted  to  choose  a  committee  of  three  to  con- 
sider of  the  matter,  and  report  at  a  future  meeting.  Benjamin 
Kingman,  Jesse  Perkins,  and  Eliphalet  Kingman  were  the 
committee.  In  1847  the  subject  was  brought  before  the  town 
at  a  meeting  held  in  May,  at  which  it  was  voted  to  postpone 
building  a  town-house  at  present.  Again,  March  11,  1850, 
Bela  Keith,  Esq.,  Jesse  Perkins,  Esq.,  Col.  Edward  South- 
worth,  Caleb  Copeland,  Marcus  Packard,  Isaac  Hartwell,  and 
Capt.  Henry  French  were  chosen  a  committee  to  procure  a 
plan  of  a  building,  and  the  probable  cost  of  the  same,  also  the 
subject  of  purchasing  a  lot  of  land,  and  report  at  a  future 
meeting.  A  report  was  made,  and,  September  6,  1850,  the 
committee  were  instructed  to  purchase  a  lot  of  land  of  Wil- 
liam P.  Howard,  which  was  done.  The  lot  situated  opposite 
H.  W.  Robinson's  store,  corner  of  Main  and  Centre  Streets, 


MISCELLANEOUS  HISTORY.  347 

was  purchased  of  Mr.  Howard  for  the  sura  of  $1,500.  April 
30,  1855,  the  town  voted  to  authorize  the  selectmen  to  sell 
the  town-house  lot  at  public  auction  within  thirty  days. 
The  lot  was  sold  to  Mr.  David  F.  Studley  and  others 
for  $3,050. 

The  above  is  the  last  wo  have  heard  in  reference  to 
erecting  a  town-house.  A  town  of  the  size  of  North  Bridge- 
water  certainly  ought  to  have  a  house  of  her  own,  and  wo 
doubt  not  the  time  is  near  at  hand  when  she  will  have  an 
edifice  that  shall  be  an  ornament  to  the  town. 

TELEGRAPH. 

The  first  electric  current  that  passed  through  the  town  of 
North  Bridgewater,  on  wires,  was  in  1856.  The  line  was  run 
from  Boston  to  Myrick's  Station,  on  the  line  of  the  Fall  River 
Railroad.  The  proprietors  were  Messrs.  Brewer  <fe  Bald- 
win. At  first  the  nearest  office  to  this  town  was  at  Bridge- 
water.  A  short  time  had  elapsed  after  the  completion  of  the 
wires  when  an  efi"ort  was  made  to  have  an  office  established 
nearer  to  this  town,  and  through  the  efi"orts  of  Franklin 
Ames,  Esq.,  one  was  opened  to  the  public  May  6,  1856.  The 
following  is  the  first  message  to  the  citizens  of  the  town,  and 
was  from  the  editor  of  the  "  Barnstable  Patriot,"  to  the  ed- 
itor of  the  "  North  Bridgewater  Gazette." 

"  To  Georgk  Phinney  : 

"  We  congratulate  you,  and  others  of  North  Bridgewater,  on  the  opening 
of  a  telegraph  office  at  your  place.  I  am  happy  to  shake  hands  with  you  this 
p.  M.     God  bless  and  prosper  you.  S.   B.   PHINNEY." 


"  To  Major  Phinney  : 

"We  receive  your  congratulations  upon  the  occasion  of  opening  a  telegraph 
office  here  with  heartfelt  pleasure.  May  the  connection  this  day  effected 
between  North  Bridgewater  and  Cape  Cod  never  be  severed.  With  the  hope 
that  the  Union  may  be  preserved, 

"  I  remain  yours  truly, 

"GEORGE  PHINNEY." 


348  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

NORTH  BRIDGEWATER  GAS  LIGHT   COMPANY. 

During  the  year  1858  several  of  the  citizens  in  the  thick- 
est settled  portions  of  the  town  began  to  discuss  the  subject 
of  a  better  means  of  lighting  their  stores,  factories,  and 
dwelling-houses  ;  or,  in  other  words,  the  people  wanted  "  more 
light,"  and  as  is  always  the  case,  when  people  wish  for  light, 
it  can  be  had.  For  this  purpose  a  few  public-spirited  indi- 
viduals were  called  together  July  22,1859,  to  see  what  meas- 
ures it  was  thought  best  to  adopt.  Subscription  papers  were 
opened,  and  stock  taken  to  the  amount  of  $12,000,  divided  in- 
to shares  of  $100  each.  A  company  was  organized  Septem- 
ber 5,  1859,  with  the  following  oflScers:  WiHiam  F.  Brett, 
President;  David  F.  Studley,  Treasurer ;  Noah  Chesman,  H. 
W.  E-obinson,  and  Jonas  R.  Perkins,  Esq.,  Directors. 

FRANKLIN  DEBATING   ASSOCIATION. 

A  society  was  organized  during  the  winter  of  1836,  with 
the  above  name,  for  the  promotion  of  useful  knowledge  and 
debating. 

The  last  question  for  discussion  was,  "  Are  dancing-schools, 
balls,  cotillon-parties,  etc.,  worthy  the  support  and  encour- 
agement of  the  community  ?  "  The  decision  has  not  as  yet 
come  to  the  writer's  notice. 

PI  BETA  SOCIETY. 

This  society  was  established  September  17,  1844,  and  was 
in  active  operation  eight  years.  Its  object  was  the  mental 
improvement  of  its  members,  for  the  accomplishment  of  which, 
beside  the  literary  exercises  of  its  regular  meetings,  it  had  a 
reading-room,  and  a  cabinet  of  natural  history  of  nearly  two 
thousand  specimens,  and  a  library  of  two  hundred  volumes, 
most  of  which  were  presented  the  first  six  months  of  its  ex- 
istence. The  society  held  weekly  meetings,  and  had  address- 
es from  distinguished  speakers  from  time  to  time.     During 


MISCELLANEOUS    HISTORY.  349 

the  active  term  this  society  was  in  existence,  it  had  gathered 
one  thousand  volumes,  and  ten  thousand  specimens  of  cabinet 
curiosities  of  various  kinds. 

The  Messrs.  Loomis,  of  the  Academy,  had  the  care  of  tho 
society,  it  being  connected  with  the  Adolphian  Academy. 

The  oflScers  of  the  institution,  in  1851,  were  Charles  R. 
Ford,  President ;  Jacob  Emerson,  Jr.,  of  Methucn,  Recording 
Secretary;  John  H.  Bourne,  of  Marshfiold,  Correspondinrj 
Secretary;  Caleb  Howard,  Treasurer;  Silas  L.  Loomis,  Li- 
brarian; L.  F.  C.  Loomis,  Superintendent  of  Cabinet;  Jacob 
Emerson,  Charles  R,  Weeden,  Lavoice  N.  Guild,  Prudential 
Committee;  besides  many  honorary  members. 

LIBRARY  ASSOCIATION. 

Prior  to  the  year  1847,  the  town  of  North  Bridgewater  had 
not  enjoyed  the  privilege  of  many  literary  or  scientific  lectures 
or  social  gatherings.  During  the  winter  of  that  year,  the 
principals  of  the  Adelphian  Academy,  feeling  an  interest  in 
the  matter,  and  the  want  of  some  elevated  and  improving 
intercourse  for  the  multitude  of  young  people  in  the  town, 
proposed  and  finally  arranged  a  series  of  social  levees  or 
gatherings,  composed  mostly  of  members  of  the  school. 
The  Qxercises  consisted  of  brief  essays  and  addresses,  inter- 
spersed with  music  and  a  season  of  social  conversation. 

This  association  was  reorganized  in  October,  1851,  or  a  new 
one  formed  under  the  above  name ;  and  a  series  of  useful 
lectures  was  given  by  able  lecturers,  together  with  excellent 
musical  entertainments. 

NORTH  BRIDGEWATER  AGRICULTURAL  LIBRARY  ASSOCIATION. 

An  association  under  the  above  name  was  formed  April  3, 
1859,  the  object  of  which  was  to  obtain  a  library  of  agricul- 
tural books,  papers,  etc.,  such  as  would  tend  to  the  improve- 
ment of  agricultural  pursuits.     The  following  persons  were 


350  HISTORY    OF   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

its  officers:  Chandler  Sprague,  Esq.,  President;  Isaac 
Kingman,  Vice-President ;  Alpheus  Holmes,  Treasurer  and 
Librarian;  H.  W.  Robinson,  Secretary. 

NORTH  BRroOEWATER  SOLDIERS'   AID   SOCIETY. 

Agreeably  to  a  notice  previously  given,  the  ladies  of  the 
town,  feeling  a  deep  interest  in  the  welfare  of  those  who 
had  gone  forth  to  fight  the  battles  of  our  country,  met  at  the 
chapel  of  the  First  Congregational  Church,  and  organized 
themselves  into  a  society  under  the  name  of  Soldiers'  Aid 
Society,  and  made  choice  of  the  following  officers :  Mrs. 
George  Wilbour,  Prmc?en^ ;  Mrs.  H.  W.  Robinson,  Vice-Pres- 
ident; Mrs.  Wheldon,  Secretary  and  Treasurer;   Mrs. 

Henry  Howard,  Mrs.  A.  Harris,  Mrs. Snow,  Mrs.  Elijah 

Tolman,  Mrs.  Darius  Howard,  Mrs.  M.  J.  Clark,  Mrs.  Russell 
Alden,  Directors. 

The  society  held  its  meetings  every  Tuesday,  in  the  En- 
gine Hall  on  Elm  Street,  for  the  transaction  of  business.  The 
object  of  the  society  was  the  collection  of  clothing  and 
packages,  such  as  are  needed  by  the  soldiers,  and  forwarding 
them  to  their  proper  places.  Much  good  has  been  already 
accomplished.  During  the  first  year  of  this  society's  exist- 
ence, the  amount  contributed  in  cash  by  the  different  socie- 
ties was  $278.43.  The  amount  of  clothing  and  other 
goods  sent  to  the  Sanitary  Commission  at  Boston  amounted 
to  $800,  making  a  total  of  $1,078.43.  During  the  year 
ending  October,  1863,  the  amount  of  goods,  clothing,  sup- 
plies, etc.,  sent  to  the  Sanitary  Commission  at  Boston,  was 
$827.45.  The  amount  of  cash  contributed  was  $176.05, 
making  a  total  of  $1,003.50.  During  the  year  ending 
October,  1864,  the  amount  sent  to  the  Sanitary  Commis- 
sion at  Boston  was  $1,327.11.  The  amount  of  cash  con- 
tributed in  various  ways,  including  the  proceeds  of  the 
Sanitary   Fair    for    Soldiers   of  $800,   was    $1,034,   making 


MISCELLANEOUS  HISTORY.  351 

a  total  of  $2,361.11,  making  tho  handsome  sum  of  $4,- 
443.04  contributed  for  the  benefit  and  relief  of  the  sol- 
diers up  to  October,  1864. 

FREEDMEN'S   relief  ASSOCIATION   OP   NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

July  8,  1864,  an  association  was  formed  under  the  above 
name,  as  an  auxiliary  to  the  National  Freedmen's  Relief  As- 
sociation of  New  York  City,  having  for  its  object  the  im- 
provement of  the  Freedmen  of  the  colored  race,  by  raising 
money,  clothing,  and  necessary  material  for  their  relief,  and 
teaching  them  civilization  and  Christianity,  to  imbue  their 
minds  with  correct  ideas  of  order,  industry,  economy,  self-re- 
liance, and  to  elevate  them  in  the  scale  of  humanity  by  in- 
spiring them  with  self-respect.  The  following  is  a  list  of  the 
officers:  Augustus  T.  Jones,  President ;  A.  B.  Keith,  Vice- 
President;  Mrs.  E.  L.  Clark,  Secretary;  Frances  French, 
Treasurer;  J.  R.  Perkins,  George  Copeland,  Capt.  Henry 
French,  Thaddeus  E.  Gifford,  A.  T.  Jones,  and  A.  B.  Keith, 
Executive  Committee. 

NORTH   BRIDGEWATER  INDUSTRIAL    ASSOCIATION. 

This  association  was  organized  in  1860,  with  the  follow- 
ing officers :  Chandler  Sprague,  Esq.,  President ;  Isaac  T. 
Packard,  Secretary ;  Lyman  Clark,  Treasurer ;  Charles  Gur- 
ney  and  David  L.  Cowell,  Vice-Presidents. 

The  object  of  this  association  is  for  the  encouragement 
of  the  mechanic  arts,  agriculture,  and  horticulture.  On  ac- 
count of  the  rebellion  of  1861,  this  association  has  not  made 
rapid  progress,  and  their  plans  were  suspended  for  a  while. 
In  October,  1863,  a  new  board  of  officers  was  chosen,  and 
we  hope  they  may  meet  with  all  the  encouragement  that  is 
needed  to  make  it  a  valuable  addition  to  the  town.  The  fol- 
lowing are  the  present  board  of  officers :  John  S.  Eldredge, 
President;  H.  W.  Robinson  and  Dr.  L.  W.  Puffer,  Vice-Pres- 


352  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

idenfs;  David  L.  Co  well,  Secretary;  Charles  Sprague,  Esq., 
Treasurer. 

PHILOMATHIAN    ASSOCIATION. 

The  above  is  the  name  of  an  association  connected  with 
Mr.  S.  D.  Hunt's  Academy,  the  object  of  which  was  mutual 
improvement.  It  was  formed  in  1855,  soon  after  he  opened 
his  school,  and  was  in  existence  till  the  close.  Weekly  meet- 
ings were  held  by  the  members,  at  which  exercises,  consisting 
of  debates,  declamations,  lectures,  essays,  critiques,  and  the 
reading  of  a  paper  published  monthly  by  the  association, 
was  read. 

MASSASOIT  LODGE   OF   I.    0.    OF   0.  F.  NO.    69. 

This  Lodge  was  instituted  in  June,  1846.  Of  this  organ- 
ization we  have  no  particulars  from  which  to  write.  Among 
the  members  of  the  society  were  the  following  persons,  who 
held  some  office  at  its  beginning :  Robert  Smith,  Waldo 
Bradford,  James  F.  Packard,  Cephas  W.  Drake,  Ellis  Pack- 
ard, Samuel  Webster,  Lorenzo  D.  Hervey,  Lorenzo  Dilling- 
ham, T.  S.  Mitchell,  and  Aaron  B.  Drake. 

PAUL  REVERE  LODGE  OF  FREEMASONS. 

This  Lodge  was  instituted  February  4,  1856,  and  is  in  a 
flourishing  condition,  with  a  prospect  of  extended  usefulness 
under  its  excellent  officers.  The  original  petitioners  were 
Lucien  B.  Keith,  George  Clark,  Lorenzo  D.  Hervey,  Robert 
Smith,  Alexander  Hichborn,  Jonas  R.  Perkins,  Esq.,  Augustus 
Mitchell,  David  Cobb,  Thomas  May,  Samuel  Howard,  and 
Hiram  Packard. 

The  following  were  the  officers  at  the  formation  of  the 
society :  — 

Lucien  B.  Keith,  Worshipful  Master.    Alexander  Hichborn,  Junior  Deacon. 
George  Clark,  Senior  Wardeji.  Kobert  Smith,  Treasurer. 

Lorenzo  D.  ilcrvey,  Junior  Warden.     Jonas  R.  Perkins,  Secretary. 
Augustus  Mitchell,  Senior  Deacon.        Hiram  Packard,  Senior  Steward. 
Thomas  Majhew,  Tyler. 


MISCELLANEOUS    HISTORY.  353 

The  foregoing  comprise  all  of  the  prominent  benevolent  and 
literary  associations  or  organizations,  which  we  have  pub- 
lished somewhat  at  length,  that  the  reader  may  see  what  kind 
of  material  the  town  is  made  of,  and  to  what  extent  the  tastes 
of  her  citizens  have  been  led  in  literary  enterprises.  There 
have  been  at  different  times  various  other  societies  in  exist- 
ence for  a  shorter  or  longer  term  that  have  not  been  men- 
tioned, as  they  did  not  make  great  progress,  nor  continue 
any  length  of  time.  We  are  happy  to  notice  that,  as  the 
population  increases  and  new-comers  settle  in  the  town, 
there  has  been  somewhat  of  an  increase  in  literary  pur- 
suits, and  greater  attention  paid  to  educational  matters. 

FIRES. 

1804.     Dwelling-house  of  Issachar  Snell  destroyed  by  fire. 

1816.  Dwelling-house  of  Arza  Keith  partially  burned,  caused  "while 
making  varnish  in  one  of  the  rooms.  Mr.  Keith  was  injured  by  inhaling 
smoke,  from  the  effects  of  which  he  never  recovered. 

1818.  Barn  belonging  to  Charles  Keith  destroyed  by  fire. 

1819.  Barn  belonging  to  Oliver  Leach  struck  by  lightning  and  destroy- 
ed by  fire. 

183G,  March  6.  Dwelling-house  formerly  belonging  to  Rev.  Daniel 
Huntington,  and  occupied  by  Dr.  A.  K.  Borden  and  George  H.  Brown,  de- 
stroyed by  fire. 

184G.     Cabinet  shop  belonging  to  Howard  &  Clark  destroyed  by  fire. 

1847,  January  30.  Dwelling-house  belonging  to  Freeman  Dexter  de- 
stroyed by  fire  at  half-past  five  o'clock  a.  m.  (a  very  cold  morning). 

1847,  March  11.  Shoe  manufactory  of  William  French  partially  de- 
stroyed by  fire,  about  five  o'clock  a.  m. 

1847,  March  19.  Store  owned  by  George  Clark  destroyed  by  fire  at  eleven 
o'clock  p.  M.  Also,  a  dwelling-house  belonging  to  Micah  Packard  nearly 
consumed  at  the  same  time. 

1847,  September  26.  Dwelling-house  belonging  to  Nathan  Hayward, 
slightly  damaged  by  fire  at  four  o'clock  a.  m. 

1848,  March  1.     Edward  E.  Bennett's  dwelling-house  slightly  damaged. 
1848,  March  23.     House  of  Edward  J.  Snow  slightly  damaged. 

1848,  March  30.     Woods  near  Benjamin  Eaton's  burned. 

1848,  May  1.     Woods  near  Thomas  Wales's  burned. 

1849,  July  28.  A  carpenter-shop  owned  by  Charles  S.  Johnson,  about 
three  o'clock  p.  m.  ;  his  dwelling  adjoining  narrowly  escaped  destruction. 

1850,  February  6.    Ruel  Richmond's  wheelright  shop  consumed  by  fire 
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354  HISTORY  OF   NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

at  three  o'clock  a.  m.  "Weather  severely  cold ;  engines  could  not  work 
well ;  thermometer  G°  below  zero. 

1850,  April  2.  Barn  belonging  to  Silas  Packard  burned  at  three  o'clock 
A.  a. 

1850,  April  15.  Building  owned  by  S.  &  G.  Manly,  at  eleven  o'clock 
p.  M.,  was  totally  destroyed. 

1850,  August  G.  David  Ford's  barn  struck  by  lightning  and  destroyed 
about  three  o'clock  p.  u. 

1850,  October  11.     Lucius  Keith's  periodical  depot  damaged  by  fire. 

1850,  October  11.  Tailor  shop  owned  by  W.  F.  Brett  nearly  destroyed, 
about  ibur  o'clock  a.  m.     Also  a  building  occupied  by  W.  E.  Skinner. 

1851,  June  29.  Store  of  Messrs.  Brett  &  Kingman,  in  Kingman  Block, 
badly  damaged  by  fire  about  three  o'clock  a.  m. 

1852,  April  9.  Barn  on  the  John  Tilden  farm.-consumed  about  eight 
o'clock  A.  M. 

1852,  May  30.  Pine  Grove,  a  short  distance  south  of  the  Centre  Village, 
was  burned.     Buildings  were  saved  with  difficulty. 

1852,  May  30.  Baptist  Chapel  damaged  by  fire^ about  $1,000,  at  half- 
past  eight  o'clock  p.  Ji. 

1853,  March  30.  Dwelling-house  near  "Keith's  Mill"  partly  burned; 
formerly  occupied  by  Zenas  Packard. 

1853,  March  31.  The  last  and  boot  manufactory  owned  by  Chandler 
Sprague,  Esq.,  and  formerly  known  as  the  *'  Old  Cotton  Factory,"  was  to- 
tally destroyed  by  fire  at  half-past  three  o'clock  a.  m.     Loss,  $4,000. 

1853,  May  23.  Stable  belonging  to  Nathaniel  Snow,  in  the  Pine  Grove, 
was  destroyed  about  four  o'clock  a.  m. 

1853,  May  23.  The  steam  mill  connected  with  the  furniture  manufactur- 
ing establishment  of  Josiah  W.  Kingman,  at  Campello,  took  fire  about  a 
quarter  to  one  o'clock  p.  m.,  communicating  with  the  lumber  yard  and  build- 
ings around ,  destroying  the  dwelling-house  of  Mr.  Kingman,  stable,  warehouse, 
and  finishing  shop,  three  workshops  belonging  to  the  same,  also  the  dwell- 
ing-house owned  and  occupied  by  Anson  Morse,  dwelling  of  David  Allen, 
meeting-house,  and  fire  engine-house  belonging  to  Enterprise  Engine  Com- 
pany No.  2.  Many  other  buildings  took  fire  from  these,  but,  by  the  prompt 
and  energetic  working  of  seven  dift'erent  engines,  were  saved  from  the  de- 
vouring element.  The  loss  by»  this  fire  was  estimated  at  about  §50,000, 
with  a  very  small  insurance,  a  severe  loss  to  the  village,  besides  throwing  a 
large  number  of  workmen  out  of  employment. 

1853,  May  2-1.  Barn  belonging  to  Turner  Torrcy,  in  the  west  part  of  the 
town,  was  burned  in  the  evening. 

1853,  June  9.  Barn  belonging  to  John  Thompson,  together  with  fifteen 
tons  of  hay.     Loss,  $1,000. 

1853,  September  29.  The  building  owned  by  Rev.  A.  B.  Wheeler,  and 
occupied  by  C.  C.  Bixby,  F.  &  U,  Baylies,  and  S.  W.  S.  Howard,  partially 
burned. 

1854,  May  22.  House  owned  and  occupied  by  Jarvis  W.  Reynolds 
slightly  burned. 


MISCELLANEOUS   HISTOEY.  355 

1856,  January  4.  The  dwelling-house  of  Dwight  E.  Hale  was  partially 
burned. 

1856,  September  8.  The  building  known  as  the  Unitarian  Church,  own- 
ed by  Major  Nathan  Hayward,  totally  dcBtroycd  about  one  o'clock  p.  m. 

185G,  September  9.  Barn  and  shop  of  Daniel  Mclntee,  with  two  horses, 
were  destroyed. 

1856,  October  5.  The  grocery  store  near  the  depot  in  the  village,  occu- 
pied by  William  H.  Pierce,  partly  destroyed  between  two  and  three  o'clock 

A.  M. 

1856,  December  22.     Ara  Snow's  house  slightly  burned. 

1857,  January  8.  Dwelling-house  owned  by  C.  J.  F.  Packard  partially 
burned.     Loss,  $300. 

1857,  November  26.  Shoe  manufactory  of  Martin  L.  Keith  &  Co.,  at 
Campello,  slightly  damaged  by  fire.     Damage,  $100. 

1857,  December  17.  A  small  building  owned  by  the  heirs  of  Maj.  Nathan 
Hayward,  situated  in  the  Tilden  District.     Loss  was  small. 

1857,  December  21.  Railroad  depot  took  fire  from  the  telegraph.  Dam- 
age was  slight. 

1857,  December  30.  The  saw-mill  belonging  to  Messrs.  Thomas  &  Wel- 
come Howard  nearly  consumed. 

1859,  January  22.  House  on  Ashland  Street,  belonging  to  heirs  of  Maj. 
Nathan  Hayward.     Damage,  $200. 

1859,  September  8.  Dwelling-house  and  stable  of  Marcus  Packard,  on 
Mount  Ashland,  about  eleven  o'clock  a.  m.  Loss,  $9,000.  Also,  a  lot  of 
wood  near  by,  caused  by  sparks  from  the  saae. 

1859,  September  2.  The  musical  instrument  manufactory  owned  by  Ca- 
leb H.  Packard,  at  Campello,  occupied  by  A.  B.  Marston,  destroyed. 

1859,  December  12.     House  owned  by  Henry  Baylies.     Loss,  $800. 
1800,  January  11.     Varnish  factory  near  Ephraim  Brett's  house.     Loss, 

$500. 

1860,  January  25.     Barn  belonging  to  John  Reardon,  at  one  o'clock  p.  m. 
18G0,  April  2.     An  old  building  on  Pond  Street.     Loss,  $100. 

1860,  April  8.     An  old  building  corner  Centre  Street.     Loss  was  small. 

1860,  October  19.  Barn  belonging  to  William  F.  Brett,  containing  thirty- 
two  tons  of  hay  and  one  cow,  destroyed  at  twelve  o'clock  at  night.  Loss, 
$700. 

1800,  October  27.  House  belonging  to  Orren  Bartlett  partially  burned. 
Loss,  $500. 

1860,  November  7.  Hall  belonging  to  Baker  &  Kingman  destroyed  at 
half-past  eleven  o'clock  p.  m.     Loss,  $9,000.     Insured  for  $6,000. 

1860,  November  8.  Steam-mill  of  Howard  &  Clark  slightly  damaged 
by  fire. 

1860,  November  29.  Small  dwelling-house  owned  by  Benjamin  Kingman, 
near  "  Keith's  Mill, "  destroyed  by  lire. 

1860,  December  30.  Tailor  shop  occupied  by  Daniel  Logue,  and  owned 
by  Tyler  Cobb,  partially  destroyed  by  fire. 

1861,  March  2.     Barn  belonging  to  Galen  Packard,  together  with  one 


356  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

horse  and  three  cows,  destroyed  hy  fire  about  five  o'clock,  a.  m.  Loss,  $600. 
No  insurance. 

1861,  March  11.    Shop  occupied  by  Alexander  Chaplin  slightly  damaged. 

1861,  May  8.  Store  belonging  to  Col.  E.  Southworth  partially  burned. 
Loss,  $300. 

1861,  June  21.     House  of  John  McCuUough.     Loss,  $300. 

1861,  July  6.  House  belonging  to  Franklin  Keith  partially  destroyed. 
Logs,  $600. 

1861,  November  29.  House  belonging  to  Moses  W.  Hancock  slightly 
damaged  by  fire. 

1862,  January  2.  Store  belonging  to  Daniel  Hayward  partially  burned. 
Loss,  $450. 

1862,  February  1.     Store  belonging  to  Charles  Curtis  partially  destroyed. 

1862,  May  14.  Barn,  shop,  and  wood-house,  together  with  three  cows 
and  a  calf,  belonging  to  Galen  Warren,  destroyed  by  fire.     Loss,  $1,000. 

1862,  June  14.  Barn,  three  cows,  and  two  tons  of  hay  belonging  to 
Edward  E.  Bennett  destroyed, 

1862,  June  16.  House  of  Sylvester  Cotter  partially  destroyed.  Loss, 
$500. 

1862,  August  17.     House  belonging  to  Clark  Paul.     Loss,  $200. 

1863,  September  30.  Barn  and  shop  of  William  Gegin  destroyed. 
Loss,  $700, 

1863,  November  26  (Thanksgiving  morning).  House  and  barn  belong- 
ing to  the  heirs  of  Jesse  Perkins,  together  with  two  cows.     Loss,  $1,500. 

1863,  December  4.     House  of  Davis  S.  Packard  slightly  damaged  by  fire. 

1864,  July  8,     Barn  belonging  to  Henry  Edson  destroyed. 

1864,  July  31.  Barn  belonging  to  Alvin  P.  Kingman  destroyed  at 
eight  o'clock  a.  m. 

1864,  August  11.  Barn  belonging  to  Dea.  John  W.  Hunt  destroyed 
at  half-past  four  o'clock  p.  m.     Loss,  $200. 

1864,  August  14.  Barn  belonging  to  Marcus  Holmes  destroyed  at 
half-past  eight  o'clock  p.  M.     Loss,  $500. 

1864,  August  16.  House  belonging  to  Hugh  Burke  destroyed  at  eleven 
o'clock  p.  M.     Loss,  $600. 

1864,  September  3.     Lot  of  wood  owned  by  RufusS.  Noyes.    Loss,  $200. 

1864,  September  15.  House  in  the  north-east  part  of  the  town  destroyed 
by  fire.     Also  a  barn. 

1864,  October  10.  House  owned  by  S.  &  G.  Manly,  on  Cottage  Street, 
destroyed  by  fire.     Loss,  $400. 

1864,  November  6.  House  owned  by  William  Perry  partially  burned. 
Loss,  $200. 

1864,  December  1.  Car-load  of  straw  took  fire  at  the  railroad  station 
and  burned.     Also,  freight-house  partially  burned. 

1865,  March  29.  Shoe  manufactory  owned  by  George  Stevens,  at  Cam- 
pello,  partially  burned  at  three  o'clock  a.  m. 

1865,  April  3.     House  on  Pleasant  Street  slightly  damaged. 
1865,  April  18.     Shoe  manufactory   belonging   to   Peleg  S.  Leach,   on 
Pine  Street,  entirely  consumed  by  fire,  at  eleven  o'clock. 


MISCELLANEOUS   HISTORY.  357 

18G5,  August  5.  Barn  belonging  to  Reuben  Drake  struck  by  lightning, 
and  destroyed  by  fire,  with  from  five  to  six  tons  of  hay. 

18G5,  August  24.  Barn  and  elaughter-house  belonging  to  Mr.  Sanford 
Winter  destroyed  by  fire. 

CASUALTIES   AND   MISCELLANEOUS  EVENTS. 

In  or  about  the  year  1725,  Henry  Kingman  came  from  the  West  Parish 
(now  West  Bridgewater)  and  se-ttlcd  on  the  spot  where  the  late  Seth  King- 
man lived  and  died,  lie  was  about  twenty-one  years  of  age,  and  unmarried. 
Soon  after  his  arrival  at  his  new  home,  he  proceeded  to  the  woods  for  the  pur- 
pose of  cutting  fencing,  about  ten  or  eleven  o'clock  a.  m.  Wliile  in  the  act 
of  splitting  a  large  oak  log,  it  split  prematurely,  and  the  axe  entered  the  calf 
of  his  leg,  nearly  severing  it,  only  a  small  portion  of  flesh  remaining  on 
each  side  to  connect  the  parts  ;  the  bone  was  cut  off  entirely.  It  was  a 
bitter  cold  day,  and  all  he  had  to  bandage  with  was  his  small  handkerchief, 
in  which  was  his  luncheon.  This  he  used  as  best  he  could  ;  tied  up  the 
wound,  and  dragged  himself  to  a  small  bridge,  where  he  remained  till  even- 
ing, when,  by  the  merest  accident,  some  one  heard  him  cry  out  for  help,  and 
even  then  passers-by  supposed  it  was  only  the  wild  animals  in  the  woods, 
which  in  that  day  were  quite  common.  At  last  some  person  found  him  ;  a 
litter  was  made  on  which  to  carry  him  home  ;  and  when  he  reached  his 
boarding-place,  a  messenger  was  despatched  four  miles  or  more  to  West 
Bridgewater  for  a  physician.  A  long  time  must  have  elapsed  before  one 
could  reach  him,  as  the  snow  was  deep  and  very  had  travelling.  But, 
strange  as  it  may  appear  to  tlie  reader,  the  parts  grew  together,  and  he 
afterwards  became  an  efficient  officer  in  the  army. 

1727,  October  29.  The  shock  of  a  violent  earthquake  was  severely  felt 
throughout  New  England,  which  lasted  for  several  days. 

1739,  February  5.  The  first  meeting  of  the  North  Parish  was  held  to-day. 
Timothy  Keith,  Moderator;  Robert  Howard,  Clerk,  who  continued  to  hold 
that  office  thirty-two  years  in  succession. 

1748.  Indian  corn  sold  for  thirty-two  shillings  per  bushel  ;  rye,  forty- 
six  shillings  per  bushel ;  wheat,  three  pounds  per  bushel ;  flour,  ten  pounds 
per  hundred. 

1749.  This  summer  the  most  severe  drought  ever  experienced  by  the 
oldest  person  then  living.  In  the  last  of  May  the  grass  was  all  burnt  by  the 
Bun  ;  the  ground  looked  white  ;  the  earth  was  dried  to  a  powder  at  a  great 
depth,  and  many  wells,  springs,  brooks,  and  rivers  were  dried,  so  that  fish 
lay  dead  on  the  bottom.  The  pastures  were  so  scorched  that  cattle 
grew  poor,  llay  had  to  be  brought  from  England  to  supply  their  wants, 
which  sold  for  three  pounds  ten  shillings  per  cwt.  Barley  and  oats  were  so 
much  injured  they  scarcely  saved  enough  for  seed.  Flax  was  a  total  failure. 
Corn  rolled  and  wilted.  Herbs  of  all  sorts  were  destroyed.  During  all  these 
troubles  Government  ordered  a  day  of  fasting  and  prayer  ;  and  on  the  6th 
of  July,  copious  showers  of  rain  fell  to  refresh  them,  and  tilings  looked 
bri"-hter  ;  and  what  was  fortunate  for  the  people,  the  next  winter  was  very 
mild.     After  the  plentiful  rains,  a  day  of  public  thanksgiving  was  ordered 


358  HISTORY  OF   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

1751.  June  17.  Severe  hail-storm.  Hailstones  large  as  English  wal- 
nuts were  in  abundance,  breaking  glass  and  doing  other  damage  to  a  large 
amount. 

1755.     Summer  very  hot  and  dry.     Hay  scarce  and  high. 

1755,  November  18.  Shock  of  an  earthquake,  shaking  down  chimneys. 
In  Boston  and  vicinity  buildings  were  prostrated  by  the  shock. 

17(32-3.     Very  cold  winter.     Snow  of  great  depth. 

17G2,  September  10.     Wild  pigeons  flew  in  abundance. 

1703,  June  8.     Wild  pigeons  flew  in  abundance. 

•'  In  the  year  1709,  wlien  the  disputes  between  England  and  America  had 
begun,  and  the  importation  of  foreign  goods  was  stopped,  it  became  custom- 
ary for  people  to  manufacture  their  own  clothing ;  and,  in  many  places,  the 
young  ladies  had  spinning  matches  at  their  ministers,  for  the  benefit  of  their 
families.  On  the  15th  of  August,  1709,  at  two  o'clock,  p.  m.,  ninety-seven 
young  ladies  met  at  the  house  of  their  pastor,  the  Rev.  John  Porter,  and 
generously  gave  his  lady,  for  the  use  of  her  family,  3,322  knots  of  linen, 
tow,  cotton,  and  woollen  yarn,  which  they  had  spun  for  that  purpose.  At 
three  o'clock  something,  of  American  produce  only,  was  set  before  them  for 
their  refreshment,  which  was  more  agreeable  to  them  than  any  foreign 
dainties,  considering  the  situation  of  the  country  at  that  time.  At  four 
o'clock  the  ladies  walked  in  procession  to  the  meeting-house,  where  a  dis- 
course was  delivered  by  their  pastor,  from  Acts  ix.  36  :  *  This  woman  was 
full  of  good  works,'  in  which  piety,  industry,  frugality,  and  benevolence 
wex'e  recommended  and  encouraged.  The  closing  prayer  being  made,  the 
following  lines,  composed  by  their  pastor,  were  sung  :  — 

*  Ye  rubies  bright,  ye  orient  pearls, 

How  coveted  by  men  ! 
And  yet  the  virtuous  woman's  price 
Excels  the  precious  gem. 

'  How  kind  and  generous  her  heart ! 
IIow  diligent  her  hand  ! 
How  frugal  in  economy. 
To  save  her  sinking  land  ! 

*  Foreign  productions  she  rejects. 

With  nolileness  of  mind, 
For  home  commodities;  to  which 
She's  prudently  inclined. 

V 

*  She  works,  she  lends,  she  gives  away. 

The  labors  of  her  hand  ; 
The  priest,  the  poor,  the  people  all. 
Do  find  in  her  their  friend. 

'  She  clothes  herself  and  family. 
And  all  the  sons  of  need. 
Were  all  thus  virtuous,  soon  we'd  find  . 

Our  land  from  slavery  freed.' 


MISCELLAXEOUS   HISTORY.  359 

After  which,  anthems  were  sung;  and,  the  assemhly  being  dismissed,  they 
retired  to  their  respective  homes." 

David,  son  of  Rev.  John  Porter,  was  riding  in  a  chaise  when  about  ten 
years  of  age  ;  the  horse  took  fright,  ran,  and  threw  him  out,  breaking  one 
of  his  legs,  which  was  soon  after  amputated.  He  survived  but  a  short  time. 
Died  May,  1767. 

1709,  October  20.     Violent  stoi-m,  doing  great  damage. 

1771.  Very  mild  winter;  not  over  four  inches  of  snow  fell  during  the 
season. 

1772,  March  9,  11,  13,  and  20.     Very  severe  snow-storm. 

1772,  April  3.  Snow  six  to  ten  feet  deep.  People  were  obliged  to  dig 
themselves  out  of  their  houses.     Many  sheep  and  cattle  lost. 

1778,  November  10.     Hay  sold  for  six  dollars  per  cwt. 

1779,  February   16.     Hay  sold  for  nine  dollars  per  cwt. 

1779,  November  12.     Hay  sold  for  twenty  dollars  per  cwt. 

1780,  November  19.     Hay  sold  for  thirty-three  pounds  per  cwt. 
1780.     Winter  very  severe.     Great  depth  of  snow. 

1780,  May  19.  Remarkably  dark  day.  Between  twelve  and  one  o'clock 
people  could  not  work  ;  were  obliged  to  light  candles  to  see  to  eat  dinner  ; 
looked  very  melancholy  indeed  ;  but  little  rain.  The  evening  was  very 
dark. 

1781,  August  5.     Wild  pigeons  flew  very  thick. 

1782,  Very  dry  season. 

1785,  April  1.     Severe  snow-storm .     Snow  three  to  five  feet  deep. 
1785,  April  15.     Very  cold.     Ground  frozen  hard.     Rivers  crossed  on  the 
ice,  with  excellent  skating  on  ponds. 

1785,  ^lay  20.     Severe  snow-storm.     Snow  several  inches  deep. 

1785,  November  25.     Severe  snow-storm.     Snow  very  deep. 

1786,  May  21.     Wind  cast  for  eight  weeks  in  succession. 

1791,  July  18.  Rev.  John  Porter's  horse  killed  by  lightning  in  a  severe 
thunder-storm. 

1804,  October.  Severe  gale  ;  large  trees  blown  down,  and  torn  up  by  the 
roots. 

1805,  February.  Snowed  five  days  in  succession.  The  road  between 
North  Bridgewater  and  Randolph  was  even  with  the  top  of  the  walls. 

1806,  June.     Total  eclipse  of  the  sun. 

1806.  Winter  of  1806-7  very  mild  ;  ground  not  frozea-over -four  inches 
deep  all  winter. 

1806.     Summer  of  1806  very  cold. 

1808.    Very  heavy  frosts  in  August. 

1811,  May  5.     Severe  snow-storm. 

1811,  July.     Great  freshet,  doing  great  damage, 

1815,  September  23.  Severe  gale,  Monday.  Some  verses  published  soon 
after,  were  as  follows  :  — 

"  It  chanced  to  be  our  washing-tliiy; 
The  clothes  were  all  a-tlrying  ; 
The  stormy  -winds  came  through  the  lines 
And  set  'em  all  a^flying. 


3G0  HISTORY   OF    NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

*'  I  saw  the  shirts  and  petticoats 
Go  riding  off  lilie  witches  ; 
That  day  I  lost  —  ah,  how  I  wept !  — 
I  lost  my  Sunday  breeches." 

The  air  became  filled  with  limbs,  shrubs,  old  pieces  of  timber,  etc.,  roofe 
blown  off  from  buildings,  and  great  damage  generally. 

1815,  September  25.  Very  powerful  wind,  unroofing  many  buildings, 
and  doing  considerable  damage  to  other  property. 

181G.     This  year  was  remarkable  for  its  severe  cold  weather. 

1816,  Feljruary.  Arza  Keith  was  severely  burned  while  making  varnish 
in  his  house,  from  the  effects  of  which  he  never  recovered. 

1817,  February  20.     Kemarkably  severe  snow-storm. 

1818,  Great  freshet,  doing  great  damage. 

1820,  December  22.  Rev.  Daniel  Huntington  delivered  a  discourse  in  the 
meeting-house  of  the  North  Parish,  it  being  the  Second  Centennial  Anniver- 
sary of  the  landing  of  the  Pilgrims  at  Plymouth.      Text,  Psalms  xliv.  1-3. 

1821,  July  4.  The  first  town  meeting  was  held  in  North  Bridgewater 
this  day.  The  meeting  was  opened  by  prayer  by  Rev.  Daniel  Huntington. 
Over  two  hundred  were  present,  and  the  first  yearly  town  officers  were 
chosen.  Joseph  Sylvester  was  Moderator.  Col.  Edward  Southworth  was 
chosen  Town  Clerk. 

1821,  October  31.  Messrs.  Daniel  Temple,  of  Reading,  Mass.,  and  Isaac 
Bird  were  ordained  as  missionaries  to  the  heathen,  in  the  old  meeting-house. 
Rev.  Richard  S.  Storrs,  D.  D.,  of  Braintree,  preached  the  sermon;  Rev. 
Daniel  Thomas,  of  Abington,  gave  the  charge ;  and  Rev.  S.  Green,  the 
riglit  hand  of  fellowship.  Mr.  Temple  married  Miss  Rachel  B.  Dix,  of 
Boscowen,  N.  H.,  and  sailed  for  Malta  January  2,  1822,  on  the  brig  "  Cy- 
press" from  Boston.  In  1823  Rev.  Isaac  Bird  sailed  for  Beyroot  as  mis- 
sionary.    Mr.  Temple  has  since  died,  August  9,  1850. 

1823,  November  13.  David  Brown,  a  native  of  the  Cherokee  tribe  of 
Indians,  delivered  an  address  in  the  meeting-house  of  the  First  Church, 
after  which  a  collection  was  taken  for  supporting  schools  in  his  nation. 

1835,  November  G.  Miss  Susan  Ilersey,  a  young  miss  of  sixteen,  who 
resided  in  the  family  of  Dea.  John  Crafts,  was  drowned  in  Howard's  Pond. 

1837,  July  15.     David  Lincoln  drowned  in  Sprague's  Pond. 

1845,  August  23.  Daniel  Brett's  house  struck  by  lightning,  and  Mr. 
Brett  instantly  killed. 

1845,  November  22.     Joseph  Brett  killed  by  an  ox. 

1844,  November  G.  Hon.  Jolni  Quincy  Adams  delivered  a  discourse  to 
the  citizens  of  North  Bridgewater,  in  the  meeting-house  of  the  First  Con- 
gregational Church. 

1847,  August  14.  Lorenzo  D.  Ilervey  had  his  left  arm  fractured  by 
coming  in  contact  with  another  train  at  South  Boston,  which  was  standing 
on  a  side  track,  his  arm  resting  at  the  time  on  the  side  window. 

184'j,  May  21.     North. Bridgewater  Union  Cemetery  consecrated. 

1849,  ^lay  22.  Ethan  and  Henry  Leach  (brothers)  were  thrown  from  a 
chaise  while  crossing  the  railroad  at  the  burying-gound  crossing,  and  in- 
stantly killed. 


MISCELLANEOUS   HISTOEY.  361 

1849,  March  22.  Howard's  mill-dam  washed  away  ;  also  railroad  bridge 
near  Lewis  Keith's  mill,  damaging  so  much  as  to  stop  the  cars. 

1851,  October  30.  Timothy  Sullivan  was  killed  by  coming  in  contact 
with  a  bridge  at  the  north  end  of  the  village,  known  as  "  Harlow's  Bridge." 

1852,  May  12.     David  I.  Gray  had  thumb  sawed  off  in  Howard's  mill. 
1852,  May  27.     Michael  O'Leary  drowned. 

1852,  July  22.  "Enterprise"  Engine  Company,  accompanied  by  the 
North  Bridgewater  Brass  Band,  visited  New  York. 

1852,  July  2G.  Eugene  Marshall  was  a  passenger  on  lx)ard  the  steamer 
"  Atlantic,"  that  sunk  on  Lake  Erie.  The  steamer  came  in  contact  with  the 
*'  Ogdcnsburg  "  near  Longport,  two  o'clock  Friday  morning.  Three  hundred 
lives  lost.  One  hundred  and  fifty  men  and  women  were  drowned  in  the 
cabin.     ]Mr.  Marshall  narrowly  escaped  drowning. 

1852,  August  15.  Salmon  Manly  died  from  injuries  to  his  spinal  column 
to-day. 

1852,  September  18.  Galen  Edson  died  from  wounds  received  by  a  fall 
that  fractured  his  skull. 

1853,  November  24.     Frederick  A.  Babcock  injured  on  railroad. 

1853,  February  5.  George  Washington,  son  of  Levi  French,  was  badly 
Bcaldcd,  injuring  him  so  much  that  he  died  the  nest  day  (Sunday).  Age, 
two  j-ears  and  ten  months. 

1853,  February  2G.  Edward  Elmer,  eon  of  Perez  Marshall,  was  drowned 
•while  attempting  to  cross  a  pond  near  his  father's  house.  Age,  six  years 
and  five  months. 

1853,  February.  Ellridge  G.  Cobb,  and  one  hundred  and  seven  others, 
Bent  a  petition  to  the  Legislature  opposing  the  passage  of  a  law  restricting 
the  sale  of  intoxicating  liquors. 

1853,  November  21.  A  collision  took  place  between  two  trains  of  cars 
on  the  railroad,  one  of  which  was  the  steamboat  train  ;  four  persona 
severely  injured.     One  died  soon  after. 

1853,  December  29.  Severe  snow-storm.  The  cars  on  the  railroad  were 
stopped,  for  the  first  time  since  the  road  was  opened. 

1853.  Alonzo  S.  Drisko,  a  workman  engaged  in  building  the  new  house 
of  worship  for  the  First  Congregational  Church,  had  an  arm  broken  by  a 
board  falling  from  aloft. 

1854,  March  18.  Severe  gale.  Railroad-crossing  sign,  at  Court  Street, 
blown  down.  The  steeple  of  the  Porter  Church  was  somewhat  damaged 
by  the  force  of  wind,  which  was  pretty  general  throughout  this  section  of 
country. 

1854,  June  14.  Severe  hail-storm  about  noon.  Thermometer  stood  at 
ninety  in  the  shade.  Hailstones  as  large  as  cherries  fell  in  abundance. 
Zophar  Field's  house  struck.  Cow  belonging  to  Chandler  Spraguc,  Esq., 
instantly  killed. 

1854,  June  19.  The  house  of  Weston  Simmons,  known  as  the  "  Poor 
Farm,"  was  struck  by  lightning,  instantly  killing  Lemuel  Reynolds,  who 
had  just  stepped  into  the  house  for  protection  from  the  storm. 

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362  HISTORY   OF   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

1854,  July  27.  The  new  meetiog-house  of  the  First  Congregational 
Church  was  dedicated  to-day. 

1854,  September  18.  Michael  Coleman  and  Michael  Keho  were  run  into 
by  a  eteamboat  train  that  came  in  contact  with  chaise. 

1855,  September  20.  To-day  was  observed  as  a  holiday,  for  the  purpose 
of  holding  a  fair,  to  obtain  means  for  erecting  a  fence  around  the  new  ceme- 
tery. A  large  and  brilliant  procession,  consisting  of  the  various  fire 
engine  companies  in  full  uniform,  drawing  their  engines,  handsomely  deco- 
rated, preceded  by  a  band  of  music  ;  also,  the  North  Bridgewater  Light 
Dragoons,  under  the  command  of  Captain  J.  Freeman  Ellis,  together  with 
a  representation  of  the  various  trades,  in  large  numbers.  The  procession 
was  formed  at  one  o'clock,  when,  after  marching  about  the  various  streets, 
they  proceeded  to  Yale's  mammoth  tent,  which  liad  been  erected  for  the 
purpose  of  serving  the  dinner,  in  a  lot  owned  by  Frederick  Perkins,  and 
opposite  the  residence  of  Franklin  Amea,  Esq.  The  procession  was  under 
the  care  of  Francis  M.  French,  Esq.,  as  chief  marshal. 

185G,  January  5.  Severe  snow-storm.  No  trains  passed  for  two  days. 
No  meeting  on  the  next  day  (Sabbath).     Roads  badly  blocked. 

By  an  Act  of  the  Legislature,  passed  April  19,  185G,  a  Probate  Court  was 
established  at  North  Bridgewater,  to  be  held  the  last  Tuesday  of  July  in 
each  year. 

185G,  June  3.  The  centennial  celebration  of  the  four  Bridgewaters  was 
held  to-day,  and  the  bells  of  all  the  four  towns  were  rung  half  an  hour 
before  sunrise,  and  cannon  fired  on  Trooper's  Hill. 

1856,  June  4.  A  meeting  was  held  to  show  the  feeling  in  regard  to  the 
assault  on  Charles  Sumner  at  Washington,  at  which  resolutions  were  passed 
condemning  the  act  in  the  strongest  terms. 

1857,  January  18.  Very  severe  snow-storm.  Trains  on  the  railroad 
were  blocked  for  several  days.  The  thermometer  during  the  day  was  sixteen 
degrees  IjcIow  zero.  The  sky  was  obscured  by  a  dense  cloud  of  snow,  that 
extended  in  every  direction.  At  night  the  weather  moderated  ;  but  the 
wind  increased  to  a  gale,  piling  the  snow  in  huge  drifts.  The  storm  in  the 
night  was  of  unexampled  severity.  The  force  of  the  wind  caused  the  spire 
of  the  church  at  Campello,  which  had  been  erected  but  a  short  time,  to 
break  just  below  the  clock,  and  the  bell  to  break  through  the  roof  and  lodge 
in  the  vestry  below.  The  damage  to  the  house  by  this  fall  was  about 
$3,000. 

1857,  April  6.  Some  fiend  placed  some  iron  rails  upon  the  railroad  track 
about  one  mile  north  of  the  village,  causing  the  locomotive  called  the  "  Pil- 
grim "  to  run  off  the  track  and  injure  the  train,  breaking  Aldcn  Reed's 
jaw-bone,  an  employee  of  the  road  in  charge  of  the  train. 

1857,  May  17.     Ice  formed  one-sixteenth  of  an  inch  thick  to-day. 

1857,  May  31.  Terrible  hailstorm,  doing  great  damage  to  crops  and 
fruit-trees  in  the  town.  Hailstones,  as  large  as  robin's  eggs,  fell  to  the 
depth  of  an  inch,  continuing  about  one  half-hour. 

1858,  March  30.     Emma  Olivia,  daughter  of  F.  B.  Washburn,  was  so 


MISCELLANEOUS    mSTORY.  3G3 

severely  burned  while  at  play  tliat  she  died  in  fifteen  Lours  after.  Ago, 
seven  years  and  eight  months. 

1858,  May  14.  Bela  Keith,  Esq.,  fell  and  broke  his  collar-bone  while  at 
work  repairing  a  shed  belonging  to  the  Satuckct  House. 

1858,  ^lay  14.  Elisha  Hull  had  his  hand  badly  injured  at  Howard  & 
Clark's  steam-mill. 

1858,  July  21.  Charles  W.,  a  son  of  Rev.  J.  Cooper,  was  drowned  in 
Howard's  Pond. 

1858,  September  21.  Frank  Richmond,  son  of  Philo  W.  Richmond,  broke 
his  leg  by  falling  from  a  ladder  while  at  work  painting  on  the  east  side  of 
Kingman's  brick  block. 

1859,  January  22.  John  B.,  son  of  Charles  Wcntworfch,  was  drowned. 
Body  found  Sunday  noon  following. 

1859,  June  3.  Gershom  I.  Sylvester,  son  of  F.  M.  Sylvester,  seven  years 
of  age,  was  run  over  by  cars  near  Keith's  mills,  and  injured  so  that  he  died 
soon  after. 

1859,  July  30.  Mrs.  Harriet  Everson  and  Thacher  Everson,  wife  and 
daughter  of  Joseph  H.  Everson,  of  Hanson,  were  killed  by  a  locomotive  near 
Keith's  mills.  George  W.  Monroe  and  JMiss  Sarah  F.  Stetson  were  in  the 
covered  wagon  at  the  time,  and  severely  injured. 

1859,  August  25.  Herbert,  sou  of  Albert  Keith,  choked  to  death  by  a 
piece  of  apple,  which  he  was  eating  while  running. 

1859,  September  9.  Mr.  Henry  Volney  French,  who  had  just  arrived  at 
the  depot  in  the  Centre  Village,  from  New  York,  in  the  steamboat  train, 
attempted  to  jumji  from  the  cars  while  the  train  was  in  motion,  was  thrown 
upon  the  track  and  run  over  by  the  train,  and  lived  but  two  hours  after  the 
accident.  Mr.  French  was  of  the  firm  of  French  &  Howard,  shoe  manufac- 
turers. He  was  a  man  of  excellent  habits,  smart,  active,  and  very  exem- 
plary in  all  the  walks  of  life.  A  deep  feeling  of  sadness  pervaded  the  entire 
community  upon  learning  of  the  sad  affair.  His  wife  and  children  were 
absent  from  home  at  the  time  of  the  accident.  In  Maine. 

1859,  November  26.  When  the  four  o'clock  train  was  approaching  Cam- 
pello,  and  near  the  brick  factory,  from  Boston,  a  woman  named  Joanna 
Barrett,  in  attempting  to  cross  the  track,  was  struck  by  the  locomotive,  and 
injured  so  that  she  died  In  a  few  moments. 

1860,  June  16.  Severe  hail-storm.  Hailstones  plenty,  as  large  as 
bullets,  doing  much  damage  to  fruit. 

1860,  July  11.  C.  Adelbert,  son  of  T.  M.  Packard,  came  to  his  death 
by  falling  Into  a  tub  set  in  the  ground  to  catch  water. 

1800,  August  2.  A  young  child  of  Daniel  Hayward,  eighteen  months 
old,  fell  from  an  attic  of  a  two-story  house  to  the  ground,  a  distance  of 
thirty  feet,  through  the  carelessness  of  a  domestic  ;  taken  up  apparently 
uninjured. 

1861,  February  25.     Bridget  O'Brien  was  killed  by  violence. 

1861.  Mr.  G.  E.  Wilbor  and  Thaddeus  Keith  made  a  bet  on  the  election 
of  Abraham  Lincoln,  Wilbor  betting  he  would  be  elected  and  Keith  that  ho 
would  not ;  the  condition  was,  that  the  one  that  lost  was  to  walk  to  Boston. 


364  HISTORY   OP  NORTH   BRmGEWATER. 

Mr.  Keith,  having  lost  the  bet,  started  for  Boston  March  G,  and  walked  the 
entire  distance  to  the  city  in  five  hours.  He  vras  accompanied  through  the 
village  by  fife  and  drum. 

18(51,  March  24.  Severe  storm,  —  snow.  Trains  delayed  twenty-four 
hours. 

18G1,  April  8.  As  Mrs.  John  Ellis  and  another  lady  were  riding  from 
North  Bridgewater  Village  to  Campcllo,  they  were  robbed  of  their  pocket- 
books.     The  rogue  was  caught  soon  after,  and  punished. 

18G1,  Octobers.  M.  W.  Dwight  jumped  from  a  car  when  in  motion 
near  Campcllo  Suition,  and  was  killed. 

18G2,  May  26.  Michael  Larry,  a  lad  of  eight  years,  was  drowned  in  a 
Bawmill  flume,  at  Sprague's  Factory  Pond. 

18G3,  June  15.  Malcolm  Howard  died  of  injuries  received  by  the  kick 
of  a  horse  owned  by  Dr.  Baldwin,  in  the  north  part  of  the  town. 

1863,  September  24.  "William  Tolman,  son  of  Elijah  Tolman,  engineer 
at  Ellis  Packard  &  Co.'s  steam-mill,  had  an  arm  broken  and  otherwise 
severely  injured. 

1863,  October  20.  Leroy  Hamilton,  a  driver  in  the  employ  of  Hancock's 
express,  was  struck  by  a  locomotive  while  crossing  the  track  at  Elliot 
Street  crossing.  The  wagon  was  made  a  complete  wreck.  Mr.  Hamilton 
escaped  with  a  few  bruises  only. 

18G3,  November.  Nahum  Perkins,  a  man  over  seventy  years  of  age,  shot 
a  goose  from  a  flock  that  was  passing  over  his  home. 

1864,  February.     Moses  Packard  fell  and  broke  his  leg  in  his  barn. 
1864,  February  12.     Michael  Murphy  and  Patrick  Early  were  burned  to 

death  in  the  town  lock-up. 

1864,  February  13.     Herbert  Eaton  broke  his  collar-bone  while  at  play. 

1864,  April  29.  A  child  of  Cornelius  McAuliffe  was  so  badly  burned 
while  playing  with  fire  in  the  Pine  Grove  that  she  died  next  day. 

1864,  July  14.  Jennie,  daughter  of  Patrick  McCullough,  was  drowned 
in  a  tub  of  water. 

1864,  September  26.  A  boy  in  the  employ  of  Harrison  Rogers  was 
drao'ged  about  by  a  horse  till  life  was  extinct,  by  incautiously  fastening  the 
rope-halter  around  his  arms.  The  horse  became  unmanageable,  so  the  boy 
could  not  release  himself. 

1864,  October  12.  Eliza  J.,  wife  of  James  S.  Bond,  of  North  Bridgewater, 
committed  suicide  by  drowning,  at  Mansfield,  Mass. 

1864.  The  drought  of  1864  has  had  no  parallel  for  years.  For  June 
and  July  only  2.38  inches  of  rain  fell  ;  May  previous,  only  two  inches  ; 
July,  1.32  inches;  June,  1.06  inches.  In  1854,  ten  years  in  August  pre- 
vious, there  was  no  rain. 

1864,  Januai-y  3.  The  body  of  an  unknown  man  was  found  on  the  rail- 
road track,  about  a  half-mile  south  of  Campcllo  depot ;  supposed  to  have 
fallen  from  the  New  York  train.  The  body  was  terribly  mangled,  so  that  it 
could  hardly  be  identified. 

1864,  Octo1)cr  27.  Five  cattle  were  killed  by  a  Fall  River  train  at  How- 
ard's crossing,  in  the  north  part  of  the  town,  and  others  badly  injured. 


MISCELLANEOUS  HISTORY.  3G5 

1864.  Adeline  Harris  -was  appointed  teacher  by  the  Frcedtnan's  Relief 
Association,  stationed  at  Ncwbern,  N.  C,  and  sailed  from  New  York  De- 
cember 8. 

18G5,  July  4.  Charles  Hayward,  son  of  the  late  B.  F.  Ilayward,  was 
badly  burned  in  the  face  by  powder. 

18G5,  July  4.  Daniel  Huntington,  son  of  Joseph  Vincent,  had  a  thumb 
blown  off  by  the  discharge  of  a  pistol. 

1865,  August  23.  Mrs.  Sanford  Winter  committed  suicide.  Cause,  tem- 
porary insanity. 

1865.  This  summer  season  has  been  very  dry.  Wells  throughout  the 
State  dried  up.  Fall  feed  very  light,  or  none  at  all.  Mills  stopped  running 
for  want  of  water. 


CHAPTER  XIX. 

EARLY  HABITS  AJSTD  CUSTOMS. 

Social  Life.  —  Parties.  —  Spinning  Matches.  —  Raising  Flax.  — Process  of  Manu- 
facture. —  Dress  of  Men  and  Women.  —  Amusements.  —  Raisings.  —  Style  of 
Architecture. — Use  of  Cranes.  —  Tinder-Boxes.  —  Food  of  the  Early  Inhabi- 
tants. —  Drinks.  —  Well-Sweep.  —  Rising  and  Retiring  Early.  —  Attendance  on 
Church  Worship. 

THE  people  of  the  North  Parish,  in  its  early  settlement, 
were  on  a  footing  of  remarkable  equality.  Their  social 
manners  and  customs  were  very  simple,  friendly,  and  uncere- 
monious. Visiting  was  common  and  frequent  among  neigh- 
bors, and  without  the  formalities  of  invitation.  When  a 
company  of  neighbors  were  invited,  the  women  went  early, 
taking  their  knitting  and  babies  with  them,  and  spent  the 
afternoon ;  and  the  men  went  in  season  to  take  supper  and 
return  in  the  evening.  Many  of  the  social  gatherings  partook 
of  the  useful  as  well  as  the  agreeable.  They  joined  together 
to  help  their  neighbor  husk  their  corn,  or  to  raise  a  building; 
and  occasionally  some  neighboring  housewife  had  a  quilting 
party,  in  which  all  the  good  housewives  gave  an  afternoon 
to  make  a  covering  for  a  bed.  In  the  social  gatherings  of 
the  young  people,  dancing  was  a  favorite  amusement,  and 
generally  using  a  fiddle.  If  that  could  not  be  had,  they  used 
to  dance  by  whistling  and  singing  the  tune.  Spinning 
matches,  at  one  time,  were  quite  common,  and  the  people 
made  their  own  cloth  and  yarn,  and  hence  were  obliged 
to  raise  their  flax.  Nearly  every  farmer  in  town  owned 
and  cultivated  a  patch  of  ground  devoted  to  that  purpose. 
"We  here  give  an  account  of  the  method  of  preparing  it  for 
use.  The  quantity  of  seed  required  for  an  acre  varied  from 
one  half  to  three  bushels.  The  stalk,  or  stem,  when  grown, 
was  of  a  pea-green,  and  from  two  to  three  feet  in  height, 

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EARLY  HABITS  AND  CUSTOMS.  3G7 

bearing  a  blue  blossom,  which  ripened  into  a  ball  that  con- 
tained the  flax-seed.  When  the  flax  was  ripe,  it  was  pulled 
carefully  by  the  roots,  tied  into  small  handfuls,  left  to  dry  on 
the  ground  a  day  or  two,  then  set  up  in  small  stooks,  and, 
after  becoming  well  dried,  was  stacked  in  the  field  a  fortnight 
or  more.  Then  the  seed  was  threshed  out,  and  sometimes 
dipped  in  Avater  for  a  week  or  more,  and  evenly  and  thinly 
spread  out  on  the  grass  to  be  rotted.  This  being  sufficiently 
done,  it  was  packed  away  for  the  winter ;  and,  as  soon  as  the 
ftiir  days  appeared  in  spring,  there  was  a  general  turn-out  of 
men  for  dressing  flax,  which  consisted  of  separating  the 
fibrous  thread  from  the  stalk.  This  had  to  be  done  by  several 
implements,  called  the  brake,  the  hatchel,  the  swingling  board 
and  knife.  A  smart  man  dresses  nearly  forty  pounds  a  day. 
After  the  process  of  dressing  and  twisting  it  into  bunches, 
it  was  handed  over  to  the  good  woman  and  her  daughters  to 
spin,  weave,  whiten,  and  convert  into  thread,  cloth,  and  neat, 
beautiful  garments.  We  shall  describe  the  process  of  manu- 
facture, as  follows :  first,  the  hatchel  was  brought  and  fast- 
ened into  a  chair  with  a  string  or  stick,  and  the  mother,  with 
her  checked  apron,  and  a  handkerchief  pinned  about  her 
neck,  and  another  handkerchief  tied  about  her  head  to  keep 
off  the  dust,  sat  in  another  chair.  Winding  one  end  of  the 
flax  tightly  around  the  fingers  of  the  right  hand,  and  holding 
it,  she  drew  the  flax  through  the  hatchel  till  it  was  thoroughly 
combed ;  then,  changing,  she  combed  in  a  similar  manner  the 
other  end.  Next,  it  was  snarled  or  wound  on  the  distaff",  and 
spun  into  thread  or  yarn  upon  the  foot  or  linen-wheel.  That 
drawn  out  by  hatcheling  M'as  called  tow,  which  was  carded  by 
hand,  with  hand-cards,  and  spun  upon  the  large  wheel.  That 
was  called  tow-yarn.  From  the  Avlieel  it  went  to  the  7'eel ; 
from  the  reel  to  the  loom,  which  nearly  every  family  had,  and 
every  woman  knew  how  to  use,  although  some  families  let 
out  their  flax  to  be  made  into  cloth  and  yarn. 


368  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

Thus  we  see  our  ancestors  were  independent  of  foreign 
looms  and  spindles  for  their  ordinary  dress  ;  and  for  mere 
decorations,  such  as  are  common  at  the  present  day,  they  had 
but  little  regard ;  and,  indeed,  a  showy  costume  would  have 
excited  contempt  rather  than  emulation.  Their  attire  on  the 
Sabbath,  as  well  as  on  working-days,  was  plain.  The  father's 
common  dress  consisted  of  a  woollen  coat,  a  striped  woollen 
frock,  tow  frock,  and  woollen,  velvet,  tow,  or  leather  breeches. 
These,  with  long  stockings,  were  fastened  at  the  knee  by  a 
buckle  ;  in  winter  they  wore  woollen  or  leather  buskins,  and 
thick  cowhide  shoes,  fastened  with  buckles  on  the  instep. 
Their  best  hats  were  what  are  now  called  "  cocked-up  hats," 
turned  up  with  three  corners ;  and  the  more  noted  men  wore 
wigs. 

The  ordinary  outer  dress  of  the  women,  in  summer,  was 
tow  and  linen  gowns,  checked  "  tyers^^  or  "  aprons,"  and  in 
winter,  woollen  gowns  and  aprons,  thick  woollen  stockings, 
and  cowhide  shoes.  The  clothing  was  all  of  their  own  man- 
ufacture, and  every  house  might  properly  be  called  a  "  homo 
factory."  They  not  only  spun  their  own  flax  and  wool,  but 
wove  their  cloth  in  a  hand-loom.  They  also  made  garments 
for  llithers,  sons,  and  brothers  with  their  own  hands.  They 
disdained  no  kind  of  domestic  labor ;  they  needed  no  help. 
Contentment  and  happiness  reigned  in  their  abodes,  and  amid 
all  their  laborious  toil,  personal  wants  were  few ;  and,  even 
with  their  limited  means  of  supply,  few  remained  unsatisfied. 
Boys  and  girls  (for  such  they  were  till  married)  were  early 
taught  to  work,  and  as  soon  as  they  acquired  muscular  power, 
were  taught  to  make  the  most  of  life,  and  apply  it  to  some 
useful  purpose ;  and  none  were  allowed  to  waste  it  in  idleness 
and  dissipation.  There  was  no  distinction  between  the  la- 
borer and  employer,  no  difference  between  the  kitchen  and 
the  parlor;  for  that  was  almost  unknown,  and  generally  shut 
up,  except  on  public  days,  as  Thanksgiving-days,  fasts,  and 


EARLY  HABITS   AND   CUSTOMS.  369 

the  like,  most  of  the  year.  Balls,  concerts,  and  places  of 
amusement,  scenic  exhibitions,  and  the  long  list  of  modem 
devices  for  killing  time  were  unknown.  A  sing,  a  hee,  a 
raising,  a  husking  party,  or  a  domestic  circle,  a  sleigh-ride  in 
the  winter,  or  a  cherry  ride  in  the  summer,  were  sufficient 
for  all  the  purposes  of  recreation  and  social  intercourse  ;  and 
for  those  that  wished  for  enjoyment  of  a  more  questionable 
character,  the  means  and  associates  were  to  be  found  in  other 
localities.  The  amusements  and  recreation  of  young  men 
were  mostly  of  the  athletic  kind,  as  "  playing  ball,"  which 
was  always  practised,  and  is  now  kept  up  in  spring  and  fall. 
Wrestling  was  very  common,  especially  at  raisings  and  social 
and  public  gatherings.  When  at  the  raising  of  buildings  the 
labor  was  over,  and  the  men  stimulated  by  the  treat  all  had 
received,  they  usually  commenced  raising  or  lowering  one 
another.  This  sport  commenced  by  two  young  persons 
getting  inside  of  a  ring  formed  by  spectators,  then  older 
persons  joined  in  the  same  exercise.  Wagers  would  be  laid, 
and  a  little  more  stimulant  taken  to  give  elasticity  and 
strength  to  the  parties.  In  course  of  time  parties  would 
get  in  earnest ;  angry  words  and  defiant  gestures  would  be 
made,  and  it  generally  ended  in  a  fight.  These  wrestling- 
matches,  we  are  happy  to  say,  are  nearly  gone  by.  It  may 
be  said  here  that,  at  the  raising  of  buildings,  it  was  custom- 
ary to  call  the  men  of  the  town  together,  and  the  owner  was 
expected  to  furnish  the  drinks  and  lunch,  and,  as  soon  as  the 
ridgepole  was  fairly  in  place,  for  the  master  workman  to  dedi- 
cate the  whole  by  dashing  a  bottle  of  rum  upon  the  frame, 
followed  by  three  hearty  cheers  from  the  company  present. 
We  will  now  give  the  reader  some  idea  of  the  early  cus- 
toms in  regard  to  living,  the  dwellings,  and  other  ancient 
matters.  First  in  order  are  the 
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370  HISTORY    OF    NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

DWELLING-HOUSES. 

The  first  was  built  of  logs,  and  called  log-cabins,  erected 
on  land  which  was  usually  laid  out  in  lots  and  ranges.  Next, 
after  the  introduction  of  saw-mills,  came  the  frame  house,  of 
one  story  in  height,  and  about  sixteen  by  twenty-four  or  five 
feet  on  the  ground,  and  containing  from  one  to  three  rooms. 
The  next  in  order  of  architecture  was  a  two-story  house, 
with  gambrel  roof;  and  some  were  two  story  in  front,  with  a 
roof  slanting  back  to  one  story  at  the  back  part.  The  third 
order  of  houses  was  the  ^^  hip-roof"  and  was  introduced 
soon  after  the  Revolutionary  War,  and  consisted  of  a  two-story 
house,  with  two  front-rooms,  a  door  in  the  middle,  with  a 
hall  running  through  the  centre,  and  generally  a  one-story  L, 
on  the  back  side,  for  a  kitchen,  such  as  the  house  of  Benjamin 
Kingman,  the  late  Eliab  Whitman,  David  Cobb,  in  the  village, 
and  Josiah  W.  Kingman  at  Campello,  that  was  burned  in 
1853.  The  windows  in  the  earliest  dwellings  were  either  of 
mica  or  diamond-shaped  glass,  set  in  tin  or  lead.  The  chim- 
neys were  first  built  of  stone,  with  mammoth  fireplaces,  and 
an  oven  on  one  side  running  back,  which,  with  the  chim- 
ney, occupied  nearly  as  much  room  as  a  modern  bedroom. 
In  the  chimney,  running  from  end  to  end,  was  a  lug-pole, 
usually  made  of  oak,  from  two  to  four  inches  in  diameter,  on 
which  were  hung  hooks  and  trammels  of  wrought  iron, 
60  constructed  as  to  be  raised  and  lowered  at  pleasure  to  suit 
the  various  sized  kettles,  which  were  hung  over  the  fire  for 
culinary  uses.  In  the  course  of  time  these  lug-poles  gave 
way  to  the  old  iron  crane,  on  account  of  their  liability  to 
burn,  which  was  made  to  swing  into  the  room,  or  to  hang 
over  the  fire.  Cranes  were  first  used  in  this  town  about 
1750.  The  fire  was  made  of  large  logs,  one  large  one, 
called  a  back-log,  being  placed  on  the  back  side  of  the  fire- 
place, usually  from  two  to  four  feet  in  length;  two  stones 
were  used  fur  andirons,  and  a  large /ore-s^icfc  resting  on  the 


EARLY  HABITS  AND  CUSTOMS.  371 

stones  to  keep  up  the  fire,  beside  a  hack-stick  or  the  hachlog ; 
then  a  sufficiency  of  smaller  fire-wood  was  piled  up  ;  a 
pitch-pine  knot  being  placed  under  the  fore-stick,  and  lighted, 
made  a  rousing  fire.  At  each  end  of  the  fireplaces  were 
small  benches  or  stools,  on  which  the  children  usually  sat 
warming  one  side  and  then  the  other  till  they  were  thor- 
oughly warmed  through,  while  the  old  folks  were  seated  in 
front  upon  a  "  settle,"  enjoying  the  full  blaze.  With  this 
they  needed  no  modern  gas-light,  no  oil,  nor  caudles  ;  for  in 
the  evening,  pitch-pine  knots  were  used,  which  gave  a  strong 
and  brilliant  light.  Splinters  were  used  to  carry  about  house^ 
or  into  the  cellar  for  cider  and  apples,  instead  of  lamps  and 
candles.  Previous  to  the  introduction  of  friction  matches, 
which  are  of  a  recent  date,  every  family  was  supposed  to 
have  a  "  tinder-box,"  which  consisted  of  a  round  tin  bos, 
about  six  inches  in  diameter,  two  inches  deep,  with  a  flat 
cover  of  tin,  on  the  outside  of  which  could  be  inserted  a 
candle.  The  box  contained  tinder,  made  of  burnt  linen 
cloth,  or  pieces  of  punk.  By  the  use  of  apiece  of  flint  upon 
the  corners  of  a  file  or  steel,  a  spark  would  catch  in  the  punk ; 
and  then  a  stick,  with  brimstone  on  the  end,  coming  in  con- 
tact with  the  spark,  set  the  stick  on  fire,  from  whence  the 
kindling  in  the  fireplace  was  lighted.  Another  method  in 
general  practice  was,  to  cover  live  coals  in  the  fireplace  with 
ashes,  so  as  to  keep  the  fire  alive  on  the  hearth  till  morning* 
When  this  failed,  the  tinder-box  was  resorted  to. 

FOOD. 

The  morning  and  evening  meal  usually  consisted  of  bean 
or  pea  porridge,  dipped  out  with  a  wooden  spoon  into  a 
wooden  bowl,  with  bread  and  butter.  Cofi"ee  and  chocolate 
were  added  upon  extra  occasions.  Tea  was  seldom  used, 
especially  by  the  children.  The  bread  consisted  of  rye  and 
Indian  meal  j  occasionally  wheat  bread.    The   dinner   con- 


372  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRmGEWATER.  ' 

sisted  of  salt  beef  or  pork,  with  vegetables  boiled.  Fresh 
meat  was  a  rarity.  Potatoes  are  an  article  of  comparatively 
recent  culture.*  For  pudding,  they  had  baked  or  boiled  In- 
dian meal.  The  dishes  used  in  early  days  were  mostly  of 
wood.  The  plates  were  called  trenchers.  These  wooden 
utensils  were  the  first  used ;  they  gradually  gave  way  to 
pewter,  and  still  later  to  crockery  and  earthen  ware. 

DRINKS. 

Malt  beer  was  a  very  common  drink  in  the  early  settlement 
of  the  country,  which  was  made  from  barley,  and  was  raised 
by  nearly  every  farmer.  Next  came  cider,  which  soon  sup- 
planted beer.  This  was  a  universal  drink,  morning,  noon, 
and  night,  each  family  laying  in  from  ten  to  thirty  barrels 
for  a  year's  stock.  So  common  was  the  use  of  cider,  that  it 
was  considered  a  mark  of  disrespect  not  to  pass  it  round  when 
a  neighbor  or  traveller  called.  Another  very  common  drink 
wasjlip,  which  was  made  of  beer  sweetened  with  sugar,  with 
a  "  loggerhead,"  or  red-hot  iron,  thrust  into  it ;  a  liitle  new 
rum  was  then  poured  in,  and  nutmeg  sprinkled  into  it. 
Toddy  was  another  favorite  beverage,  made  of  rum  and 
water,  well  sweetened.  A  stick,  flattened  on  the  Ond,  for 
crushing  the  sugar  and  stirring  it  up,  was  called  the  "  toddy- 
stick."  The  ring  of  the  tumblers,  as  it  hit  the  sides  in  mix- 
ing, had  its  peculiar  music,  with  which  nearly  every  one  was 
familiar. 

Skilful  men  made  graceful  flourishes  in  making  another 
excellent  drink,  called  "  egg-nog,"  otherwise  known  as  ''  Tom 
and  Jerry,"  which  was  composed  of  sugar,  milk,  and 
spirits,  mixed  with  a  beaten  egg,  stirred  in  rapidly  till  the 
whole  was  made  into  froth,  and  drank  hot.  There  are  many 
now  who  have  not  forgotten  how  it  tastes,  and  relish  it  quite 
well. 

*  Introduced  into  this  country  in  1732. 


EARLY  HABITS   AND   CUSTOMS.  373 

Having  mentioned  many  of  the  drinks  that  were  stimulat- 
ing, we  will  now  describe  another  kind,  —  cold  water.  This 
is  obtained  from  the  earth,  and  is  a  natural  production.  Va- 
rious means  have  been  in  use  for  obtaining  this  liquid. 
The  most  ancient  is  the  "  well-sweep.''^  A  well  was  usually  dug 
at  a  distance  of  from  ten  to  fifty  or  more  feet  from  the  house  ; 
and  but  a  few  feet  from  the  same  a  post  was  erected,  having 
a  crotch  on  the  top  end,  in  which  a  long  pole  was  so  nearly 
balanced  and  swung  upon  an  iron  or  wooden  pin,  that  when 
a  bucket  suspended  upon  the  end  of  another  smaller  pole 
that  descended  into  the  water  was  filled,  it  could  be  easily 
drawn  out.  There  are  but  few  of  this  kind  of  apparatus  for 
drawing  water  now  to  be  found,  only  here  and  there  a  soli- 
tary one.  Another  means  of  obtaining  water  is  by  a  windlass 
erected  directly  over  a  well,  turned  by  a  crank,  the  bucket 
being  fastened  to  the  end  of  a  rope  that  passes  over  the 
windlass,  and  even  this  has  given  place  to  the  2^ump  and  pipe. 
Here  and  there  is  a  natural  spring,  from  which  water  is  con- 
ducted by  pipes  to  houses,  supplying  pure,  unadulterated 
liquid. 

The  custom  of  retiring  and  rising  early  was  universal. 
The  time  of  retiring  was  eight  to  nine  o'clock  ;  that  of  rising, 
at  dawn  of  day. 

The  attendance  on  church  worship  was  also  a  custom 
which  nearly  all  practised.  Elderly  people  that  owned  horses 
rode  double.  The  wife  was  seated  behind  her  husband  upon 
the  pillion,  with  her  arm  around  him.  In  summer  the  young 
men  went  barefoot,  or  with  shoes  in  hand  ;  the  young  women 
wore  coarse  shoes,  carrying  a  better  pair  in  hand,  with  stock- 
ings, to  change  before  entering  the  meeting-house.  Going 
to  meeting  on  foot  was  not  confined  to  young  people  ;  many 
women  walked  three  to  five  miles  to  attend  church.  In  win- 
ter it  was  customary  for  the  women  to  carry  small  foot-stoves, 
which  were  usually  made  of  perforated  tin,  fastened  in  a 


374  HISTORY    OF    NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

wooden  frame,  about  eight  or  nine  inches  square,  in  which 
were  placed  hot  coals.  These  stoves  were  all  the  warm, 
ing  allowed  in  church.  The  usual  time  for  church  service 
was  one  and  a  half  hours,  —  from  half-past  ten  to  twelve 
o'clock,  or  one  glass  and  a  half  long,  as  hour-glasses  were 
their  time-pieces  in  the  absence  of  clocks.  The  intermissions 
were  short,  being  one  hour  in  winter  and  one  hour  and  a  half 
in  summer.  The  interval  was  generally  spent  in  the  nearest 
neighbors'  houses,  who  always  had  a  good  blazing  fire  in 
winter,  and  plenty  of  coals  with  which  to  replenish  their 
foot-stoves.  This  intermission  was  a  grand  opportunity  for 
the  people  of  the  remote  portions  of  the  parish  to  meet  every 
week  and  become  acquainted,  as  it  promoted  social  union  and 
good  feeling  throughout  the  society.  Every  new  and  inter- 
esting event  was  discussed  ;  and  while  partaking  of  their 
lunch  they  had  brought  with  them,  the  father  would  request 
the  boys  to  bring  in  and  pass  round  the  cider.  The  afternoon 
services  being  over,  people  might  have  been  seen  gathering 
around  the  horse-block  that  stood  a  short  distance  south  of  the 
church,  on  the  green,  which  was  a  large  flat-topped  stone  for 
the  use  of  women  in  Counting  and  ahghting  from  their  horses. 
The  means  of  locomotion  in  the  days  of  our  fathers  consisted 
of  an  ox-cart,  or  the  back  of  a  horse.  A  chaise  or  wagon 
was  a  curiosity.  A  journey  of  forty  or  fifty  miles  was  a  great 
undertaking,  requiring  much  preparation ;  while  now,  many 
travel  by  steam  hundreds  of  miles  in  a  day,  and  think  it 
nothing  compared  to  that  in  early  days. 

A  journey  from  the  North  Parish  to  Boston  was  the  labor 
of  two  days  with  oxen  and  cart.  The  same  journey  is  now 
performed  in  one  day,  and  nothing  thought  of  its  being  hard. 
It  is  one  hour's  ride  in  a  steam  train,  and  the  trains  run  in 
such  a  manner  that  a  person  can  leave  home  after  dinner,  go 
to  the  city,  and  return  in  the  evening  train,  and  have  several 
hours  for  business. 


CHAPTER  XX. 

MISCELLAJ^EOUS  HISTORY. 

Mills.  —  Manufactures.  —  Bridgewater  Manufacturing  Company.  —  Tanners.  — 
Blacksmiths.  —  Shoe  Tool  Manufacturers.  —  Pablic-Houses.  —  Traders.  —  Tail- 
ors. —  Hatters.  —  Bakers.  —  Saddlers.  —  Wheelwrights.  —  Coopers.  —  Clocks.  — 
Watchmakers.  —  Jewellers.  —  Drugs  and  Medicines.  —  Furniture  Manufacturers. 
—  Carpenters.  —  Painters.  —  Masons.  —  Tin- Plate  and  Sheet-Iron  Workers.  — 
Dentists.  —  Blacking  Manufacturing.  —  Boot  and  Shoe  Manufacturing.  —  List 
of  Inventions. 

MILLS. 

DURING  the  first  settlement  of  the  North  Parish  the  at- 
tention of  the  settlers  was  first  directed  to  clearing  the 
lands  and  preparing  the  same  for  agricultural  purposes. 
They  very  soon,  however,  erected  saw  and  grist  mills,  many 
of  which  are  numbered  among  the  things  that  were. 

One  of  the  first  mills  erected  in  the  North  Parish  was  a 
saw-mill  on  the  dam  south  of  the  residence  of  the  late  Azor 
Packard,  said  to  have  been  built  by  Abijah  Thayer  and  others, 
and  was  near  the  main  street  leading  from  Campello  to  "West 
Bridgewater.  The  remains  of  the  dam  are  to  be  seen  at  the 
present  time.  We  should  judge  this  mill  was  of  small  power, 
as  it  is  related  of  a  man  that  was  passing  the  works  while  on 
his  way  from  Bridgewater  to  Boston  (a  journey  of  two  or 
three  days),  as  he  passed,  the  saw  was  going  up,  and  when 
he  returned,  it  was  just  coming  down. 

Previous  to  1800,  there  was  a  saw-mill  a  short  distance 

north  of  Cole's  Fulling-mill,  now  Wheeler's  Tack  Works,  which 

was  owned  by  Zebedee  Snell,  Parmenas  Packard,  and  others. 

There  was  another  saw-mill,  a  short  distance  north  of  the  late 

John  Tilden's  residence,  in  the  west  part  of  the  town,  and 

east  of  Hayward  Marshall's  residence.     The  mill  was  owned 

by  John  Tilden,  Nathaniel   Manly,  and   others,  in   shares. 

375 


376  HISTORY   OF    NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

About  the  same  time,  Matthew  Kingman  and  others  erected 
a  mill  where  Chandler  Sprague's  saw-mill  now  stands  in  the 
Factory  Village,  or  "  Spragueville,"  and  was  known  by  the 
name  of  ''  Kingman's  Mill,"  and  has  been  owned  by  Luke 
Perkins,  Abel  and  Eliphalet  Kingman,  Parmenas  Brett,  John 
Ritchie,  and  others. 

Colonel  Caleb  Howard  built  a  mill  near  his  furnace  on  Pond 
Street,  which  has  been  owned  by  his  heirs  ever  since,  and  is 
now  used  for  sawing  box-boards,  shingles,  etc. 

The  first  grist-mill  in  the  town  was  erected  on  the  spot  now 
occupied  by  Ellis  Packard  &  Co.  It  was  built  by  John  Pack- 
ard, and  owned  by  him  for  many  years,  and  afterward  changed 
hands  as  follows :  Bridgewater  Manufacturing  Company, 
Tyler  Cobb,  Joslyn  &  Keith,  Bela  Keith,  A.  B.  Wheeler, 
Lewis  Keith,  and  Ellis  Packard  &  Co.  Deacon  Zenas  Packard 
was  miller  for  a  long  time  at  this  mill,  and  was  well  known  as 
the  "  honest  miller."  The'present  steam  works  were  erected 
by  Bela  and  Lewis  Keith  a  few  years  since,  and  are  used  for 
planing,  box-making,  grist-mill^  and  the  manufacture  of  shoe 
tools.  It  is  situated  quite  near  the  village,  on  the  road  lead- 
ing from  thence  to  Abington,  and  is  a  valuable  property, 
being  near  the  railroad.  There  was  another  grist-mill,  erected 
by  John  Tilden,  and  afterward  rebuilt  by  John  Brett,  in  the 
west  part  of  the  town,  near  the  turnpike ;  the  mill  stood  for 
many  years,  and  is  now  occupied  by  Lewis  A.  Kingman  as  a 
wheelwright  shop. 

The  Bridgewater  Manufacturing  Company  owned  a  grist- 
mill situated  on  the  south  side  of  Crescent  Street,  and  near 
Mr.  Sprague's  office,  which  they  purchased  of  Messrs.  Abel 
Kingman,  Nehemiah  Lincoln,  and  others.  There  is  another 
grist-mill  near  where  Colonel  Caleb  Howard's  furnace  stood, 
on  Belmont  Street,  a  short  distance  from  the  Centre  Village, 
now  owned  by  Thomas  J.  &  Welcome  Howard. 

In  the  early  settlement  of  the  parish  it  is  said  there  was  a 


MISCELLANEOUS   HISTOEY.  377 

windmill,  the  only  one  in  town,  situated  on  the  hill  north  of 
the  late  Eliphalet  Kingman's  residence,  on  the  locality  known 
as  "  Windmill  Hill,"  probably  owned  by  Matthew  Kingman  & 
Co.,  and  used  as  a  grist-mill. 

MANUFACTURES. 

One  of  the  first  manufacturing  establishments  in  the  North 
Parish  was  the  forge  erected  and  carried  on  by  Ensign  Con- 
stant Southworth,  which  stood  on  or  near  where  Sprague's 
Mill  now  stands.  Mr.  Southworth  was  a  practical  workman, 
having  served  a  faithful  apprenticeship  at  the  business,  and 
did  a  large  business  at  smelting  iron  ore  for  the  people  in 
that  vicinity.  There  was  a  large  amount  of  ore  dug  in  tlie 
westerly  part  of  the  town  in  the  early  settlement  of  the 
parish,  and  he  had  as  much  as  his  power  could  do.  A  short 
time  ago,  in  removing  the  old  road-bed  across  Sprague's 
Pond,  quantities  of  cinder  and  iron  scraps  were  found  that 
came  from  these  works.  These  works  changed  hands  several 
times,  among  whom  we  find  Alpheus  and  Parmenas  Brett 
conveyed  all  right,  title,  and  interest  in  and  to  the  trip-ham- 
mer or  water-shop  to  the  Bridgewater  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany July  26,  1813. 

At  one  time  Messrs.  James  and  Luke  Perkins  manufactured 
muskets,  small  anchors,  scythes,  shovels,  plough-points,  etc., 
at  this  place.  During  the  year  1813,  the  above-named  manu- 
facturing company  purchased  all  the  shops  and  mills  contigu- 
ous to  the  forge,  for  the  purpose  of  erecting  a  large  cotton 
and  woollen  factory.  The  following  is  a  copy  of  the  original 
subscription  paper,  showing  the  names  of  stockholders  :  — 

"  Bridgewater,  May  13,  1813. 
♦'  We,  the  subscribers,  proposing  to  engage  in  the  manufacture  of  wool 
and  cotton,  do  agree  to  form  ourselves  into  a  company,  by  the  name  of  the 
Bridgewater  Wool  and  Cotton  Manufacturing  Company  ;  and  for  carrying 
into  effect  said  object,  we  propose  as  a  capital  Eight  Thousand  Dollars,  to 
be  divided  into  forty  shares ;  and  we  severally  pledge  ourselves  to  defray 
48 


378 


HISTORY   OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 


No.  of 
Shares. 


the  expense  arising  on  the  number  of  shares  annexed  to  our  individual 

names. 

No.  of 
Shares. 

1 

1 

2 

1 

1 


Eliphalet  Leach, 
Martin  Kingman, 
Thomas  Wales, 
Alvan  Perry, 
Bela  Hay  ward, 
Ellis  Holmes, 
Joseph  Silvester,  Jr.,  1 
Daniel  Ames,  1 

Charles  Sncll,  1 

Nathaniel  Snell,  1 

Jonathan  Reynolds,     1 
David  Reynolds,  1 

Abel  Kingman,  3 

Perez  Southworth,       1 


Ichabod  Howard, 
Thomas  Thompson, 
Isaiah  Packard, 
Packard  &  Ames, 
Benjamin  Keith, 


No.  of 

Shares. 

1 
1 

2 
1 
2 


Perez  Crocker,  2 

Seth  Snow,  1 

Alpheus  Brett,  1 

Parmenas  Brett,  1 

Micah  Faxon,  1 

Joel  Ames,  1 

Daniel  Alden,  1 
Packard  &  Perkins,  Jr.  1 

Davis  Packard,  1 


Tiley  Carey, 
Hosea  Alden, 
Micah  Shaw, 
Howard  Packard, 
Samuel  Battles, 
Packard  &  South- 
worth,  1 
Jeremiah  Beals,  Jr.  1 
John  Ritchie,  1 
Daniel  Ford,  1 
Joel  Briggs,  1 
Richard  Thayer,  2 
John  Ritchie,  2 
Andrew  Ritchie,        2 


The  following  is  the  Act  of  Incorporation  as  granted  by 
the  Legislature  of  Massachusetts :  — 

"  BRIDGEWATER   MANUFACTURING   COMPANT. 

"  June  14,  1813.  Abel  Kingman,  Thomas  Thompson,  Isaiah  Packard, 
Perez  Crocker,  Micah  Shaw,  Ichabod  Howard,  and  Samuel  Battles,  together 
with  such  as  may  associate  with  them,  were  incorporated  into  a  manufac- 
turing company,  for  the  purpose  of  making  cotton  and  woollen  cloth  and 
yarn,  in  the  town  of  Bridgewater,  with  power  to  hold  Real  Estate  to  amount 
of  Fifty  Thousand,  and  Personal  Estate  not  exceeding  One  Hundred  Thou- 
sand, as  maybe  necessary  and  convenient  for  the  purposes  as  above  named." 

This  company  continued  to  manufacture  until  March  10, 
1837,  when  the  corporation  name  was  changed  to  Ritchie 
Manufacturing  Company. 

Mr.  Ritchie  continued  to  manufacture  for  several  years, 
and  sold  the  factory,  with  all  their  power  and  privileges,  to 
Chandler  Sprague,  Esq.,  who,  soon  after,  converted  the  build- 
ing into  a  manufactory  of  shoe  lasts  and  wood-turning 
establishment. 

At  the  time  the  forge  of  Mr.  Southworth's  was  in  success- 
ful operation,  there  was  a  furnace  erected  by  a  few  individ- 
uals of  the  town,  which  stood  on  or  near  the  works  of  the 
late  Colonel  Caleb  Howard,  more  recently  known  as  How- 


MISCELLANEOUS   HISTORY.  379 

ard's  Mill,  where  large  quantities  of  hollow  ware  were 
manufactured.  The  works  were  afterward  given  up  on 
account  of  the  scarcity  of  wood.  Mr.  Bowdoin,  of  Boston, 
bought  the  furnace,  which  was  afterwards  successively  owned 
by  Colonel  Hobart,  of  Abington,  Mr.  Perry,  of  Easton,  George 
Howard,  of  Bridgewater,  and  later  by  Colonel  Caleb  Howard 
and  Thomas  J.  &  "Welcome  Howard.  The  building  has 
since  been  used  by  various  parties  for  manufacturing  pur- 
poses, mostly  shoe  tools,  and  sawing  of  box-boards. 

About  the  year  1790,  Benjamin  Silvester  built  a  mill  on 
Salisbury  River,  near  the  residence  of  Galen  Packard,  for  a 
fulling-mill.  He  sold  his  interest  to  his  brother,  Seth  Silves- 
ter, who  was  succeeded  by  John  Wales,  who  established  a 
carding-mill.  Mr.  Ephraim  Cole  bought  the  privilege  of  Mr. 
Wales,  and  continued  till  1825,  when  he  sold  out  to  Galen 
Packard,  who  soon  commenced  manufacturing  ship-spikes, 
nails,  and  all  kinds  of  ship  work,  using  a  trip-hammer.  Mr. 
Packard  sold  out  to  Jefferson  Bisbee,  who  came  from  Can- 
ton, and  began  to  manufacture  hay  and  manure  forks.  B.  F. 
Wheeler  has  recently  purchased  the  works,  and  manufactures 
small  nails,  tacks,  shoe  nails,  and  carpet  tacks. 

About  the  year  1814  James  Easton  &  Sons  built  a  dam, 
erected  a  building,  and  commenced  manufacturing  spikes, 
axes,  adzes,  plane  irons,  chisels,  bar  iron,  axles,  etc.,  a  short 
distance  north  on  the  same  stream.  They  continued  business 
for  about  six  years,  and  failed.  Caleb  and  Sylvanus  Easton 
continued  the  business  for  ten  years  longer,  under  the  name 
of  C.  &  S.  Easton,  when  they  retired. 

Lower  on  the  stream,  and  just  south  of  Pleasant  Street, 
Sidney  Perkins  manufactured  hay  and  manure  forks.  He 
was  in  that  business  but  a  few  years,  and  sold  out  to  Hezekiah 
Simmons,  and  he  was  succeeded  by  Nathaniel  B.  Harlow  in 
the  same  business.  Several  years  since  there  was  a  mill 
situated  on  Trout  Brook,  a  short  distance  south  of  Howard 


380  HISTORY  OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

Street,  that  leads  to  East  Randolph.  The  remains  of  the  dam 
are  in  existence  at  the  present  day.  The  flowage  of  this 
meadow  was  for  a  long  time  a  source  of  litigation  in  the 
county  courts. 

About  the  year  1836  William  Perry  was  engaged  in  the 
manufacture  of  brass  ware  and  castings;  his  foundry  was 
situated  near  where  Faxon's  awl  manufactory  is  now  located 
Several  years  since  Mr.  Chandler  R.  Humphrey  commenced 
making  gravestones  at  the  shop  of  John  Wales,  corner  of 
Main  and  Belmont  Streets,  now  owned  by  Rufus  P.  King- 
man. Since  that  time  Sidney  S.  Green  came  to  town,  and 
was  engaged  for  a  time  in  that  business  on  Centre  Street. 
Soon  after,  George  W.  Bryant,  Esq.,  became  associated  with 
him  in  business,  under  the  firm  of  Bryant  &  Green,  in  Cen- 
tral Block.  Mr.  Bryant  continues  alone  in  the  business,  on 
the  corner  of  Main  and  Crescent  Streets,  where  he  manufac- 
tures all  kind  of  marble  and  stone  work  for  cemeteries,  etc. 

In  the  spring  of  1845,  Messrs.  George  B.  Dunbar  and 
Oakes  S.  Soule  became  associated  in  business,  under  the  firm 
of  Dunbar  &  Soule,  for  the  sale  of  all  kinds  of  lumber,  on 
the  corner  of  Montello  and  Court  Streets,  near  the  railroad. 
In  18G2  the  firm  was  dissolved,  Mr.  Dunbar  retiring.  Since 
that  time,  Mr.  Soule  has  continued  in  the  business  as  before. 

Barnabas  Edson  manufactured  the  best  quality  of  log 
pumps  at  his  residence,  in  the  east  part  of  the  town,  on  Pine 
Street.    He  afterward  moved  to  the  Centre  Village. 

TANNERS. 

Probably  the  first  tanner  in  the  North  Parish  was  William 
Shaw,  who  had  a  tannery  south-west  of  the  house  now  occu- 
pied by  Lawrence  Copeland,  in  the  easterly  part  of  the  town. 
His  son  Micah  succeeded  him  in  business,  which  was  given 
up  many  years  ago.  He  manufactured  upper  and  sole  leather. 
Levi  Keith  carried  on  the  tanning  business;  also  his  son 


MISCELLANEOUS  HISTORY.  381 

Benjamin,  succeeded  by  Captain  Ziba  Keith,  east  of  the 
main  street  in  Campello,  near  where  Montello  Street  now  is. 
Major  Daniel  Gary  had  a  tannery  south  of  Belmont  Street, 
next  to  River.  Israel  Packard  was  his  successor.  Nathaniel 
W.  Stoddard  is  a  manufacturer  of  patent  enamelled  leather, 
in  the  north  part  of  the  village,  on  Montello  Street. 

BLACKSMITHS. 

One  of  the  first  things  done  after  the  making  of  iron  from 
the  ore  in  this  town,  was  the  making  of  nails  by  hand.  This 
branch  of  manufacture  was  one  of  the  most  prominent  of  any 
in  the  town.  It  furnished  employment  for  a  large  number  of 
boys  and  men.  At  first,  they  were  forged  singly  ;  and  as  the 
machines  for  cutting  and  heading  were  introduced,  hammered 
nails  went  out  of  use.  Nearly  every  farmer  had  a  nail-shop 
for  his  boys  to  occupy  their  leisure  time,  when  not  engaged 
upon  the  farm.  Indeed,  nail-shops  were  as  common  as  shoe- 
shops  are  at  the  present  day.  Upon  the  introduction  of  ma- 
chines for  cutting  and  heading  nails,  —  which  were  invented 
by  Colonel  Jesse  Reed,  a  native  of  the  town,  —  the  business 
of  making  nails  was  confined  to  different  manufacturing  com- 
panies, and  were  made  in  large  quantities  at  a  much  lower 
price.  We  now  find  in  the  town,  only  here  and  there,  a 
blacksmith-shop,  for  shoeing  cattle  and  horses,  and  other  job- 
work.  Among  the  blacksmiths  in  the  parish  were  Captain 
Jesse  Perkins,  who  had  a  shop  near  where  Colonel  E.  South- 
worth's  store  now  stands.  Asa  Howard  had  a  shop  nearly 
opposite  Centre  Street.  Captain  Anthony  Dike  had  a  shop 
near  the  Alva  Noyes  place,  on  the  road  to  Abington. 
He  made  the  first  shovels  made  in  the  vicinity,  at  about  the 
time  the  "  Ames  "  commenced  in  Easton.  Josiah  Perkins 
had  a  shop  on  Summer  Street,  opposite  the  residence  of  Na- 
hum  Perkins,  who  became  his  successor  in  that  business. 
Alpheus  Brett  had  a  shop  in  Factory  Village  (now  Sprague's). 


382  HISTORY   OF   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

He  manufactured  bar  iron,  plough-points,  hames,  hoes,  etc. 
Nehemiah  Lincoln  was  also  in  the  same  business  in  that  vil- 
lage, manufactured  cart  and  harness  trimmings,  hames,  hoes, 
scrapers,  plough-points,  etc.  Besides  these,  the  traders  of 
the  town  bought  iron  rods,  and  let  them  out  to  be  made,  by 
the  pound,  in  the  same  manner  as  leather  is  let  out  to  fee 
made  into  shoes.  Messrs.  Ide  &  Trow  commenced  business 
on  the  spot  where  Waldo  Bradford  is  at  the  present  time, 
and  who  succeeded  that  firm  and  carried  on  that  business  till 
1845,  when  he  sold  out  to  Tyler  Cobb,  who  conducted  the 
business  ten  years.  In  1855  he  sold  out  to  Mr.  Bradford, 
who  has  continued  to  the  present  time,  and  has  lately  associ- 
ated with  him  Mr.  AUen  Crocker,  of  East  Stoughton.  Sumner 
A.  Hayward,  of  Kingston,  commenced  on  Main  Street  several 
years  since.  His  shop  was  nearly  opposite  the  schoolhouse, 
south  of  his  dwelling,  and  on  the  present  road-bed  leading 
to  Campello,  and  in  the  south  part  of  the  village.  He  sold 
out  to  Charles  W.  Strout,  of  Brookline,  who  was  succeeded 
by  Hiram  F.  Peck. 

There  was  a  blacksmith  shop  erected  on  Montello  Street, 
east  of  the  residence  of  the  late  Captain  Ziba  Keith,  con- 
ducted by  P.  Donnovan,  which  has  since  been  given  up. 

Lorenzo  Wade  had  a  blacksmith  shop  in  the  "  West 
Shares,"  or  North-west  Bridgewater,  opposite  the  residence 
of  the  late  Isaac  Packard,  which  was  afterwards  removed  to 
its  present  location,  occupied  by  Orren  Wade  on  the  turn- 
pike leading  to  Stoughton. 

B.  C.  Snell  erected  a  shop  near  Sprague's  Factory  about 
1853,  and  was  succeeded  by  A.  D.  Tyler,  and  later  by  S.  W, 
Haley. 

SHOE  TOOL  MANUFACTURERS. 

For  a  long  time  North  Bridgewater  has  been  celebrated 
for  the  excellence  of  her  shoo  tools  and  awls,  lasts,  and  boot- 


MISCELLANEOUS   HISTORY.  383 

trees,  shoe-knives,  spoke-shaves,  rolling  machines,  hammers, 
etc. 

Among  the  first  to  introduce  this  kind  of  goods  in  the  town 
were  Ephraim  Howard  &  Co.,  who  made  it  a  special  branch 
of  business ;  they  occupied  the  building  now  used  by  Messrs. 
Howard,  Clark,  &  Co.,  as  a  furniture  wareroom,  using  steam 
power.*  They  manufactured  hammers,  presses,  wheels, 
spoke-shaves,  knives,  punches,  awl-handles,  etc. 

Charles  Howard  and  Lewis  Fisher  have  since  manufac- 
tured the  same  kind  of  goods  under  the  firm  of  Howard  & 
Fisher.  J.  B.  Mann  conducted  that  kind  of  business  for  sev- 
eral years,  —  since  removed  to  Stoughton.  Sidney  Perkins 
has  also  made  shoe-knives,  hammers,  and  patent  grindstones, 
etc.  Tyler  Cobb  commenced  manufacturing  shoe  tools  in 
1845,  such  as  hammers,  awls,  spoke-shaves,  steel  compasses, 
brad-awls,  and  chopping-knives.  George  Willis  manufactured 
this  kind  of  goods  for  a  time,  until  he  removed  to  Worcester, 

Since  the  introduction  of  American  awls  in  this  country, 
there  has  been  a  large  amount  manufactured  in  this  town,  by 
Mr.  William  Faxon,  Charles  Lincoln,  Josiah  S.  Lincoln,  and 
Charles  B.  Lincoln,  who  is  now  engaged  in  that  business. 
Millions  of  sewing  and  pegging  awls  are  sent  to  various 
parts  of  the  country  from  this  town  every  year. 

David  Peeler  manufactured  shoe  tools  in  Howard's  Mill  in 
1836,  —  when  removed  to  Boston.  J.  Wallace  Packard  com- 
menced manufacturing  stitching  and  machine  needles  for  all 
kinds  of  sewing-machines,  in  March,  1858.  Snell  &  Atherton 
.manufacture  a  variety  of  shoe  tools,  spoke-shaves,  etc.,  in 
EUis  Packard  &  Co.'s  mill. 

William  Hall  manufactured  shoe-pegs  at  the  mill  on  How- 
ard Street  several  years  since.  John  W.  Kingman  has  fur- 
nished the  shoemakers  with  machines  for  rolling  leather, 
and  shoe  benches,  as  well  as  coal-sifters,  washing-machines, 
*  Probably  this  was  the  first  steam-engine  used  in  the  town. 


384  HISTORY   OF    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

and  patent  roofing.  William  S.  Gay  and  Jabez  Gay  manu- 
factured bedsteads,  chopping-knives,  and  awl-handles,  at  the 
old  mill  known  as  Packard's  Grist  Mill,  or  Keith's  Mill. 

In  1836  Chandler  Sprague,  Esq.,  commenced  making  lasts 
and  boot-trees  in  the  mill  owned  by  T.  J.  &  W.  Howard, 
well  known  as  Howard's  Mill.  In  1837,  he  purchased  the 
right  of  using  Thomas  Blanchard's  machine  for  turning 
irregular  forms.  He  continued  in  that  mill  until  1842,  doing 
a  small  business,  which  has  increased  to  a  large  and  profit- 
able branch  of  manufacturing.  He  purchased  the  building 
and  power  known  as  the  "  Old  Cotton  Factory,"  owned  by 
Mr.  Ritchie,  and  converted  it  into  a  manufactory.  And, 
although  he  has  been  highly  prospered  in  his  business  pur- 
suits, yet  he  continues  to  give  his  personal  attention  to  the 
detail  of  his  business,  and  has  added  several  branches  to  his 
original  calling.  E.  Sumner  Snell  manufactured  shoe  tools 
in  his  factory,  also  manufactured  machinery,  under  the  firm 
of  E.  S.  Snell  &  Co.,  Mr.  Sprague  being  the  special  partner. 

Wilbor  Webster  commenced  manufacturing  shoe  knives 
near  Sprague's  in  1863.  Mr.  S.  Y.  Tuck  also  manufactures 
shoe-knives,  carving-knives,  etc.,  of  a  superior  quality. 

Harrison  Smith  manufactured  bedsteads  in  the  old  mill 
known  as  Keith's  Mill.  Archibald  Thompson  made  the  first 
spinning-wheel  in  the  country  ;  lived  near  where  John 
Thompson  now  resides.  His  posterity  have  continued  to 
make  wheels  since  that  time.  Jonas  Reynolds  also  made 
spinning-wheels  in  the  "  West  Shares."  Moses  Cary  made 
hay-rakes  in  the  north-east  part  of  the  town. 

Before  the  invention  of  Blanchard's  machine  for  turning 
irregular  forms,  lasts  and  boot-trees  were  made  by  hand. 
Nathaniel  Wales  was  probably  the  first  person  in  the  town 
engaged  in  that  business.  Robert  A.  Stoddard,  Marcus  Shaw, 
and  Chandler  Sprague  have  since  been  engaged  in  that  line 
of  manufacture.     When  Chandler  Sprague  began  to  manu- 


MISCELLANEOUS    HISTORY.  385 

facture  by  machinery,  there  was  no  use  for  lasts  made  by 
hand.  Those  made  by  machinery  have  become  one  of  the 
great  improvements  of  the  age,  and  so  far  surpass  those 
made  by  hand  as  to  quality,  that  there  are  no  others  in  the 
market. 

PUBLIC-HOUSES. 

The  town  of  North  Bridgewater  is  situated  on  the  direct 
route  from  New  Bedford  to  Boston ;  and  previous  to  the 
building  of  the  railroads  that  connect  the  two  cities,  it  was 
a  stopping-place  for  travellers  needing  public-houses.  At 
one  time,  there  were  three  public-houses  in  the  village,  be- 
side one  on  the  turnpike  south  of  "  Tildeu's  Corner." 

One  of  the  most  prominent  houses  in  early  days  was  one 
kept  by  Major  Daniel  Gary,  on  the  spot  where  Rufus  P. 
Kingman  now  resides,  and  formerly  occupied  by  the  late 
John  Wales.  Next  in  order,  we  find  a  house  kept  by  Barnabas 
Howard,  at  the  north  end  of  the  town,  where  entertainment 
was  provided  for  man  and  beast.  Silas  Packard  kept  public- 
house  on  the  corner  of  Main  and  Court  Streets,  now  occu- 
pied by  Captain  Clark.  Colonel  Edward  South  worth  also  kept 
house  at  his  residence,  and  later  Major  Nathan  Hayward  kept 
near  the  corner  of  Main  and  Elm  Streets.  Nathan  Hayward, 
Newton  Shaw,  Nathaniel  H.  Cross,  Captain  John  Packard, 
and  Edward  J.  Snow  have  kept  public-house  on  the  corner 
of  Main  and  Crescent  Streets,  and  opposite  the  residence  of 
the  late  John  "Wales. 

In  the  early  part  of  1833,  preparations  were  made  for  tbe 
erection  of  a  new  and  more  commodious  house  than  was  then 
in  the  town.  July  4,  of  that  year,  a  house  was  raised  by 
Messrs.  Bela  Keith,  Esq.,  and  Benjamin  Kingman,  who  were 
the  owners  till  1856,  when  it  passed  into  the  hands  of  Tyler 
Cobb,  who  keeps  the  house  at  the  present  time.  Mr.  B. 
Kingman  kept  the  house  three  years.  Edward  E.  Bennett 
49 


386  HISTORY  OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

occupied  it  from  that  time  about  ten  years,  and  the  house  has 
since  changed  hands  as  follows :  0.  G.  Tinkham,  Joslyn  & 
Keith,  Ellridge  Cobb,  Harrison  Rogers,  Mr.  Alstrom,  Cap- 
tain Swasey,  and  Tyler  Cobb,  and  is  known  as  the  Soiucket 
House. 

A  few  years  since  Aaron  B.  Drake  opened  a  public-house 
at  Campello,  by  the  name  of  Salisbury  House,  which  was 
kept  for  a  few  years  only.  There  is,  therefore,  only  one 
public-house  in  the  town  at  the  present  time,  and  that  is  in 
the  Centre  Village. 

TRADERS. 

It  is  very  diflScult  to  give  the  dates  when  the  different 
traders  in  town  began  business,  although  we  find  the  names  of 
all.  We  here  give  the  names  of  those  who  have  been  in  the 
trade,  keeping  country  variety  stores,  as  follows :  Deacon 
Ichabod  Howard  kept  store  at  the  north  part  of  the  town,  on 
the  road  to  Boston,  in  the  house  recently  occupied  by  the  late 
Deacon  Ozen  Gurney.  Silas  Packard  and  Colonel  Edward 
Southworth  had  a  store  on  the  corner  of  Main  and  Court 
Streets,  where  David  Cobb's  store  now  stands.  Colonel  Ed- 
ward Southworth  has  kept  store  in  his  present  location  since 
1816,  nearly  opposite  the  First  Congregational  Church.  Major 
Daniel  Cary  kept  in  the  north  part  of  the  old  building  that 
was  recently  removed  from  the  corner  of  Main  and  Belmont 
Streets,  and  on  the  lot  now  occupied  as  a  residence  by  Rufus 
P.  Kingman.  He  was  succeeded  by  John  Wales.  Jonathan 
Keith  kept  a  grocery  store  where  the  church  now  stands,  on 
the  corner  of  South  and  Main  Streets,  Campello.  Isaac  Keith 
kept  groceries  in  the  south  part  of  his  house,  a  short  distance 
north  of  the  church.  Benjamin  Kingman  succeeded  him  in 
trade  a  year  or  two,  when  he  removed  to  the  Centre  Village. 
Silas  Packard  &  Co.  were  succeeded  in  trade  by  David  Cobb, 
who  came  from  Mansfield,  Mass.,  in  1823,  and  learned  trade 


MISCELLANEOUS   HISTORY.  387 

of  Mr.  Packard.  Mr.  CoLb  has,  within  a  few  years,  erect- 
ed a  new  and  commodious  building  in  place  of  the  old 
store,  where  he  now  continues  to  do  a  successful  business,  as 
a  variety  store.  Captain  John  Packard  erected  the  store 
corner  of  Main  and  Belmont  Streets,  opposite  Rufus  P.  King- 
man's house,  several  years  since,  and  was  associated  with 
Joseph  Packard  in  trade.  At  a  little  later  period,  Matthew 
Kingman  and  Nathaniel  Snow  purchased  the  stock  and  good- 
will of  the  store,  and  traded  for  a  short  time.  The  store  was 
afterward  purchased  by  David  Cobb,  about  1836,  and  was 
kept  by  Tyler  Cobb  for  several  years.  •  About  1840  William 
P.  Howard,  of  Easton,  purchased  the  stock,  and  conducted  a 
successful  business  for  several  years,  and  then  removed  to 
Messrs.  Howard,  Clark,  &  Co.'s  building.  In  1836  Frederick 
Parker  came  from  Barnstable,  and  entered  into  partnership 
with  Ambrose  Hayward,  under  the  firm  of  Hayward  & 
Parker,  in  the  dry-goods  trade,  in  William  Ryder's  building 
on  Main  Street,  and  continued  but  a  short  time.  John 
Ritchie  opened  a  store  at  the  Factory  Village,  near 
"  Sprague's,"  which  has  since  been  occupied  by  Daniel 
Eames,  Ephraim  Noyes,  Ira  Copeland,  William  H.  Brett^ 
and  Chandler  Sprague.  Ira  Copeland  has  recently  erected  a 
new  grocery  store  a  short  distance  east  from  "  Sprague's," 
on  the  road  to  Abington. 

Lemuel  B.  Hatch  opened  the  first  store  in  Campello  about 
twenty  years  since,  and  kept  but  a  few  years.  The  business 
has  been  conducted  in  the  same  building  by  Messrs.  Tyler 
Cobb,  Samuel  Carter,  Varanes  Wales,  and  Sidney  Packard. 
A  few  years  since  Josiah  W.  Kingman  erected  a  large  and 
commodious  building  for  a  store,  which  has  been  in  use  by 
Sidney  Packard  and  Messrs.  Howard  &  Keith,  the  present 
occupants,  who  keep  a  variety  store.  A  few  years  since  W. 
0.  Alger,  of  West  Bridgewater,  erected  a  building  corner  of 
Montello  and  Depot  Streets,  at  Campello,  near  the  railroad 


388  HISTORY   OP  NORTH   BRn)GEWATER. 

depot,  and  kept  a  grocery  store  a  short  time.  This  building 
has  since  been  purchased  by  Mr.  Nelson  J.  Foss,  who  occu- 
pies it  as  a  flour  and  grain  store,  and  post-office.  Henry 
Dyer  has  a  small  store  on  Montello  Street,  near  the  depot, 
and  Benjamin  Swain  on  Main  Street,  Campello.  Several 
years  since  Aaron  B.  Drake  and  brother  were  in  trade  where 
the  Salisbury  House  now  stands.  Newton  Shaw  kept  a  store 
in  the  easterly  part  of  the  town,  at  "  Shaw's  Corner,"  a  few 
years  since.  Perez  Marshall  kept  a  grocery  store  near  "  Til- 
den's  Corner."  Lorenzo  Wade  and  George  A.  Packard  in  the 
West  Shares.  George  Clark  kept  store  a  short  time  near  the 
same  place.  Isaac  Packard  kept  store  in  the  West  Shares,  in 
the  building  occupied  by  William  Packard.  Benjamin  Kel- 
logg kept  store  in  town  in  1835.  Cyrus  Porter,  Jr.,  kept 
store  near  Zophar  Field's  Corner  in  1835.  A  few  years  since 
J.  F.  Hale  opened  a  grocery  store  in  Central  Block,  on  Main 
Street.  L.  C.  Bliss  became  his  successor  in  that  business. 
Newton  Shaw  had  a  grocery  store  near  the  railroad  on  Cen- 
tre Street,  some  years  since,  Mr.  William  H.  Pierce  succeed- 
ed him  in  business.  Lyman  E.  Cobb  has  recently  erected  a 
new  store  near  the  same  locality  and  continues  to  do  a  suc- 
cessful business  in  that  line.  Daniel  Lovell  has  taken  the 
store  recently  occupied  by  the  "  Union  Store  No.  619."  Hen- 
ry W.  Robinson  commenced  trade  in  1844,  in  the  store  now 
occupied  by  him  in  the  Centre  Village.  He  was  the  suc- 
cessor of  William  White.  Li  1850  William  B.  Barry  became 
associated  with  him  in  the  business,  under  the  firm  of  Rob- 
inson &  Barry,  which  copartnership  existed  five  years,  Mr. 
Barry  then  removing  to  Boston.  This  was  a  variety  store 
till  1859,  when  it  was  changed  to  dry  goods  exclusively. 

In  1834  Charles  Atherton  and  Albert  Smith  became  asso- 
ciated in  business  in  the  hotel  building,  under  the  firm  of 
Smith  &  Atherton.  This  firm  continued  for  about  two  years, 
when  they  dissolved  partnership,  and  William  F.  Brett  became 


MISCELLANEOUS   HISTORY.  389 

a  partner  with  Mr.  Smith,  under  the  firm  of  Smith  &.  Brett,  in 
1836.  This  firm  continued  till  1839,  and  Mr.  Smith  with- 
drew from  the  firm,  leaving  Mr.  Brett  alone  in  business  till 
1846,  at  which  time  Rufus  P.  Kingman  became  a  partner, 
under  the  firm  of  Brett  &  Kingman,  which  copartnership 
continued  till  1854,  doing  a  dry-goods,  grocery,  hardware,  and 
merchant  tailoring  business.  A  new  firrL  was  then  formed, 
consisting  of  William  F.  Brett,  J.  Freeman  Ellis,  S.  B.  Ripley, 
and  Edward  O'Neil,  who  continued  in  the  same  business.  In 
1860  Henry  A.  Brett  came  from  Wareham,  and  purchased 
the  stock  and  business,  and  conducted  the  same  till  1861, 
when  he  sold  to  William  H.  Brett  and  Rufus  E.  Brett,  who 
continued  in  business  under  the  style  of  William  F.  Brett's 
Sons.  This  firm  was  dissolved  in  1865,  Rufus  E.  Brett  and 
Frederick  L.  Brett  continuing  the  business  under  the  firm 
of  Brett  Brothers. 

In  1862  Mr.  B.  C.  Benner  &  Co.  opened  a  dry-goods  store 
opposite  Kingman's  Block.  Charles  Curtis,  Jr.,  was  in  the 
dry-goods  trade  in  Howard  &  Clark's  building,  on  Main 
Street,  till  within  a  short  time.  He  became  the  successor  of 
William  P.  Howard  in  that  business.  B.  P.  Davis  has  had  a 
shoe  store  since  1850  opposite  the  bank.  Charles  D.  Brig- 
ham  has  a  shoe  store  at  423  Main  Street  (Tyler  Cobb's  build- 
ing). Ambrose  Hayward  opened  a  grocery  store  in  Howard, 
Clark,  &  Co.'s  building  July  4,  1864.  A.  N.  Farrar  had  a 
grocery  store  in  John  Tilden's  building,  a  few  years  since ; 
he  was  succeeded  by  Simeon  Mitchell  in  1861,  and  the  store 
is  now  occupied  by  John  Tilden. 

James  Hall  and  William  H.  H.  Hebard  have  since  occu- 
pied that  store  for  a  short  time  each.  The  building  is  now 
used  as  a  residence.  Henry  Howard  formerly  kept  a  store 
in  his  building  now  occupied  as  a  shoe  manufactory.  E.  Ca- 
pon French  kept  a  grocery  store,  near  Stoddard's  Brush  Fac- 
tory, in  the  north  part  of  the  village ;  store  now  occupied  for 


390  HISTORY    OP    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

the  same  purpose  by  Joel  T.  Packard.  B.  R.  Clapp  has  a 
variety  store  in  the  building  near  Bliss's  store,  on  Main  Street. 
Southworth  &  Noyes  have  a  grocery  store  nearly  opposite 
Kingman's  Brick  Block  ;  Daniel  Hayward  one  on  School 
Street,  near  the  railroad.  John  W.  Snell  kept  a  small 
grocery  store  opposite  the  residence  of  Freeman  Holmes 
several  years  since.  S.  Francis  Dearborne  has  a  grocery 
store  in  Drayton's  building,  opposite  the  First  Congrega- 
tional Church,  formerly  occupied  by  N.  C.  &  G.  W.  Fisher  as 
a  grocery  store.  Nathan  Jones  keeps  a  grocery  store  in 
Colonel  Southworth's  building,  E.  H.  Woodbridge  keeps 
paints,  oils,  etc.,  on  School,  near  Main  Street.  William 
Field  also  kept  a  grocery  store  in  Captain  John  Battles's 
house.  Lot  Packard  kept  a  store  in  the  house  afterward  oc- 
cupied by  Captain  Robert  Packard.  F.  &  H.  Baylies  kept  a 
dry-goods  store  in  "  Wheeler's  Block,"  corner  of  Main  and 
School  Streets,  a  few  years  since.  Francis  0.  Hall  kept  a 
grocery  store  on  Turnpike  Street,  in  the  West  Shares,  for  a 
short  time,  several  y^ars  since.  John  W.  Snell  kept  a  gro- 
cery store  at  Campello  for  a  short  time  in  a  building  owned 
by  Bela  Keith,  Esq.  Rufus  L.  Thacher  kept  a  flour  and 
grain  store  in  Central  Block  on  Centre  Street  a  few  years 
since.  C.  C.  Bixby  &  Co.  keep  a  large  assortment  of 
drugs,  medicines,  fancy  goods,  books,  stationery,  etc.,  in 
Bixby's   Block,   corner   of  Main   and   School   Streets. 

Isaac  Washburn  came  from  Kingston,  and  kept  store  in  the 
old  tavern-building,  opposite  John  Wales's  Corner,  for  a  short 
time  only. 

TAILORS. 

It  was  the  custom  in  the  early  settlement  of  the  town  for 
ladies  to  cut  and  make  gentlemen's  garments.  At  length 
men  cutters  went  from  house  to  house,  making  clothes 
enough  for  the  year  at  one  time.     The  first  tailor  in  the 


MISCELLANEOUS    HISTORY.  391 

North  Parish  was  Nathaniel  Snell,  who  went  out  to  work  for 
twenty-five  cents  per  day  and  board.     John  Shankland  was 
the  next  tailor;   then  came  Michael  O'Neil,  who  opened  a 
tailoring  shop  in  the  "  West  Shares,"  and  afterward  in  the 
Centre,  occupying  the  store  now  used  by  Colonel  Nathan 
Jones,  in  Southworth's  building.     Elisha  B.   Bumpas  came 
from  Wareham  in  September,  1838,  and  opened  a  clothing 
shop  in  the  building  then  owned  by  Arza  Leonard,  opposite 
Henry  Cross's  shoe  manufactory,  on  Main  Street;  he  after- 
wards removed  to  a  room  over  Robinson's  dry-goods  store  ; 
from  this  place  he  removed  to  Howard,  Clark,  &  Co.'s  build- 
ing, where  he  is  at  the  present  time.     Luther  W.  Durant  was 
a  tailor  in  1836,  two  doors  south  of  "  Patriot "  office.     William 
Ryder   came   from   West  Bridgewater,  and  carried  on  the 
merchant  tailoring  business  for  several  years  in  his  building 
on  Main  Street.     Edward  O'Neil  was  employed  as  a  foreman 
in  Messrs.  Brett  &  Kingman's  tailoring  department  in  1849. 
In  1859  he  became  associated  with  Mr.  James  B.  Sampson, 
for  the  purpose  of  conducting  the  merchant  tailoring  busi- 
ness, in  Tyler  Cobb's  building  on  Main  Street,  under  the  firm 
of  O'Neil  &  Sampson.     Mr.  Sampson  retired  from  the  firm  in 
1861,  and  went  into  the  army.     Mr.  O'Neil  continued  in  busi- 
ness alone  till  1864,  when  he  removed  to  Alexandria,  Va. 
Walter  Scott  came  to  town,  from  Boston,  in  1860,  was  em- 
ployed by  Mr.  O'Neil  for  four  years,  and  is  now  conducting 
the  merchant  tailoring  business  on  his  own  account.     George 
E.  Wilbour  came  from  Wareham  in  1859,  and  is  now  con- 
nected with  Henry  A.  Brett  in  the  clothing  business.     L.  W. 
Wade  and  Daniel  F.  Leonard  were  in  town  several  years 
since,  and  made   garments.     Most  of  the  larger  dry-goods 
stores  have  had  a  journeyman  tailor  connected  with  their 
establishments,  and  manufactured  custom  goods ;  therefore,  it 
would  be  impossible  to  note  all  the  changes  that  have  occur- 
red.    Peter  F.  Hollywood  came   from  Wareham,  and  was 


392  HISTORY  OF    NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

employed  in  Brett  &  Kingman's  store  for  several  years,  and 
afterward  opened  a  tailoring  establishment  on  bis  own  ac- 
count in  Ellis  J.  Morton's  building,  on  Main  Street,  and  is 
now  doing  business  opposite  Colonel  E.  Soutliwortb's  store. 
Daniel  Logue  bad  a  tailor  shop  opposite  Soutbwortb  <fe  Noyes's 
grocery  store,  on  Main  Street,  for  a  short  time.  In  January, 
1854,  George  E.  Bryant  opened  a  clothing  store  in  D.  F. 
Studley's  building ;  and  in  1855  Henry  L.  Bryant  was  asso- 
ciated with  him  in  the  business,  under  the  firm  of  G.  E.  &  H. 
L.  Bryant.  This  firm  has  continued  in  trade  since  that  time, 
doing  a  very  successful  and  profitable  business.  Since  that 
time  Henry  A.  Brett  has  opened  another  clothing  store,  in 
Bixby's  Block,  where  he  is  doing  a  large  and  highly  lucrative 
business. 

Messrs.  Brett  &  Kingman,  David  Cobb,  H.  W.  Eobinson, 
W.  P.  Howard,  and  other  traders,  have  usually  kept  ready- 
made  clothing ;  thus  the  public  have  always  had  unsurpassed 
facilities  for  obtaining  the  best  custom  garments  and  the 
cheapest. 

HATTERS. 

The  first  hatter  in  the  town  was  Perez  Crocker,  who  con- 
ducted  business  near  where  David  Howard's  boot  manufac- 
tory recently  stood,  in  the  north  part  of  the  village.  He  was 
succeeded  by  Captain  John  Battles,  and  he  by  Ellis  J.  Mor- 
ton. There  is  no  hat  manufactory  in  the  town  at  the  present 
time;  customers  are  supplied  at  the  various  stores  in  the 
town,  of  which  there  are  many,  as  before  seen. 

BAKERS. 

B.  C.  Hatch  and  Cyrus  Packard,  2d,  commenced  the  baking 
business  about  1830,  and  continued  about  three  years,  in  the 
building  that  had  formerly  been  used  as  a  schoolhouse,  on  the 
lot  now  occupied  by  the  bank  building,  south  of  the  hotel. 


MISCELLANEOUS   HISTORY.  393 

In  1833  Mr.  Packard  sold  his  interest  to  Mr.  Hatch.  In  1834 
David  Wilder  and  Mr.  Hatch  were  associated  together  in  tho 
business,  nnder  tho  firm  of  Hatch  &  Wilder.  Shortly  after 
that  time,  Mr.  J.  C.  Wilder  purchased  Mr.  Hatch's  interest  in 
the  business,  and  the  firm  was  changed  to  J.  C.  &  D.  Wilder. 
Afterward,  J.  C.  Wilder  sold  to  John  W.  Hunt,  who  has  con- 
tinned  with  Mr.  Wilder,  under  tho  firm  of  Hunt  &  Wilder. 
Their  business  was  very  successful,  and  in  1856  they  erected 
a  new  and  more  commodious  building,  using  horse-power  for 
mixing,  stamping,  and  cutting  crackers,  bread,  and  small 
cakes.  This  firm  bakes,  on  an  average,  about  five  barrels  of 
flour  daily. 

A  Mr.  Buckley  conducted  the  baking  business  at  the  old 
stand  afterward  used  by  Hunt  &  Wilder,  on  Crescent  Street. 
Several  years  since,  also,  Parmenas  and  Simeon  Brett,  in  tho 
Factory  Village,  did  a  small  business  for  a  short  time.  F.  B. 
Washburn  makes  nice  cake  and  fancy  pastry  at  his  refectory 
on  Main  Street ;  also,  confectionery  of  all  kinds  and  fancy 
baking. 

SADDLERS. 

In  the  days  when  every  one  travelled  on  horseback,  the 
saddler's  business  was  a  prominent  trade.  After  the  intro- 
duction of  wheel  carriages,  harness-making  was  added  to 
their  trade,  also  trunk-making.  Among  those  Avho  have  con- 
ducted this  trade,  are  Seth  Snow,  a  short  distance  below  tho 
bridge  on  the  road  to  Campello,  in  the  Isaac  Keith  house  ; 
Elbridge  H.  Packard,  in  the  north  part  of  the  village ;  also, 
Nathaniel  H.  Cross,  in  1836,  in  the  Centre  Village.  A  few 
years  since  A.  M.  Leavitt  came  from  East  Bridgewater,  and 
located  where  George  W.  Bryant's  marble  works  are  now, 
corner  of  Main  and  Crescent  Streets.  Lemuel  T.  Bird  is  now 
doing  business  on  High  Street.  Recently  Mr.  Bartlett  has 
opened  a  harness  shop  on  School  Street,  near  the  hotel. 
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394  HISTORY    OF   NORTH   BRIDGEWATEB. 

WHEELWRIGHTS. 

Abel  Kingman,  Esq.,  was  one  of  the  oldest  wheelwrights  in 
the  parish.  He  made  ox-wagons,  carts,  wooden  ploughs,  rakes, 
etc.  Zachariah  and  Zebedee  Snell  made  wooden  ploughs, 
rakes,  and  grain  cradles,  etc.,  in  the  north-west  part  of  the 
town.  Jabez  Kingman  had  a  wheelwright  shop  on  Centre 
Street,  near  Shaw's  Corner.  Ruel  Richmond  had  a  large  and 
commodious  shop  on  the  corner  of  Main  and  School  Streets, 
and  was  the  principal  shop  in  town  for  several  years.     John 

C.  H.  Eaton  has  a  wheelwright  shop  on  Prospect  Hill.  Mason 
&,  Fletcher  manufacture  carriages,  and  do  job  work,  on  High 
Street.  From  1852  to  1855,  Tyler  Cobb  manufactured  car- 
riages, etc.,  on  High  Street.  Waldo  Bradford  &  Co.  also 
manufacture  carriages  on  High  Street.  Lyman  E.  Tribou 
has  a  wheelwright  shop  in  the  Factory  Village,  opposite  A. 

D.  Tyler's  blacksmith  shop ;  and  Lewis  A.  Kingman  has  a 
shop  near  Tilden's  Corner,  in  the  west  part  of  the  town. 

COOPERS. 

Daniel  Pettingill  made  tubs,  pails,  churns,  etc.,  at  the  place 
occupied  by  the  late  John  W.  Snell,  on  South  Street.  Lem- 
uel Terrill  carried  on  the  coopering  trade  at  the  James  Willis 
place,  opposite  Arnold  Kingman's.  Joseph  Whiton  made  nail- 
casks,  tubs,  dye-vats,  churns,  cheese-hoops,  etc.,  in  the  Fao 
tory  Village  ;  he  removed  to  Hingham.  Lemuel  Terrill,  Jr. 
and  Jacob  Dunbar  made  rakes,  measures,  scythe-handles 
mop  and  broom  handles,  etc.  Jonas  Reynolds  made  spin- 
ning-wheels,  wooden  ploughs,  rakes,  etc.,  in  the  "West 
Shares." 

CLOCKS. 

Previous  to  1800  Ezekiel  Reed  made  clocks  near  where 
Alpheus  Holmes  now  lives,  in  Downingville.     Also,  several 


MISCELLANEOUS  HISTORY.  395 

years  since,  Rodney  Brace  came  from  Torrington,  Conn,, 
and  commenced  the  manuflicture  of  small  wooden  clocks  at  the 
West  Shares,  or  North-West  Bridgewater,  with  Isaac  Pack- 
ard. They  sent  them  to  all  parts  of  the  country  in  wagons, 
and  were  among  the  first  to  introduce  small  clocks. 

WATCHMAKERS    AND    JEWELLERS. 

David  F.  Studley  came  from  Hanover,  Mass.,  in  Septem- 
ber, 1834,  and  made  watches  and  jewelry,  also  repaired  all 
kinds  of  clocks,  in  the  building  now  occupied  by  him.  Ho 
afterward  erected  a  new  and  more  commodious  building  south 
of  Samuel  HoAvard's  house,  where  he  became  associated  with 
his  brother,  Luther  Studley,  in  the  business  ;  he  afterward 
sold  out  his  interest  to  his  brother,  and  retired  from  business. 
At  the  time  Mr.  Studley  came  to  the  town  there  was  no 
establishment  of  the  kind  in  the  vicinity.  Since  that  time 
there  have  been  other  establishments  of  the  same  description, 
among  whom  is  Augustus  Mitchell,  who  left  town  in  1862, 
and  removed  to  Provincetown.  Herman  Hewett  came  from 
Bridgewater  to  the  town  in  the  autumn  of  1863,  and  is  now 
in  business  in  Tyler  Cobb's  building,  421  Main  Street.  Ly- 
sander  P.  Gurney  came  from  Abington,  and  opened  a  store 
in  D.  P.  Studley's  building  a  short  time  since.  Luther  Stud- 
ley is  at  the  old  stand  of  D.  P.  Studley  &  Co.,  on  Main  Street. 

DRUGS   AND   MEDICINES. 

J.  A.  Rainsford  was  the  first  person  engaged  in  this  busi- 
ness in  the  town.  His  room  was  at  the  residence  of  Prank- 
lin  Ames.  David  P.  Studley  also  kept  a  good  stock  of  drugs 
and  medicines  in  connection  with  his  watch  and  jewelry  busi- 
ness till  1845,  when  he  sold  his  stock  of  medicines  to  Tyler 
Cobb,  who  has  continued  in  that  trade  till  the  present  time. 
The  next  person  that  did  anything  in  that  kind  of  goods 
was  Edward  Southworth,  Jr. 


396  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRn)GEWATER. 

In  October,  1852,  C.  C.  Bixby  opened  an  apothecary  store 
in  connection  with  books,  stationery,  and  fancy  goods.  In 
1864  Mr.  Goldthwait  became  associated  with  him  as  partner 
in  the  business,  under  the  firm  of  C.  C.  Bixby  &  Co.  Be- 
side the  above,  man}'  of  the  variety  stores  in  the  town  keep 
an  assortment  of  the  various  patent  medicines  in  use. 

FURNITURE    MANUFACTURES. 

Among  the  first  of  those  engaged  in  this  branch  of  busi- 
ness were  Oliver  Dike,  Samuel  Dike,  Asaph  Howard,  Mosea 
Gary,  Jonathan  Gary.  Thomas  Wales  had  a  furniture  store 
in  the  north  part  of  the  town,  and  was  the  principal  manufac- 
turer for  many  years.  Samuel  Carter  was  in  the  bijsiness  at 
the  West  Shares  for  a  short  time.  Jonathan  Beal  kept  furni- 
ture store  in  the  house  afterward  occupied  by  Lemuel  French, 
near  where  Ruel  Richmond's  house  now  stands  in  the  Cen- 
tre Village.  Josiah  W.  Kingman  commenced  the  manufac- 
ture of  bureaus,  tables,  etc.,  for  the  wholesale  trade  about 
1825,  in  the  south  part  of  the  town,  now  Campello,  which 
business  he  continued  with  success  till  May  23,  1853,  when 
his  entire  establishment  was  destroyed  by  fire. 

Samuel  Howard  came  from  Randolph  to  this  town  in  1827 
and  opened  a  furniture  wareroom.  In  1829  Mr,  Lyman  Clark 
became  a  partner,  under  the  firm  of  Howard  &  Clark,  and 
who  continued  to  do  a  large  and  profitable  business.  In  1859 
Mr.  Howard  died.  The  firm  now  in  the  business  at  the^old 
stand  consists  of  the  following  persons :  Lyman  Clark,  Eben 
Rhodes,  Rufus  C.  Kimball,  under  the  name  and  style  of  How- 
ard, Clark,  &  Co.,  who  keep  a  large  and  varied  assortment  of 
all  kinds  of  furniture  at  retail,  and  manufacture  largely  for 
the  wholesale  trade.  Soranes  Dunham  came  from  Fall  River 
in  1816,  was  employed  for  a  few  years  at  Josiah  W.  King- 
man's manufactory  in  Campello  ;  he  afterward  opened  a  job- 
bing  shop   in   the   north   part   of  the  village,  making  and 


MISCELLANEOUS   HISTORY.  397 

repairing  all  kinds  of  furniture.  A  few  years  since  Frederic 
Hanson  opened  a  furniture  wareroom  in  the  building  owned 
by  George  N.  Bryant,  corner  of  Main  and  Crescent  Streets, 
which  continued  but  a  short  time. 

CAEPENTEES. 

Prominent  among  those  of  this  branch  of  mechanics,  are 
Colonel  Simeon  Gary,  Colonel  Josiah  Hayden,  Deacon  Jona- 
than Cary,  Barnabas  Pratt,  Thomas  Pratt,  Job  Bryant,  Gama- 
liel Bryant,  Samuel  Hayden,  Phineas  Paine,  Jeremiah  Beals, 
Isaac  Packard,  Jonathan  Edson,  Bela  Keith,  Marcus  Packard, 
Cary  Howard,  Oakes  S.  Soule,  George  B.  Dunbar,  Charles  S. 
Johnson,  Barnabas  Snow,  William  Gray,  John  T.  Peterson, 
Otis  Cobb,  Jason  Perkins,  Barnabas  H.  Gray,  Vinal  Lyon, 
John  P.  Beals,  Franklin  Ward,  Samuel  McLaughlin,  Jabez 
Field,  Joseph  Hayward,  Charles  Cole,  George  Sawyer,  James 
Sherman,  Augustus  Jones,  Rosseter  Jones,  Martin  L.  Rey- 
nolds, Thaddeus  Gilford,  Thaddeus  E.  Giflford,  Alpheus  Alden, 
Daniel  H.  Cary,  Samuel  Harris,  and  Cephas  Soule. 

PAINTERS. 

Until  within  a  few  years  nearly  all  of  the  houses  were 
shingled,  and  the  painting  of  them  required  but  little  skill. 
It  usually  consisted  of  Venetian  red  or  yellow  ochre,  mixed 
with  linseed  oil,  put  on  in  the  coarsest  manner  by  any  person. 
After  the  custom  of  clapboarding  and  finishing  in  modern 
style  was  introduced,  painting  became  a  separate  branch  of 
industry.  It  is  now  a  trade  in  which  people  have  sliown  the 
greatest  skill  and  proficiency,  both  in  house  and  fancy  paint- 
ing. Among  those  who  have  been  engaged  in  that  branch 
of  business,  are  William  Tileston,  William  Vose,  William 
Lewis,  Jabez  Lamson,  Philo  W.  Richmond,  Lucius  Richmond, 
James  0.  Clapp,  Samuel  A.  Sargent,  William  G.  Marston,  A. 
K.  Harmon,  John  M.  Sharpe,  C.  E.  Lawrence,  John  Wales, 
Jonathan  Beal 


398  HISTORY    OP    NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

MASONS. 

William  French,  Joseph  Brett,  Samuel  Battles,  David 
Battles,  Nahum  Battles,  F.  B.  Washburn,  Lewis  Washburn, 
Sidney  Washburn,  Freeman  Washburn,  and  David  Mason  are 
among  those  who  have  worked  at  this  branch  of  business. 

TIN-PLATE   AND   SHEET-IRON  WORKERS. 

Lorenzo  D.  Hervey  came  from  West  Bridgewater  to  Cam- 
pello  in  April,  1839,  and  established  a  tin-ware  manufactory 
in  company  with  David  Hervey,  in  the  building  north  of  the 
residence  of  Bela  Keith,  Esq.  The  firm  was  dissolved  in 
about  one  year,  and  David  Hervey  sold  his  interest  to  Kobert 
Smith,  of  New  Bedford,  who  continued  one  year,  when  Mr. 
Smith  removed  to  New  Bedford.  Mr.  Hervey  removed  to 
the  Centre  Village,  and  occupied  the  building  that  had  pre- 
viously been  used  as  a  shoe  manufactory  by  Bradford  Dunbar 
&  Co.,  opposite  William  Ryder's  residence.  At  this  time  Mr. 
Smith  again  became  associated  with  him,  under  the  firm  of 
Smith  &  Hervey.  This  firm  continued  to  do  business  for 
fourteen  years,  since  which  time  Mr.  Hervey  has  continued 
alone  in  business,  on  Main  Street,  nearly  opposite  Centre 
Street.  The  business  has  consisted  mostly  in  making  tin  ware 
for  the  various  pedlers  who  have  driven  from  there  to  all 
parts  of  the  country,  and  dealing  in  all  kinds  of  kitchen 
furnishing  goods,  stoves,  etc. 

Soon  after  the  above  dissolution  of  the  copartnership  of 
Smith  &  Hervey,  Mr.  Smith  opened  a  hardware  and  furnish- 
ing store  in  Bixby's  Block,  and  was  succeeded  by  Liberty  D. 
Packard  in  the  same  business. 

James  D.  Baldwin  came  from  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  in  1862, 
and  opened  a  store  for  the  manufacture  of  stoves,  tin  ware, 
and  kitchen  furnishing  goods,  in  the  building  formerly  occu- 
pied by  Ellis  J.  Morton  as  a  hat  manufactory.  Mr.  Baldwin 
was  succeeded  by  E.  Z.  Stevens  &  Co.,  who  is  now  in  trade 
at  that  place. 


MISCELLANEOUS   HISTORY.  399 

Lorenzo  Tuck  camo  to  town  a  few  years  since,  and  opened 
a  shop  of  the  above  kind  in  the  building  formerly  occupied 
by  Messrs.  William  F.  Brett  &  Co.  as  a  tailor's  shop,  on  School 
Street. 

DENTISTS. 

The  first  person  that  did  anything  in  the  way  of  dental 
operations  (except  tooth-pulling,  which  was  usually  done  by 
the  physicians)  was  Dr.  J.  L.  Lyman,  who  usually  came  to  town 
once  a  year,  and  did  all  there  was  to  be  done  in  that  line. 
It  soon  increased  to  such  an  extent  as  to  make  it  a  permanent 
local  business.  Julius  Thompson  next  occupied  an  office 
over  D.  F.  Studley's  jewelry  store.  He  was  succeeded  by 
George  R.  Whitney,  who  came  from  Provincetown  May  1, 
1854.  The  next  person  in  the  business  was  L.  W.  Puffer, 
who  came  from  Stoughton,  and  occupies  an  office  in  Drayton's 
Building,  on  Main  Street.  The  next  person  engaged  in  that 
calling  is  Josiah  E.  Packard,  who  commenced  in  August, 
1856 ;  he  has  an  office  over  Benner  &  Co.'s  dry-goods  store, 
on  Main  Street. 

BLACKING  MANUFACTURERS. 

In  1845  Charles  L.  Hathaway  commenced  the  manufac- 
ture of  boot  and  shoe  blacking,  ink,  etc.  Since  that  time 
David  Whittemore,  Elisha  Washburn,  Thomas  W.  Pope,  and 
Billings  &  Bassett  have  engaged  in  that  business,  the  last- 
named  firm  having  a  store  in  Bath  Street,  Boston. 

BOOT  AND   SHOE   MANUFACTURE. 

This  important  industrial  interest,  having  assumed  such 
wonderful  proportions,  and  towering  as  it  does  above  all  its 
compeers  in  magnitude  and  importance,  deserves  more  than 
a  passing  notice.  When  we  consider  the  amount  of  capital 
devoted  to  this  branch  of  the  mechanic  arts,  the  energy  and 


400  HISTORY  OF   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

perseverance  of  the  leading  men  engaged  in  the  same,  we 
cannot  fail  to  give  it  a  place  among  the  greatest  of  manufac- 
tures. It  is  a  curious  and  interesting  study  to  trace  the 
various  changes  that  have  taken  place  in  coverings  for  the 
feet. 

The  first  known  to  have  been  used  were  fifteen  hundred 
years  before  Christ,  and  the  first  or  oldest  form  was  the  sa7i- 
dal.  Those  used  by  the  poorer  classes  consisted  of  flat  slices 
of  the  palm  leaf,  lapped  in  the  centre,  forming  the  sole,  and 
a  double  band  of  twisted  leaves  secured  and  strengthened 
the  edge.  A  thong  of  strong  fibres  of  the  same  plant  was  af- 
fixed to  each  side  of  the  instep,  and  was  secured  round  the  foot, 
while  those  of  the  wealthy  classes  were  made  of  leather,  and 
frequently  lined  with  cloth,  the  point  or  end  turning  up  like 
a  pair  of  modern  skates.  Specimens  of  these  sandals,  made 
of  leaves  or  papyrus,  are  now  on  exhibition  in  the  British 
Museum.  Among  the  Hebrews,  shoes  were  often  made  of 
wood,  and  those  for  soldiers  of  brass  or  iron.  Among  the 
Greeks  and  Romans,  the  use  of  shoes  was  not  common,  and 
the  Spartan  youths  were  early  taught  to  go  barefooted,  fe- 
males only  being  allowed  to  wear  shoes. 

From  the  earliest  days  there  has  always  been  a  great  diver- 
sity of  style  in  the  difi'erent  periods  of  time.  The  Lacade- 
mouians  wore  red  shoes.  Roman  senators  and  patricians 
wore  high  black  laced  buskins,  with  ornaments  of  ivory^ 
Some  were  made  with  tops  of  great  length,  to  cover  the  legs, 
and  were  called  boots,  the  tops  often  being  made  of  skins 
of  wild  animals,  laced  up  in  front,  great  care  being  taken  to 
procure  an  exact  fit. 

The  Jews  commonly  went  without  covering  for  the  feet, 
except  when  on  very  long  journeys  it  became  necessary  to 
wear  something,  —  in  such  cases  sandals,  made  simply  of  a 
sole,  with  one  or  two  straps  across  the  instep,  heels  being 
seldom  used. 


MISCELLANEOUS    HISTORY.  401 

During  the  reign  of  Edward  the  Third  of  England,  those 
that  worked  at  the  shoe  trade  were  denominated  the  "  Gentle 
Craft,"  as  they  produced  shoes  of  the  most  gorgeous  descrip- 
tions ;  the  greatest  variety  of  pattern  was  devised  and  the 
richest  contrast  of  color  elaborated.  Coming  down  to  the 
reign  of  Richard  the  Second,  boots  and  shoes  were  made  of 
great  length,  so  that  they  were  chained  to  the  knee  of  the 
wearer  with  gold  and  silver  straps  or  cord.  This  fashion 
was  in  use  till  Parliament,  in  14G3,  forbade  shoemakers  making 
points  on  shoes  over  two  inches  long  for  the  unprivileged 
classes  under  penalty  of  twenty  shillings,  and  for  those  that 
wore  them  excommunication  was  denounced  against  any 
persons  wearing  such.  This  move  had  the  effect  to  widen  the 
toes  to  such  an  absurd  extent  that  Queen  Mary  limited 
the  width  to  six  inches. 

During  the  reign  of  Charles  the  First,  in  the  sixteenth  cen- 
tury, boots  were  made  of  elegant  Spanish  buff  leather,  with 
tops  of  such  enormous  dimensions  as  to  obstruct  walking  with 
ease.  The  distinguishing  mark  of  gentility  during  the  reign 
of  George  the  First  and  Second  was  red  heels.  The  ladies 
wore  silk  or  velvet  in  preference  to  leather,  and  the  favorite 
color  was  figured  blue  silk,  with  bright  red  heels  and  silver 
buckles.  In  1790  the  low,  flat  slipper  was  introduced,  and 
the  shoe-buckle  disappeared,  and  the  plain  slioe-string  was  in- 
troduced. The  Prince  of  Wales  endeavored  to  preserve 
the  use  of  the  buckle,  in  order  to  assist  the  buckle-makers ; 
but  fashion  was  too  powerful  for  him. 

The  shoes  of  the  Oriental  ladies  are  highly  ornamented,  the 
covering  being  wrought  with  gold,  silver,  and  silk,  and  set 
with  jewels.  The  "  sabot "  is  a  shoe  peculiar  to  France,  and 
is  made  of  wood,  very  clumsy,  but  warm  and  comfortable. 

Of  all  the  varieties  of  shoes  none  are  so  curious  as  the 
Chinese,  none  are  so  costly  or  elaborate,  and  none  so  un- 
natural. Their  feet  are  kept  bandaged  from  their  infancy, 
51 


402  HISTORY   OF   NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

SO  that  when  they  arrive  at  maturity  they  are  enabled  to 
wear  shoes  of  three  or  four  inches  in  length,  which  are  usu- 
ally made  of  beautiful  silk. 

During  the  ninth  and  tenth  centuries  wooden  shoes  were 
quite  common,  and  even  now  the  peasantry  of  Europe  wear 
them  to  a  great  extent. 

Of  the  boots  and  shoes  of  modern  days,  those  manufactured 
in  America  eicel  all  others  in  style  and  variety  of  kinds. 
The  celebrated  gaiter  boot  inaugurated  a  new  era  in  cover- 
ings for  the  feet,  and  its  introduction  is  attributed  to  the 
Countess  of  Blessington ;  but  owing  to  the  labor  of  lacing 
and  unlacing,  holes  wearing  out,  breaking  off,  etc.,  these  gave 
way  to  the  elastic  gaiter,  which  has  been  universally  adopted 
and  approved.  The  Americans  are  rapidly  securing  to  them- 
selves a  superiority  over  all  other  nations  in  this  most  im- 
portant of  manufacturing  interests,  and  they  are  now  regarded 
as  the  manufacturers  of  the  world.  American  ingenuity  and 
skill  has  completely  rivalled  the  best  specimens  of  Parisian 
handicraft,  and  the  importation  of  French  gaiters  has  nearly 
ceased.  Narrowing  our  limits  down  to  home  interests,  we 
may  safely  say  that  the  highest  perfection  of  this  branch  of 
the  mechanic  arts  has  been  attained  in  Massachusetts. 

Early  in  the  seventeenth  century  the  Lords  of  Trade  re- 
ported to  Parliament  that  the  greater  portion  of  leather  used 
within  the  province  was  made  in  Massachusetts.  During  the 
war  of  the  Revolution,  Massachusetts  supplied  large  quanti- 
ties of  shoes  for  the  army  ;  and,  during  the  present  rebellion, 
she  has  supplied  the  demand  of  the  Government. 

The  boot  and  shoe  trade  of  New  England  is  of  modern 
date.  Previous  to  the  war  of  1812,  those  engaged  in 
shoemaking  consisted  of  the  "  village  cobbler "  and  those 
whose  custom  it  was  to  travel  from  house  to  house  and  place 
to  place,  to  repair  and  make  shoes  for  the  families,  enough  to 
last  them  till  he  came  the  round  again,  which  was  usually 


MISCELLANEOUS    HISTORY.  403 

once  a  year.  Shoes  were  not  made  up  in  large  quantities  as 
at  the  present  time,  and  it  was  by  degrees  that  the  shoe- 
makers procured  a  httle  leather  and  made  it  into  shoes,  and 
bartered  them  at  a  neighboring  store  for  groceries,  or  ex- 
changed with  the  tanners  for  leather.  At  length  the  store- 
keepers kept  a  few  shoes  on  hand  for  sale. 

The  store  trade  of  Massachusetts  may  be  said  to  have 
begun  in  or  about  1818,  when  the  first  cargo  of  shoes  and 
boots  was  shipped  to  New  York  to  Messrs.  Spofford  & 
Tileston,  boot  and  shoe  jobbers.  The  trade  has  since  con- 
tinued to  increase,  till  it  now  forms  one  third  part  of  the  total 
manufacturing  power  of  the  country.  Nearly  every  small 
country  town  in  New  England  does  something  in  the  manu- 
facture of  boots  and  shoes,  and  it  has  been  estimated  that 
every  eighth  man  is  a  shoemaker. 

The  shoes  that  were  made  previous  to  1818  were  mostly 
of  the  sewed  kind,  until  a  patent  was  obtained  for  riveting 
the  uppers  to  the  bottoms,  using  a  steel  plate  for  the  purpose. 
Then  came  wooden  pegs,  said  to  have  been  first  used  by 
Joseph  Walker,  of  Hopkinton,  Mass.  Soon  after  pegs  had 
come  into  common  use,  it  produced  a  great  revolution  in  the 
manufacture  of  sale  work.  Women  and  boys  were  employed 
to  peg  shoes  that  could  not  so  well  be  employed  on  sewed 
work,  and  hence  the  number  of  shoemakers  increased  very 
fast.  If  we  stop  to  consider  the  great  improvements  made 
in  the  manufacture  of  sale  work  by  machinery,  we  cannot  fail 
to  see  that  it  has  become  one  of  the  most  important  of  busi- 
ness pursuits.  We  now  find,  instead  of  the  manufacturers 
sending  out  leather  to  make  into  shoes,  as  in  former  times^ 
large  numbers  of  men  are  engaged  in  making  shoes  in  the 
manufacturing  shops  by  the  difierent  machines  that  are  in  use, 
of  which  there  is  a  great  variety.  Instead  of  cutting  leather 
with  a  hand-knife,  it  is  now  cut  with  dies,  propelled  either 
by  machinery  or  by  hand  ;  and  in  place  of  the  uppers  being 


404:  mSTORY   OF    NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

sewed  by  hand,  as  they  were  formerly,  machines  do  the  work 
nicer  and  much  quicker.  Then  we  have  the  patent  last- 
holder,  for  assisting  in  the  process  of  lasting  the  shoes  ;  from 
this  the  shoe  passes  to  the  pegging-machine,  where,  in  an 
almost  incredible  time,  the  shoe  is  pegged;  from  thence  the 
shoe  is  passed  to  the  levelling  machine,  which  is  a  powerful 
engine  for  rubbing  down  the  bottoms.  Then  the  shoe  is 
handed  from  one  person  to  another  to  do  the  different  parts, 
of  finishing  the  edges,  and  grinding  the  bottoms,  putting 
on  of  heels,  etc.  After  they  are  finished,  by  grinding  the  bot- 
toms, they  are  colored  and  tied  in  pairs,  and  packed  in  cases 
for  shipment.  "We  have  already  seen  that  shoemaking  and 
manufacturing  are  not  what  they  were  once.  Manufacturing 
shops,  instead  of  being  small  buildings,  having  a  few  cutters 
only,  are  now  large  and  commodious  buildings,  several  stories 
high,  filled  with  machinery  of  different  kinds  and  propelled 
by  steam  power.  In  one  room,  usually  the  basement,  is  the 
steam-boiler  and  engine,  and  machines  for  cutting  sole-leather, 
rolling  it  and  cutting  out  the  soles  at  a  single  stroke.  In 
another  loft  the  leather  is  secured  to  the  last,  and  the  outer 
soles  prepared  for  the  pegging  operation.  This  machine  is 
6upi)lied  with  a  thin  strip  of  wood,  like  a  watch-spring,  its 
width  being  the  length  of  the  peg.  From  the  coil  at  each 
revolution  of  the  machine,  a  peg  is  clipped,  that  falls  into  a 
cell,  ready  to  be  introduced  by  its  next  movement  into  its 
place  in  the  shoe.  The  pegs  are  thus  produced  at  the  rate 
of  fourteen  in  a  second. 

With  the  recent  introduction  of  machinery  there  has  been 
an  increase  in  the  amount  of  goods,  with  less  help  than  for- 
merly was  required  on  the  same  quantity  of  goods. 

The  shoe  manuficture  in  this  town  has  become  the  promi- 
nent business  of  the  town,  giving  employment  to  a  large 
number  of  persons,  both  male  and  female.  It  commenced 
and  became  one  of  the  leading  branches  of  business  previous 
to  the  incorporation  of  the  town. 


MISCELLANEOUS   HISTORY.  405 

Mr.  Micah  Faxon  was  probably  the  first  person  that  manu- 
factured shoes  for  the  wholesale  trade  in  the  town.  He  came 
from  Randolph  in  1811,  and  commenced  cutting  and  making 
shoes  in  the  house  that  was  formerly  occupied  by  the  late 
Matthew  Packard,  and  on  the  same  lot  that  Mr.  Faxon's  house 
now  stands.  At  that  time  there  was  no  one  in  town  that 
could  bind  the  vamps  and  put  the  shoes  together,  and  they 
were  sent  to  Randolph  to  be  made.  At  first  he  made  one 
hundred  pair  of  fine  calf  spring-heel  shoes,  and  carried  them 
to  Boston  on  horseback.  His  first  lot  was  sold  to  Messrs. 
Monroe  &  Nash,  a  firm  on  Long  Wharf,  Boston,  who  were 
among  the  first  to  send  goods  to  the  South.  When  carriages 
came  into  common  use,  he  carried  his  shoes  into  the  city  in 
wagons,  and  brought  out  his  own  leather.  The  market-men, 
and  those  that  carried  wood  and  other  goods  to  market,  used 
to  bring  out  stock  for  him,  which,  of  course,  was  in  small 
lots  at  first.  Soon  after  this  time  Messrs.  Silas  Packard  and 
Colonel  Edward  Southworth  became  engaged  in  the  same 
business  in  connection  with  their  store,  on  the  corner  of 
Court  and  Main  Streets,  where  David  Cobb's  store  now 
stands.  Colonel  Southworth  soon  after  built  the  store  that 
be  now  occupies,  which  was  in  1816.  From  that  time  to  the 
present,  the  business  has  continued  to  increase,  till,  in  1837, 
we  find  the  amount  of  boots  manufactured  to  be  79,000  pair, 
beside  22,300  pair  of  shoes,  amounting  in  all  to  $184,- 
200,  giving  employment  to  750  males  and  375  females.  In 
1845  the  tables  of  industry  show  the  amount  of  boots  and 
shoes  manufactured  in  North  Bridgewater  to  be  $179,716. 
Number  of  pair  of  shoes,  155,476 ;  number  of  pair  of  boots, 
44,711,  giving  employment  to  301  males  and  203  females. 

By  the  above  tables  we  see  the  amount  of  goods  manufac- 
tured has  decreased  during  the  eight  years  intervening  the 
dates  above  ;  we  also  find  the  number  of  shoes  has  increased 
by  more  than  seven  times,  while  the  number  of  boots  is  much 


406  HISTORY  OP  NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

less.  We  account  for  the  number  of  hands  employed  being 
60  much  less,  by  the  introduction  of  machinery,  requiring  less 
help  to  perform  the  same  amount  of  work. 

In  1855  the  amount  of  goods  had  greatly  increased,  and  the 
number  of  both  boots  and  shoes  has  also  increased  in  number, 
and  a  corresponding  number  of  persons  employed,  which  is 
as  follows :  Number  of  boots  manufactured,  66,956  pair ; 
number  of  shoes,  694,740  pair  ;  value  of  the  same,  $724,847  ; 
number  of  males  employed,  692 ;  number  of  females,  484. 

In  1865  the  number  of  boots  manufactured  was  103,066 
pair;  number  of  shoes,  1,009,700  pair;  number  of  males  em- 
ployed, 1,059 ;  number  of  females  employed,  208.  Total 
value  of  goods  manufactured,  $1,466,900.  During  the  last 
ten  years  we  find  the  increase  to  be  $742,153  in  amount; 
increase  in  the  number  of  boots  manufactured,  37,150  pair; 
increase  of  shoes  manufactured,  314,960  pair. 

Among  those  who  have  been  engaged  in  the  manufacture 
of  boots  or  shoes,  we  publish  the  following  names :  Micah 
Faxon,  Colonel  Edward  Southworth,  Silas  Packard,  Major 
Nathan  Hayward,  Benjamin  Kingman,  Isaac  F.  Curtis,  Noah 
Chesman,  David  Howard,  Henry  Howard,  George  W.  Bryant, 
Thomas  A.  Ford,  Charles  L.  Hauthaway,  Samuel  S.  Brett,  Ed- 
ward S.  Packard,  Francis  M.  French,  William  French,  Am- 
brose Packard,  Oliver  Leach,  Oliver  F.  Leach,  Marcus  Leach, 
Peleg  S.  Leach,  Cyrus  B.  Kingman,  Martin  L.  Keith,  Charles 
P.  Keith,  Charles  Keith,  Franklin  Keith,  Arza  B.  Keith,  Albert 
Keith,  Howard  P.  Keith,  Willard  Keith,  Elmer  Keith,  Thomas 
Young,  Thomas  Swift,  B.  F.  Hayward,  Samuel  D.  Keith, 
Horace  Bryant,  William  Snell,  John  0.  Emerson,  George 
Stevens,  Gardner  J.  Kingman,  Howard  Reynolds,  Gardner 
Reynolds,  M.  V.  &  J.  W.  Reynolds,  George  Loring  &  Co.,  B. 
G.  Stoddard,  B.  Gary,  Jr.,  W.  H.  H.  Hebard,  Benjamin  F. 
Reynolds,  Perez  Marshall,  Russell  Alden,  George  B.  Blanch- 
ard,  George  C.  Cary,  Allen  Leach,  Henry  Cross,  Charles  R. 


MISCELLANEOUS    HISTORY.  407 

Ford,  Richard  M.  Fullerton,  Marcus  Holmes,  Daniel  S.  How- 
ard,  P.  O.  Howard,  Cyrus  Jernegan,  Fearing  W.  Bent, 
Frederic  G.  Jones,  George  A.  Haven,  0.  0.  Patten,  J.  0. 
Patten,  Nathaniel  R.  Packard,  Washburn  Packard,  Georgo 
Sawyer,  H.  B.  Packard,  Enos  Reynolds,  E.  L.  Thayer,  George 
R.  Thompson,  Levi  B.  White,  Welcome  White,  Varanes  Wales, 
Darius  Howard,  Frederic  Howard,  Howard  Tilden,  John  Til- 
den,  Caleb  Howard,  Jr.,  David  Eldrid,  Jr.,  Isaac  Perkins, 
William  S.  Huntington,  Alpheus  Andrews,  Robert  A.  Stod- 
dard, Simeon  Dunbar,  Lysander  Howard,  George  Clark,  F.  0. 
Thayer,  F.  A.  Thayer,  Lewis,  Whittier,  &  GrifSn,  Aaron  B. 
Drake,  Josiah  Fuller,  Arza  Keith,  George  W.  Dunbar,  Brad- 
ford Dunbar,  Howard  T.  Marshall,  Henry  A.  Ford,  Edwin 
C.  Ames.  During  the  year  1865  there  has  been  a  decided 
increase  in  the  number  of  manufacturers,  and  several  steam- 
engines,  with  the  requisite  machinery  for  making  shoes,  have 
been  introduced  into  the  manufacturing  shops.  A  year  or 
two  since  Messrs.  A.  &  A.  B.  Keith  introduced  a  new  method 
of  making  shoes  by  new  and  improved  machines.  This  firm 
was  the  first  in  the  country  to  adopt  nearly  all  machinery, 
such  as  pegging,  sewing,  cutting,  scouring,  etc.  They  have 
a  large  new  factory  at  Campello,  and  another  in  Raynham, 
where  they  manufacture  a  large  amount  of  goods  for  the 
Southern  market,  having  a  store  in  Pearl  Street,  Boston,  for 
the  sale  of  their  goods.  Martin  L.  Keith  has  a  large  estab- 
lishment for  manufacturing  goods  at  Campello,  and  a  store  in 
Pearl  Street  for  the  sale  of  his  goods. 

Among  the  manufacturers  that  have  recently  introduced 
steam-engines  in  the  manufacture  of  boots  and  shoes,  is 
Charles  R.  Ford,  who  has  erected  a  very  large  building  in  the 
north  part  of  the  village,  on  Main  Street ;  Daniel  S.  Howard 
has  a  large  manufactory  on  Montello  Street,  using  a  hot-air 
engine  for  power ;  F.  0.  &  F.  A.  Thayer  have  recently  put 
in  a  new  engine  in  their  manufactory  on   Centre    Street; 


408  HISTOKY   OF   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

Samuel  Herrod  lias  also  introduced  steam  power  in  his  fac- 
tory, at  the  north  end  of  the  town,  on  Main  Street.  George 
Stevens  has  recently  erected  a  large  and  commodious  build- 
ing, for  manufacturing  boots  and  shoes  by  steam  power,  on 
Montello  Street,  Campello. 

Probably  no  town  in  the  country  has  superior  advantages 
or  facilities  for  manufacturing  boots  and  shoes  than  the  town 
of  North  Bridge  water ;  the  facilities  of  transportation  to  Bos- 
ton and  New  York  are  convenient,  and  workmen  of  all  kinds 
are  at  hand  to  do  any  amount  of  labor  that  may  be  required. 

In  1835  George  W.  Bryant  manufactured  custom  boots  and 
shoes,  and  sold  leather  to  manufacturers. 

B.  P.  Davis  commenced  the  retail  boot  and  shoe  business 
on  Main  Street  in  1850.  Charles  D.  Brigham  has  a  boot  and 
shoe  store  at  423  Main  Street.  Thomas  P.  Reynolds  has  a 
custom  boot  and  shoe  store  in  Central  Block,  on  Centre 
Street. 

We  have  thus  flir  given  a  list  of  those  who  have  at  any 
time  been  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  boots  and  shoes. 
No  doubt  some  may  have  been  omitted  ;  but  it  was  our  inten- 
tion to  give  all  who  could  be  found  by  inquiry  or  otherwise. 
In  1860  nearly  all  of  the  shoe  manufacturing  towns  had  a 
strike,  known  as  the  "  shoemakers'  strike."  What  were  the 
particulars  of  this  organization  in  North  Bridgewater,  we  have 
no  facts  from  which  to  write.  We  think,  however,  it  did  not 
meet  with  universal  favor. 

In  the  foregoing  list  of  business  men,  and  the  different 
kinds  of  trades  carried  on  in  the  town,  we  have  endeavored 
to  give  them  all,  as  near  as  could  be  found.  It  is  impossible 
to  give  a  heading  to  every  kind  or  variety  of  business ;  but 
we  have  taken  great  pains  to  insert  single  names  in  some 
form.  We  insert  the  following  list  of  miscellaneous  branches, 
which  is  the  conclusion  of  the  chapter  of  mechanical  and 
manufacturing  interests,  as  well  as  of  those  in  trade. 


MISCELLANEOUS  HISTORY.  409 

This  town  has  been  noted  for  the  excellence  of  the  musical 
instruments  manufactured  in  the  town.  Caleb  H.  Packard 
was  the  first  person  in  the  town  that  engaged  in  the  manufac- 
ture of  musical  instruments.  He  commenced  the  business  of 
making  melodcous  in  1839,  and  was  the  first  to  introduce 
piano  keys  to  those  instruments,  which  was  a  great  improve- 
ment. 

A  few  years  since  Calvin  Hatch,  Nelson  J.  Foss,  and  Isaac 
T.  Packard  were  associated  together,  under  the  firm  of  Pack- 
ard, Foss,  &  Co.,  for  the  purpose  of  manufacturing  seraphines, 
melodeons,  and  reed  organs.  This  firm  was  in  business  for 
several  years  over  the  store  now  occupied  by  B.  Swain,  and 
formerly  occupied  by  Sidney  Packard  in  Campello. 

Mr.  A.  B.  Marston  commenced  making  musical  instruments 
in  July,  1855,  in  the  shop  that  had  formerly  been  occupied 
by  Caleb  H,  Packard.  Mr.  Marston  purchased  the  stock  and 
interest  of  Mr.  Packard,  and  conducted  business  at  the  old 
stand  till  the  building  and  contents  were  destroyed  by  fire, 
September  2,  1858.  Mr.  Marston  then  erected  a  new  and 
commodious  building  on  Depot  Street,  in  January,  1859, 
where  he  continues  to  manufacture  the  best  quality  of  instru- 
ments. Messrs.  Isaac  T.  Packard  and  Edmund  Packard  were 
engaged  in  the  same  kind  of  business  for  several  years,  in  the 
rooms  over  L.  D.  Hervey's  house-furnishing  store,  in  the  Cen- 
tre Village.  Edmund  Packard  afterward  continued  the  busi- 
ness alone  till  May  1,  1862,  when  he  sold  to  Philip  Reynolds, 
of  Stoughton,  who  is  now  engaged  in  that  line  of  business. 
The  town  has  always  been  well  supplied  with  such  mechanics 
as  are  required  in  all  large  country  towns,  and  has  a  great 
variety  of  stores,  sufiicient  for  the  wants  of  the  commu- 
nity. It  has,  indeed,  been  the  resort  for  people  to  trade  in 
all  kinds  of  goods,  for  a  region  of  fifteen  to  twenty  miles. 
Those  who  have  occasion  to  patronize  the  milliners  will 
find  a  variety  of  goods  seldom  found  in  the  country. 
52 


410 


HISTORY   OP    NORTH  BRn)GEWATER. 


Among  those  engaged  in  that  kind  of  goods,  are  W.  M. 
Shedd,  in  the  building  owned  by  Howard,  Clark,  &  Co. ; 
Mrs.  Sarah  H.  Studley,  in  the  bank  building ;  Mrs.  Mary  R. 
Reynolds,  in  Ruel  Richmond's  building ;  Mrs.  Mary  A.  French, 
in  Captain  Henry  French's  house.  There  are  in  the  town  at 
present  agencies  for  the  sale  of  all  kinds  of  sewing-machines, 
among  whom  is  W.  D.  Hamilton,  agent  for  Singer's  machines, 
J.  Wallace  Packard,  agent  for  Leavitt  sewing-machines,  and 
Thomas  Leonard,  agent  for  "Wilcox  &  Gibbs ;  also,  one  hoop- 
skirt  manufactory,  recently  opened  ;  one  periodical  depot,  for 
the  sale  of  newspapers,  etc.  There  is  also  a  good  supply  of 
refreshment  saloons  and  provision  stores,  that  would  do  credit 
to  many  a  place  of  larger  size,  where  the  best  of  meats,  veg- 
etables, fruit,  etc.,  can  always  be  found.  There  are  also 
several  halls,  where  concerts  and  singing-schools  are  held, 
and  which  are  generally  well  patronized,  especially  in  the 
winter  evenings. 

LIST  OF  PATENTS  GRANTED  TO  NORTH  BRTDGEWATER  PEOPLE, 
WITH  THE  DATES  OF  THE  SAME. 


NAMES.  DATE. 

Jeese  Reed June     9,1801 

"  July    15 

"  Feb.    22 

"  June     3 

"  AprillS 

"  Sept.  16 

"  Nov.  14 

"  Oct.    22 


.Dec.  16 
.Aug.  1 
.April  21 


.Feb.      3 
.Jan.     5 


"    Aug.     5 

"    Sept.     1 

JamcB  Ilall July   27 

Joeec  Reed Nov.  19 


1802. 
1807. 
1808. 
1809. 
1810. 
1811. 
1814. 
1814. 
1816. 
1825. 

1826. 
1831. 

1831. 
1831. 
1832. 
1833. 


DESCRIPTION  OF  PATENT. 

flaking  nails  from  heated  rods. 

Rolling  iron  for  nails. 

Cutting  and  heading  nails. 

Machine  for  rasping  dye  woods. 

Wheel  for  feeding  iron  plates. 

Nail  cutting  and  heading. 

Nail  cuttin<T  and  hcadins:. 

Nail  cutting  and  heading. 

Manufacturing  nails. 

Making  tacks. 

Slitting  iron  and  feeding  appa- 
ratus. 

Cleansing  Sea  Island  cotton. 

Furnace  to  generate  steam  foi 
culinary  purposes. 

Improved  pump. 

Corn-sheller. 

Machine  for  pointing  pegs. 

Cast  iron  pump. 


MISCELLANEOUS   HISTORY. 


411 


TSAXXB.  DATB. 

Jesse  Reed July  22,  1833. 

John  Hall May     G,  183G. 

Jesse  Reed July  24,  1838. 

Azel  H.  Buzzel Aug.  25,  1840. 

Jesse  Reed April  IG,  1841. 

Joseph  J.  Couch Mar.  27,  1849. 

Julius  Thompson Sept.     7,  1852. 

Isaac  T.  Packard Sept.  28,  1852. 

Henry  Eddy Sept.  19,  1854. 

Soranes  Dunham Dec.   25,  1855. 

Isaac  A.  Dunham June  24,  1856. 

Martin  Snow April     8,  185G. 

Henry  Eddy Jan.     6,  1857. 

Manley  Packard April  27,  1857. 

Isaac  A.  Dunham....... Sept.  22,  1857. 

E.  SumnerSneU Mar.     9,1858. 

Varanes  Snell July  20,  1858. 

Daniel   G.    Greene,   as-1 

signer  to  self  and  Wil-  >Aug.  30,  1859. 

liam  Nash,                    J 
William  H.  Rounds Feb.     7,  18G0. 

E.  Sumner  Snell April  10, 1860. 

Azel  Reynolds April  17,  1860. 

■  Caleb  H.  Packard Feb.   22,  1862. 

John  W.  Kingman 1862. 

EW.  Bates,  assignerKj^^  1863. 

to  John  Ellis,  > 

^V,r^''p''''^°''^Feb.     9,1864. 
to  vvilliam  iaxon,       > 

T.  K.  Reed Aug.         1864. 

Reed  &  Packard Aug.  23,1864. 

Aberdeen  Keith Sept.         1864. 

E.  D.  &  0.  B.  Reynolds.  .Jan.    24,  1865. 

T.  K.  Reed Mar.  1865. 

Walker  &  Tribou April,       1865. 


DESCRIPTION  OF  PATENT. 

Plug  and  trunnl'l  gear  for  ships' 
use. 

Machine  for  making  shoes. 

Improved  pump. 

Improved  method  of  tanning 
sole  leather. 

Improved  pump. 

Machine  for  drilling  rocks. 

Blow-pipe  for  dentists. 

Improved  bellows  for  reed  in- 
struments. 

Improved  beehive. 

Improved  method  of  hanging 
saws. 

Shoemakers'  edge  planes. 

Spoke-shaves. 

Improved  mode  of  constructing 
horse  stalls. 

Improved  method  of  adjusting 
and  holding  knives  on  spoke- 
shaves. 

Edge  planes  for  trimming  boot 
and  shoe  soles. 

Machine  for  pricking  and  cut- 
ting heels. 

Heel  shaves,  for  boots  and  shoes. 

Improved  wagon  wrench. 

Machine  for  skiving,  trimming, 

and  chamfering  leather. 
Edge  planes  for  boots  and  shoes. 
Staging  supporter  for  mechanics. 
Improved  clothes-wringer. 
Patent  composition  for  roofing. 

Improved  wood-saw  frames. 

Improved  lasting  tack. 

Eyeleting  machine. 

Catch  button. 

Machine  for  cutting  leather  into 

counters. 
Combined  <!ultivator  and  harrow. 
Improved  mouth  for  bags. 
Clasp  for  fastening  wheel  rims. 


412  HISTORY  OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

We  take  great  pleasure  ia  recording  the  above  list  to  show 
to  what  extent  the  people  of  the  town  have  been  an  inventive 
people.  By  these  we  can  see  that  there  has  been  a  consider- 
able of  patience  and  persevering  indu&try  in  the  town  since 
the  year  1800.  Among  the  prominent  ones,  and  deserving 
special  notice,  is  that  of  Jesse  Reed,  who  was  born  in  North 
Bridgewater,  August  29,  1778.  At  the  age  of  nine  years  he 
went  to  Easton  to  reside  with  Mr.  Dean,  with  whom  he 
resided  three  years,  during  which  time  his  mechanical  taste 
was  displayed  in  the  construction  of  a  trip-hammer,  put  in 
operation  by  a  wheel  and  cam-shaft,  propelled  by  water.  At 
the  age  of  twelve  he  returned  to  his  father,  and  soon  after 
constructed  the  main  part  of  a  wooden  clock.  At  the  age  of 
fifteen  he  was  apprenticed  to  a  joiner  in  Randolph,  Mass., 
where  he  served  a  regular  apprenticeship  at  that  business. 

During  this  period  he  tried  his  skill  on  perpetual  motiorif 
and  the  result  of  his  labors  is  thus  given  in  his  own  words : 
"I  worked  two  daj's  and  three  nights  without  sleep.  The 
last  night,  a  little  before  daylight,  I  got  it  ready  to  put  into 
operation ;  and,  to  avoid  notice,  I  went  into  a  little  pine  grove, 
with  a  friend,  to  put  it  together  and  set  it  in  motion.  I  found 
that,  as  soon  as  it  was  put  together,  it  would  go  as  well  one 
way  as  the  other,  and  that  it  would  not  go  either  way  with- 
out help.  I  was  then  fully  convinced  that  it  was  out  of  the 
power  of  man  to  put  machinery  together  so  as  to  produce 
perpetual  motion,  and  that  nothing  short  of  the  power  to 
create  could  do  it.  To  this  belief  I  have  ever  since  adhered." 
His  first  invention  was  a  rotary  pumjo,  which  was  soon  laid 
aside.  His  mind  was  next  drawn  to  improvements  in  the 
manufacture  of  cut  nails  from  heated  rods ;  his  next  plan  was 
to  roll  the  iron  to  a  thickness,  and  slit  it  into  pieces  of  the 
right  size  for  the  body  of  the  nail,  and  flatten  the  point ;  but 
this  plan  failed.  The  next  plan  was  to  cut  and  head  nails  at 
one  operation.     Soon  after  this  he  established  a  machine  shop 


MISCELLANEOUS   HISTORY.  413 

in  a  small  house,  near  a  waterfall,  the  upper  part  of  which  he 
used  as  a  residence,  the  lower  portion  as  a  shop.  Here  he 
built  two  or  three  nail-machines,  which  caused  him  pecuniary- 
embarrassment,  and  he  lost  all,  —  his  labor  and  money.  From 
thence  he  removed  to  Boston  and  worked  at  his  trade  of 
joiner,  and  was  employed  in  constructing  the  first  lock  on  the 
canal  through  Medway.  He  then  removed  to  Providence,  R. 
I. ;  from  thence  he  removed  to  West  Bridgewater,  and  com- 
menced making  a  machine  for  making  fourpenny  nails,  to  be 
propelled  by  foot,  making  sixty-two  nails  per  minute.  He 
next  made  machines  for  fourpenny  and  sixpenny  nails,  and 
set  up  in  Plymouth,  Mass. ;  from  thence  he  removed  to  King- 
ston, in  1808.  About  this  time  he  invented  a  machine  for 
pulverizing  dye-woods,  for  Messrs.  Barrett  &  Shattuck,  silk 
dyers,  of  Maiden.  Since  that  time  he  has  invented  several 
machines,  for  different  purposes,  as  machines  for  steering 
vessels,  different  kinds  of  pumps,  cotton-gins,  treenail-ma- 
chines, etc. 

"  Mr.  Reed  is  a  man  of  indefatigable  industry,  and  of  indom- 
itable perseverance.  He  has  made  and  lost  several  fortunes 
in  his  day.  Free  and  generous  in  his  manners,  he  is  not  one 
who  hoards  all  his  gains  to  increase  his  own  stores ;  but  con- 
siders himself  as  a  public  servant,  and  expends  on  new  inven- 
tions the  fruits  of  his  previous  toils.  Thus,  in  his  old  age, 
not  a  millionnaire,  resting  from  his  labors,  he  is  still  at  work, 
with  a  mind  as  active  and  vigorous  as  ever,  at  Marshfield, 
Mass."  * 

Since  the  inventions  of  Mr.  Reed  we  notice  several  of  the 
patents  are  for  use  in  the  making  of  shoes  and  boots,  which 
have  been  of  great  service  to  the  public  and  a  source  of 
profit  to  the  patentee. 

Of  all  the  patents  above  named,  we  cannot  fail  to  notice 
that  of  Caleb  H.  Packard,  which  consists  of  a  wringing-raa- 
'  *  Rev.  J.  S.  Barry,  in  his  "  History  of  Hanover." 


414  HISTORY   OP    NORTH    BRIDGEWATEE. 

chine  with  rubber  rolls,  by  which  clothes  are  made  dry  with 
very  little  labor.  The  idea  of  wringing  clothes  by  machine 
is  of  a  very  recent  date ;  iand  among  the  many  machines  in 
use,  that  of  Mr.  Packard,  made  by  Bennett  &  Whiting,  is  a 
superior  machine  for  that  purpose.  We  wish  the  inventor 
success,  and  we  hope  the  number  of  improvements  and  in- 
ventions may  go  on  increasing  every  year. 


CHAPTER  XXI. 

PRECIJVCT     COJVTROVERSV    AJSTD    IJfCORPORATIOJST    OF 
THE    TOWJSr. 

Petition  of  the  North  Parish  (Asa  Howard  and  others)  to  be  incorporated  into  a 
Town.  —  Remonstrance  of  Gideon  Howard  and  others. — Remonsti-ance  of  Eliab 
Whitman  and  others.  —  Petition  in  aid  of  Asa  Howard  and  others  for  an  Act 
of  Incorpoi'ation.  —  Remonstrance  of  Daniel  Howard,  Esq.,  as  Agent  for  the 
Town  of  Bridgewater.  —  Vote  of  the  Town.  —  Petition  of  Jesse  Packard  and 
others  in  aid  of  Asa  Howard's  Petition.  — The  Act  of  Incorporation  as  passed 
June  15, 1821.  — First  Town  Meeting. 

THE  people  of  the  North  Parish  remained  contented  with 
their  connection  with  the  other  portions  of  the  town  for 
a  long  time ;  but,  as  the  number  of  inhabitants  increased,  they 
commenced  to  discuss  the  propriety  of  becoming  a  town  by 
themselves.  The  first  step  taken  in  that  direction  was  in 
1793.  In  a  warrant  for  a  parish  meeting,  dated  June  15, 
1793,  we  find  the  following :  — 

"  To  see  if  the  Parish  will  petition  to  the  town  to  be  set 
ofi"  into  a  town  by  themselves,  or  petition  the  West  Parish 
to  join  with  them  into  a  town  if  they  should  get  voted  ofi"  by 
said  town."  At  a  meeting  held  June  26,  1793,  agreeably  to 
notification,  "  the  above  article  was  negatived,  and  the  meet- 
ing was  dissolved  by  the  moderator." 

Things  remained  quiet  in  reference  to  the  subject  of  divi- 
sion of  the  town  till  November  25,  1814,  at  which  time  a 
meeting  was  held  "  to  see  if  the  parish  will  petition  the  town 
of  Bridgewater  to  vote  them  off  into  a  separate  town  by 
themselves."     "  Voted  not  to  do  so." 

Another  measure  was  then  proposed ;  namely,  "  To  see  if 
the  parish  will  petition  the  Legislature  of  this  Commonwealth 
to  incorporate  them  into  a  town,  by  the  name  of  North  Bridge- 
water,  or  such  other  name  as  the  parish  may  think  proper, 
with  all   the   rights  and  privileges   of  other   incorporated 

415 


416  HISTORY    OP    NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

towns."  Upon  this  article  "  no  action  was  taken,  and  the 
meeting  was  dissolved."  Again  we  find,  March  4,  1816,  a 
committee  of  seven  were  chosen  "  to  consider  the  subject  of 
requesting  the  town  to  set  them  off  into  a  town  by  them- 
selves, and  to  report  at  a  future  meeting."  Colonel  Caleb 
Howard,  Daniel  Howard,  Esq.,  Abel  Kingman,  Esq.,  Gideon 
Howard,  Esq.,  Howard  Cary,  Esq.,  Joseph  Sylvester,  Esq., 
and  John  Wales  were  the  committee.  The  meeting  was  then 
adjourned  to  April  8,  1816,  at  which  time  the  parish  came 
together,  and,  after  hearing  a  verbal  report  from  their  com- 
mittee, "  Voted  to  take  measures  to  have  the  parish  sepa- 
rated from  the  town,  and  incorporated  with  the  privileges  of  a 
town."  Also  "  Voted  the  same  committee  petition  the  town 
to  vote  that  the  parish  be  incorporated."  What  this  commit- 
tee did  towards  forwarding  the  wishes  of  the  town  does  not 
appear  on  record.  Again,  November  11  of  the  same  year, 
the  parish  "  voted  to  take  measures  to  have  this  parish  sep- 
arated from  the  town,  and  incorporated  with  the  privileges  of 
a  town."  Thirty-nine  in  favor,  nineteen  opposed  to  the  meas- 
ure. We  should  judge  by  the  records  that  nothing  was  done 
for  a  few  days,  as  we  find  another  meeting  was  held  ten  days 
after  the  above  vote  was  passed,  at  which  a  committee  of  four 
was  chosen,  with  full  instructions  to  petition  the  Legislature 
to  incorporate  the  parish  with  the  privileges  of  a  town. 
Sixty-two  were  in  favor,  and  thirty-six  opposed  to  the  same. 
Abel  Kingman,  Esq.,  Joseph  Sylvester,  Esq.,  Colonel  Edward 
Southworth,  and  Colonel  Caleb  Howard  were  the  committee 
to  carry  the  above  vote  into  effect. 

At  a  meeting  held  May  5,  1818,  to  ascertain  the  yeas  and 
nays  on  the  question  of  a  division  of  the  town,  the  yeas  were 
112  ;  the  nays,  19. 

March  25,  1819,  the  parish  "voted  to  petition  the  Legisla- 
ture the  next  session  for  a  division  of  the  town."  Abel 
Kingman,  Esq.,  Colonel  Caleb  Howard,  Joseph   Sylvester, 


INCORPORATION  OF  THE  TOWN. 


417 


Esq.,  and  Colonel  Edward  South  worth  were  chosen  a  com- 
mittee to  draft  a  petition  and  get  petitioners.  The  following 
is  a  copy  of  the  same  as  presented  to  the  General  Court:  — 

To  the  Honorable  Senate  and  Honorable  House  of  Representatives  of  the 
Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts,  in  General  Court  assembled,  A.  D.  1819  : 
The  petition  of  the  eubscribere,  inhabitants  of  the  north  precinct  of 
Bridge  water,  humbly  shows  that  the  town  of  Bridgewater  is  large  and  ex- 
tensive in  territory,  and  furnishes  about  eleven  or  twelve  hundred  voters, 
of  which  number  nearly  three  hundred  belong  to  the  north  precinct,  and 
have  to  travel  from  five  to  seven  miles  on  an  average  to  attend  town  meet- 
ings, over  a  piece  of  way  which  is  generally  very  bad  in  the  months  of 
March  and  April ;  and  in  having  to  transact  our  town  business  such  a  dis- 
tance from  home,  it  subjects  us  to  a  great  expense  of  time  and  travel,  which 
might  be  saved  if  we  were  set  oif  into  a  separate  town,  as  we  then  could 
transact  all  our  town  and  parish  business  on  the  same  days.  We  would 
further  represent  that  it  is  very  difficult  in  full  meetings  doing  the  business 
of  the  town  in  their  present  house ,  on  account  of  it  being  out  of  repair  and 
not  of  sufficient  size.  Several  attempts  have  been  made  to  repair  and  make 
the  house  suitable  for  the  whole  town  to  meet  and  transact  their  business  in, 
but  have  failed. 

Your  petitioners,  therefore,  humbly  pray  that  the  honorable  Legislature 
will  take  into  their  wise  consideration  the  grievances  above  stated,  and  set 
off  and  incorporate  said  precinct  into  a  separate  town,  by  the  name  of  North 
Bridg<;water,  and  by  the  lines  and  estates  that  it  was  incorporated  by,  and 
has  been  improved  to,  as  it  relates  to  the  town  of  Bridgewater.  As  in  duty 
will  ever  pray. 


Asa  Howard, 
Jeremiah  Beals,  Jr., 
Azel  Gurney, 
Jeremiah  Beals, 
Asa  Ford, 
Caleb  Phillips, 
John  Packard,  2d, 
Oliver  Snell,  Jr., 
Oliver  Snell, 
Jeremiah  Snell, 
Thomas  Reynolds, 
Daniel  Ames, 
Gustavus  Sylvester, 
Arza  Keith, 
Caleb  Jackson, 
Jonathan  Snow, 
Zachariah  Gurney, 
John  Burrill, 
Benjamin  Ames, 
53 


Josiah  Brett, 
IMartin  Gary, 
David  Ford, 
David  Ford,  Jr., 
Abijah  Kjiapp,  Jr., 
David  Packard,  2d, 
,  Charles  Lincoln, 
John  Packard, 
Benjamin  Kingman, 
Jabez  Kingman, 
Simeon  Packard, 
Joseph  Faxon, 
Nathaniel  Ames, 
Micah  Packard, 
David  Packard, 
Bernard  Jackson, 
Joseph  Silvester, 
John  Cubb, 
Samuel  Dike,  Jr., 


Daniel  H.  Gary, 
Benjamin  Southworth, 
Zenas  Brett, 
Hezekiah  Packard, 
Thomas  White, 
Lemuel  Tirrill, 
Isaac  Whiting, 
Jonathan  Edson, 
Asa  Battles, 
James  Loring, 
William  Brett, 
Levi  Packard, 
Waldo  Field, 
Martin  Southworth, 
David  Ames, 
Samuel  Brett, 
Samuel  Brett,  Jr., 
James  Porter, 
Ebenezer  Warren, 


418 


HISTORY   OP  NORTH  BBIDGEWATER. 


Isaac  HortoD, 

Jonathan  Porter, 

James  llatch, 

Orren  Faxon, 

Lemuel  French, 

Isaac  Clapp, 

Ambrose  Packard,  2d, 

Joseph  Whiting, 

Joseph  Wild, 

Zenas  Packard,  Jr., 

Barnabas  Edson, 

Simeon  Dunbar, 

Zenas  Packard, 

Oliver  Dike, 

Abel  Kingman, 

William  Tribou, 

Jonas  lioward,  Jr., 

Jonathan  Cary, 

Perez  Crocker, 

Bela  Keith, 

Eliphalet  Brett, 

Ambrose  Packard, 

Zophar  Field, 

Ichabod  Ilowland, 

Elijah  Drake, 

Cyrus  Warren, 
Parmenas  Brett, 
ApoUas  Howard, 
John  Porter, 
Elisha  Tillson, 
Martin  Drake, 
Joseph  Picynolds, 
Simeon  Dunbar, 
ApoUas  Packard, 
John  Battles, 
Asa  Pratt, 
Israel  Packard, 
Barzillai  Field, 
Thomas  Wales,  Jr., 
Micah  Faxon, 
Mark  Faxon, 
Perez  Southworth, 
Matthew  Snell, 
Cyrus  B.  Phillips, 
Josiah  Ames, 
Bethuel  Field, 
Robert  Howard, 


Jonas  Packard, 

Samuel  Ford, 

Adin  Packard,  Jr., 

Thomas  Whales, 

Noah  Chesman, 

Howard  Gary, 

Isaac  Keith,  3d, 

Sylvanus  French, 

Zibeon  Brett, 

Ozen  Gurney, 

Edward  Southworth, 

Asa  Jones, 

Zibeon  Packard, 

Abiel  Kingman, 

Zibeon  Cole, 

Joseph  Reynolds,  Jr., 

Daniel  Alden, 

Akerman  Pettingill, 

Caleb  Howard, 

Arza  Leonard, 

William  Kimball, 
Reuben  Drake, 
Olnan  Cole, 
James  Willis, 
Gideon  Packard, 
Jonas  Keith, 
Joshua  Jenkins, 
Daniel  Bryant, 
Ephraim  Sturtevant, 
Nehemiah  Lincoln, 
Cyrus  Packard, 
Sullivan  Packard, 
Newton  Shaw, 
Joel  Ames, 
Galen  Packard, 
Welcome  Howard, 
John  Burrill,  Jr., 
Benjamin  Crosswell, 
Samuel  Snell, 
Zachariah  Thayer, 
Nathan  Jones, 
Joseph  Brett, 
Zebedee  Snell, 
Nathan  Bryant, 
Silas  Howard, 
Cyrus  Snell, 
Levi  French, 


Abiezer  Hobart, 
Silas  Snow, 
Daniel  Field, 
John  Field, 
William  Badger, 
James  Churchill, 
Oliver  Bryant, 
Lemuel  Packard, 
Calvin  Bryant, 
Jonas  Reynolds, 
Samuel  Chesman, 
Sprague  Snow, 
Mark  Ford, 
Enos  Thayer, 
Eliphalet  Thayer, 
Alexander  Thayer, 
Alexander  Thayer,  Jr., 
William  Alden,  Jr., 
William  Packard, 
Isaac  Packard,  .,— — — - 
Joseph  D.  Snell, 

Isaac  Brett, 
Alpheus  Tribou, 

Isaac  Reynolds, 

Eliphaz  Sprague, 

Adin  Packard, 

Jesse  Perkins, 

Stillman  Willis, 

Ziba  Keith, 

David  Edson,  Jr., 

Samuel  Harris, 

Galen  Warren, 

John  May, 

Nathaniel  Manley, 

Perez  Southworth,  Jr., 

William  Brown,  Jr., 

Ichabod  Howard, 

Alvah  Warren, 

Oliver  Leach, 

Josiah  Edson, 

Micah  Shaw, 

Samuel  Dike, 

John  Humphrey, 

Lewis  Dailie, 

James  Humphrey, 

Joseph  Hay  ward, 

Nathaniel  Hobart, 


INCORPORATION  OP  THE  TOWN.  419 

Nathan  Leach,  Jr.,  Ezekiel  Reed,  Nathan  Leach, 

Edward  Pratt,  Fobcs  Field,  Howard  Packard, 

Nathan  Hay  ward,  Simeon  Reynolds,  Daniel  J.  Dickerman, 

Benjamin  F.  Dickerman,  Alfred  Bolton,  Nathaniel  Wales, 

Parmenas  Packard,  Harvey  Hawes,  Aphia  Alden. 

Rosseter  Jones, 

In  Senate,  Jane  3,  1819. 
Read  and  committed  to  the  Committee  on  the  Incorporation  of  Towns. 
Sent  down  for  concurrence. 

JOHN  PHILLIPS,  President. 

House  op  Representatives,  June  3,  1819. 
Read  and  concurred. 

TIMOTHY  BIGELOW,  Speaker. 

Here  follows  the  action  of  the  General  Court  upon  the 
petition:  — 

COMMONWEALTH  OP  MASSACHUSETTS. 

In  Senate,  June  4,  1819. 
On  a  petition  aforesaid,  Ordered,  That  the  petitioners  cause  an  attested 
copy  of  their  petition,  with  this  order  thereon,  to  be  served  on  the  Town 
Clerk  of  said  town  of  Bridgewater,  thirty  days  at  least,  before  the  second 
Wednesday  of  the  second  Session  of  the  present  General  Court,  that  all 
persons  interested  may  then  appear  and  show  cause  (if  any  they  have)  why 
the  prayer  of  said  petition  should  not  be  granted. 
Sent  down  for  concurrence. 

JOHN  PHILLIPS,  President. 

In  House  op  Representatives,  June  4,  1819. 
Read  and  concurred. 

TBIOTHY  BIGELOW,  Speaher. 
A  true  copy,  attest. 

S.  F.  McCLEARY,  Clerk  of  the  Seyiate. 

Bridgewater,  September  27,  1819. 
This  order  of  notice,  with  a  copy  thereof,  was  left  with  me  by  Abel. 
Kingman,  Esq. 

ELIAKIM  HOWARD,  Town  Clerk. 

At  the  second  session  of  the  General  Court,  the  town  of 
Bridgewater  was  represented  by  Daniel  Howard,  who  had 
been  chosen  as  the  agent  of  the  town  to  oppose  the  petition 
of  Asa  Howard  and  others  for  an  act  of  incorporation.  Re- 
monstrances against  the  petition  were  also  presented  from 
Gideon  Howard  and  ninety-eight  others,  and  Eliab  Whitman, 


420  mSTORT    OP   NORTH    BRIBGEWATER. 

Esq.,  and  fifty-eight  others,  also  residents  of  the  North  Parish, 
and  a  petition  of  Bela  C.  Dike  and  nineteen  others,  which  we 
publish  in  full  to  show  the  feeling  of  the  parish  at  that  time. 
The  following  is  a  true  copy  of  Gideon  Howard's  remon- 
strance :  — 

To  the  Honorable  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  of  the  Common- 
iveahh  of  Massachusetts  in  General  Court  assembled,  January  Term,  1820  : 
The  subscribers,  inhabitants  of  the  North  Parish  of  the  town  of  Bridge- 
water,  beg  leave  respectfully  to  remonstrate  against  the  petition  of  Asa 
Howard  and  others  praying  the  General  Court  of  Massachusetts  to  set  off 
and  incorporate  the  North  Parish  of  the  town  of  Bridgewater  aforesaid  with 
all  the  privileges  of  a  town.  Your  remonstrants  feel  imperiously  urged  by 
a  sense  of  duty  to  again  come  forward,  the  steady  and  decided  supporters 
of  the  union  of  the  town  of  Bridgewater.  The  preservation  of  the  union, 
resources,  influence,  respectability,  and  friendly  intercourse  which  subsists 
between  the  sections  of  so  large  a  town ,  is  with  them  an  object  truly  de- 
sirable ;  and,  upon  most  candid  examination,  they  are  at  a  loss  on  what  to 
bottom  this  eager  desire  to  loosen  the  bands  of  its  union  and  degrade  its  im- 
portance. It  is  a  fact  well  known  that  but  few  towns  in  the  county  of  this 
Commonwealth  have  managed  their  public  business  more  correctly  for  fifty 
years  past  than  the  town  of  Bridgewater ;  and  it  is  believed  that,  at  the 
present  moment,  did  not  the  question  about  division  agitate  and,  indeed, 
irritate  the  feelings  of  its  inhabitants,  the  business  of  the  town  might  be 
performed  understandingly,  decently,  and  in  order.  We  feel  assured  your 
Honors  will  search  in  vain  for  reasons  to  support  an  opinion  that  the  last- 
ing and  substantial  interests  of  the  town  will  be  promoted  by  division  ;  and 
we  feel  equally  assured  that  the  separation  of  the  section  prayed  for  in  the 
petition  aforesaid  will  immediately  result  in  a  complete  division  of  the  whole 
town.  Your  remonstrants  would  not  attempt  a  display  of  arguments  or 
objections  on  this  subject,  but  cheerfully  submit  their  interest  and  wishes 
to  your  wise  consideration.  A  former  decree,  on  a  petition  to  divide  the 
town  of  Bridgewater,  inspires  your  remonstrants  with  confidence  in  renew- 
ing their  opposition  to  an  impolitic  measure.  They  are  further  encouraged 
by  a  recent  vute  of  the  town,  which,  by  a  majority  of  sixty-five  votes,  de- 
clared that  the  North  Parish  should  continue  a  part  of  the  town  of  .Bridge- 
water.  The  town  has  at  all  times  been  uniform  in  its  opposition  to  division, 
and  an  application  being  made  to  the  General  Court  for  division  has  inva- 
riably voted  by  handsome  majority  to  preserve  its  union.  Your  remon- 
strants, however  confident  of  success  in  their  opposition,  may  be  disappointed. 
With  all  due  deference  to  the  decision  which  the  General  Court  may  make 
on  this  important  subject,  anxious  for  the  fate  of  Bridgewater  as  a  town, 
they  will  early  search  for  the  evidence  of  a  final  result.  And  the  first 
moment  of  doubt  will  induce  them  to  petition  your  Honors  to  belong  with 
the  property  which  they  respectively  hold,  to  the  town  of  Bridgewater. 


INCORPORATION  OP  THE   TOWN. 


421 


Gideon  Howard, 
Luke  Packard, 
Asa  Battles, 
Shepard  Packard, 
James  Gary, 
Theron  Ames, 
Job  Ames, 
Darius  Howard, 
Lewis  Howard, 
Sidney  Howard, 
Moses  Gary, 
Jolin  Craft, 
Silas  Packard, 
Jonathan  P.  Crafts, 
Jesse  Perkins,  Jr., 
Ebenezer  Edson, 
Seth  Snow, 
John  Smith, 
Eliphalet  Kingman, 
Josiah  Perkins, 
Nahum  Perkins, 
Thomas  Thompson, 
John  Thompson, 
Josiah  Dunbar, 
Silas  Dunbar, 
Waldo  Hayward, 
Enos  Thayer,  2d, 
Seth  Edson, 
William  Edson, 
Otis  Howard, 
Gideon  Howard,  Jr., 
Oliver  Howard, 
Lott  Blanchard, 


William  French, 
Ezekiel  Merritt, 
M.  H.  Perkins, 
Amos  Whiting, 
Turner  Torrey, 
Issachar  Snell, 
Shepard  Keith, 
Joseph  Snell, 
Henry  Kingman, 
Jacob  Fuller, 
Isaac  Curtis, 
Charles  Packard, 
Preston  Packard, 
Caleb  Gopeland,  Jr., 
Oliver  Jackson, 
Charles  Dunbar, 
Jacob  Dunbar, 
Ebenezer  Dunbar, 
Samuel  Wood, 
Isaac  Hartwell,  Jr., 
James  Willis, 
Abijah  Knapp, 
Martin  Dunbar, 
John  Tilden, 
John  Tilden,  Jr., 
Daniel  !Manley, 
Howard  Marshall, 
Gilbert  Snell, 
Enos  Thayer, 
Ephraim  Cole, 
John  Ames, 
Rev.  Thomas  Beresford, 
Samuel  Packard, 


Isaac  Eames, 
Otis  Alden, 
Alvin  Snell, 
Shepard  Snell, 
Loring  Brett, 
Cyrus  Howard, 
Nathan  Packard, 
Samuel  Bryant, 
Seth  Kingman, 
Galen  Manlcy, 
Benjamin  Marshall, 
John  Wales,  Jr., 
Ephraim  Noyes, 
Merritt  Noyes, 
Oliver  Howard,  Jr., 
Barnabas  Curtis, 
David  Noyes, 
Moses  Noyes, 
John  Ritchie, 
Ansel  Perkins, 
Robert  Packard, 
Perez  Robinson, 
Ortho  Hayward, 
Azor  Packard, 
Zina  Hayward, 
Daniel  Howard,  Jr., 
David  Battles, 
Salmon  Manley, 
Austin  Howard, 
John  Wales, 
Eliab  Whitman, 
Samuel  Holmes, 
Jonathan  Perkins. 


In  HonsE  of  Representatives,  January  15,  1820. 
Read  and  comiQitted  to  the  Committee  on  the  Incorporation  of  Towns. 
Sent  up  for  concurrence. 

TIMOTHY  BIGELOW,  Speaker. 


Bead  and  concurred. 


In  Senate,  January  18,  1820. 
JOHN  PHILLIPS,  President. 


The  following  is  a  copy  of  the  remonstrance  of  Eliab  Whit- 
man and  others  of  the  North  Parish :  — 


422 


HISTORY  OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 


To  the  Honorable  the  Senate  and  the  Honorable  the  House  of  Representatives 

of  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts  in  General  Court  assembled,  Anno 

Dom.  1820: 

We,  the  undersigned  inhabitants  of  the  North  Parish  in  Bridgewater,  un- 
derstanding that  an  order  of  notice  from  your  honorable  body  has  been 
served  on  said  town  of  Bridgewater,  purporting  that  Asa  Howard  and  213 
others  have  petitioned  the  General  Court  praying  that  said  North  Parish 
may  be  set  off  from  the  town  of  Bridgewater,  and  incorporated  into  a 
separate  town  by  the  name  of  North  Bridgewater,  do  most  respectfully 
represent  that,  in  our  opinion,  the  proposed  dismemberment  of  the  town  of 
Bridgewater  cannot  be  supported  by  such  reasons  and  arguments  as  will 
justify  a  measure  so  repugnant  to  the  interest  and  happiness  of  the  said 
North  Parish,  as  well  as  to  the  town  at  large.  We  cannot  conceive  what 
new  reasons  or  arguments  can  be  offered  for  dividing  the  town.  It  is  a  fact 
that  the  population  of  said  town  has  been  nearly  stationary  for  forty  years 
past,  and  the  distance  from  the  centre  has  not  increased,  but  in  several  in- 
stances has  been  considerably  shortened,  and  the  roads  very  much  improved 
in  that  time.  It  is  also  a  fact  that  there  ave  sections  of  the  south,  east,  and 
Titicut  parishes  nearly  as  remote  from  the  centre  of  the  town  as  the  most 
remote  section  of  the  North  Parish,  and  they  cannot  be  much  relieved  by 
the  proposed  division.  The  town  house  is  a  substantial  building,  and  ample 
in  its  size,  and  with  a  very  small  expense  might  be  made  a  convenient  ac- 
commodation for  our  most  numerous  town  meetings.  Nevertheless,  should 
your  Honors,  in  your  great  wisdom,  think  it  expedient  to  grant  the  prayer 
of  said  petition,  and  incorporate  the  said  North  Parish  into  a  distinct  and 
separate  town, 

We,  the  undersigned  inhabitants  of  said  North  Parish,  being  deeply 
impressed  with  the  belief  that  such  a  measure  will  be  pregnant  with  many 
great  and  serious  evils  to  said  North  Parish,  do  most  earnestly  wish,  and 
humbly  pray  your  Honors,  that  we,  the  said  undersigned,  may,  with  our 
estates,  be  exempted  from  said  Act  of  Incorporation,  and  still  retain  our 
connection  and  relation  to  the  town  of  Bridgewater  ;  and,  as  in  duty  bound, 
will  ever  pray. 


Eliab  Whitman, 
Lott  Blanchard, 
Gideon  Howard,  Jr., 
Lewis  Howard, 
Darius  Howard, 
Thcron  Ames, 
Martin  Dunbar, 
Shcpard  Keith, 
Jonathan  Perkins, 
M.  H.  Perkins, 
Jacob  Dunbar, 
Ebenezer  Dunbar, 


Rev.  Thomas  Beresford, 
John  Tilden, 
Abijah  Knapp, 
Seth  Edson, 
Nahum  Pcrkiiis, 
Jesse  Packard, 
Isaac  Curtis, 
Oliver  Howard, 
Waldo  Hay  ward, 
John  Wales, 
Silas  Dunbar,  Jr., 
Thomas  Thompson, 


Ezekiel  Merritt, 
Josiah  Perkins, 
Silas  Packard, 
Jacob  Fuller, 
John  Crafts, 
Josiah  Dunbar, 
William  French, 
John  Wales,  Jr., 
Moses  Cary, 
Seth  Snow, 

E.  Edson,  his  fx)  mark, 
Jonathan  P.  Crafts, 


INCOEPORATION  OF  THE  TOWN. 


423 


Charles  Packard, 
Shcpard  Snell, 
Sidney  Howard, 
Samuel  Packard, 
Ephraim  Noyee, 
Moses  Noyes, 
Ortho  Hay  ward, 
Austin  Howard, 


David  Battles, 
Job  Ames, 
Asa  Battles, 
Ansel  Perkins, 
Turner  Torrey, 
Hay  ward  Marshall, 
James  Willis, 
Benjamin  Marshall, 


John  Tilden,  Jr., 
Enos  Thayer,  2d, 
Nathan  Packard, 
Joseph  Snell, 
Oliver  Jackson, 
Isaac  Eames, 
William  Edson. 


In  House  of  Representattves,  January  19,  1820. 
Bead  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Incorporation  of  Towns. 

TIMOTHY  BIGELOW,  Speaker. 


Bead  and  concurred. 


In  Senate,  January  19,  1820. 
JOHN  PHILLIPS,  President. 


The  followmg  is  a  copy  of  a  petition  in  aid  of  Asa  Howard 
and  others :  — 

To  the  Honorable  Senate  and  the  Honorable  House  of  Representatives  in 

General  Court  assembled,  A.  D.  1819  : 

The  petitix)n  of  the  undersigned  inhabitants  of  the  North  Parish  of  Bridge- 
water,  humbly  shows  that,  whereas  there  is  now  pending  before  the  honor- 
able legislative  lx)dy  the  petition  of  Asa  Howard  and  two  hundred  and  thirteen 
others,  praying  for  said  North  Parish  to  be  set  off  into  a  town,  for  various 
reasons,  did  not  sign  said  petition,  but  have  since  taken  into  consider- 
ation the  subject-matter  of  said  petition,  and  are  of  an  opinion  that  it  will 
be  very  advantageous  to  the  inhabitants  of  said  parish  to  be  set  off  as  afore- 
said, and  cannot  see  any  disadvantage  that  will  arise  to  the  remaining  part 
of  the  town  by  granting  the  prayer  of  said  petitioners.  For  the  foregoing 
reason  your  petitioners  wish  to  have  their  names  annexed  to  said  petition, 
and,  in  duty  bound,  will  ever  pray. 


Bela  C.  Dike, 
Ebenezer  Warren,  Jr., 
William  Gary, 
Ephraim  Howard, 
Job  Bryant, 
Elisha  Belcher, 
John  Marshall, 


Moses  Packard, 
Joel  Packard, 
Algernon  S.  Silvester, 
Abijah  Pitcher, 
Ephraim  Brett, 
Luke  P.  Lincoln, 
Joseph  S.  Packard, 


Or  in  Packard, 

Shubael  Clark, 
John  B.  Harris, 
Martin  Snow, 
Charles  Gurney, 
Issachar  Snell. 


In  House  of  REPRESENTATnrES,  January  18,  1820. 
Bead  and  committed  to  the  Committee  on  the  Incorporation  of  Towns 
Sent  up  for  concurrence. 

TIMOTHY  BIGELOW,  Spcalxr. 


Bead  and  concurred. 


In  Senate,  January  1&,  1820, 
JOHN  PHILLIPS,  Presideni. 


424  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

The  following  is  a  copy  of  remonstrance  from  the  town 
of  Bridgewater,  by  Daniel  Howard,  Esq.,  as  agent :  — 

To  the  Honorable  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  in   General  Court 

assembled  : 

The  Bubecriber,  an  agent  for  the  town  of  Bridgewater,  duly  appointed  for 
this  purpose,  begs  leave,  in  behalf  of  said  town,  respectfully  to  remonstrate 
against  the  petition  of  Asa  Howard  and  others  praying  that  the  North 
Parish  of  said  Bridgewater  may  be  set  off  and  incorporated  into  a£eparate 
town,  by  the  name  of  North  Bridgewater. 

This  renewed  attempt  to  divide  the  town  of  Bridgewater  has  been  wit- 
nessed by  a  large  majority  of  its  inhabitants  with  feelings  of  regret  and 
surprise.  It  was  hoped  and  believed  that  the  petitioners  would  acquiesce  in 
the  decision  of  the  last  General  Court,  whose  attention  was  called  to  the 
subject  by  a  petition,  both  in  substance  and  in  form  like  the  present.  The 
petitioners,  however,  having  seen  fit  to  renew  the  controversj*,  renders  it 
necessary  on  the  part  of  the  town  again  to  protest  against  the  adoption  of  a 
measure  which  no  exigence  or  necessity  requires,  and  which,  it  is  believed, 
would  affect  very  injuriously  the  best  interests  of  the  inhabitants  of  Bridge- 
water. 

The  evils  wliich  the  petitioners  suffer  from  their  connection  with  the 
town  are,  as  they  allege,  the  distance  which  they  have  to  travel  to  attend 
town  meetings,  the  badness  of  the  roads  at  a  certain  season  of  the  year, 
and  the  want  of  a  house  convenient  for  the  transaction  of  the  business  of 
the  town. 

There  is  no  town  in  the  Commonwealth  the  inhabitants  of  which,  if  so 
disposed,  cannot  complain  of  some  inconveniences  to  which  they  are  subjected 
in  the  transaction  of  their  municipal  concerns.  The  inconveniences  expe- 
rienced in  this  respect  by  the  town  of  Bridgewater  are  not  more  numerous 
than  what  are  suffered  by  the  greater  part  of  the  towns  in  the  State.  The 
distance  travelled  by  the  petitioners  to  attend  town  meetings  and  the  bad- 
ness of  the  roads  may  be  inconveniences  ;  but  they  are  not  more  so  now 
than  they  have  ever  been  since  tlie  town  was  incorporated.  They  are  incon- 
veniences to  which  the  inhabitants  of  every  country  town  must,  in  a  greater 
or  less  degree,  submit,  and  to  which  the  people  of  the  North  Parish,  in  their 
more  unambitious  days,  quietly  submitted,  in  the  full  persuasion,  no  doubt, 
that  they  could  not  Ix)  remedied  without  suljecting  themselves  and  the  town 
to  others  of  a  much  more  serious  and  Cormidable  nature. 

It  may  be  asserted,  however,  with  truth,  that  the  roads  in  Bridgewater 
are,  generally  speaking,  uncommonly  good.  They  have  been  much  im- 
proved, and,  within  a  few  years,  new  ones  have  been  opened,  lessening  the 
distance  of  travel  from  various  parts  of  the  town  (particularly  the  North 
Parish)  to  the  centre. 

The  numerous  population  of  Bridgewater,  to  which  the  petitioners  have 
alluded,  constitutes  no  impediment  to  the  correct  and  orderly  transaction  of 
the  buHiness  of  the  town. 

Their  system  of  town  government,  practised  upon  for  many  years,  very 


INCORPORATION   OF   THE   TOWN.  425 

much  facilitates  the  management  of  their  municipal  concerns.  Each  parish 
has  the  nomination  and,  in  effect,  the  appointment  of  its  proportion  of  town 
officers  ;  and  thus  the  interests  of  all  are  equally  consulted. 

If  the  town  house  is  out  of  repair,  as  stated  in  the  petition,  it  can  be 
easily  fitted  so  as  to  accommodate  all  the  inhabitants,  and  nothing  has  pre- 
vented this  but  the  fear  of  a  division,  which  the  petitioners  have  contributed 
80  much  to  excite  and  keep  alive. 

The  whole  amount,  then,  of  what  the  petitioners  would  gain  by  a  separa- 
tion would  be  barely  saving  to  themselves  of  a  few  miles'  travel,  an  advan- 
tage too  inconsiderable  to  balance  the  many  disadvantages  to  the  town  at 
large,  of  which  such  a  measure  must  be  productive. 

The  sepai-ation  of  the  North  would  doubtless  be  followed  by  a  total  dis- 
memberment of  the  ancient  and  respectable  town.  A  short  time  would  see 
us  divided  into  four  or  five  petty  towns,  with  an  increase  of  expense  to  each, 
involved  in  perpetual  litigations  with  each  other,  and  vexed  with  internal 
broils.  The  seeds  of  dissension  are  already  sown  among  us,  and  wait  only 
the  favorable  moment  of  a  separation  to  spring  up  and  yield  a  plentiful 
harvest. 

It  is  unnecessary  to  pursue  this  subject  further,  and  set  down  in  order  all 
that  can  be  said  against  granting  the  request  of  the  petitioners.  Enough 
has  been  said  in  this  brief  statement,  it  is  apprehended,  to  convince  every 
candid  and  reflecting  mind  that  a  separation  of  the  North  Parish  would,  to 
itself,  be  productive  of  no  real  advantage,  but  to  the  town  of  great  and 
lasting  injury, 

JA.NUARY  15,  1820.  DANIEL  HOWARD. 

In  Senate,  January  18,  1820. 
Read  and  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Incorporation  of  Towns. 
Sent  down  for  concurrence. 

JOHN  PHILLIPS,  President. 

In  House  of  Repbesentatives,  January  18,  1820. 
Read  and  concurred. 

TIMOTHY  BIGELOW,  Speaker. 

The  Committee  of  both  Houses  appointed  to  consider  applications  for  the 
Incorporation  of  Towns,  to  whom  was  referred  the  petition  of  Asa  Howard 
and  others,  inhabitants  of  the  north  precinct  of  Bridgewater,  praying  that 
said  precinct  may  be  incorporated  into  a  separate  town,  have  had  the  same 
under  consideration,  and  ask  leave  to  report,  That  the  prayer  of  the  petition 
be  so  far  granted  that  the  petitioners  have  leave  to  bring  in  a  bill  for  that 
purpose. 

Which  is  respectfully  submitted,  by  order  of  Committee. 

EBEN  GAY,  Chairman. 

In  Senate,  February  2,  1820. 
Read  and  accepted. 
Sent  down  for  concurrence. 

JOHN  PHILLIPS,  President. 

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426  HISTORY  OF    NORTH   BRn)GEWATER. 

House  of  Eepresentatives,  February  11,  1820. 
Read  and  concurred. 

E.  H.  MILLS,  Spc-aher  pro.  tern. 

The  vote  on  the  acceptance  of  the  report  was  seventy-eight 
in  favor,  and  sixty-eight  opposed.  An  effort  was  made  to  re- 
consider the  above  vote,  which  was  rejected. 

In  the  first  session  held  in  June,  1820,  the  petition  waa 
again  presented,  and  the  following  action  taken :  — 

In  Sexate,  June  10, 1820. 
On  the  petition  aforesaid,  Ordered,  That  the  petitioners  cause  an  attested 
copy  of  their  petition,  with  tliis  order  thereon,  to  be  served  on  the  Town 
Clerk  of  Bridgewatcr,  thirty  days  at  least  before  the  first  Wednesday  of  the 
next  session  of  the  present  General  Court,  that  all  persons  interested  may 
then  and  there  appear  and  show  cause  (if  any  they  have)  why  the  prayer 
of  said  petition  should  not  be  granted. 
Sent  down  for  concurrence. 

JOHN  PHILLIPS,  President. 

In  House  of  Representatives,  June  10,  1820. 

Read  and  concurred. 

E.  H.  mills.  Speaker. 

A  true  copy.     Attest, 

S.  F.  McCLEARY,  Clerk  of  the  Senate. 

Received  this  order  of  notice  by  hand  of  Abel  Kingman,  Esq.,  the  seventh 
day  of  August,  1820. 

ELIAKIM  HOWARD,  Town  Clerk  of  Bridgcwaier. 

The  town,  upon  the  receipt  of  the  above  order  of  notice, 
held  a  meeting,  November  6,  1820,  "  To  see  whether  the 
town  would  vote  to  be  divided."  144  voted  in  favor  of  divi- 
sion, and  164  against  the  same. 

The  meeting  then  adjourned  to  the  24th  of  November, 
at  which  time  the  vote  was  put  to  see  whether  they  would 
choose  an  agent  to  oppose  a  division  of  the  town.  206 
voted  to  choose  an  agent,  and  321  voted  against  the 
same.  This  is  the  last  attempt  of  the  town  to  oppose  the 
passage  of  the  bill  to  Incorporate  the  North  Parish. 

At  the  next  session  of  the  General  Court,  held  in  Boston, 
January,  1821,  the  subject  of  division  was  again  brought  to 


NCORPORATION  OF   THE   TOWN.  427 

their  notice,  as  appears  of  record.  The  petition  was  read 
and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Incorporation  of  Towns, 
January  18,  1821,  together  with  the  following  petition  :  — 

To  the  Honorable  Legislature  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts : 

The  undersigned  humbly  represent  that  we  did,  in  the  course  of  the  last 
year,  sign  a  paper  remonstrating  against  the  petition  of  Asa  Howard  and 
others,  inhabitants  of  the  North  Parish  of  Bridgewater,  praying  for  said 
parish  to  be  incorporated  into  a  town,  and  was  at  that  time  fully  of  an 
opinion  that  it  would  be  best  for  the  town  to  keep  together  ;  but,  taking 
into  consideration  the  petition  of  the  West  Parish  to  become  a  town,  and 
the  proceedings  of  the  town  at  a  late  meeting  on  the  subject  of  said  petition, 
do  not  think  it  proper  to  oppose  any  further  ;  but  if  the  honorable  Legisla- 
ture should  think  proper  to  grant  the  prayer  of  the  said  Asa  Howard  and 
others,  we  wish  to  be  incorporated  with  them,  notwithstanding  any  petition 
to  the  contrary. 
North  Parish,  January  10,  1821. 

Jesse  Packard,  Turner  Torrey,  Anzel  Perkins, 

Oliver  Jackson,  Abijah  Knapp,  Samuel  Bryant, 

Jacob  Dunbar,  Isaac  Hartwell,  Jr.,  Job  Ames, 

Ebenezer  Dunbar,  Hayward  Marshall,  Theron  Ames, 

Ezekiel  Merritt,  Nathan  Packard,  Shepard  Snell. 

The  committee  to  whom  was  referred  the  above  petitions 
reported  as  follows  ;  namely, 

COMMONWEALTH  OF  MASSACHUSETTS. 
The  Committee  of  both  Houses,  to  whom  was  referred  the  petition  of  Asa 
Howard  and  others,  praying  that  the  North  Precinct,  in  the  town  of  Bridge- 
water,  in  the  County  of  Plymouth,  may  be  set  off  from  Bridgewater,  and 
incorporated  into  a  separate  town,  have  had  the  same  under  consideration, 
and  ask  leave  to  report  that  the  prayer  of  the  petition  be  so  far  granted 
that  the  petitioners  have  leave  to  bring  in  a  bill  for  that  purpose. 
Which  is  respectfully  submitted,  by  order  of  the  Committee. 

MARK  DOOLITTLE,  Chairman. 

In  Senate,  June  9,  1821. 
Read  and  accepted. 
Sent  down  for  concurrence. 

JOHN  PHILLIPS,  President. 

In  House  op  Eepresentatives,  June  11, 1821. 
Read  and  concurred. 

JOSIAH  QUINCY,  SpeaJcer. 

The  following  is  a  copy  of  the  bill  as  passed  by  both 
Houses,  assembled  June  15^  1821:  — 


428  HISTORY   OP   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

AN   ACT   TO   ESTABLISH   THE   TOVTN   OF    NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

Section  1.     J3e  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  in  Gen- 
eral Court  assembled,  and  by  authority  of  the  same  : 

That  all  that  part  of  the  North  Parish  of  Bridgewater  which  lies  within 
the  said  town  of  Bi-idgcwater,  according  to  the  present  territorial  limits 
thereof,  be,  and  hereby  is  established  as  a  separate  town,  by  the  name  of 
North  Bridgewater ;  and  the  inhabitants  of  the  said  town  of  North  Bridge- 
water  are  hereby  vested  with  all  the  powers  and  privileges,  and  shall  also 
be  subject  to  all  the  duties  and  requisitions  of  other  corporate  towns,  accord- 
ing to  the  constitution  and  laws  of  this  Commonwealth. 

Section  2.  Be  it  further  enacted.  That  the  inhabitants  of  the  town  of 
North  Bridgewater  shall  be  holden  to  pay  the  arrears  of  all  State,  County, 
and  Town  taxes  which  have  been  legally  assessed  upon  them,  together  with 
their  proportion  of  all  debts  due  from  the  said  town  of  Bridgewater  prior 
to  the  date  of  this  Act ;  and  the  said  town  of  North  Bridgewater  shall  be 
entitled  to  receive  their  proportion  of  the  said  debts  and  taxes  due  to  the 
said  town  of  Bridgewater,  when  collected  and  paid  into  the  Treasury  of  said 
town  ;  and  the  said  town  of  North  Bridgewater  shall  be  entitled  to  hold  their 
proportion,  according  to  the  present  valuation  of  all  the  real  and  personal 
property  belonging  to  the  town  of  Bridgewater  before  the  passing  of  thia 
Act. 

Section  3.  Be  it  further  enacted.  That  the  said  town  of  North  Bridge- 
water  shall  be  holden  to  support  their  proportion  of  the  poor  of  the  town  of 
Bridgewater  which  are  now  chargeable  to  said  town,  which  proportion  shall 
be  ascertained  by  the  present  valuation  of  the  town  ;  and  all  persons  who 
may  hereafter  become  chargeable  as  paupers  to  the  said  towns  of  Bridge- 
water  or  North  Bridgewater  shall  be  considered  as  belonging  to  that  town 
on  the  territory  of  which  they  had  their  settlement  at  the  time  of  the  passing 
of  this  Act,  and  shall  in  future  bo  chargeable  to  that  town  only. 

Section  4.  Be  it  further  enacted,  That  all  future  State  and  County  taxes 
which  may  be  levied  on  the  said  towns  of  Bridgewater  and  North  Bridge- 
water,  previous  to  a  new  valuation,  shall  be  assessed  and  paid  in  the  same 
proportion  as  they  now  are  according  to  the  present  valuation. 

Section  5.  Be  it  further  enacted.  That  any  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  the 
County  of  Plymouth  is  hereby  empowered,  upon  application  therefor,  to 
issue  a  warrant  directed  to  a  freehold  inhabitant  of  the  said  town  of  North 
Bridgewater  requiring  him  to  notify  and  warn  the  inhabitants  thereof  quali- 
fied to  vote  in  town  affairs,  to  meet  at  such  convenient  time  and  place  as 
Bhall  be  appointed  in  the  said  warrant,  for  the  choice  of  such  officers  as 
towns  are  by  law  required  to  choose  and  appoint  at  their  annual  town 
meetings. 

In  House  of  Representatives,  June  14,  1821. 
This  bill,  having  had  three  several  readings,  passed  to  be  enacted. 

JOSIAII  QUINCY,  Speaker. 


ILCORPORATION   OF   THE   TOWN.  429 

In  Senate,  June  15,  1821. 
This  bill  having  had  three  several  readings,  passed  to  be  enacted. 

JOHN  PHILLIPS,  President. 
June  15,  1821. 

Approved. 

J.  BROOKS. 

The  first  town  meeting  held  after  the  incorporation  of  the 
same,  was  July  4,  1821.  The  meeting  was  opened  with 
prayer  by  Rev.  Daniel  Huntington,  the  pastor  of  the  First 
Congregational  Church.  Joseph  Sylvester,  Esq.,  was  chosen 
moderator,  and  Colonel  Edward  Southworth  Town  Clerk. 
Abel  Kingman,  Esq.,  Howard  Cary,  Esq.,  and  Captain  Zecha- 
riah  Gurney  were  chosen  selectmen,  after  which  the  other 
town  officers  were  chosen.  The  number  of  voters  present  at 
the  first  town  meeting  was  about  two  hundred. 


INTRODUCTION 


TO 


THE    FAMILY    REGISTER. 


"  Like  leaves  on  trees  the  race  of  man  is  found, 
Now  green  in  youth,  now  withering  on  the  ground; 
Another  race  the  following  spring  supplies. 
They  fall  successive,  and  successive  rise. 
So  generations  in  their  course  decay. 

So  flourish  these  when  those  are  passed  away." 

Pope. 

Neter  was  there  a  time  since  the  settlement  of  this  country  when  the 
public  mind  has  been  so  much  interested  in  genealogical  research  as  at 
present.  There  is,  and  has  been  for  a  long  time,  a  growing  desire  to 
know  more  of  our  ancestry.  With  some  this  feeling  has  increased  from 
a  desire  to  trace  themselves  back  to  the  Pilgrim  Fathers.  In  others, 
there  is  a  wish  to  connect  their  name  with  some  distinguished  person- 
age in  favor  with  royal  power,  —  to  some  noted  warrior,  or  celebrated 
statesman,  of  the  older  countries. 

In  many  the  love  of  curiosity  induces  them  to  toil  hard  in  pouring 
over  old,  musty  records,  -examine  inscriptions  on  ancient  gravestones 
and  monuments.  In  gathering  such  information,  many  facts  have  been 
brought  to  light  and  recorded  that  might  otherwise  have  been  lost  or 
forgotten.  It  is  to  the  efforts  of  this  class  of  persons  that  we  are  in- 
debted for  nearly  all  of  the  history  of  our  country  ;  for  the  history  of  a 
nation  is  nothing  else  than  a  collective  history  of  the  families  that  com- 
pose that  nation.  It  is  through  their  efforts  that  the  history  of  the  past 
is  rescued  from  oblivion,  whereby  materials  are  gathered  for  our  town 
histories,  family  memorials,  and  other  works  of  the  kind,  that  enable 
biographers,  and  historiographers  to  do  justice  to  their  works. 

431 


432  HISTORY    OF    NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

These  are  the  persons  that  form  our  historical  associations  and  socie- 
ties, the  value  of  which  is  beginning  to  be  appreciated  by  nearly  all 
classes  in  the  community.  Within  a  few  years  several  of  these  organ- 
izations have  been  formed  in  different  sections  of  the  country,  and  people 
are  just  awaking  to  a  sense  of  the  importance  of  pursuits  liiie  these. 
Young  people  are  beginning  to  inquire  into  the  history  of  those  that 
preceded  them  ;  and  I  rejoice  in  the  belief  that  the  interest  in  this  kind 
of  study  is  increasing,  and  ere  long  hope  to  find  the  number  of  such 
to  be  very  numerous. 

Daniel  Webster  has  well  and  truly  said,  "It  is  a  noble  faculty  of  our 
nature  which  enables  us  to  connect  our  thoughts,  our  sympathies,  and 
our  happiness  with  what  is  distant  in  place  or  time,  and,  looking  before 
and  after,  to  hold  communion  at  once  with  our  ancestors,  and  our  pos- 
terity. There  is  also  a  moral  and  philosophical  respect  for  our  ances- 
tors, which  elevates  the  character  and  improves  the  heart.  Next  to  the 
sense  of  religious  duty  and  moral  feeling,  I  hardly  know  what  should 
bear  with  stronger  obligation  on  a  liberal  and  enlightened  mind  than  a 
consciousness  of  an  alliance  with  excellence  which  is  departed ;  and 
a  consciousness,  too,  that  in  its  acts  and  conduct,  and  even  in  its  sentiments 
and  thoughts,  it  may  be  actively  operating  on  the  happiness  of  those 
that  come  after  it." 

I  am,  however,  well  aware  that  there  are  many  who  regard  memorials 
like  these  as  dry  and  uninteresting.  To  me  they  are  exceedingly  interest- 
ing, not  merely  as  a  collection  of  names  and  dates,  but  for  the  associa- 
tions connected  with  them.  The  birth,  marriage  and  death,  of  an  individ- 
ual arc  the  most  important  events  in  his  history.  "Each  in  itself  is  a 
memorial,  not  of  death  only,  but  of  life,  —  of  a  heart  that  once  lived 
and  loved,  a  being  that  lived  a  certain  period  of  time  and  then  re- 
turned to  dust,  —  of  an  individual  human  life,  that  had  its  shares  in  the 
joys  and  sorrows,  its  cares  and  its  burdens,  its  afflictions  and  its  hopes, 
its  conflicts  and  its  achievements,  its  opportunities  wasted  and  improved, 
and,  finally,  its  hour  of  death." 

In  the  following  notices  of  North  Bridgewater  families,  I  have  in- 
tended to  bring  them  down  to  the  present  time,  and  especially  those  who 
■were  residents  of  the  town  previous  to  1800.  In  all  works  of  this  kind 
writers  have  to  depend  upon  the  assistance  and  co-operation  of  others, 
and  he  must  take  the  facts  as  they  appear  on  record,  or  are  commu- 
nicated to  him  personally  ;  statements  have  to  be  compared  with  records, 
and  each  with  the  other  have  to  be  carefully  examined  to  discover  any 
errors   that  may  exist.    The  sources  of  information  are  numerous,  and 


INTRODUCTION   TO   THE   FAMILY  REGISTER.  433 

there  is  a  great  variance  in  names  and  dates.  One  of  the  principal  and 
most  reliable  is  that  found  in  the  folds  of  the  family  Bible  ;  next,  is  the 
records  of  the  town,  which  arc  supposed  to  have  them  from  the  parents' 
own  pen,  or  by  oral  communication,  or  by  a  personal  consultation  with 
the  parents.  In  gathering  the  information  for  the  foregoing  lists,  I 
have  travelled  from  house  to  house,  at  great  expense,  and  copied  the 
names,  dates,  etc.,  as  given  from  their  records,  or,  as  in  many  instances, 
where  families  had  no  record,  from  their  memory.  I  have  consulted  the 
town  records  thoroughly,  have  written  hundreds  of  letters  of  inquiry  to 
different  sections  of  the  country,  have  copied  inscriptions  in  every  grave- 
yard in  the  town,  and,  when  I  had  all  of  them  before  me,  I  carefully 
compared  them,  and  arranged  them  for  the  printer.  I  have  labored  to 
include  all  the  families,  with  their  descendants,  of  the  earliest  settlers 
in  the  town,  among  the  most  numerous  of  whom  are  the  Packards, 
Howards,  Keiths,  Kingmans,  Snells,  Snows,  and  Reynolds.  Should  some 
of  the  family  records  appear  meagre  and  imperfect,  the  friends  of  the 
name  may  charge  themselves  with  the  blame  in  part,  and  not  to  me ; 
for,  besides  examining  the  records  above  mentioned,  I  have  consulted 
all  the  published  works  upon  genealogy  and  town  histories  that  have 
come  to  my  notice  (and  which  are  now  quite  numerous)  that  would 
be  likely  to  aid  me  in  my  efforts  to  make  the  work  complete. 

Among  the  most  prominent  works  published,  I  should  not  fail  to 
mention  Moses  Gary's  history  of  the  North  Parish,  published  in  1824, 
and  Mitchell's  History  of  Bridgewater,  published  by  Hon.  Nahum  Mitchell, 
of  East  Bridgewater,  in  1840,  both  of  which  have  served  as  valuable  aids 
in  connecting  the  earlier  families  in  the  North  Parish  previous  to  1800. 

Among  such  a  mass  of  names,  figures,  and  items  as  are  here  pre- 
sented, it  would  be  strange  if  errors  did  not  find  their  way  into  the 
list ;  and  the  writer  does  not  wish  to  be  understood  that  he  has  a  per- 
fect work,  for  that  is  impossible.  He  does  claim,  however,  to  have  used 
all  his  industry,  sagacity,  and  care,  and  has  spared  no  pains  to  render 
these  memorials  as  full  and  accurate  as  possible,  and,  in  the  main,  cor- 
rect. 

Those  persons  who  are  not  mentioned  at  all,  or  imperfectly  given, 
must  attribute  the  fact  to  the  information  rendered,  or  to  their  entire 
neglect,  as  the  case  may  be,  and  not  criticise  toj  harshly  upon  the 
labors  of  the  author,  who  has  had  no  other  object  in  view  than  to  pre- 
sent a  work  that  should  be  creditable  alike  to  the  town  and  to  himself. 
No  one  not  having  had  experience  in  a  work  of  this  kind  can  realize  the 
care  needed  to  avoid  mistakes,  or  the  labor  required  in  correcting  them ; 


43-4  HISTORY   OF  XORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

and  they  who  have  made  a  trial  of  the  task  will  be  sure  to  grant  all 
indulgence  for  the  inaccuracies  here  found. 

Many  of  the  families  here  published  have  never  resided  in  the  town, 
but  are  descendants,  and  are  inserted  as  a  matter  of  interest  to  their 
friends,  who  are  now  residents  of  the  town.  Some  of  these  families  are 
found  in  the  western  part  of  JMasBachusetts,  and  many  in  different  parts 
of  Maine.  As  is  stated  in  another  part  of  the  work,  many  of  the  early 
families  removed  to  Minot,  Winthrop,  Winslow,  and  other  towns  in 
Maine. 

The  reader  will  notice  in  the  latter  portion  of  this  work  that  double 
names  are  very  common.  I  have  endeavored  to  give  middle  names  in 
full  when  I  could  find  them.  In  a  large  proportion  of  the  letters 
written  to  me  from  a  distance,  only  an  initial  letter  for  the  middle  name 
is  given,  and  in  many  of  such  cases  I  have  written  a  second  or  third 
time  for  such  items,  that  there  might  be  as  little  perplexity  in  the  names 
as  possible.  The  labor  of  the  genealogist  to  get  the  records  of  the  past 
few  years  is  very  much  increased  by  the  fact  that  there  is  such  a  variety 
of  peculiarly  odd  names,  and  such  a  curious  method  of  spelling  them, 
that  it  is  a  difficult  matter  to  tell  what  they  are ;  as,  where  one  mem- 
ber of  a  family  is  named  Adelaide,  a  portion  of  the  family  call  her 
Addic,  another  by  her  full  name.  Others  might  be  mentioned,  and  the 
number  of  them  is  numerous,  that  are  pronounced  by  the  contracted 
name;  as  Hattie,  for  Harriet;  Lizzie,  for  Elizabeth;  Ahbie,  for  Abigail; 
Susie,  for  Susan;  Fannie,  for  Frances;  Carrie,  for  Caroline. 

Much  confusion  is  caused  by  two  persons  bearing  the  same  Christian 
name  in  different  branches  of  the  same  family,  eo  that  a  person  is  left  in 
doubt  which  is  meant.  Another  trouble  arises  from  a  person  being  known 
in  one  place  by  one  name,  and  in  another  by  a  different  one  ;  as,  Polly  or 
Molly  is  often  recorded  for  Mary,  Sally  instead  of  Sarah,  and  many  others. 

We  also  find  upon  town  records  the  names  of  parents  as  heads  of  fam- 
ilies ;  for  example,  "  children  of  John  and  Sarah  Ames."  Now,  supposing 
there  are  two  families  bearing  the  same  names  as  above,  it  would  be  diffi- 
cult, in  many  instances,  to  arrange  them  in  their  proper  order  in  the 
absence  of  other  information.  Much  of  this  difficulty  is  obviated  by  the 
law  of  18-15,  which  require  Town  Clerks  to  give  full  details  in  a  complete 
system  of  registration. 

There  has  been  in  times  past  a  general  complaint  among  persons  unused 
to  examining  genealogical  tables  or  registers,  that  they  have  been  too  com- 
plicated in  their  arrangement.    In  the  following  Register  I  have  endeavored 


INTRODUCTION   TO   THE  FAMILY   REGISTER.  435 

to  make  them  as  simple  as  possible,  and  have  adopted  a  plan  which,  I  hope, 
will  commend  itself  to  the  readers,  being  simple  as  well  as  useful. 

EXPLANATION. 

The  column  of  figures  on  the  left  margin  of  the  page  are  consecutive 
numbers,  denoting  the  number  of  persons  in  each  name,  commencing  with 
number  one  as  the  first  of  the  name  in  the  town,  or  as  the  original  ancestor, 
and  so  running  through  the  entire  name. 

The  head  of  each  family  is  printed  in  small  capital  letters,  while  the 
children's  names  are  printed  in  italics,  and  are  placed  each  above  the  other 
in  the  order  of  their  birth,  with  the  date  of  the  same  ;  also,  on  the  same 
line,  to  whom  they  are  married,  if  known,  or  date  of  person's  death,  when 
such  person  is  deceased. 

The  reference  numbers,  inclosed  in  parentheses  thus  (00) ,  refer  back  to 
a  corresponding  number  in  the  consecutive  column  of  figuijes,  where  may 
be  found  the  parent's  name  and  his  children. 

The  number  inclosed  in  brackets  thus  [00],  on  a  line  with  the  children's 
names,  refers  to  the  number  in  the  consecutive  column,  where  he  is  repre- 
sented as  the  head  of  a  family,  and  where  his  children  are  found. 

Where  there  are  no  reference  numbers  inclosed  in  brackets,  in  connection 
with  the  sons'  names,  it  shows  that  he  either  has  no  family,  or  that  it  i& 
not  known  ;  while  the  children  of  the  daughters  that  are  married  may  be 
found  under  the  name  of  their  husbands,  in  another  part  of  the  work,  or 
not  at  all. 

That  this  plan  may  be  more  simple,  I  will  illustrate  it  by  the  following 
example  ;  namely  :  — 

If  you  wish  to  trace  the  ancestry  of  Bela  Keith,  of  Campello,  look  on 
page  555.  We  find  at  number  159,  in  the  consecutive  column  of  figures, 
the  name  of  Bela  (son  of  Benjamin  91)  ;  following  back  to  number  91,  in  the 
consecutive  column,  we  find  Benjamin,  the  father  of  Bela,  also  his  brothers 
and  sisters  ;  running  back  to  number  38,  we  find  the  name  of  Levi  (son  of 
'Timothy  16),  and  his  children ;  again,  turning  back  to  number  16,  we  find 
the  name  of  Timothy  (son  of  Timothy  11),  and  his  children,  who  was  son 
of  Kcv.  James  Keith,  the  first  of  that  name  in  the  country. 

To  follow  the  descendants  of  Bela  Keith,  look  at  the  number  inclosed  in 
brackets  thus  [00],  in  line  160,  in  connection  with  his  eldest  son,  which 
is  Lewis,  and  we  find  number  236.  Turn  forward  to  that  number  in 
the  consecutive  column,  and  we  find  the  name  of  Lewis,  following  which 
are  his  children  ;  thus  we  find  a  complete  system  for  the  youngest  person 
to  trace  their  ancestry  to  the  first  one  published. 


436  HISTORY   OF   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

In  the  following  tables  the  different  branches  of  each  family  are  separated 

by  a  line, ,  and  the  various  families  are  separated  by  a  longer  line  ; 

thus, . 

ABBREYIATIONS. 

M.  stands  for  married,  b.  for  born,  d.  for  died,  dau.  for  daughter,  wid. 
for  widow  ;  and  where  the  names  of  tiwns  are  abbreviated,  they  are  as  fol- 
lows :  — 

A.  for  Abington,  S.  for  Stoughton,  N.  B.  for  North  Bridgewater,  E.  B. 
for  East  Bridgewater;  W.  B.  for  West  Bridgewater,  B.  for  Bridgewater, 
E.  for  Easton. 

OLD   AND   NEW   STYLE. 

For  many  years  after  the  settlement  of  New  England,  the  people  called 
the  days  of  the  week  by  numbers  and  not  by  the  names  we  have  for  them ; 
The  Sabbath  they  called  the  First,  and  so  on  to  Saturday,  the  Seventh  and 
last. 

The  months  were  also  called  by  numbers,  beginning  with  March,  which 
was  the  first,  and  ending  with  February,  the  twelfth  and  last  in  the  year. 

Previous  to  1752,  many  persons  styled  the  year  from  the  first  of  January, 
as  at  present,  and  others  from  the  twenty-fifth  day  of  March. 

To  avoid  the  uncertainty  and  want  of  uniformity  in  dates,  the  practice  of 
double  dating  was  common  to  mark  the  intervening  time  between  the  above 
dates.  The  double  date  was  used  thus,  1751-2,  thereby  saving  any  confu- 
sion. The  manner  of  computing  time  by  the  Julian  Calendar  was  in  use 
from  the  year  825  to  1751.  By  that  calendar  every  fourth  year  was  a  leap 
year  of  36G  days,  which  at  length  was  found  to  be  erroneous,  and  was  cor- 
rected by  statute  in  1752. 

'*  Sect.  1.  And  be  it  enacted  by  the  King's  most  Excellent  Majesty,  &c., 
That  the  first  day  of  January,  1752,  shall  be  taken  for  the  first  day  of 
the  year  then  and  ever  afterwards.  That  the  third  day  of  September, 
1752,  shall  be  reckoned  and  accounted  to  be  the  fourteenth  day  of  Septem- 
ber," etc. 

Previous  to  that  time,  the  year  was  considered  as  beginning  on  the 
twenty-fifth  of  March,  and  accordingly  March  was  reckoned  the  first  month, 
and  February  the  last  month  in  the  year.  Thus,  if  we  wish  to  write  the 
date  of  February  12th,  1750,  it  would  read  12th  mo.,  12th  day,  1750-1. 

To  change  Old  Style  to  New  Style,  add  ten  days  to  all  dates  previous  to 
1700.  Add  eleven  days  to  all  dates  from  1700  to  1800,  and  twelve  days 
from  1800  to  1900. 

In  tlie  following  list  of  dates,  where  they  occur  between  January  first 
and  March  twenty-fifth,  the  year  conforms  to  the  New  Style,  the  days 
remaining  unchanged. 


FAMILY    REGISTER. 


THE  AMES  FAMILY. 

The  first  of  this  name  in  this  country  were  John  and  William,  eons  of 
Richard  Ames,  of  Bruton,  Somersetshire,  England.  John  became  one  of  the 
early  settlers  of  Bridgewater,  and  resided  in  West  Bridgewater,  while  Wil- 
liam settled  at  Braintree,  in  1640.  John  married  Elizabeth  Hayward.  Ho 
died  in  1698,  leaving  no  children.  He  deeded  his  large  estate  to  his  brother 
William's  nephew,  John,  of  Braintree. 

1  William,  of  Braintree,  married  Hannah  — — .     Children  :  — 

2  Hannah,  born  Mar.  12,  1641 ;  married  John  Hayden,  1660. 

3  Rebecca,  born  Aug.  1642. 

4  Lydia,  born  April  2,  1645. 

5  John,  born  Mar.  24,  1647  ;  married  Sarah  Willis,  1672. 

6  Sarah,  born  Jan.  1,  1650  ;  m.  Thomas  Hayward. 

7  Deliverance,  born  Dec.  6,  1653. 
The  father  died  Jan.  11,  1654. 


8  John  (son  of  William  1)  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  John  Willis, 

and  resided  at  West  Bridgewater  in  1672.     Children  :  — 

9  John,  b.  April  14,  1672  [17] ;  m.  Sarah  Washburn,  Jan.  12,  1697. 

10  William,  b.  Nov.  6,  1673  ;  married  Mary  Hayvrard,  Dec.  13,  1698. 

11  Nathaniel,  b.  Oct.  9,  1677  ;  married  Susanna  Howard,  Dec.  2,  1702. 

12  Elizabeth,  b.  Sept.  6,  1680  ;  married  John  Field,  Nov.  1697. 

13  Thomas,  b.  Feb.  21,  1682  ;  married  Mary  Hayward,  Feb.  27,  1706. 

14  Sarah,  b.  Oct.  12,  1685  ;  married  Daniel  Field,  Mar.  6,  1706. 

15  David,  b.  Aug.  30,  1688  ;  married  Mary  Reynolds,  July  12,  1722. 

16  Hannah,  married  David  Packard,  Dec.  17,  1712. 
The  father  died  in  1726. 


17  John  (son  of  John  8)  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  John  Washburn 

Jan.  12,  1697.     Children  :  — 

18  Elizabeth,  b.  Dec.  9,  1697  ;  married  Joseph  Bassett,  1724. 

19  John,  b.  Mar.  19,  1700  ;  married  Mehitable  Packard,  June  3,  1725. 

20  Sarah,  b.  Jan.  23,  1702  ;  married  Abiel  Packard,  Jan.  11,  1723. 

21  Abigail,  b.  Feb.  9,  1705  ;  married  Thomas  Wade,  1752. 

22  Jonathan,  b.  June  10,  1707  ;  married  Keziah  Tinkham,  1757. 

23  Deborah,  b.  April  5,  1710  ;  died  single. 

24  Daniel,  b.  Oct.  7,  1712  [27]  ;  married  Hannah  Keith,  Jan.  28,  1742. 

25  Benjamin,  b.  Feb.  24,  1715  [30] ;  married  Dorcas  Thayer,  1760. 

26  Joshua,  b.  April  9,  1718  ;  died  young. 
The  father  died  Jan.  1,  1756. 


27  Daniel   (son   of  John   17)    married  Hannah,   daughter  of  Timothy 
Keith,  Jan.  28,  1742.     Children  :  — 

437 


438  HISTORY   OF    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 


28  John,  b.  Oct.  31,  1742  ;  m.  !Martha  Park  ;  was  a  phyBician  settled  at 

Rehoboth  ;  died  Oct.  24,  1773,  leavins:  no  children. 

29  Timothrj,  b.  Sept.  4,  1744  [38]  ;  m.  Abigail  Howard,  Nov.  19,  1778. 

30  Noah,  b.  June  25,  1748  [45]  ;  married  Ruhama  French,  Oct.  5,  1778. 

31  Daniel,  b.  Feb.  8,  1751  [47]  ;  m.  Mehitable  Perkins,  iMar.  7,  1780. 

32  Job,  b.  Oct.  28,  1752  [50]  ;  married  Mary  Dike,  Dec.  12,  1782. 

33  Sarah,  b.  Nov.  30,  1754;  married  Benjamin  Fuller,  Sept.  8,  1777. 

34  Hannah,  b.  Dec.  17,  175G  ;  married  Israel  Burr,  Oct.  26,  1779. 

35  Phcbc,  h.  May  11,  17G0  ;  died  single. 

The  father  died  of  small-pox,  March  10,  1778,  aged  60.     The  mother 
died  1802. 


36  Benjamin  (son  of  John  17)   married  Dorcas,  daughter  of  Hezekiah 

Thayer,  of  Braintree,  1700.     Children  :  — 

37  Joshua,  b.  June  18,  1760  [56]  ;  married  Hannah  Ford,  Oct.  5,  1786. 
The  father  died  Aug.  19,  1773.     The  mother  died  1816. 


38  Timothy  (son   of  Daniel   27)   married   Abigail,  daughter  of  George 

Howard,  Nov.  19,  1778.     Children  :  — 

39  Hannah,  b.  Nov.  19,  1779  ;  died  Oct.  13,  1783. 

40  Scba,  b.  Aug.  7,  1781  ;  died  young. 

The  mother  died  Aug.  24.  1784.     He  then  married  Ruth  Carver,  Oct. 
1,  1786.     Children  :  — 

41  AUgail,  b.  July  26,  1787  ;  married  Oliver  Bryant,  May  6,  1804. 

42  Sibbil,  b.  Oct.  29,  1789  ;  married  Jeremiah  Beals,  Nov.  26,  1807. 

43  Thcron,  b.  Dec.  29,  1792  [61]  ;  m.  Patty  Packard,  Dec.  11,  1816. 

44  Phebe,  b.  June  20,  1775;  married  Edwin  Clark,  of  Northampton. 
The  father  died  July  18,  1814. 


45  Noah  (son  of  Daniel  27)  married  Ruhama,  daughter  of  John  French, 

Oct.  5,  1778.     Children:  — 

46  John,  b.  1779  [67]  ;  m.  Hannah  Southworth,  1802. 
Removed  to  "Winthrop,  Me. 


47  Daniel    (son   of  Daniel  27)   married  Mehitable,  daughter  of  Josiah 

Perkins,  Mar.  7,  1780.     Children  :  — 

48  Benjamin,  h.  1781  [73]  ;  married  Zelopha  French,  Oct.  15,  1803. 

49  Josiah,  b.  1783  [77]  ;  married  Prudence  Thayer,  1813. 

50  Job  (son  of  Daniel  27)  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Samuel  Dike,  Dec. 

12,  1782.     Children  :  — 

51  Azel,  b.  Sept.  7,  1783/83]  ;  m.  Mercy  Hatch,  of  Marshfield,  Mass. 

52  Hannah,  b.  1785  ;  m.  Zebedee  Snell,  Jr.,  1804. 

53  Joel,  b.  1787  [91]  ;  m.  Reliance  Edson,  1818. 

54  Elijah,  b.  1789  [97]  ;  m.  Abigail  Ford.of  Marshfield,  Mass. 

55  Nathaniel,  b.  July  1,  1795  [107]  ;  m.  Sally  Copeland,  Jan.  4,  1825. 

56  Joshua   (son  of  Benjamin  36)  married  Hannah,   daughter  of  Mark 

Ford,  Oct.  5,  1786.     Children  :  — 

57  James,  b.  1787  ;  died  single. 

58  David,  b.  1788  [110]  ;  married  Lucinda  Packard. 

59  Hannah,  b.  1790  ;  m.  J(jlm  Talbot,  and  removed  to  New  York. 

60  Betsy,  b.  1796  ;  m.  Zeplianiah  French,  and  removed  to  Albany. 

This  family  resided  at  West  Bridgewater.     The  father  died  May  29, 
1802.     The  widow  died  1829. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  439 

61  Theron   (son  of  Timothy  38)   married   Patty,  daughter  of  Captain 

Robert  Packard,  Dec.  11,  1816.     Children  :  — 

62  Frances,  b.  April  18,  1818 ;  single. 

63  Martha  Pcr/dns,  b.  May  20,  181'J  ;  m.  Nelson  Packard,  April  10,1837. 

64  Siblnl,  b.  April  20,  1822  ;  married  Isaac  Kin;Tman,  June  2,  184-4. 

65  Phcbe,  h.  Jan.  5,  1820;  married  Welcome  White,  Jan.  5,  1844. 

66  Edwin  Clark,  b.  April  20,  1828  [117] ;  married  Cordelia  F.  Stevens. 

67  John  (son  of  Noah  45)  married  Hannah,  daughter  of  Perez  South- 

worth,  Sept.  26,  1802.     Children  :  — 

68  Noah,  b.  Nov.  13,  1803. 

69  Ruhama  French,  b.  Jan.  24,  1805  ;  m.  Albert  Smith,  May  20,  1832. 

70  Franklin,  b.  Sept.  30,  1806  f  120] ;  m.  Martha  K.  Thompson,  May 

25,  1832. 

71  Mary,  b.  Feb.  20,  1809  ;  died  single, 

72  Thomas  Thompson,  b.  April  19,  1811  [125]  ;  m.  Sarah  Eaton,  Dec.  2, 

1832. 
The  father  died  July  21,  1825.     The  mother  died  Nov.  25,  1854. 

73  Benjamin   (son  of  Daniel  47)   married  Zelopha,  daughter  of   John 

French,  Oct.  15,  1803.     Children  :  — 

74  Damaris,  b.  Sept.  29,  1804. 

75  Nancy,  b.  Jan.  30,  1806  ;  married  Galen  Pi-att,  Feb.  16,  1826. 

76  Daniel  French,  b.  April  8,  1809  ;  married  Sally  Packard. 

77  JosiAH  (son  of  Daniel  47)  married  Prudence,  daughter  of  Captain  Wil- 

liam Thayer,  of  Braintree,  and  removed  to  Dracut.     Children  :  — 

78  George,  b.  1813. 

79  Sarah  Jones,  b.  1815. 

80  Josiah,  b.  1817. 

81  Harriet,  b.  1819. 

82  John,  b.  1823. 


83  AzEL  (son  of  Job  50)  married  Mercy,  daughter  of  Charles  Hatch,  of 

Marshfield,  Nov.  14,  1811.     Children  :  — 

84  Azel,  b.  Jan.  4,  1813  [128];  m.  Louisa  Luf kin,  of  Chester,  N.  H., 

Jan.  12,  1837. 

85  Job,  b.  June  28,  1815  [132]  ;  married  Mary  Clark,  of  Lyme,  N.  H. 

86  Mercy  Hatch,  b.  April  14,  1818 ;  died  single,  Dec.  1,  1838. 

87  Joanna  Winslow,  b.  May  3,  1821 ;  died  young,  Oct.  1822. 

88  Elizabeth,  b.  May  8,  1823  ;  single. 

89  Lois,  b.  Oct.  2,  1825  ;  married  Rev.  Erastus  Dickinson. 

90  Marcus,  b.  Feb.  26,  1828  [137] ;  married  Jane  Vandenburg,  of  Syra- 

cuse, N.  Y. 
The  father  died  March  3,  1842. 


91  Joel  (son  of  Job  50),  married  Reliance,  daughter  of  Josiah  Edson, 

Dec.  7,  1818.     Children  :  — 

92  Horace,  b.  June  22,  1821  [141]  ;  m.  Abigail  II.  Snell,  May  6,  1845. 

93  Abigail,  b.  Sept.  22, 1822  ;  married  Bela  T.  Brown,  Oct.  8,  1845. 

94  Sarah  Fuller,  b.  Sept.  3,  1826  ;  died  June  29,  1837. 

95  Luther,  b.  March  2,  1828  [149]  ;  m.  Mary  A.  Spinney,  Nov.  28,  1849. 

96  Olive  Noyes,  b.  Aug.  6,  1832 ;  m.  M.  Faxon  Torrey,  April  16,  1850. 

97  Elijah  (son  of  Job  50)  married  Abigail,  daughter  of  Elisha  Ford,  of 

Marshfield.     Children  :  — 


44:0  HISTORY    OF    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

98  Marxj  Dike,  b.  July  4,  1813  ;  m.  David  P.  Hatch,  of  Marshfic-ld,  1839. 

99  Elijah,  b.  July  U,  181G  [157]  ;  m.  Sarah  Ann  ThomaB,  of  Marshfield, 

Nov.  2G,  1840. 

100  Abigail  Ford,  b.  June  27,  1818  ;  m.,  1st,  Israel  Hatch,  of  Marshfield  ; 

2d,  Samuel  Tolman,  of  Scituate. 

101  Elisha  Ford,  b.  Feb.  23,  1820  [1G7]  ;  married  Orrilla  Park,  of  Sears- 

port,  Me. 

102  Nathaniel,  b.  June  13,  1827  [172] ;  married  Elizabeth  Patterson,  of 

Halifax,  N.  S. 

103  Samuel  Adams,  b.  Oct.  2,  1832 ;  single. 

The  wife  died.  He  then  married  Mercy,  daughter  of  Asa  Hevcett,  of 
Marshfield,  Jan.  22,  1856.  This  family  settled  in  Marshfield. 
Children  :  — 

104  Mercy  White,  b.  Dec.  1856. 

105  John,  b.  1858. 

106  Georc/e  Hewett,  b.  1859. 


107  Nathaniel  (son  of  Job  50)  married,  Sally,  daughter  of  Caleb  Cope- 

land,  of  West  Bridgewater,  Jan.  4,  1825.     Children  :  — 

108  Mary,  b.  Sept.  6,  1826  ;  m.  Henry  l\.  Littlefield,  April  27,  1845. 

109  Lavina,  b.  Oct.  11,  1829  ;  married  Jonathan  Keith,  May  7,  1848. 

110  Captain  David  (son  of  Joshua  50)  married  Lucinda,  daughter  of  Jonas 

Packard,  Sept.  7,  1815.     Children  :  — 

111  David  Packard,  b.  April  8,    1816  [178]  ;    married  Mary  P.  Leach, 

I^ov.  8,  1838. 

112  Lucinda  Atwood,  b.  Sept.  6,  1817;  married  Charles  S.  Johnson,  Nov. 

30,  1837. 

113  Benjamin  Sheldon,  b.  Aug.  10,  1819  ;  died  May  2,  1820. 

114  Mehitable  Brett,  h.  Oct.  16,  1821 ;  m.  Henry  Johnson,  Nov.  7,  1844. 

115  Benjamin  Franklin,  b.  Oct.  5,  1825  [187] ;  married  Emcline  J.  Fobes, 

Dec.  4,  1848. 

116  James  Bradford,  b.  July  3,  1827  [192]  ;  m.  Lavina  Snell ;  2d,  Pamelia 

T.  Flanders. 
The  father  died  Jan.  11,  1856. 

117  Edwin  Clark  (son  of  Theron  61)  married  Cordelia  Frances,  daughter 

of  Luther  Stevens,  of  Scituate,  Nov.  27,  1856.     Children  :  — 

118  Frank  Clark,  b.  Oct.  25,  1857. 

119  Charles  Edwin,  b.  Aug.  16,  1863. 

Residence  on  Pleasant  Street ;  shoe  manufacturer. 


120  Franklin  (son  of  John  07)  married  ]\Iartha  Kingman,  daughter  of 

Captain  Thomas  Thompson,  May  25,  1832.     Children  :  — 

121  Thomas  Franklin,  h.  July  19,  1835  ;  died  March  8,  1854. 

122  Martha  Auf/usla,  b.  May  12,  1844. 

123  Charlotte  Thompson,  b.  May  14,  1847. 

124  Lizzie  Strowbridejc ,  b.  July  22,  1851. 

Mr.  Ames  has  held  several  public  offices  in  the  town,  was  in  the  State 
Council,  has  been  United  States  assessor,  and  is  now  Paymaster,  with 
the  rank  of  Major. 

125  TnoMAS  Thompson  (son  of  John  07)  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Benja- 

min Eaton,  Dec.  2,  1832.     Children  :  — 


/U-T^/E^ck^n. 


FAMILY   REGISTER.  441 


126  Nathaniel  Henry  Cross,  b.  May  17,  1835  ;  he  was  in  Co.  A,  35th  Regi- 

ment ;  was  taken  prisoner  wiiile  retreating  from  Strawberry  Plain, 
Tenn.,  Jan.  22,  1804. 

127  Arabel,  b.  Nov.  22,  1840. 
The  father  died  Sept.  2,  1854. 

128  AzEL  (son  of  Azel  83)  married  Louisa,  daughter  of  Humphrey  Luf  kin, 

of  Chester,  N.  11.,  Jan.  12,  1837.     Children  :  — 

129  Azel  Winslow,  b.  July  20,  1838  ;  died  Jan.  12,  1840. 

130  Isabella  Louisa,  b.  July  2,  1841 ;  m.  Albert  S.  Kimball,  April  24, 1861. 

131  Azel,  b.  Aug.  IG,  1845.    . 

Pkcsides  at  Chelsea,  Mass,  ;  merchant  in  Boston. 

132  Job  (son  of  Azel  83)  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Jonas  Clark,  of  Lyme, 

N.  11.,  Aug.  7,  1845.     Children  :  — 

133  Job  Winslow,  b.  Nov.  29,  1846. 

134  Charles  Francis,  h.  July  20,  1848. 

135  Marietta  Clark,  April  28,  1852. 

136  Fred.  Carleton,  b.  Sept.  5,  1854. 

Resides  at  Chelsea,  Mass.  ;  merchant  in  Boston. 

137  Marcus  (son  of  Azel  83)  married  Jane  A.  Vandenburg,  of  SyracnSB, 

N.  Y.,  Oct.  15,  1853.     Children  :  — 

138  Ella  Elizabeth,  b.  Dee.  28,  1855. 

139  Marcus  Jndson,  b.  May  12,  1858. 

140  Herman  Vandenburg ,  b.  Aug.  7,  1865. 
Congregational  clergyman  at  Lancaster,  Mass. 

141  Horace  (son  of  Joel  91)  married  Abigail  Howard,  daughter  of  Zebedeo 

Snell,  May  G,  1845.     Children  :  — 

142  Joel  Hubert,  b.  Oct.  27,  1846. 

143  Sarah  Elizabeth,  b.  June  25,  1850. 

144  Winsloiu  Howard,  b.  May  30,  1854 ;  died  Oct.  5,  1854. 

The  wife  died  June  14,  1854.     He  then  married  Hannah   Perkins, 
daughter  of  Abiah  Reed,  Jan.  22,  1855.     Children  :  — 

145  Ruth  Reed,  b.  Oct.  7,  1856. 

146  Abby  Snell,  b.  Nov.  16,  1858. 

147  Cornelia  Jane,  b.  June  9,  1861. 

148  Edwin  Walter,  b.  June  16,  1864. 


149  Luther  (son  of  Joel  91)  married  Mary  Ann,  daughter  of  Ebenezer 

Spinney,  of  Charlestown,  Mass.,  Nov.  29,  1849.     Children :  — 

150  Reliance  Fuller,  Sept.  29,  1850. 

151  Martha  Fletcher,  b.  Dec.  26,  1851. 

152  Albert,  b.  Sept.  1,  1853. 

153  Betsy  Ann  Fletcher,  b.  March  26,  1855. 

154  Frances  Hunt,  b.  June  27,  1858. 

155  Frank  Vernon,  b.  Nov.  16,  1860. 

156  Arthur  Montrose,  b.  Oct.  1,  1863. 


157  Elijah  (son  of  Elijah  97)  married  Sarah  A.  Thomas,  of  Marshfield, 

Mass.,  Nov.  26,  1840.     Children  :  — 

158  Sarah  D.  S.,h.  Nov.  13,  1843. 

159  George  W.,  b.  Oct.  4,  1845  ;  died  Nov.  4,  1849. 

160  Mary  A.,  b.  Dec.  16,  1847. 

56 


442  HISTORY  OF   NORTH   BRn)GEWATER. 


161  EHjah,  b.  Oct.  26,  1850. 

162  Lizzie  F.,  b.  July  13,  1852. 

163  Waterman  T.,  b.  Feb.  26,  1854  ;  died  March  1,  1855. 

164  William,  b.  Nov.  30,  1855. 

165  Lucy  T.  b.  Dec.  25,  1857. 

166  Ray  T.,  b.  Oct.  1,  1859. 

167  Elisilv  Ford  (eon  of  Elijah  97)  married  Orrilla  Park,  of  Searsport, 

Me . ,  April ,  1 845 .     Children  :  — 

168  Joseph  B.,  b.  Jan.  1846. 

169  Orri/la  P.,  April  10,  1848. 

170  Elisha  F.,  b.  1854;  died  Oct.  2,  1860. 

171  Harriet  S.,  b.  August,  1863. 

172  Nathaniel  (son  of  Elijah  97)  married  Elizabeth  Patterson,  of  Halifax, 

N.  S.     Children  :  — 

173  Mary  K,  b.  Oct,  27,  1851  ;  died . 

174  James  F.,  b.  Nov.  13,  1852. 

175  Annie  L.,  b.  1854. 

176  Alice  C,  b.  1855  ;  died  at  Greenwood,  Minn.,  1855. 

177  Nathaniel  S.,  b.  1856. 


178  David  Packard  (son  of  Captain  David  110)  married  Mary  Peck,  daugh- 

ter of  Simeon  Leach,  of  Easton,  Nov.  8.  1838.     Children  :  — 

179  Charles  Parker,  h.  Jan.  2,  1840  ;  died  Nov.  25,  1842. 

180  Charles  Parker,  b.  June  26,  1842  ;  married  Hattie  Eveline  Howard, 

Dec.  9,  1864. 

181  Marietta  Leach,  b.  Jan.  22,  1844  ;  died  Oct.  28,  1862. 

182  Lucianna  Keycs,  b.  Jan.  10,  1847. 

183  Leslie  Coo-mhs,  b.  Sept.  5,  1850. 

184  Lizzie  Marie,  b.  Oct.  19,  1852. 

185  Lcora  Gertrude,  b.  Nov.  27,  1854. 

186  David,  b.  Oct.  25,  1856, 
Resides  at  Cocheeett,  Mass. 


187  Benjamin  Franklin   (son  of  Captain  David  110)   married  Emeline 

Johnson,  daughter  of  Ruel  Fobes,  of  Bridgewater,  Dec.   4,  1848. 
Children  :  — 

188  Ellis  Franklin,  b.  Jan.  23,  1850. 

189  Emeline  Florence,  b.  July  11,  1851  ;  died  Sept.  8,  1853. 

190  Walter  Bradford,  h.  July  28,  1859. 

191  Clara  Warren,  b.  Sept.  2,  1861  ;  died  Jan.  7,  1863. 
Residents  of  Kingston,  Mass. 


192  James  Bradford  (son  of  Captain  David  110)  married  Lavina  Snell, 

daughter  of  Zadoc  Tilton,  of  Troy,  Me.,  Dec.  2,  1850.     Children  :  — 

193  Ellen  Elvina,  b.  July  25,  1851. 

194  Alice  Bradford,  h.  Oct.  15,  1852;  died  July  26,  1857. 

The  wife  died  March  6,  1857.  He  then  married  Pamelia  Tilton,  daugh- 
ter ol"  Alvin  Flanders,  of  Chilmark,  Mass.,  Dec.  10,  1857.  The 
Becond  wife  died  Jan.  23,  1863. 


195  FisKB  Ames  was  born  in  West  Bridgewater,  March  15,  1773,  and  re- 
moved to  North  Bridgewater  in  early  life  ;  married  Betsy  Covington, 
1803.     Children :  — 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  443 


196  Betsy  Covington,  b.  May  21,  1805 ;  died  May  4,  1839. 

197  Cyrus,  b.  Nov.  26,  180G ;  died  Nov.  22,  1807. 

198  Gcorcjc  Robinson,  b.  May  1,  1808  ;  m.  Arethusa  Bill,  of  N.  Y. 

199  William,  b.  Aug.  29,  1810  ;  m.  Fanny  Jane  Brings,  of  Stoughton. 

200  Joseph  Thomas,  b.  April  18,  1813  ;  m.  ]Maria  P.  Packard,  of  W.  B. 
The  wife  died  Dec.  21,  1817.     lie  then  married  Dinah,  daughter  of 

Benjamin  Leach,  Feb.  2,  1819.     Children  :  — 

201  Elbriciffe  Gerry,  b.  June  21,  1819;   m.  let.  Laura  Snell;  2d,  Susan 

White,  of  liandolph. 

202  Mary  Keith,  b.  Sept.  30, 1822  ;  married  John  Russell  Mills,  of  Deer- 

ing,  N.  II. 

203  John,  h.  Sept.  4,  182G  [204]  ;  married  Dulcina  Jane  Willis. 
The  father  died  March  12,  1852,  aged  79  years. 


204  John  (son  of  Fiske  195)   married  Dulcina  Jane,  daughter  of  WilliarJ 

Willis,  June  10,  1856.     Children  :  — 

205  Horace,  b.  May  29,  1857  ;  died  Dec.  31,  1857. 

206  Ellis  Fiske,  h.  Sept.  26,  1859. 

207  Anna  Pierce,  b.  Oct.  19,  1860  ;  died  April  22,  1863, 

208  Lois  Starr,  b.  Mar.  16,  1862. 

209  George  Frances,  b.  Feb.  27,  1864. 
Farmer,  resides  on  the  homestead. 


THE  ALDEN  FAMILY. 


1  Hon.  John  Alden  is  the  ancestor  of  all  who  bear  the  name  of  Alden  in 

this  country.  He  came  to  Plymouth,  in  the  "  Mayflower,"  in  1620, 
and  is  said  to  have  been  the  first  person  that  landed  on  Plymouth 
Rock.  He  lived  at  Plymouth  a  few  years,  and  then  removed  to 
Duxbury,  on  a  farm  that  is  now  in  the  possession  of  his  descendants. 
He  was  the  youngest  of  those  who  signed  the  immortal  compact  of 
civil  government  in  the  cabin  of  the  "  Mayflower"  at  Provincetown, 
Nov.  15,  1620.  He  was  a  man  of  great  integrity  and  worth,  and  was 
held  in  the  highest  esteem  by  the  men  of  that  time,  and  filled  many 
offices  of  honor  and  responsibility  with  great  credit.  When  he  landed 
on  our  shores,  he  was  a  single  man,  but  soon  after  married  Priscilla, 
daughter  of  William  MuUins,  by  whom  he  had  eight  children  :  — 

2  John,  married  1st,  Elizabeth ;  2d,  Widow  Elizabeth  Everill.     He 

was  captain  of  several  armed  vessels  in  the  colony,  and  lived  on 
Alden  Street,  Boston  ;  died  March  14,  1702. 

3  Joseph  [10],  married  Mary  Simmons,  of  Bridgewater. 

4  David,  was  Selectman  and  Representative  of  Duxbury  several  years. 

5  Jonathan,  married  Abigail  Hallett,  Dec.  10,  1672  ;  was  a  captain  ;  died 

Feb.  1697. 

6  Elizabeth,  m.  William  Paybody,  of  Duxbury,  May  31,  1717. 

7  Sarah,  married  Alexander  Standish,  son  of  Captain  Miles  Standiah. 

8  Ruth,  married  John  Bass,  of  Brain  tree. 

9  Mary,  married  Thomas  Delano,  and  lived  in  Duxbury. 
The  father  died  Sept.  12,  1687,  aged  90. 

10  Joseph  (eon  of  Hon.  John  1)  was  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Bridge- 
water,  in  1654.  His  posterity  are  very  numerous  throughout  the 
Bridgewaters.  He  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Moses  Simmons. 
Children  :  — 


444  HISTORY  OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 


11  Isaac,  married  Mehitable  Allen,  of  Bridgewater,  Dec.  2,  1685. 

12  Joseph,  b.  1608  [16],  married  Ilannah  Dunham,  of  Plymouth. 

13  John,  married  Hannah  White,  of  Weymouth. 

14  Elizabeth,  married  Benjamin  Snow,  1691. 

15  Mary,  married  Samuel  Allen,  1700. 
The  father  died  Feb.  8,  1697,  aged  73. 


16  Deacon  Joseph  (son  of  Joseph  10)  married  Hannah,  daughter  of  Daniel 

Dunham,  of  Plymouth,  1690.     Children  :  — 

17  Daniel,  b.  Jan.  29,  1690;  married  Abigail  Shaw,  Dec.  25,  1717. 

18  Joseph,  b.  Aug.  24,  1693  ;  died  young. 

19  Elcazer,  b.  Sept.  27,  1694  ;  married  Martha  Shaw,  May  11,  1720. 

20  Hannah,  b.  Feb.  1,  1696  ;  m.  Mark  Lathrop.of  Easton,iMarch  29,  1722. 

21  Mar7j,  b.  April  10,  1699  ;  m.  Timothy  Edson,  of  Stafford,  Conn.,  Feb. 

10,  1719. 

22  Joseph,  b.  Sept.  5,  1700  ;  died  young. 

23  Jonathan,  b.  Dec.  3,  1703;  died  young. 

24  Samuel,  b.  Aug.  20,  1705  [27] ;  m.  1st.  Abiah  Edson,  1728  ;  2d,  Rebecca 

Washburn,  1752. 

25  Mehitable,  h.  Oct.  18,  1707 ;  married  Barnabas  Eaton, 

26  Seth,  b.  July  6,  1710  ;  m.  Mehitable  Carver.      He  was  a  captain,  and 

inherited  his  father's  farm. 
The  father  died  Dec.  22,  1747,  aged  80.     The  mother  died  the  same 
year. 

27  Samuel  (son  of  Deacon  Joseph  16)   married  Abiah,  daughter  of  Capt. 

Josiah  Edson,  1728,  and  resided  at  Titicut,  Mass.     Children  :  — 

28  Abiah,  b.  1729  ;  married  Seth  Harris,  1751. 

29  Mehitable,  b.  1732  ;  married  Joshua  Packard. 

30  Sarah,  b.  1734. 

31  Samuel,  b.  1736  [35] ;  married Williams. 

32  Josiah,  b.  1738  ;  married  Bathsheba  Jones,  of  Raynham. 

33  Simeon,  b.  1740 ;  married  Mary  Packard,  May  23,  1763. 

34  Silas,  died  at  the  age  of  21. 


35  Samuel  (son  of  Samuel  27)  married Williams  ;  lived  in  the  north- 

west corner  of  Abington,  near  the  line  of  North  Bridgewater,  after- 
ward included  in  the  North  Parish.     Children  :  — 

36  Daniel  [44],  married  Sarah  Cary,  Dec.  18,  1786. 

37  Silas,  lived  in  Jay,  Me. 

38  Joseph,  lived  in  Jay,  Me. 

39  Samuel  [49],  married  Sally  Ford. 

40  Williams  [54],  married  Thankful  Linfield,  1803. 

41  Seth  [58],  married  Harmony  Southworth,  Jan.  11, 1802. 

42  Hosea  [59],  married  Milly  Edson,  1817. 

43  Hannah,  married  James  Cary,  May  27,  1798. 

44  Daxiel  (son  of  Samuel  35)  married  Sarah,  daughter  o£  Jonathan  Cary, 

Dec.  18,  1786.     Children  :  — 

45  Otis  [61],  married  Harriet  Adams,  of  Jay,  Me. 

46  Daniel  [62],  married  Eunice  Southworth,  Dec.  11,  1815. 

47  Alphrus,  h.  April  16,  1798  [63] ;  m.  1st,  Charlotte  Tucker;  2d,  Pris- 

cilla  Crosby. 

48  Salli/,  married  Jonathan  Burr,  of  Worth ington,  Mass. 

The  liuKt)und  died  Sept.  10,  1799.     Tlie  widow  then  married  Lazarus 
A.  Beal,  of  ^Veymouth,  1809.     The  wife  died  March  5,  1846,  age  83. 


FAMILY  EEGISTER.  445 


49  Samttel  (son  of  Samuel  35)  married  Sally,  daughter  of  Mark  Ford,  1799. 

Children  :  — 

50  Sanford  [07],  married  Ist,  Eliza  Keith,  2d,  Mary  Ann  Pitts. 

51  Mehitable.  52  Hannah.  53  Sally. 
The  wife  died  Aug.  10,  1847.     The  father  died  May  20,  1857. 

54  Williams  (son  of  Samuel  35)  married  Thankful  Linfield,  of  Randolph, 

Mass.,  1803.     Children  :  — 

55  Mary,  b.  Dec.  25,  1805  ;  married  Francis  Gary,  Dec.  27,  1828. 

56  Lavina,  b.  Dec.  20,  1807  ;  married  Albert  Kingman,  Nov.  27,  1827. 

57  Clarissa,  b.  Sept.  16,  1809  ;  m.  Abel  W.  Kingman,  May  29,  1831. 
When  Mr.  Alden  was  80  years  of  age,  he  mowed  an  acre  of  stout  grass 

under  a  heat  so  oppressive  that  but  a  few  could  endure  any  exertion. 
The  wife  died  Aug.  20,  1847.  The  father  died  Feb.  17,  1856, 
aged  83. 

58  Deacon  Seth  (son  of  Samuel  35),  married  Harmony,  daughter  of  Perez 

Southworth,  Jan.  11,  1802,  and  removed  to  Stoughton. 

59  HosEA  (son  of  Samuel  35)  married  Milly,  daughter  of  William  Edson, 

1817.     Children:  — 

60  Luther  E.  [81] 

The  father  died  March  5,  1837.     The  wife  died  June  3,  1851. 


61  Otis  (son  of  Daniel  44)  married  Harriet,  daughter  of Adams,  of 

Jay,  Me. 
The  father  died  Sept.  9,  1825    The  wife  died  Dec.  7,  1825. 

62  Daniel  (son  of  Daniel  44)  married  Eunice,  daughter  of  Perez  South- 

worth.  Dec.  11,  1815. 
The  wife  died  July  8,  1818. 

63  Alpheus  (son  of  Daniel  44)  married  Charlotte,  daughter  of  Jeremiah 

Tucker,  of  Canton,  Mass.,  July  10,  1826.     Children  :  — 

64  Sarah  Ann,  b.  March  6,  1828,  married  H.  M.  Bearse. 

65  Addison  Parker,  b.  Oct.  10,  1833,  married  Jane  Tirrell. 

66  Charlotte. 

The  wife  died  May  10,  1843.     He  then  married  Priscilla,  daughter  of 
David  Crosby,  of  Brewster,  Mass.,  Sept.  16,  1844.     The  wife  died 

July  24,  1860.     He  then  married  Alice,  daughter  of Bass,  of 

New  Sharon,  Me.,  March  29,  1844. 


67  Sanford  (son  of  Samuel  49)  married  Eliza,  daughter  of Keith,  of 

Easton.     Children :  — 

68  Samuel  Ford  [73],  m.  Laura  P.  Foss,  April  29,  1858, 

69  Sanford  Otis  [75],  m.  D.  Augusta  Foss,  April  19,  1849. 

70  Sarah,  married  Howard  P.  Keith,  Sept.  15,  1858. 

71  Hannah,  married  Charles  H.  Cary,  Oct.  5,  1858. 

72  Williams,  died  single,  Aug.  4,  1857. 

The  wife  died  Feb.  9,  1844.  He  then  married  Mary  Ann,  daughter  of 
Thomas  Ring,  of  Nantucket,  and  widow  of  Charles  B.  Pitts,  of  New 
Bedford,  April  6,  1859. 

73  Samuel  Ford  (son  of  Sanford  67)  married  Laura  Paine,  daughter  of 

Phineas  Foss,  of  Livermore,  Me.,  April  29,  1858.     Children  :  — 

74  Abby  Luanda,  b.  Oct.  8,  1861. 
The  wife  died  1865. 


446  HISTORY    OF    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

75  Saxford  Otis  (son  of  Sanford  67)  married  Dorothy  Augusta,  daughter 

Phineas  Foss,  of  Livermore,  Me.,  April  19,  1849.     Children  :  — 

76  Agnes,  b.  July  11,  1850. 

77  Carrie  Eliza,  b.  Oct.  10,  1854.      79  Abbie  Frances,  b.  July  17,  1857. 

78  Charles  Henry,  b.  July  30,  1855.  80  Lizzie  Augusta,  b.  Aug.  4,  1859. 

81  Luther  E.   (son  of  Hosea  59)  married  Amanda,  daughter  of  Marcus 

Copeland.     Children  :  — 

82  Frank  W.  83  Daniel  H.  84  Frederic  S. 


THE  ALLEN  FAMILY. 


1  James  Oliver  (son  of  Oliver) ,  born  Jan.  24,  1816 ;  married  Martha 

Melvina,  dau.  of  Gustavus  Sylvester,  Jan.  24,  1839.     Children  :  — 

2  Abhy  Frances,  married  John  A.  Belcher,  Dec.  4,  1864. 

3  Martha  Maria. 

4  George  Erastus  ;  9  mos.  service  45th  Regt.  ;  3  years  58th  Maes.  Regt. 

5  Ellen  Caroline.  7  Mary  Ellen. 

6  Charles  Wendall.  8  James  Everett. 

The  wife  died  March  31 ,  1859.     He  then  married  Elizabeth  Olds,  of  New 
York.     Children :  — 
9  Arthur. 


10  Benjamin  Guild  (son  of  Oliver),  born  April  6,  1820  ;  came  to  North 

Bridgcwater  in  1836  ;  married  Sarah  Augusta,  daughter  of  Isaac 
Packard,  of  Bridgewater,     Children  :  — 

11  Walter  Dean,  b.  May  31,  1846  ;  3d  IMass.  Cavalry,  Col.  Chickering ; 

died  at  Philadelphia  hospital  of  wounds  received  in  battle  in  Shenan- 
doah Valley,  under  Sheridan,  Oct.  29,  1864. 

12  Henry  Packard,  b.  May  16,  1848. 

13  Clara  Augusta,  h.  April  19,  1850. 

The  wife  died    June  9,   1850.     He  then  married  Caroline   Clinthy, 
daughter  of  Gustavus  Sylvester,  March  24,  1851.     Children  :  — 

14  Frederic  Morton,  b.  July  15,  1853  ;  died  Jan.  12,  1862. 

15  Louisa  Guild,  b.  April  9,  1857.       16  Martha  Jane,  h.  Aug.  16,  1861. 

17  Horatio  Gates  (son  of  William)  came  from  Sumner,  Me.,  in  1843  ; 

married  Sarah,  dau.  of  Jeremiah  Snell,  Oct.  15,  1843.     Children  :  — 

18  Hannah  Jane,  b.  Feb.  24,  1844  ;  m.  James  F.  Williams,  of  Easton. 

19  Sarah  AngeJine,  b.  March  16,  1846. 

20  Ethan,  h.  Feb.  16,  1848. 

21  Ella  Frances,  b.  Jan.  5,  1850. 

22  Martha  Scott,  b.  March  1,  1852! 

23  William  Henry,  b.  March  20,  1855. 

24  Ada  Ashley,  b.  July  26, 1857. 


THE  ATUERTON  FAIkHLY. 


1  UiRAM  Atherton  married  Hannah  G. 

2  Emily  Frances,  b.  Oct.  18,  1829. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  447 


3  George  Tucker*  b.  March  G,  1832  ;  died  Dec.  23,  1861,  aged  29. 

4  Helen  Augusta,  h.  July  28,  1834.     5  Louisa  Maria,  b.  Oct.  12,  1837. 

6  John  Adams,  b.  Jan.  17,  1840  ;  died  Nov.  18,  1857. 

7  Charles  Eberle,  b.  Nov.  12,  1848. 

The  husband  died  Dec.  15,  1840,  aged  47. 


8  Lemuel  Bird,  married  Sarah  Goff,  daughter  of Hobbs.    Chil- 
dren :  — 

9  Sarah  Maria,  married  Horatio  Paine,  Oct.  21,  1847. 
10  Lucy  Ann. 

11  Hairy  Hobbs,  [13],  m.  Adeline  Dunbar,  March  14,  1855. 

12  Bradford,  died  young. 

The  father  died  March  2G,  1860,  aged  55. 

13  Henry  Hobbs  (son  of  Lemuel  Bird  8)  married  Adeline,  daughter  of 

Mark  Dunbar,  March  14,  1855.     Children :  — 

14  Edith,  b.  March  17,  1857. 

15  Henry,  b.  May  5,  1862. 

16  Lemuel  Bradford,  b.  Aug.  24,  1863. 

Mr.  Atherton  is  of  the  firm  of  Snell  &  Atherton,  shoe  tool  manufac- 
turers. 

*  George  T.  Atherton  became  a  distinguished  music  teacher  in  New  York  City. 


THE  BEAL  FAMILY. 


1  Jeremiah  Beal  (son  of  Isaac  Beal,  of  Weymouth)  was  born  July  24, 

1744  ;  came  to  the  North  Parish  about  1760  ;  married  Mary,  daughter 
of  Dependence  French,  June  20,  1768.     Children  :  — 

2  Sarah,  b.  Oct.  12,  1768  ;  married  Asa  Ford,  Nov.  11,  1793. 

3  Hannah,  b.  June  28,  1771  ;  married  Oliver  Snell,  Nov.  19,  1792. 

4  Rachel,  b.  March  24,  1774 ;  married  Captain  Asa  Jones,  Dec.  4,  1792. 

5  Olive,  b.  May  15,  1778  ;  married  Joseph  Brett,  Dec.  21,  1797. 

6  Mary,  b.  March  7,  1782  ;  married  Elijah  Smith,  Feb.  7,  1803. 

7  Jeremiah,  b.  Sept.  30,  1786 ;  married  Sibbil  Ames,  Nov.  26,  1807. 
The  wife  died  June  6,  1831,  aged  87.    The  father  died  Oct.  1,  1832, 

aged  89. 

8  Capt.  Jeremiah  (son  of  Jeremiali  1)  married  Sibbil,  daughter  of  Tim- 

othy Ames,  Nov.  26,  1807.     Children  :  — 

9  Rachel,  b.  Dec.  22,  1808  ;  married  Lorenzo  Wade,  Jan.  1,  1828. 

10  Seba  Ames,  b.  Sept.  22,  1812  [14]  ;   m.  Athalia  L.   Sproat,  March 

26,  1834. 

11  Sarah,  b.  July  18, 1816  ;  m.  Robert  Sumner,  of  Stoughton,  April  17, 

1838. 
The  wife  died  July  21,  1826.     He  then  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
Charles  Hatch,  of  Marshfield,  Mass.,  April  12,  1827.     Children  :  — 

12  Joanna  Winslow,  h.  May  11,  1829;    married  Ebenezer  Sumner,  of 

Stoughton,  Dec.  15,  1851. 

13  Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  Feb.  26,  1833 ;  m.  Nathan  Capen  Howard,  May 

1,1850.  *^ 


14  Seba  Ames  (son  of  Captain  Jeremiah  8)  married  Athalia  Leonard,  dau. 
of Sproat,  March  26,  1834. 


448  HISTORY  OF  NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

15  Japhet  Beal  was  an  early  resident  of  the  North  Parish  ;   married 

Patience  Keith,  Feb.  7,  1770.     Children:  — 

16  Susanna,  b.  July  21,  1771 ;  married  Elijah  Packard,  Aug.  27,  1789. 

17  Isaac,  b.    Dee.  24,1774;  married  Elizabeth  Stevens,  April  21,1797; 

removed  to  Me. 

18  Oliver,  b.  Oct.  13,  1770. 

19  Japhet,  h.  Dec.  5,  1781 ;  married  Mehitable  Lincohi,  Oct.  2,  1803. 

20  Patience,  b.  Sept.  20,  1784. 

The  wife  died .     He  then  married  Widow  Content  Packard,  Sept. 

20,  1802  ;  afterward  removed  to  Minot,  Me. 
The  son,  Japhet,  died  at  Augusta,  Me.,  Feb.  19,  1863,  aged  81  years. 

21  Jonathan  Beal  married  Polly,  daughter  of  Moses  Cary,  Oct.  26,  1807. 

Children  :  — 

22  Bcthiah,  b.  Nov.  6,  1808.  24  Elizabeth,  b.  May  31,  1813. 

23  Mary  Cary,  b.  July  13,  1810.         25  Jonathan,  b.  AprU  10'  1817. 

26  Martin  Beal  came  from  Hanson  to  North  Bridgewater  ;  married  Sarah, 

widow  of  Nathaniel  Wales,  Sept.,  1834.     Children  :  — 

27  Joseph,  b.  April  19,  1835  [28]  ;  married  Maria  A.  Greeley. 

28  Joseph  (son  of  Martin  26)  married  Maria  Albina,  daughter  of  John 

Greeley,  Dec.  25,  1854.     Children  :  — 

29  Martin  Herbert,  b.  March  7,  1855  ;  died  Sept.  14,  1855. 

30  Avffusta  Jane,  b.  Aug.  23,  1857. 

Killed  at  battle  of  Gettysburg,  Va.,  July  30,  1863. 


THE  BRYANT  FAMILY. 


Stephen  Bryant,  of  Plymouth,  Mass.,  was  the  ancestor  of  the  Bryants 
in  the  Bridgewaters.  He  came  to  Plymouth  from  England  as  early 
as  1032,  and  married  Abigail  Shaw,  daughter  of  John  Shaw,  who 
came  from  England  with  lier.  Their  children  were  :  John,  Mary, 
Stephen,  Sarah,  Lydia,  Elizabeth.  Stephen,  son  of  Stephen  above, 
married  Meliitable ,  and  had  :  Stephen,  David,  William,  Han- 
nah, Ichabod,  and  Timotiiy. 

1  Ichabod  was  born  July  5,  1099,  in  Middleboro',  from  whence  he  re- 

moved to  tiie  North  Parish  of  Bridgewater  during  the  early  settle- 
ment of  tlie  place,  and  at  a  time  when  it  was  thought  almost  unfit 
for  the  purposes  of  cultivation,  lie  married  Ruth  Staples.  Chil- 
dren :  — 

2  Philip  [12],  married  Silence  Howard  1757. 

3  Nathan,  died  single. 

4  Seth  [22],  married  Elizabeth  French,  Feb.  7,  1765. 
_  5  Job  [31],  married  Mary  Turner,  May  3,  1764. 

G   Gatnalid,  resided  at  New  Bedford. 

7  Phcbe,  married  Henry  Howard. 

8  Ruth,  married Holmes. 

U  Sarah,  married  Francis  Cook,  1750. 

10  Anna,  married Robinson. 

11  Prudence,  died  single,  Nov.  19,  1789. 

The  father  died  Nov.  22,  1759.  The  widow  died  March  27,  1777, 
aged  75. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  449 

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12  Dr.  Philip  (son  of  Ichabod  1)  married  Silence,  daughter  of  Dr.  Abiel 

Howard,  1757.     Children:  — 

13  Oliver,  b.  March  5,  1758  ;  died  Aug.  24,  1770. 

14  Ruth,  b.  March  18,  1760  ;  died  young. 

15  Daniel,  b.  June  27,  1763  ;  died  Nov.  5,  1787. 

16  Bezaliel,  b.  July  27,  1765  ;  removed  to  New  York  State. 
IT  Peter,  b.  Aug.  12,  1767  [43]  ;  married Snell. 

18  Cyrus,  b.  Dec.  20,  1760  [44]  ;  married  Polly  Noyes,  1795. 

19  Anna,  b.  March  10,  1771  ;  married  Captain  Henry  Kingman,  1795. 

20  Silence,  b.  April  28,  1774  ;  married  Ichabod  Bryant,  Dec.  27,  1792. 

21  Charity,  b.  May  22,  1777  ;  removed  to  New  York  State. 

The  wife  died  June  25, 1777.     He  then  married  Hannah,  daughter  of 

Bcuiamin  Richards. 
The  w'ife  died  Feb.  18,  1816,  aged  84.    The  father  died  Dec.  19,  1816, 

ased  80. 


22  Seth  (son  of  Ichabod  1)  m.  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Dependence  French, 
of  Stoughton,  1705.     Children  :  — 

23  Elizabeth,  b.  May  22,  1766  ;  married  Josiah  Manly,  1789. 

24  Ichabod,  b.  Jan.  10,  1768  [47] ;  m.  Silence  Bryant,  Dec.  27,  1792. 
Dependence  French,  b.  March  28,  1770  [48]  ;  m.  Rebecca  Blackman, 

June  7,  1791. 

26  Mary ,-k, May  22,  1772  ;  m.  Samuel  Holmes.  Sept.  29,  1791. 

27  Zibia,  b.  "june^,  1774.  29  Olive,  b.  Feb.  26,  1781. 

28  Seth,  b.  Dec.  2rTf78.  30  Ira,  b.  March  31,  1783. 
The  most  of  this  family  moved  West. 


31  Job  (son  of  Ichabod  1)  m.  Mary  Turner,  May  3,  1764.     Children  :  — 

32  Anna,  b.  Nov.  12,  1764 ;  married  Abiel  Phillips,  1787. 

33  Nathan,  b.  Sept.  15,1766  [55]  ;  married  Sarah  Jordan ,  March  18,1790. 

34  Calvin,  h.  Dec.  16,  1708  [65]  ;  married  Rebecca  Morse,  1791.  : 

35  Job  Staples,  b.  July  19,  1772  ;  married  Lovica  Pratt,  July  28,  l79^. 

36  Thirza,  b.  Oct.  4,  1774 ;  married  Manasseh  Dickerman,  1791. 

37  Oliver,  b.  Dec.  21  [74]  ;  married  Nabby  Ames,  May  6,  1804. 

38  Clement.  39  David. 

40  Samuel  [84],  married  Sally . 

41  Asa,  married,  1st,  Meliitable  Snow,  1810  ;  2d,  Betsy  Snow,  1811. 

42  Harriet,  married  David  Dunbar,  July  6,  1801. 


43  Peter  (son  of  Dr.  Philip  12)  married ,  daughter  of  Ebenezer  Snell 

He   was  a   physician,   and  settled  in  Cummington,  Mass.  ;    was   the 

father  of  William  Cullen  Bryant,  Esq.,  the  poet. 

44  Cyrus  (son  of  Dr.  Philip  12)  married  Polly  Noyes,  1795.     Children  : 

45  Zibia,  h.  1795  ;  married  Benjamin  Dickerman,  1817. 

46  Daniel,  b.  1798  ;  married  Lucy  Skinner,  of  Mansfield,  1817. 
The  husband  died  Sept.  23,  1798.     The  wife  died  Aug.  2,  1798. 


47  Ichabod  (son  of  Seth  22)  married  Silence,  daughter  of  Philip  Bryant, 
Dec.  27,  1792. 


48  Dependence  French  (son  of  Seth  22)  married  Rebecca  Blackman,  June 
7,  1791,  and  lived  in  Cummington,  Easton,  and  Pembroke  ;  died  in 
New  Bedford.     Children  :  — 

57 


450  HISTORY   OF   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

49  Dion  [90],  married  Lucretia  II.  Briggs,  of  Pembroke,  Mass.,  1821. 

50  Rebecca.  52  Emily.  54   William. 

51  Austin.  53  Elizabeth. 


55  Nathan  (son  of  Job  31)  married  Sarah  Jordan,  1790.     Children  :  — 

56  Sally,  b.  Nov.  27,  1791  ;  married  Jonathan  Snow,  Jr.,  1810. 

57  Ma/'ltan,  b.  Aug.  1,  1793. 

58  Anna,  b.  April  0,  1795  ;  married  William  Carr,  Jr.,  1821. 

59  Alac/ail,  h.  July  22,  1797.  02  Issachar  Snell,  b.  Aug.  20,  1805. 
GO  Mi/ra,  b.  Dec.  16,  1799.  63  Sophia,  b.  March  8,  1808. 

01   Olive,  b.  Nov.  3,  1803.  64  Benjamin  Turner,  b.  Nov.  8, 1812. 


65  Calvin  (son  of  Job  3)  married  Rebecca  Morse,  1791.     Children  :  — 

66  Sihia,  b.  Nov.  19, 1792.  70  Mclinda,  b.  Dec.  26,  1803. 

67  Clarissa,  h.  July  22,  1798.  71  Eleanor,  b.  March  7,  1806. 

68  Luther,  b.  Dec.  17,  1799.  72  Paul,  b.  April  7,  1811. 

69  Wealthy,  b.Nov.  30,  1801. 

73  Harrison,  h.  Mar.  7,  1813  [93]  ;  married  Abigail  Reynolds,  Nov.  1837. 
The  lather  died  Dec.  17,  1842,  aged  74. 


,74  Oliver  (son  of  Job  31)  married  Nabby,  daughter  of  Timothy  Ames, 
May  6,  1804.     Children  :  — 

75  Ziba  Bass,  b.  Oct.  16,  1804  [98]  ;  m.  Lucinda  Edson,  May  27,  1828. 

76  Danville  Ames,  b.  July  19,  1800  [107]  ;  married  Mary  Jeffers. 

77  Theron  Carver,  b.  May  17,  1808  [109]  ;  m.  Silence  Snow,  May  17,  1829. 

78  George  Washington,  b.   Aug.  4,  1810  [112]  ;  m.  Lucy  Washburn  of 

Kingston. 

79  Abigail  Carver,  b.  March  1,  1813  ;  died  Dec.  28,  1820. 

80  Timothy  Ames,  b.  Aug.  30,  1815  ;  died  Feb.  4,  1848. 

81  Jane,  h.  Jan.  19,  1820  ;  died  Feb.  6,  1834. 

82  Charles,  b.  July  25,  1822  ;  died  May  1,  1848. 

83  Ec/win   Clark,  h.  Feb.   10,  1825  [116] ;  m.  Mary  Ann  Olmstcad,  of 

Ellington,  Conn. 


84  Samuel  (son  of  Job  31)  married  Sally .     Children  :  — 

85  Samuel,  h.  May  16,  1801.  88  Mary,  h.  May  28,  1808. 

80  Betsy,  b.  Feb.  20,  1805.  89  Addison,  b.  March  25,  1814. 

87  Erin,  h.  Oct.  17,  1806. 


90  Dion  (son  of  Dependence  French  48)  married  Lucretia  H.  Brigge,  of 

Pembroke,  Mass.,  May  13,  1821. 

91  Mcrton  Cassius,  b.  Aug.  17,  1823  ;  married  Samuel  E.  Raymond. 

92  Lucretia  Hall,  b.  Nov.  10,  1826  ;  married  Caroline  Bassett,  May  25, 

1847. 


93  Harrison  (son  of  Calvin  65)  m.  Abigail,  daughter  of  John  Perkins 

Reynolds,  Nov.  1837.     Children  :  — 

94  Mary  Augusta,  b.  Nov.  8,  1839  ;  married  Spencer  Glass. 

95  Willard,  h.  Aj-ril  20,  1841  ;  married  Emily  Martin,  Dec.  30,  1863. 
90  Seth,  h.  May  11,  1849.  97  Abbie  Porter. 

98  Ziba  Bass   (son  of  Oliver  74)   married  Lucinda,  daughter  of  Samuel 

Edson,  of  Easton,  ]\Iay  27,  1828.     Children  :  — 

99  Lucinda  Adeline,  h.  Feb.  23,  1829. 


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FAMILY   REGISTER.  451 

100  Ziha  Hiram,  b.  May  27,  1830  [119] ;  m,  Mary  Ann  Fels,  of  Cincinnati, 

Ohio. 

101  Fran/din  Edson,  b.  May  10,  1833  ;  married  Ilunuah  Howard. 

102  DnnviUe  Foster,  h.  Jan.  29,  183G  ;  married  Lucinda  Follett. 

103  Henry  Gifford,  b.  April  14,  1839;  died  Dec.  1,  1847. 

104  ElUx,  died  March  17,  1845. 

105  Albert  Francis,  b.  June  28,  1841. 
lOG  Ellis,  b.  July  7,  1845. 

107  Danville  Ames  (son  of  Oliver  74)  married  Mary  Jeffers,  of  Weymouth. 

Children  :  — 

108  Abby  Elizabeth,  married  Horace  Taylor. 


109  Theron  Carver  (son  of  Oliver  74)  married  Silence,  daughter  of  Silas 

Snow,  May  17,  1829.     Children  :  — 

110  Horace,  married  Matilda  Pratt. 

111  Hannah  Cole,  married  Thomas  Jefferson  Clark,  of  Somerville. 
The  father  died  March  21,  18G0.     The  mother  died  Sept.  9,  1863. 


112  George  Washington   (son  of  Oliver  74)   married  Lucy,  daughter  of 

Bildad  Washburn,  of  Kingston,  Mass.     Children  :  — 

113  Georrje  Edward  [125],  married  Elizabeth  C.  Holmes,  April  5,  1855. 

114  Henry  Lyman  [129],  married  Rebecca  P.  Copeland,  May  11,  1856. 

115  Abby  Jane,  married  Frederic  Hanson,  March  1,  1857. 
Mr.  Bryant  is  a  justice  of  the  peace,  and  trial  justice  for  Plymouth 

County,  and  manufacturer  of  marble  work. 


116  Edwin  Clark  (son  of  Oliver  74)  married  Mary  Ann,  daughter  of  Edwin 

Olmstead,  of  Ellington,  Conn.     Children  :  — 

117  Jane,  b.  June  23,  1853.  118  Charles  Edwin,  b.  Dec.  1854. 


119  ZiBA  Hiram  (son  of  Ziha  Bass  98)  married  Mary  Ann  Fels,  of  Cincinnati, 

Ohio,  Jan.  25.  1857.     Children  :  — 

120  Edward  William,  b.  June  15,  1857. 

121  Mary  Cecilia,  b.  Sept.  22,  1859. 

122  Mary  Anna  Philamena,  b.  Aug.  7,  1861. 

123  Francis  Ellis,  b.  May  8.  1862. 

124  Hiram  Edward,  b.  Oct.  18,  1864. 


125  George  Edward  (son  of  George  Washington  112)  married  Elizabeth 

C,  daughter  of  George  Holmes,  of  Kingston,  Mass,  April  5,  1855. 
Children  :  — 

126  William  Herbert,  b.  Nov.  2,  1857, 

127  Helen  Maria,  b.  June  28,  1801  ;  died  Aug.  6,  1861. 

128  Georf/e  Holmes,  b.  June  20.  1862. 
Clqthing  merchant. 


129  Henry  Lyman  (son  of  George  Washington  112)  married  Rebecca  P., 

daughter  of  Marcus  Copeland,  INIay  ll,  1856.     Children  :  — 

130  Henry  Shelton,  b.  Jan.  29,  1858  ;  died  Jan.  31,  1858. 
Clothing  merchant. 


452  HISTORY    OF    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 


THE  BRETT  FAillLY. 

1  William  Brett  came  to  Duxbury,  Mass.,  in  1645,  from  Kent,  England. 

He  was  one  of  the  original  proprietors  of  the  town  of  Bridgewater, 
and  was  located  in  what  is  now  West  Bridgewater.  He  was  an 
Elder  in  the  Church,  and  often,  when  Rev.  James  Keith  was  sick,  he 
preached  to  the  people  ;  he,  a  leading  man,  both  in  church  and 
town  affairs,  was  often  Representative  to  the  General  Court  of  the 
colony  ;  probably  from  this  family  sprung  all  of  the  name  of  Brett  in 
the  country.     His  wife  was  JIargaret .     Children  :  — 

2  William,  married  Elizabeth  Gary. 

3  Eliliu,  married  Ann . 

4  Nathaniel  [8],  married  Sarah  Hayward,  1683- 
6  Lydia. 

6  Alice,  married  Joseph  Hayward. 

7  Hannah,  married  Francis  Gary, 
The  father  died  1681. 


8  Nathaniel  (son  of  William  1)  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  John  Hay- 

ward, 1683.     Children:  — 

9  Alice,  b.  Jan.  20,  1086  ;  died  March  7,  1686. 

10  Scth,  b.  Feb.  24,  1088  [10]  ;  married  Sarah  Aldcn. 

11  Mehitable,  b.  Aug.  12,  1002  ;  married  Samuel  Edson,  1721. 

12  Sarah,  Jan.  28,  1695  ;  died  Dec.  28,  1774. 

13  Hannah,  Oct.  18,  1099  ;  married  Joseph  Gannett. 

14  William,  April  26,  1702  ;  married  Bcthia  Kingsley. 

15  Nathaniel,  b.  Nov.  3,  1704  ;  married  Rebecca . 

The  wife  died  July  11,  1737.  The  husband  died  Nov.  19, 1740.  Ho 
was  a  deacon  of  the  church,  and  town  clerk  for  several  years,  and  a 
highly-respectable  man. 

16  Seth   (son  of  Nathaniel  8)   married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Isaac  Alden, 

1712.     Children:  — 

17  Samuel,  b.  Aug.  22,  1714  [22] ;  married  Hannah  Packard,  1737. 

18  Silas,  b.  Feb.  28,  1716  ;  became  a  clergyman  and  settled  in  Berkley. 

19  Sarah,  b.  March  3,  1718  ;  married  Captain  Matthew  Allen,  1735. 

20  Simeon,  b.  Jan.  8,  1720  [31] ;  m.  Mehitable  Packard,  Jan.  31,  1749. 

21  Scth,  b.  April  13,  1722  ;  married  Patience  Curtis,  1744. 
The  father  died  of  small-pox,  Jan.  11,  1722. 

22  Samuel  (son  of  Seth  16)  m.  Hannah,  dau.  of  David  Packard,  1737,  anc" 

was  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  the  North  Parish.     Children  :  — 

23  Ixaac,  b.  Sept.  19,  1738  [42]  ;  m.  Priscilla  Jackson,  Jan.  17,  1765. 

24  Hannah,  h.  Sept.  29,  1740 ;  married  Mark  Ford,  Nov.  22,  1764. 

25  Samuel,  b.  Jan.  29,  1749  [40]  ;  m.  Molly  Packard,  ]March  18,  1778. 
20  Sarah,  b.  ^\prll  19,  1750  ;  m.  Benjamin "Furd,  Feb.  8,  1773. 

27  Mehitable,  h.  March  8,  1752  ;  married  Junas  Packard,  Sept.  11,  1777. 

28  Molly,  b.  Jan.  8,  1755  ;  died  single. 

20   William,  b.  April  7.  1758  [55] ;  married  Molly  Allen. 
30  Eunice,  b.  Sept.  4,  1700  ;  uied  single. 
The  father  died  1807,  aged  02. 


31  Simeon  (son  of  Seth  16)  married  Mehitable,  daughter  of  David  Packard, 
Jan.  31,  1740  ;  came  to  tlie  North  Parish,  with  his  brother  above 
named,  and  l)ccamc  one  of  the  earliest  inhabitants  of  that  section  of 
the  town.     Children  :  — 


FAMLY   REGISTER.  453 


32  Jennet,  b.  Nov.  10,  1749  ;  m.  Ist,  Nathaniel  Southworth,  March  18, 

1777  ;  2d,  Ephraim  Groves,  April  20,  1789. 

33  Rufus,  b.  Aug.  2,  1751  [G7]  ;  married  Susanna  Gary,  Sept.  28,  1775. 

34  Simeon,  b.  Oct.  12,  1753  [71]  ;  m.  Susanna  Perkins,  Dec.  25,  1777. 

35  Zibia,  h.  Sept.  10,  1755  ;  married  John  Noyes. 

36  Mchitable,  b.  Dec.  7,  1757  ;  married  ]\Iajor  Daniel  Gary. 

37  Ruby,  b.  Nov.  9,  1759  ;  married  Ephraim  Field. 

38  Amzi,  b.  May  3,  1702  ;  married  Phebc  Packard. 

39  Daniel,  b.  June  27,  1764  ;  removed  to  Maine. 

40  Luther,  b.  176G  ;  married  Sally  Dwelly. 

41  Calvin,  b.  July  29,  1708  ;  married  Esther  HoUis. 
The  father  died  1792,  aged  72. 


42  Isaac  (son  of  Samuel  22)  married  Priscilla  Jackson,  Jan.  17,  1765. 

Children  :  — 

43  Isaac,  b.  1768. 

44  Joseph,  b.  1770  [75] ;  married  Olive  Beal,  1797. 

45  Ephraim,  b.  1772  ;  died  young. 

46  Eliphalet. 

47  Zibeon[^2>],m.  1st, Lavina Snell,  Aug.  19,  1804;  2d,  Nancy  S.  Warren. 

48  Polly,  married  Ichabod  Reynolds,  Jan.  21,  1796. 

49  Samuel  (son  of  Samuel  22)  married  Molly,  daughter  of  Josiah  Packard, 

March  18, 1778.     Children  :  — 

50  Josiah  [90],  married  Eunice  Packard,  Oct.  28,  1812. 

51  Samuel  [103],  married  Lucy  Thayer,  May  22,  1831, 
62  Mehilable,  married  Alpheus  French,  May  11,  1800. 

53  Hannah,  single. 

54  Sally,  single. 

55  William  (son  of  Samuel  22)  married  Molly,  daughter  of  Ezra  Allen, 

1782.     Children :  — 

56  Susanna,  b.  May  1,  1784  ;  died  single. 

57  Zenas,  b.  July  31,  1785  [108] ;  m.  Ist,  Sibbil  French,  June  17,  1813  ; 

2d,  Almira  Packard,  Nov.  28,  1830. 

58  William,  b.  Jan.  7,  1787  [119]  ;  married  Harriet  Pray,  of  Boston. 
69  Cyrus,  b.  Oct.  18,  1789  [123]  ;  married  Mary  Ann  VV^inchester. 

60  Sally,  b.  April  19,  1792  ;  died  single. 

61  Polly,  b.  Aug.  30,  1794. 

62  Phebe,  married  Jabez  Kingman,  June  7,  1818. 

The  mother  died  .     He  then  married  Betty  Phillips,  Aug.  27, 

1801.     Children:  — 

63  Asa,  b.  1801  [130]  ;  m.  Izaniah  W.  Curtis,  of  Stoughton,  Jan.  2,  1823. 

64  Mary,  b.  Sept.  24,  1803  ;  married  Moses  Mellen,  Sept.  7,  1833. 

65  Betsy,  b.  Sept.  1805  ;  married  Daniel  O.  Wade,  April  20,  1825. 

66  Almira,  b.  Feb.  1807  ;  married  Lucien  B.  Keith,  Sept.  20,  1829. 
The  father  died  Feb.  1840.     The  mother  died . 


67  RuFUS  (son  of  Simeon  31)  married  Susanna,  daughter  of  Zachariah 

Gary,  Sept.  28,  1775.     Children :  — 

68  Jonathan,  b.  Sept.  29,  1776. 

69  Ezra,  b.  Feb.  27,  1779.  70  Cynthia,  b.  May  12,  1781.^ 

71  Simeon  (son  of  Simeon  31)   married  Susanna,  dau.  of  Luke  Perkins, 
Dec.  25,  1777.    Children  :  — 


454  HISTORY    OF    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 


72  Alpheus,  m.  Ist,  Betsy  Ilolincs,  of  Halifax,  1807 ;  2d,  Betsy  Hall,  of 

Kaynham,  1815. 

73  Panncnas,  b.  Nov.  3,  1782  [138]  ;  married  Avis  French,  of  Braintree. 

74  Ann,  married  Dr.  Nahum  Smith,  Jan.  19,  1808. 


75  Joseph  (son  of  Isaac  42)  married  Olive,  daughter  of  Jeremiah  Beals, 

Dec.  21,  1797.     Children  :  — 

76  Ephraim,  b.  Sept.  19,  1798  [1-13]  ;  married,  1st,  Eunice  Packard  ;  2d, 

Ruth  Copeland,  of  West  Bridgewater. 

77  Polly,  b.  Oct.  30,  1800  ;  married  Nahum  Battles,  March  26,  1826. 

78  Charles,  h.  Jan.  17,  1803  [147]  ;  married  Mary  Hawley,  Jan.  4,  1833. 

79  Jeremiah,  b.  Feb.  1,  1805  [152]  ;  m.  Elvira  A.  Hubbert,  July  4,  1830. 

80  Sarah,  b.  June  20,  1807  ;  died  April  22,  1864. 

81  Joel,  b.  Dec.  4,  1809  [155] ;  married  Agnes  Mclntire,  of  Boston. 

82  David,  b.  April  2,  1816  [157]  ;  married  Caroline  Freeman,  of  Boston. 
The  father  died  Nov.  22,  1845.     The  mother  died  Nov.  23,  1860. 


83  ZiBEON  (son  of  Isaac  42)  married  Lavina,  daughter  of  Captain  Zebedee 

Snell,  Aug.  19,  1804.     Children  :  — 

84  Martha,  b.  Feb.  21,  1805  ;  married  William  French. 

85  AbifjaU,  b.  March  18,  1806;  m.  William  Harris,  Jr.,  Nov.  4,  1829. 

86  Zibeon,  b.  April  19,  1808  ;  died  single. 

87  Sanford,  b.  Feb.  5,  1810  ;  married  Emeline  Packard,  June  13,  1838. 

88  Mary  Hayward,  b.  Jan.  11,  1812;  married  AVilliam  Harris,  Jr. 

89  Harriet  Newell,  b.  Feb.  3, 1814  ;  m.  Joseph  II.  Reynolds,  Nov.  20,  1840. 

90  Lucia,  b.  April  1,  1816  ;  married  Cornelius  II.  Dunham,  Sept.  8,  1833. 

91  Isaac,  b.  April  25,  1817  [161]  ;  married,  1st,  Charlotte  Thayer,  1844; 

2d,  Mary  A.  Dunham,  1852. 

92  Sally,  b.  Aug.  11,  1819  ;  died  single. 

93  Lavina,  b.  Oct.  24,  1821  ;  died  March  3,  1822. 

94  Thomas,  b.  Nov.  10,  1822  ;  died  Jan.  16,  1823. 

95  Julia,  b.  March  8,  1824  ;  married  George  G.  Carr,  Aug.  25,  1852. 
The  wile  died  Oct.  2,  1833.     He  then  married  Nancy  Smith,  daughter 

of  Stephen  Warren,  of  Livermore,  widow  of  Ardin  Ellis,  of  llart- 
ford,  Me. 


96  JosiAH  (son  of  Samuel  49)  married  Eunice,  daughter  of  Jonas  Packard, 

Oct.  28,  1812.     Children  :  — 

97  Mary,  b.  Oct.  17,  1813  ;  died  Dec.  2,  1813. 

98  Eleanor,  b.  May  25,  1815  ;  died  JNIarch  30,  1816. 

99  Nancy,  h.  March  16,  1817  ;  married  Benjamin  Alden. 

100  Adomram,  b.  Jan.  18,  1820  ;  died  Sept.  24,  1822. 

101  Joel  Packard,  b.  Feb.  28,  1822  [165]  ;  m.  Lavina  Baker,  of  Stoughton. 

102  Sibbil,  b.  Feb.  20,  1824  ;  married  Jonas  P.  Jameson,  Aug.  29,  1847. 
The  lather  died  June  30,  1861.     The  mother  died  March  30,  1861. 


103  Samtjel   (son  of  Samuel  49)   married   Lucy,  daughter  of  Alexander 

Thayer,  May  22,  1831.     Children  :  — 

104  Lavina,  b.  March  5,  1832.  106  Francis,  b.  June  13,  1836. 

105  Samuel  Temple,  b.  Sept.  3.  1834.     107  Edward,  b.  Oct.  3,  1838. 
The  liither  died  Dec.  19,  1843. 


108  Zexas  (son  of  William  55)  married  Sibbil,  daughter  of  Captain  William 

French,  of  Stoughton,  June  27,  1813.     Children  :  — 

109  WiUiarrt  French,  b.  July  13,  1816-  [1701 :  m.  Rebecca  Packard,  Jan. 

21,  1836. 


FAMILY  REGISTEE.  455 


110  Mary  Allen,  b.  Aug.  13,  1818  ;  died  young. 

111  Zcnas  Franklin,  b.  Oct.  20,  1822  [170]  ;  m.  Julia  F.  Tilden,  1814. 

112  SMU  Alma,  b.  Got.  23,  1824. 

113  Ihnry  Allen,  h.  April  4, 1830  [185]  ;  m.  Hannah  F.  Gibbs,  Nov.  9,  1851. 
The  wile  died  Sept.  22,  1834.     lie  tlien  married  Almira,  daugliter  of 

John  Packard,  iSiov.  28,  1830.     Children  :  — 

114  Mary  Ellen,  b.  June  18,  1838  ;  married  Timijthy  Smith. 

115  Charles  Edward,  b.  July  2'J,  183'J  ;  m.  Avis  \V.   Underwood,  of  Har- 

wich, Mass. 

116  Cordelia  Almira,  b.  May  25,  1841  ;  married  Joshua  F.  Tobcy. 

117  Sarah  Adelaide,  b.  Nov.  22,  1843. 

118  Georr/e  Elmer,  b.  May  24,  1849  ;  died  July  2,  1851. 

119  William  (son  of  William  55)  married  Harriet,  daughter  of  John  Pray, 

of  Boston.     Children  :  — 

120  William  Henry,  died . 

121  Charles   Samuel,   married  Mehitable  B.   Packard,  of  Abington,  Oct. 

18,  1852. 

122  Harriet  Elizabeth,  married  Daniel  F.  Chesman. 

The  father  died  .     The  widow  then  married  Jonathan  B.  Clark, 

of  Boston. 


123  Cyrus  (son  of  William  55)  married  Mary  Ann  Winchester,  of  Boston. 

Children  :  — 

124  Cyrus  Kingman.  126  Mary  Ann.  128  Edward. 

125  William  Augustus.  127  Hannah.  129  Lucy. 

The  father  died  Dec.  30,  1804,  at  New  Haven,  Conn.,  aged  75  years. 


130  Asa  (son  of  William  55)  married  Izaniah  W.  Curtis,  of  Stoughton, 

Jan.  2,  1823.     Children  :  — 

131  Mary  Mellen.  133    William  Edgar.  135  Ethan  Keith. 

132  Alonzo  Haventon.       134  Izaniah  Melissa.  136  Ella  Althea. 
137  Anna  Keith. 

Residents  of  Stoughton. 


138  Parmenas  (son  of  Simeon  71)  married  Avis,  daughter  of  Zenas  French, 

of  Braintree,  Sept.  30,  1804.     Children  :  — 

139  Simeon,  b.  March  8,  1805  [189]  ;  married  Lodency  Wallis,  1829. 

140  Belsy  French,  b.  March  19,  1807  ;  m.  Philander  Holmes,  Feb.  5.  1827. 

141  Susan  Relief,  b.  June  7,  1809  ;  m.  Erastus  Wales,  July  29,  1827. 

142  Lucinda,  b.  Julv  11,  1813  ;  died  Jan.  10,  1814. 
The  fatlier  died  Dec.  25,  1850. 


143  Ephraim  (son  of  Joseph  75)  married  Eunice,  daughter  of  Cyrus  Pack- 

ard, June  16,  1825.     Children  :  — 

144  Hannah,  died  young. 

The  wife  died  .     He  then  married  Ruth,  daughter  of  Ebenezer 

Copeland,  of  West  Bridgewater,  Sept.  25,  1837.     Children  :  — 

145  Ellis,  b.  Oct.  23,  1840.  146  Ruth  Augusta,  b.  Sept.  13,  1846. 
Farmer. 


147  Charles  (son  of  Joseph  75)  married  Mary  Bowman,  daughter  of  Tru- 

man R.  Hawley,  of  Windsor,  Vt.,  Jan.  4,  1833.     Children  :  — 

148  Charles  Henry,  b.  May  11,  1834  ;  died  May  25,  1834. 


456  HISTORY   OF   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

149  Fred.  Augustus,  b.  Oct.  17,  1835  ;  died  April  16,  1839. 

150  Olive  Frances,  b.  Aug.  25,  1842  ;  died  Feb.  4,  1840. 

151  George  Wesley,  b.  March  30,  1845  ;  clerk  in  Boston. 
Residents  of  Boston. 

152  Jeremiah  (son  of  Joseph  75)  married  Elvira  A.  Hubbert,  July  4,1830. 

Children  :  — 

153  Elizabeth,  b.  1831 ;  died  1847. 

154  Lucy  Ellen,  b.  Oct.  10,  1832 ;  m.  Isaac  Adams,  Jr.,  March  20.  1850. 

155  Joel  (son  of  Joseph  75)  m.  Agnes  Mclntire,  of  Boston.     Children :  — 

156  Theodore,  clerk  in  Merchants'  Exchange,  Boston. 
The  father  died  in  1865. 


157  David   (son  of  Joseph  75)   married  Caroline  Freeman,  of  Boston. 

Children  ;  — 

158  Caroline,  married  Frank  Pease. 

159  Sarah  Addie,  married  Varanes  Filoon. 

160  Nellie  Frances,  single. 


161  Isaac  (son  of  Zibeon  83)  married   Charlotte,  daughter  of  Eliphalet 

Thayer,  June  27,  1844.     Children  :  — 

162  Charlotte  Adeline,  b.  Sept.  11,  1845. 
103  Lavina  Sncll,  b.  Jan.  31,  1849. 

164  Isaac  Weston  Packard,  b.  Oct.  30,  1859. 

The  wife  died  Jan.  15, 1852.     He  then  married  Mary  Aurelia,  daughter 
of  Isaac  Dunham,  of  Bristol,  Me.,  Jan.  29,  1853. 


165  Joel  Packard  (son  of  Josiah  90)  married  Lavina,  daughter  of  Aaron 

B.  Baker,  of  Sharon,  Mass.,  Sept.  12,  1847.     Children  :  — 

166  Elmer,  b.  July  5,  1848. 

167  Etta  Lavina,  b.  Sept.  10,  1855  ;  died  Sept.  20,  1856. 

168  Henry  Ellis,  b.  Nov.  2.  1858  ;  died  Feb.  10,  1859. 

169  Edith  Augusta,  h.  July  25,  1864. 

170  William  French  (son  of  Zenas  108)  married  Rebecca,  daughter  of 

Caleb  Packard,  Jan.  21,  1836.     Children  :  — 

171  William  Henry,  b.  Nov.  16,  1838  [196]  ;  m.  Elizabeth  Copeland,  Nov. 

30, 1858. 

172  Rufus  Emery,  b.  July  31,  1840  ;  married  Martha  Jane  Studley,  June 

15,  1864. 

173  Frederic  Lyman,  b.  July  21,  1843  ;  married  Mary  Eldora  Ward,  June 

15, 1804. 

174  Alice  Maria,  b.  ]\Iay  1,  1848.        175  Clara  Amelia,  b.  Dee.  12,  1852. 
Merchant  at  Washington,  D.  C. 


176  Zenas  Franklin  (son  of  Zenas  108)  married  Julia  Frances,  daughter 

of  John  Tilden,  1844.     Children  :  — 

177  Julia  Franklin,  b.  March  11,  1845. 

178  Henry,  b.  April  25,  1848.  182  Mary  Annie,  b.  Oct.  1,  1856. 

179  Caroline  Alma,  b.  Oct.  4,  1850.    183  Marion,  b.  Dec.  0,  1801. 

180  George  Linden,  b.  Feb.  8, 1853.     184  Franklin,  b.  Aug.  1,  1865. 

181  Edward,  b.  April  3,  1855  ;  died  June  1,  1855. 
Merchant  in  Boston  ;  residents  of  Brookliue,  Mass. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  457 

185  Henry  Allen  (son  of  Zcnas  108)  married  Hannah  Foster,  daughter  of 
Thomas  F.  Gibbs,  of  Bridgewater,  Mass.,  Nov.  U,  1851.     Children  :  — 

18G  William  Frank,  h.  Sept.  13,  1852. 

187  Isabel  Alma,  b.  Dec.  30,  1854. 

188  Harry  Mead,  b.  Jan.  20,  18G2 ;  died  May  21,  1865. 
Clothing  merchant  at  North  Bridge  water. 


189  Simeon  (son  of  Parmenas  138)  m.  Lodency  Wallis,  1829.     Children  :  — 

190  Erastus  Wales,  b.  Sept.  2,  1829  ;  died  single. 

191  Betsy  Jane,  b.  Sept.  2,  1832 ;  m.  Aaron  Ilolbrook,  of  East  Randolph. 

192  Avis  French. 

193  Anna,  married Otis,  of  Stoughton. 

194  Simeon  W.,  died  single  Jan.  23,  1846. 

195  Nelson,  resides  at  Portland,  Me. 
The  father  died  June  11,  1846. 


196  William  Henry  (son  of  William  French  170)  married  Elizabeth,  dau. 

of  Ephraim  Copeland,  Nov.  30,  1858.     Children  : — 

197  Bertie  Ellsworth,  A^xW  15,  1861  ;  died  Feb.  20,  1864. 

198  Samuel  Shepard  (son  of  Alpheus)  came  from  Halifax,  Mass.,  in  1830  ; 

married    Joanna    Packard,   of   Abington,  Mass.,  Nov.    17,    1839. 
Children  :  — 

199  Henry  Wallace,  b.  Dec.  13,  1841. 

200  William  Shelton,  b.  Jan.  22,  1843  ;  in  Co.  K,  58th  Mass.  Regt. ;  9 

months'  and  three  years'  service. 

201  Mary  Curtis,  b.  Aug.  31,  1-51. 

202  Emma  Ann,  b.  April  7,  1857. 


THE  BATTLES  FAMILY. 


1  John  Battles  came  from  Plymouth,  and  settled  in  that  portion  of  the 

North  Parish  now  East  Stoughton ;  married  Hannah,  daughter  of 
Edward  Curtis.     Children  :  — 

2  John,  died  young. 

3  Jonathan,  married  Hannah  Porter. 

4  Samuel  [12],  married  Dorothy  Dyer,  1786. 

5  Asa  [24],  married  Mary  Pratt,  1788. 

6  Uriah.  9  Hannah,  married Jordan. 

7  Edward,  removed  to  Vermont.    10  Rebecca,  married Billings. 

8  Curtis,  removed  to  Vermont.     11  Susanna, 


12  Samuel  (son  of  John  1)  married  Dorothy,  daughter  of  Christopher 

Dyer,  1786.     Children  :  — 

13  Sibbil,  b.  Oct.  1,  1786  ;  married  Ruel  Fobes,  Nov.  16,  1806. 

14  Lucinda,  b.  July  25,  1788  ;  married  Luke  Packard,  Jan.  1,  1807. 

15  Daniel  Dyer,  b.  Dec.  5,  1790  ;  died  young. 

16  David,  b.  July  31,  1792  [34]  ;  m.  Jerusha  Adams  of  Quincy,  1816. 

17  Dorothy,  b.  June  23,  1796  ;  married  Ansel  Perkins,  May  13,  1819. 

18  Samuel,  b.  March  29,  1798  ;  died  young. 

19  Jason  Dyer,  b.  April  21,  1800  ;  removed  to  Boston. 

20  Nahum,  b.  July  23,  1802  [40]  ;  m.  Polly  Brett,  March  30,  1826. 

58 


458  HISTORY    OF    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 


21  Mary  Dyer,  b.  Sept.  25,  180G  ;  died  young. 

22  Aiuon,  h.  Jan.  25,  1810  [45] ;  m.  Sophia  Littlefield,  of  York,  Me. 

23  Mary  Dyer,  b.  JSIarch  14,  1814. 
The  liither  died .     ' 


24  Asa  (son  of  John  1)  married  Mary,  dau.  of  John  Pratt.     Children  :  — 

25  Polly,  b.  Nov.  20,  1788  ;  married  Nathan  Cleaveland. 

20  Ara,  b.  Sept.  23,  1790  [48]  ;  married  Polly  Chesman,  1790. 

27  John,  b.  July  2,  1792  [57]  ;  m.  Millicent  Porter,  June  2,  1816. 

28  Betsy,  b.  May  10,  1794  ;  married  Palmer  Branch,  of  Sidney,  Me. 

29  William,  b.  May  7,  1795  ;  died  eingle. 

30  Susanna,  b.  Nov.  9,  1798  ;  married  Thomas  Reynolds,  of  Sidney,  Me. 

31  Amelia,  b.  Dec.  9,  1800  ;  died  single. 

32  Isabella,  married  Elkanah  Miller,  of  Sidney,  Me. 

33  Hannah,  died  single. 

34  David  (son  of  Samuel  12)  married  Jerusha  Eaton,  dau.  of  Jedediah 

Adams,  of  Quiucy,  18 IG.     Children  :  — 

35  Samuel,  b.  Sept.  22,  1817  ;  died  single,  Sept.  13,  1838. 

36  Caroline  Whitney,  b.  July  15,  1822 ;  died  single,  Jan.  2,  1834. 

37  Benjamin  Franklin,  b.  Sept.  8,  1825  [66]  ;  m.  Mary  Elizabeth  Rich- 

mond. 

38  Quincy  Adams,  b.  July  3,  1829  ;  died  May  22,  1851. 

39  Dacid  Henry,  b.  Dec.  25,  1840  ;  died  Aug.  22,  1843. 

The  father  died  Dec.  14,  1857.     The  mother  died  April  4,  1864. 


40  Nahtm  (son  of  Samuel  12)  married  Polly,  daughter  of  Joseph  Brett, 

March  30,  182G.     Children  :  — 

41  Hiram,  b.  Aug.  12,  1829  [72] ;  married  Hannah  Maria  Crane,  of  Brad- 

ford. N.  H. 

42  Joseph,  b.  Aug.  14,  1833  ;  single. 

43  Nahum  Anson,  b.  Sept.  IG.  1835  ;  single. 

44  Mary,  b.  Oct.  15,  1843  ;  single. 

45  Anson  (son  of  Samuel  12)  married  Sophia,  daughter  of  Ephraim  Little- 

field,  of  York,  Me.,  March  30,  1845.     Children  :  — 

46  Albert  Anson,  b.  March  8,  1847. 

47  Laura  Sophronia,  b.  Mar.  26,  1855. 
Resident  in  Boston  several  years. 

48  Ara  (son  of  Asa  24)  married  Polly,  daughter  of  Samuel  Chesman, 

1790.     ChUdren :  — 

49  Huntington,  b.  Jan.  13,  1813  ;  single. 

50  Mary  Adeline,  b.  March  2,  1817  ;  married  William  Whittemore,  of 

Keene,  N.  H. 

51  Josiah  Orcutt,  b.  April  13,  1819  [78]  ;  married  Elizabeth  Belcher. 

52  Samuel  Chesman,  b.  Dec.  24,  1823  [85];  m.  Julia  Ware,  of  Walpole. 

53  John,  h.  Dec.  14,  1827  ;  single  ;  in  army. 

54  Frances,  married  Alvin  Vose. 

55  Martha  Done,  married  Thomas  Broderick,  Randolph,  Mass. 

56  William  Judson,  married Rowe,  of  Stoneham,  Mass. 

The  wife  died  Feb.  10,  1848.     The  father  died  Aug.  21,  1859. 


57  John  (son  of  Asa  24)  married  Millicent,  daughter  of  Jonathan  Porter, 
June  2,  1816.     Children  :  — 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  459 


58  Harriet  Frances,  b.  April  27,  1817  ;  m.  Calvin  French  of  Randolph. 

59  Adeline  Auc/usta,  b.  Aug.  21,  1819  ;  m.  Gcorj^e  M.  Taylor,  of  Boston. 
GO  John  Otis,  b.  May  26,  lcS22  ;  m.  Susan  Whitman  Frcncb,  Dec.  30,  1849. 

61  Edmund  Daois,  b.  May  21,  1.S2-1  ;  married  l8al)el  IlartwcU. 

62  Louisa  Jane,  b.  Dec.  17,  182G  ;  m.  James  VV.  Wbite,  of  Mansfleld. 

63  Lucien  Bradford,  b.  April  2,  1829  ;  died  April  23,  1849. 

64  Lucy  Porlcr,  b.  Aug.  25,  lcS31  ;  married  James  Hill,  of  Stoughton. 

65  Ellen  Maria,  b.  March  25, 1834  ;  married  William  A.  Sanford,  of  E.  B. 
Captain  in  Militia. 

66  Benjamfn  Franklin  (son  of  David  34)  married  Mary  Elizabeth,  daughter 

of  Philo  W.  Richmond,  Nov.  23,  1848.     Children  :  — 

67  George  Franklin,  b.  July  7,  1849. 

68  Louisa  Jane,  b.  March  8,  1851. 

69  Damd  Wallace,  b.  Jan.  20,  1854. 

70  Ellis  Richmond,  b.  Oct.  8,  1857  ;  died  March  3,  1863. 

71  Cora  Frances,  b.  July  26,  1862. 


72  Hiram  (son  of  Nahum  40)  married  Hannah  Maria,  daughter  of  Joshua 

Crane,  of  Bradford,  N.  H.,  March  2,  1854.     Children  :  — 

73  Clara  Maria,  b.  Feb.  3,  1855  ;  died  Sept.  13,  1855. 

74  Hiram  Forrest,  b.  I\lay  24,  1856. 

75  Ida  Marion,  b.  Sept.  12,  1858  ;  died  Feb.  17,  1859. 

76  Agnes  Lunelle,  b.  Jan.  28,  1861  ;  died  March  23,  1864. 

77  Elva  Thacher,  May  14,  1863. 

78  JosiAH  Orcutt  (son  of  Asa  48)  m.  Elizabeth  Belcher.     Children  :  — 

79  Elizabeth  Frances,  b.  March  2,  1846. 

80  Samuel  Josiah,  Oct.  3,  1848  ;  died  Jan.  18,  1856. 

81  Mary  Justina,  h.  Oct.  1850. 

82  William  Belcher,  b.  1853  ;  died  Jan.  15,  1854. 

83  Oliver  Belcher,  b.  Aug.  10,  1856. 

84  Anna  Josephine,  b.  March  3,  1858. 


85  Samuel  Chesman  (son  of  Asa  48)  married  Julia  Ware,  of  Walpole,  Mass. 

Children  :  — 

86  Etta.  87  Horace. 


1  BORDEN.  —  Dr.  Adolphus  Kinsman  Borden  was  born  in  Horton,  N.  S., 

Jan.  26,  1802  ;  married  Lucy  Ann,  daughter  of  Bartholomew  Brown, 
of  East  Bridgewater;  came  from  Wareham,  Mass.,  to  North  Bridge- 
water.     Children :  — 

2  Elizabeth  Kinsman,  b.  March  4,  1827. 

3  George  Kinsman,  b.  Aug.  14,  1829. 

4  Edward  Adolphus,  b.  Feb.  28,  1833. 

5  Mary  Mitchell,  b.  Jan.  31,  1837. 

6  Henry  Francis,  b,  Dec.  15,  1844. 


1  BROWN.  —  David  Brown  came  from  Ireland  about  1740,  and  settled 

on  the  land  of  the  late  Howard  Cary,  Esq.  ;  married  Jennet  Miller. 
Children :  — 

2  Ann,  b.  Feb.  24,  1740 ;  died  Dec.  15,  1746. 


460  HISTORY   OF   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 


3  John,  b.  Jnne  21,  1741  ;  died  Dec.  12,  1746  ;  removed  to  Harpersfield. 

4  James,  b.  Oct.  21,  17-13  ;  died  Dec.  14, 1746  ;  removed  to  Harpersfield. 

5  Elizabeth,  b.  Dec.  21,  1745  ;  died  Dec.  21,  1745. 
G  Ann,  b.  Dec.  8,  1747. 

7  John,  b.  Feb.  27,  1750.  8  James,  b.  Nov.  4,  1752. 

The  father  died  April  9,  1753.     The  widow  married  Simon  Griffin, 
Jan.  5,  1758. 


9  Bela  T.  (son  of  Samuel  Brown)  came  from  Carthage,  Me.,  April,  1844  ; 
married  Abigail,  daughter  of  Joel  Ames,  Oct.  8, 1845.     Children  :  — 

10  EJhridcje  Leonard,  b.  Nov.  13,  1846. 

11  Elvira  Frances,  b.  Sept.  18,  1849. 

12  Granville  Cushman,  b.  Sept.  30,  1855. 

13  Olis  Elmer,  b.  Nov.  17,  1858. 


1  BENNETT.  —  Edward  E.   Bennett  came   from  Abington   to  North 

Bridgcwater  ;  married  Nabby  Stimpson.     Children  :  — 

2  Abhy  Whiting,  b.  Dec.  20,  1826. 

3  Maria  Stone,  b.  Dec.  18, 1830 ;  m.  Charles  A.  Littlefield,  of  Stoughton, 

Oct.  8,  1852. 

4  Edward,  b.  March  31,  1834  ;  died  April  21,  1834. 

The  wife  died  July  14,  1858.     He  then  married  Emily,  daughter  of 
David  Edson,  April  6,  1859.     Children  :  — 

5  Edward,  b.  April  4,  1862. 
Hotel-keeper  and  livery  stable. 


Joseph   Otis  Bennett   came  from  Abington  ;    m.   !Mary  Shaw,  who 

died   — .      lie  then  married   INIary  Eliza,   daughter    of  William 

Irish,  of  Halifixx,  N.  S.,  Oct.  7,  1846.     Children  :  — 

Frank  Davis,  b.  March  30,  1850. 
The  father  died  Feb.  17,  1851,  aged  41. 

Mr.  Bennett  was  the  first  station  agent  in  the  Centre  Village  for  the 
Fall  Kiver  Railroad  Company. 


1  BAXTER.  —  Freeman  Baxter.     Children  :  — 

2  Him.an,  married  Sarah  Rollins,  of  Lee,  N.  II. 

3  Flavilla  Ann,  married  Hiram  A.  Lovering,  of  Freedom,  N.  H.,  Feb. 

15,  1857. 

4  Sarah  Elizabeth,  married  George  Sanders,  of  Chichester,  July  12,  1857. 

5  Rebecca,  married  George  Fisher,  of  liraintree,  Oct.  12,  1862. 
C  Mary,  died  single  8   George. 

7  Mclvina.  9  Emma. 


10  Daniel  Freeman  (son  of  Freeman  1)  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 

John  Porter,  of  East  Stoughton,  Feb.  12,  1860.     Children  :  — 

11  Inez  Viola,  b.  Dec.  3,  1860.      12  John  Freeman,  June  30,  1863. 


1  BIXBY.  —  Charles  C.  Bixby  was  born  in  Bridport,  Vt.,  Jan.  28, 1824  ; 

m.  Alice,  dau.  of  Daniel  Crocker,  Aug.  10,  1852.     Children  :  — 

2  Nellie  Conant,  b.  July,  1857.  3  Charlie  W.  4  Freddie. 


FAMILY   REGISTER.  461 


1  BUMPAS.  —  ELisn.v  B.  Bcmpas  came  from  Warcham  to  North  Bridge- 

water,  Sept.  4,  1838 ;  married  Olive,  daughter  of  John  Field,  Nov. 
10,1839.     Children:  — 

2  Helen  Maria,  b.  April  3,  1842  ;  married  William  Ilenry  Tobey,  April 

24,  18G4. 

3  Albert  Henry,  b.  March  20,  1847. 


1  BUNKER.  —  Isaac  Lewis  (son  of  Joseph)  came  from  Bamstead,  N. 

H.,  to  North  Brldgewater  ;  married  Autenthia,  daughter  of  Gideon 
Richardson,  of  Smithfield,  11.  I.     Cliildren  :  — 

2  Olive  Otis,  b.  July  3,  1833  ;  married  Joseph  Bessell,  of  Canada. 

3  Mary  Jane,  b.  Aug.  IG,  1835  ;  m.  Isaac  VVithey,  of  Me.,  July  4, 1854. 

4  Elizabeth  Deborah,  b.  Sept.  9,  1837  ;  m.  Asa  Reed,  of  East  Randolph, 

Oct.  18,  1857. 

5  Joseph  Lewis,  b.  July  2, 1839  ;  m.  Josephine  Glover,  of  East  Stoughton. 

6  Eli,  b.  May  8,  1841. 

7  Hejiry  Lyman,  h.  April  28,  1843. 

8  Georf/e  Franklin,  b.  Jan  23,  1845. 

9  Charles  Edward,  b.  June  30,  1846. 

10  Waldo  Spooner,  b.  April  27,  1848. 

11  Theodore  Ellis,  b.  Feb.  10,  1850. 

12  Harriet  Frances,  b.  Sept.  17,  1852. 

13  William  Sanford,  b.  June  26,  1854. 

14  Albert,  b.  June  24,  1856. 


1  BARTLETT.  —  Orrin  Bartlett  (son  of  Andrew)  came  from  Plymouth 

about  1839  ;  married  Sarah  Jane,  daughter  of  James  C.  Drake,  of 
Grafton,  N.  H.,  May  2,  1841.     ChUdren  :  — 

2  Cordelia  Frances,  b.  Sept.  1,  1843. 

3  Henry  Murray,  b.  June  7,  1847. 
Cabiuet-maker. 


1  BRADFORD.  — Waldo  Bradford  (son  of  Ellis)  came  from  Kingston, 

Mass.  ;  married  Elizabeth  Eels,  daughter  of  Nathan  Dwelly,  of  Han- 
over, Mass.,  Nov.  28,  1847.     Children  :  — 

2  Nathan  Waldo,  b.  April  4,  1850. 

3  Fannie  Brewster,  b.  Aug.  31,  1851. 

Blacksmith  and  carriage  manufacturer  on  High  Street. 


1  BACON.  —  WiLLARD  Bacon  came  from  Walpole,  Mass.     Children  :  — 

2  Cynthia,  married  Willard  Keith,  Dec.  6,  1855. 

3  Charles  W.,  married  Abigail  T.  Keith,  April  14,  1851. 

4  Charles  W.  (son  of  Willard  1)  married  Abigail  Thayer,  daughter  of 

Pardon  Keith,  of  West  Bridgewater,  Mass.,  April  24,  1851.     Chil- 
dren :  — 

5  Eliza  Clapp.  7  Pardon  Keith. 

6  Abbie  Thayer.  8  Sarah  Keith, 
The  wife  died  Jan.  23, 1865. 


462  HISTORY   OF    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 


1  BURNS.  —  John  W.  (son  of  William)   came  from  Boston;  married 

Susan  Ford,  daughter  of  William  (jiurney,  of  Abington,  Mass.,  Jan. 
13,  1850.     Children  :  — 

2  Mary  Alice,  b.  June  15,  1853. 

3  Florence  Gurney,  b.  Aug.  20,  1855. 

4  John  Walter,  b.  Sept.  7,  1859. 
The  father  died  Feb.  25,  1864. 


1  BURKE.  —  JoHx  T.  Burke  came  to  North  Bridgewater  in  1841 ;  mar- 

ried Susanna  Adeline,  daughter  of  Oliver  Leach,  May  30,  1861. 
Children  :  — 

2  Annie  Louise,  b.  Aug.  27, 1864. 


1  BURRILL.  —  John  (son  of  John  1)   came  from  Abington;    married 

Sarah,  dau.  of  Deacon  David  Edson,  June  18,  1810.     Children  :  — 

2  Nicholas,  b.  May  23,  1817  [5] ;  m.  Almira  T.  Orcutt,  Feb.  5,  1850. 

3  Henry,  b.  May  29, 1819  [7j  ;  m.  Ist,  Jane  A.  Hayden  ;  2d,  Cornelia  M. 

4  Sarah,  b.  AprU  12,  1823  ;  died  single,  May  10,  1825. 
The  father  died .     The  mother  died  1865. 


5  Nicholas   (son  of  John  1)  married  Almira  Thomas  Orcutt,  Feb.  5, 

1850.     Children :  — 

6  Hattie,  b.  Nov.  28,  1857  ;  died  young. 

7  Henry    (son  of  John   1)    married  Jane   Amanda,  daughter  of  John 

Hayden.  The  wife  died  Feb.  19,  1851.  lie  then  married  Cornelia 
Iklaria,  daughter  of  Lewis  Ames,  of  West  Bridgewater,  Mass.,  Jan. 
3,  1852.     Children  :  — 

8  Henry  Franklin,  b.  Oct.  17,  1854. 

9  Charles  Bradford,  b.  Aug.  23,  1857  ;  died  March  23,  1859. 
10  Freddie  Lincoln,  b.  Oct.  8,  1860 ;  died  Nov.  8,  1861. 


1  BHID.  —  Lemuel  Bird  (son  of  Andrew)  came  to  North  Bridgewater  in 

1S54;  married  Sarah  Smith,  daughter  of  Carlos  Ware,of  Wrentham, 
Maf-s.,  Dec.  24,  1847.     Children  :  — 

2  Frank,  b.  July  23,  1849. 


1  BLANCHARD.  —  Frederic  C.  Blancuard  (f=ion  of  Horatio  Blanchard) 

came  from  Stouj:;ht(jn  ;  married  Abigail  Willis,  daughter  of  David 
Cobb,  Sept.  25,  1851.     Children  :  — 

2  Eva  Josephine,  b.  Oct.  25,  1853  ;  died  Sept.  1,  1854. 

3  Catherine  Tyler,  b.  July  28,  1856. 

4  Lizzie  Wales,  b.  Oct.  1858. 


1  BiVXEND ALE.  —  John  (son  of  Robert)  came  from  Philadelphia  in 
1858 ;  married  Jane,  daughter  uf  W^illiam  Morrison,  of  Montreal, 
Canada,  Aug.  9,  1618.     Children  :  — 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  463 

2  WilUam  John,  h.  July  9,  1856.  3  Albert  Preston,  b.  May  2,  1864. 

Shoe  manufacturer,  oa  Pleasant  Street. 


1  BASSETT.  — Jaazaniah  Bassett  (son  of  Cyrus)  came  from  Bridge- 

water  ;  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Robert  Pierce,  Aug.  26,  1852. 
Children  :  — 

2  Gcorf/e,  b.  Oct.  3,  1853.  3  Carrie  Adelaide,  b.  July  18,  1856. 
The  wife  died  1857.     He  then  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Zibeon 

French,  June  17,  18G1.  The  wife  died  March  IG,  18G2.  He  then 
married  Ellen,  daughter  of  Liberty  Lamb,  of  Charleton,  Mass.,  Nov. 
2G,  18G3.     Children:  — 

4  Sarah,  b.  Dec.  29,  1864  ;  died  Feb.  25,  1865. 


1  BILLINGS.  —Jesse  Billings  was  born  in  Bridgewater,  May  22,  1822  ; 

married  Mary  Ann,  daughter  of  Caleb  Bassett,  of  Bridgewater,  Mass., 
Jan.  14, 1844.     Children  :  — 

2  Henry  Herbert,  b.  Sept.  9,  1847. 

3  Arthur  Bassett,  b.  Aug.  7.  1851. 

4  Jesse  Fremont,  b.  Oct.  29,  1856. 

5  Nathan  Francis,  b.  July  19,  1859. 
Besidence,  55  Pond  Street. 


THE   GARY  FAMILY. 


1  The  first  of  this  name  in  this  country  was  John  Gary,  who  came  from 

Somersetshire,  England,  and  settled  in  Duxbury,  Mass.,  in  1639  ; 
married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Francis  Godfrey,  in  1644,  and  had 
twelve  children.  He  waS  one  of  the  first  to  emigrate  from  Duxbury 
to  Bridgewater  ;  his  house  was  a  quarter  of  a  mile  east  of  the  meet- 
ing-house in  West  Bridgewater.  He  was  the  first  town  clerk  of  the 
town  of  Bridgewater.     His  children  were  :  — 

2  John,  b.  Nov.  4,  1645  ;  married  Abigail  Allen,  1670. 

3  Francis,  b.  1647  [14]  ;  married  Hannah  Brett. 

4  Elizabeth,  b.  Dec.  20,  1649  ;  married  Deacon  William  Brett,  Jr. 

5  James,  b.  JNIarch  28,  1652  ;  married  Mary  Shaw. 

6  Mary,  b.  July  8,  1G54. 

7  Jonathan,  b.  Sept.  24,  1656  [20]  ;  married  Sarah  Allen. 

8  David,  b.  Jan.  27,  1658  ;  removed  to  Bristol,  Conn. 

9  Hannah,  b.  April  30,  1661. 

10  Joseph,  b.  April  18,  1663  ;  removed  to  Windham,  Conn. 

11  Rebecca,  b.  March  30,  1665  ;  married  Samuel  Allen,  Jr.,  1685. 

12  Sarah,  h.  Aug.  2,  16G7.  13  Mehitable,  b.  Dec.  4,  1670. 
The  husband  died  in  1681.     The  wife  died  in  1680. 


14  Francis  (son  of  John  1)  married  Hannah,  daughter  of  William  Brett. 

Children  :  — 

15  Samuel,  married  Mary  Pool,  1704. 

16  Ephraim  [24],  married  Hannah  Waldo,  1709. 

17  Mary,  married  Nicholas  Whitman,  1715. 

18  Lydta,  married  Joseph  Edson,  1704. 

19  Mclatiah,  married  Joseph  Lucas,  1727. 


464  HISTORY    OF   NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

20  JoxATHAU  (son  of  John  1)  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Samuel  Allen. 

Children :  — 

21  Recompense  [30],  married  Mary  Grossman,  1711. 

22  John,  married  Experience ,  1719. 

23  Jonathan,  married  Susanna  Keith,  1717. 

24  Ephraim  (son  of  Francis  14)  m.  Hannah  Waldo,  1709.     Children:  — 

25  Mchitable,  b.  Dec.  3,  1709  ;  married  Benjamin  Allen,  1730. 
2G  Ezra,  b.  March  31,  1710;  married  Mary  llolman,  1737. 

27  Zachariah,  b.  Jan.  4,  1713  [42]  ;  married  Susanna  Bass,  1742. 

28  Ephraim,  h.  Nov.  12,  1714;  married  Susanna  Alden,  1738. 

29  Daniel,  b.  Sept.  9,  1710 ;  married  Martha  Cary,  1742. 
The  father  died  July  18,  1705. 

30  Deacon  Recompense  (son  of  Jonathan  20)  married  Mary,  daughter  of 

Seth  Grossman,  1711.     Children  :  — 

31  Seth,  b.  May  9,  1714  ;  died  Feb.  10,  1742. 

32  Ichabod,  b.  July  0,  1713  ;  married  Hannah  Gannett,  1741. 

33  Ebenezer,  Jan.  23,  1717  ;  died  Aug.  5,  1744. 

34  Sarah,  b.  July  11,  1718  ;  married  Benjamin  Hayward,  1742. 

35  Simeon,  h.  Dec.  G,  1719  [50] ;  married  ]Mary  Howard,  1754. 

30  Zcbulon,  b.  June  9,  1721  ;  married  Mehitable  Gannett,  Oct.  8,  1747. 

37  Jonathan,  b.  March  20,  1723  [57]  ;  married  Mary  Curtis,  1747. 

38  Josiah,  b.  May  25,  1724;  died  April  5,  1743. 

39  Mary,  b.  Feb.  22,  1720  ;  married  Joseph  Grossman,  of  Easton,  1747. 

40  Bcriah,  b.  Feb.  22,  1720  ;  died  April  10,  1720. 

The  wife  died  1720.     He  then  married  Sarah,  widow  of  Seth  Brett,  and 
daughter  of  Isaac  Alden,  1727-     Children  :  — 

41  Abigail,  b.  1729. 

The  father  died  May  18,  1759. 


42  ZACHARun  (son  of  Ephraim  24)  married  Susanna,  daughter  of  Captain 

Jonathan  Bass,  Nov.  11,  1742 ;  came  to  the  North  Parish  soon  after 
his  marriage,  and  lived  on  the  place  now  occupied  by  llufus  P. 
Kingman.     Children  :  — 

43  Bcthuel,  b.  April  0,  1744  ;  died  Oct.  18,  1763. 

44  Jonathan,  b.  Jan.  0,  1740  ;  died  July  3,  1750. 

45  Ezra,  b.  April  7,  1749  [07] ;  m.  Cynthia  Tolman,  of  Stoughton,  1770. 
40  Mchitable,]).  April  20, 1752  ;  married  Zachariah  Sjdvester,  of  Duxbury, 

Nov.  14,  1771. 

47  Susanna,  b.  Dec.  14,  1755  ;  married  Rufus  Brett,  1775. 

48  Daniel,  h.  June  11,  1758  [78]  ;  married  Mehitable  Brett,  1779. 

49  Luther,  b.  May  31,  1701  [80] ;  married  King,  of  Kaynham  ;  -was 

a  physician. 

50  Col.  Simeon  (son  of  Deacon  Recompense  30)  married  Mary,  daughter 

of  Daniel  Howard,  Esq.,  June  27,  1754.     Children  :  — 

51  Molhj.  b.  July  7,  1755  ;  married  Simeon  Keith,  June  15,  1775. 

52  Mehitable,  b.   Aug.  14,  1757  ;  m.    1st,  Bela  Howard,  Nov.  28,  1782 ; 

2d,  Samuel  Dike,  Jr.,  Jan.  31,  1793. 

53  Howard,  b.  Aug.  31,  1700  [99]  ;  m.  Huldah  Packard,  Dec.  15,  1785. 

54  Martha,  b.  Nov.  18,  1705  ;  married  Benjamin  Keith,  Dec.  18,  1788. 

55  lihoda,  b.  Feb.  9,  1772  ;  married  Richard  Wild,  Dec.  4,  1794. 
50  Damaris,  b.  Nov.  13,  1707. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  465 


The  father  died  1802,  aged  83.    The  mother  died . 

Simeon  Gary  was  a  carpenter  by  trade  ;  became  a  captain  in  the  French 
war,  175S  and  175'J,  and  was  a  colonel  in  the  Rcvohitionary  War  in 
177G.  He  was  the  master-builder  of  the  second  mcetin<i;-house  in  the 
North  Parish,  erected  in  1703.  lie  held  many  offices  in  the  gift  of 
the  town,  often  officiating  as  moderator  in  the  town  meetings  ;  was 
selectman  of  the  ancient  town  of  liridgewater  for  several  years. 


57  Deacon  Jonathan    (son  of  Deacon  Recompense  30)    married   Mary, 

daughter  of  Captain  Moses  Curtis,  of  Stoughton,  Dec.  30,  1747. 
Children  :  — 

58  Moses,  b.  Nov.  20,  1748  [108]  ;  married  Susanna  Field. 

59  Mary,  h.  Oct.  30,  1750  ;  died  April  5,  1708. 

60  Dorothy,  b.  Dec.  19,  1752  ;  died  single. 

61  Huhlali,  b.  Jan.  22,  1755. 

62  Jonathan,  b.  Feb.  14,  1757  [114] ;  married  Abigail  Perkins. 

63  Huldah,  b.  Feb.  20,  1759. 

64  Alphcus,  b.  April  21,  1701  [124]  ;  married  Ruby  Perkins. 

65  Sarah,  b.  Aug.  3,  1703  ;  married,  1st,  Daniel  Alden,  Dec.   18,  1786; 

2d,  Lazarus  A.  Bcal,  May  25,  1809. 

66  James,  b.  April  22,  1700  [137]  ;  married  Hannah  Alden. 
The  father  died  1813,  aged  90.     The  mother  died . 


67  Ezra   (son  of  Zachariah  42)  married  Cynthia  Tolman,  of  Stoughton, 

1770.     Children :  — 

68  Thomas,  b.  Sept.  22,  1771  ;  m.  Sally  Packard  ;  removed  to  Enfield, 

Mass. 

69  Zachariah,  b.  Sept.  13,  1773  ;  m.  Betsy  Newhall,  of  Sterling,  Mass. 

70  Luther,  b.  June  21,  1777  ;  m.  1st,  Deborah  Briggs,  of  Greenwich  ;  2d, 

Polly  Lathrop,  of  Leeds,  Me. 

71  Susanna,  b.  May  1,  1779  ;  married  John  Dresser,  of  Sterling,  Mass. 

72  Captain  Ezra,  b.  Aug.  7,  1782  ;  m.  Louisa  Staples,  of  Turner,  Me. 

73  Daniel,  b.  Oct.  2,  1785  ;  died  young. 

74  Cynthia,  May  27,  1788  ;  m.  Thomas  G.  Newhall,  of  Sterling. 

75  John  Shepard,  b.  xVpril  28,  1790 ;  m.  1st,  Phebe  Lane,  of  Leeds ;  2d, 

Alpha  Bolster. 

76  Bclliud,  b.  May  30,  1793  ;  married  Lucy  Robinson,  of  Sumner,  Me.  ; 

was  a  physician. 

77  Tolman,  b.  July  11,  1796  ;  died  single,  June  28,  1830;  was  a  phy- 

sician. 
Mr.  Gary  was  a  tanner  by  trade  ;  removed  to  Turner,  Me.,  about  1803. 
Thomas  died  at  Enfield,  March  18,  1855.     Zachariah  died  at  Turner, 

Nov.  3,  1809.     Luther  died  at  Dover,  Oct.  7,  1800.     Susanna  died 

at  Turner,  Sept.   19,   1843.     Ezra  died  at  Turner,  Feb.  28,  1847. 

Daniel  died  at  Turner,  April  7,  1805.     John  died  at  Leeds,  April 

3,  1853. 


78  Daniel  (son  of  Zachariah  42)  married  Mehitable,  daughter  of  Simeon 

Brett,  May  14,  1778.     Children  :  — 

79  Zibia,  b.  July  31,  1779  ;  m.  Captain  Roger  Sumner,  of  Stoughton, 

April  5,  1801. 

80  Eunice,  b.  Sept.  10,  1781  ;  married  Granville  Blake,  of  Turner,  Me. 

81  Olioe,  b.  April  18,  1783;  married  ApoUos  Howard,  April  8,  1802. 

82  Francis,  b.  May  5,  1785  ;  married  Sarah  Phillips,  July  1,  1810. 

83  Asa,  married  Richmond  Bradford,  of  Turner,  Me. 

84  James,  b.  April  1,  1791  ;  died  in  infancy. 

59 


466  HISTORY  OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATEB. 

85  Jonathan,  b.  April  1,  1791  ;  died  in  infancy. 

The  father  was  a  major  in  militia  ;  resided  for  a  time  on  his  father's 
place,  now  owned  by  Rufus  P.  Kingman  ;  was  one  of  the  selectmen 
lor  a  number  of  years,  al'terwards  Justice  of  the  Court  of  Sessions. 
lie  died  at  Turner,  Me.,  1819,  aged  02. 


86  Luther  (son  of  Zachariah  42)  married  Nabby,  daughter  of  Benjamin 

King,  of  Rayuham,  Mass.,  1782.     Children  :  — 

87  Cassander,  b.  Aug.  15,  1782  ;  married  Sally  Clapp,  Oct.  12.  1808. 

88  William,  b.  March  14,  1784  ;  married  Dolly  Smith,  March  3,  1808. 
80  Sophia,  b.  Nov.  16,  1785  ;  married  Dr.  Silas  Blake,  Jan.  29,  1809.' 

90  Ansclm,  b.  June  8,  1787  ;  married  AVidow  Rhoda  Kimball. 

91  Amelia,  b.  March  13,  1789  ;  married  Stephen  Pollard,  March  5,  1809. 

92  Alanson,  b.  Dec.  23,  1790  ;  married  Susan  Brett,  July  4,  1816. 

93  Hitf/h,  b.  Oct.  19,  1792;  married  Silence  Phillips,  Feb.  1817. 

94  Maurice,  h.  Nov.  15,  1794  ;  is  a  clergyman  at  Galesburg,  Iowa; 

95  Harriden,  b.  Aug.  11,  179G ;  died  Nov.  1796. 

96  Clara,  b.  Nov.  24, 1799  ;  m.  Rev.  James  P.  Richardson,  Oct.  22,  1828. 

97  Luther,  b.  June  11,  1801  ;  died  Aug.  28,  1803. 

98  Nabbij,  h.  Jan.  21,  1804  ;  died  May  4,  1806. 

The  lather  died  June  12,  1848.     He  was  a  physician  and  Justice  of  the 
Court  of  Sessions  ;  resident  of  Turner,  Me. 


99  Howard  (son  of  Col.  Simeon  50)  married  Huldah,  daughter  of  Simeon 
Packard,  Dec.  15,  1785.     Children  :  — 

100  Simeon  [142],  married  Rowena  Howard,  Oct.  27,  1806. 

101  Daniel  Howard  [143],  married  Martha  Howard. 

102  Zenas,  removed  to  Wintlirop,  Mc. 

103  Williams,  b.  June  6,  1797  ;  married  Mehitable  Alden,  April  8,  1824. 

104  Elbridge. 

105  Francis,  married  Mary  Alden,  Dec.  27,  1828. 
100  Molly,  married  Ezra  Dunham,  Nov.  19,  1809. 

107  Rhoda,  married  Major  Nathan  Hayward,  Nov.  17,  1818. 
The  father  died .     The  mother  died . 


108  Moses  (son  of  Deacon  Jonathan  57)  married  Susanna,  daughter  of 

Jabez  Field,  April  13,  1773.     Children  :  — 

109  Lucius,  b.  July  28,  1770  ;  died  1800,  aged  30. 

110  Barzilla,  b.  Aug.  25,  1780  [149]  ;  married  Vashti  Snell,  1809. 

111  Susanna,  b.  April  27,  1783  ;  married  Rev.  John  Shaw,  Oct.  17,  1807. 

112  Polly,  b.  Nov.  13,  1785 ;  married  Jonathan  Beal,  Oct.  20,  1807. 

113  Cassandana,  b.  Feb.  11,  1788  ;  died  single,  Aug.  24,  1802. 
The  father  died  Dec.  18,  1837,  aged  90. 

Mr.  Cary  published  a  history  of  the  town  in  1824,  containing  48  pages 
of  family  genealogies,  previous  to  1800. 

114  Jonathan  (son  of  Deacon  Jonathan  57)  married  Abigail,  daughter  of 

Jonathan  Perkins,  Jan.  19,  1784.     Children  :  — = 

115  Caleb,  removed  to  Mc. 
110  Jonathan,  removed  to  Me. 

117  Lw^/jcr,  removed  to  Me. 

118  Martin  [159],  married  Bethia  Howard. 

ll'.t  Huldah,  married  Darius  Howard,  June  5,  1808. 

120  Abif/ail,  married  Isaac  Dunham,  1811. 

121  Sally,  married  Captain  Ziba  Keith,  Nov.  25,  1813. 

122  Mary.  123  Aurelia. 


FAMILY  REGISTEE.  467 

The  wife  died  1808.     He  married  Widow  Tiley  Clark ,  of  Winslow,  Me. 
AVidow  Tiley  Gary  died  Fob.  7,  1845.     The  father  died  Dec.  25,  1851. 

124  Alpheus  (son  of  Jonatlian  57)  married  Ruby,  daughter  of  Jonathan 

Perkins,  Sept.  21,  178G.     Children  :  — 

125  Nanc7j,  b.  July  7,  1787. 

12G  Alpheus,  Nov.  4,  1788  [1G5]  ;  married  Deborah  Thayer,  of  Braintree. 

127  Lucy,  b.  April  3,  17'J0  ;  married  llazen  JNIorse,  Haverhill,  Mass. 

128  Charles,  b.  Sept.  2G.  1791  ;  tsiugle  ;  residca  in  Boston. 

129  Gcorfje,  b.  Sept.  2'J,  1793  ;  died  in  infixncy. 

130  Ruby,  b.  Sept.  29,  1793  ;  died  in  infancy. 

131  George,  died  Sept.  25,  1820. 

132  Lewis,  b.  March  31,  1798 ;  died  Nov.  1834. 

133  Ruby,  b.  Jan.  1G,,1800  ;  died  single,  at  Haverhill. 

134  Isaac,  b.  June  25,  1802  [1G9]  ;  married  Julia  AVillard. 

135  Ziba,  b.  June  25,  1802  ;  died  at  Boston,  Nov.  10,  1831. 

136  Abigail,   b.  March   1,    18UG  ;   married  Benjamin  C.   Frobisher ;  died 

April  7,  1829. 
Mr.  Gary  was  in  the  army,  under  Col.  Simeon  Gary,  one  and  a  half 
years. 

137  J.4JIES   (son  of  Jonathan  57)   married  Hannah,  daughter  of  Samuel 

Alden,  May  27,  1798.     Children  :  — 

138  Lydia,  b.  Dec.  21,  1800. 

The  wife  died  .     He  then  married  Hannah,  daughter  of  Thomas 

Wales,  June  5,  1803.     Children  :  — 

139  Otis,  b.  June  14,  1804  [176] ;  m.  Mary  D.  Torrey,  of  Hanson,  Mass. 

140  Nancy,  b.  Feb.  24,  1807  ;  m.  Eibridge  H.  Packard,  May  15,  1832. 

141  Austin,  b.  Oct.  1,  1809. 

The  father  died  Aug.  10,  1850,  aged  84. 


142  SiMEOx  (son  of  Howard  99)  married  Rowena,  daughter  of  Jonas  How- 
ard, Oct.  27,  180G. 
Removed  to  Me. 


143  Daniel  Howard  (son  of  Howard  99)   married  Martha,  daughter  of 

Gideon  Howard,  April  2,  1812.     Children  :  — 

144  EHza,  b.  July  20,  1812 ;  died  March  17,  1851. 

145  Daniel,  b.  Sept.  22,  1815  ;  died  June  15,  1837. 

146  Howard,  b.  Feb.  17,  1818  ;  single. 

147  Martha,  b.  Sept.  14,  1820 ;  married  Seth  Leonard  ;  died  1850. 

148  Mary  Willis,  b.  Dec.  20,  1822;  m.  Jonathan  Holbrook,  of  Stoughton, 

Oct.  6,  1844. 
Mr.  Gary  injured  his  hip  while  at  work  on  Dr.  Bradford  Wales's  house,' 
at  Randolph,  in  Sept.  1830,  since  which  time  he  has  been  quite  in- 
firm. 


149  Barzilla   (son  of  IMoses  108)    married  Vashti,  daughter  of  Nathan 

Snell,  Nov.  17,  1808.     Children  :  — 

150  Susanna,  b.  March  31,  1809  ;  married  Luke  Perkins,  Sept.  26,  1830. 

151  Betsy,  b.  Nov.   14,  1810  ;  m.  James  Copeland,  of  West  Bridgewater, 

March  4,  1834. 

152  Almira,  b.  Nov.  25,  1812  ;  married  Edward  S.  Packard,  May  4,  1840. 

153  Barzilla,  b.  May  29,  1815  [184J ;  m.  Augusta  Gurney,  Nov.  29,  1849, 


468  msTORY  OP  north  bridgewater. 

154  Nathan  Snell,  b.  April  7,  1817  [187]  ;  m.  Betsy  Uoward  Gurney,  Nov. 

28,  1844. 

155  Lucius,  h.  June  4,  1819  ;  married  Elizabeth  Gillum. 

15(3  Ehofia,  h.  Aug.  IG,  1821 ;  married  Daniel  S.  Howard,  Feb.  17,  1839. 

157  Mary,  b.  Doc.  4,  1823  ;  married  Samuel  W.  Clapp,  of  Dorchester,  April 

30,  1845. 

158  Vcsla  Sncll,  b.  ]May  1,  1827  ;  married  Henry  K.  Keith,  July  8,  1847. 
The  father  died  June  2G,  1852. 

159  Marti.v  (Bon  of  Jonathan  114)  married  Bethia,  daughter  of  Ichabod 

Howard,  Oct.  17,  1822.     Children  ^  — 

100  Mclinda  Ann,  b.  Feb.   11,  1825  ;  m.  Benjamin  C.  Frobisher,  March 
19,  1848. 

161  Henry,  b.  Aug.  4,  1827  ;  died  July  25,  1839. 

162  Gcor(je  Clark,  b.  April  5,  1831  [189]  ;  m.  Harriet  Gilmore  Ford,  Aug. 

o    1 JJ55 

163  Lysandcr  Howard,  b.  Sept.  9,  1835  ;  died  March  24,  1836. 

104  Charles  Howard,  b.  July  6,  1837  [191]  ;  m.  Hannah  C.  Alden,  Oct. 
5,  1858. 
Mr.  Gary  was  a  colonel  in  the  militia. 
The  father  died  March  10,  1857,  aged  51  years. 

165  Alphecs  (son  of  Alpheus  124)  married  Deborah,  daughter  of  Captain 

"William  Thayer,  of  Braintree.     Children  :  — 

166  AJpheus,  b.  Oct.  5,  1827  ;  died  Sept.  28,  1836. 

167  George  Washington,  b.  March  31,  1830  ;  died  Oct.  4,  1850. 

168  Charles  William,  b.  Feb.  15,  1833  ;  died  Feb.  4,  1840. 

Mr.  Gary  was  a  school-teacher  in  his  early  daj-s,  also  a  member  of  the 
Common  Council  of  Boston ;  was  a  marble-worker  on  Harrison 
Avenue,  Boston. 

169  Isaac  (son  of  Alpheus  124) ,  born  in  Quincy,  June  25,  1802  ;  married 

Julia,  daughter  of  Simon  AVillard,  of   Kosbury,  Mass.,  Jan.  27, 
1831.     Children  :  — 

170  Ahigail  Perkins,  b.  Jan.  8,  1832;  died  Jan.  13,  1857. 

171  Alexander  Claxton,h.  Feb.  10,1834;  m.  Mary  Elizabeth  Barker,  of 

Newton,  x\pril  30,  1857,  and  had  :  Lillian,  b.  1857  ;  Alice,  b.  1859  ; 
Elizabeth,  b.  1800  ;  Julia  AN^illard,  b.  1803. 

172  Julia  Knox,h.  Aug.  7,  1830. 

173  Mary  Willard,  h.  July  19,  1838. 

174  Isaac,  b.  April  13,  1840. 

175  Harriet  Frances,  b.  April  17,  1842  ;  married  Herman  Paul  Ncfflcn,  of 

l^leidlcsheim,  Germany,  June  1,  1804,  and  had  :  Paul  AVillard,  b. 
1805. 
Tlie  wife  died  June  24,  1860.     He  then  married  Widow  Miriam  W. 
Priest,  daughter  of  Josiah  Stedman,  of  Boston.     ^Ir.  Gary  is  man- 
ager of  American  Bank  Note  Company,  State  Street,  Boston. 

176  Hon.  Otis  (son  of  James  137)  married  Mary  Dodge,  daughter  of  Cap- 

tain Joscpli  Ton-ey,  of  Hanson,  Nov.  1830.     Children  :  — 

177  Mary  Ann,  b.  Aug.  15,  1831 ;  married  Arza  B.  Keith,  April  25,  1854. 

178  Sarah  Thomas,  b.  April  25,  1834. 

179  John,  b.  Marcli  20,  l836  ;  died  single,  at  Philadelphia,. May  31,  1862. 
ISO  Hannah  Wales,  b.  Jan.  5,  1840. 

181  Charles,  b.  March  7,  1842 ;  straw  merchant,  firm  Wood  &  Gary,  Phila- 
delphia, Pa. 


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FAinLY  REGISTER.  469 


182  George,  b.  Feb.  15,  1844  ;  died  May  8,  1849. 

183  Olis,  b.  April  20, 1851. 

Mr.  Gary  has  been  a  very  active  and  successful  business  man,  engaged  in 
the  manuflicture  of  iron  castings,  at  Foxboro',  Mass.,  where  he  now  re- 
sides, lie  has  held  the  office  of  selectman  of  that  town  for  several 
years,  represented  the  town  in  the  Legislature  in  1800  and  18G1,  was 
senator  in  18G3  and  1804,  appointed  Justice  of  the  Peace  in  1852,  is 
President  of  the  Savings  Bank  in  Foxboro',  also  of  the  Loan  Fund  As- 
sociation, and  Vice-President  of  the  Norfolk  County  Agricultural 
Society. 

184  BarziUa  (son  of  Barzilla   149)  married  Augusta,  daughter   of  Azel 

Guraey,  Nov.  29,  1849.     Children  :  — 

185  Helen  Augusta,  b.  April  1,  1854. 
18G  Louisa  Francis,  b.  Jan.  17,  1855. 


187  Nathan  Snell  (son  of  Barzilla  149)  married  Betsy  Howard,  daughter 

of  Azel  Gurney,  Nov.  28,  1844.     Children  :  — 

188  Mary  Alice,  b.  Nov.  7,  1852. 


189  George  Clark  (son  of  Col.  Martin  159)  married  Harriet  Gilmore,  dau. 

of  Daniel  Ford,  Aug.  2,  1855.     Children  :  — 

190  Henry  Martin,  b.  Jan.  31,  1857. 


191  Charles  Howard  (son  of  Col.  INIartin  159)  married  Hannah  Copeland, 

daughter  of  Sanford  Alden,  Oct.  5,  1858.     Children  ;  — 

192  Martin  Alden,  b.  Aug.  17,  18G0. 


THE  CARR  FAMILY. 


1  Thomas  (son  of  Thomas)  married  Mercy .     Children  :^ 

2  Anna,  b.  May  11,  1757. 

3  Thomas,  b.  Sept.  17,  1759. 

4  Many,  b.  Mav  13,  1762. 

5  John,  b.  Jan"  22,  1765. 

6  Reddinrj,  b.  Oct.  4,  1767  ;  married  Mercy  West,  Jan.  19,  1795. 

7  Elizabeth,  b.  Sept.  30,  1770  ;  married  Asa  Pettingill,  Aug.  18,  1789. 

8  William,  b.  May  4,  1773  ;  married  Rhoda  French,  of  Stoughton,  1797. 

9  Ebmezer,  b.  March  28,  1776. 

10  Mercy,  b.  Oct.  3,  1778  ;  married  Daniel  Carr,  Oct.  17,  1799. 

11  Simeon,  b.  May  21,  1781.  12  Abigail,  b.  May  21,  1781. 

13  Simeon  (son  of  William)  came  from  Stoughton  to  North  Bridgewater ; 

m.  Anna,  dau.  of  Jonas  Reynolds,  Dec.  23,  1824.     Children  :  — 

14  Elizabeth  Ann,  b.  June  19,  1828  ;  married  George  A.  Packard. 

15  Simeon  Dexter,  b.  Dec.  31,  1832  [26]  ;  married  Harriet  Ann  Willis. 

16  Rufus  Benton,  b.  I\Iay  10,  1841  ;  married  Helen  Ilollis. 
Farmer  and  shoe-cutter. 


17  Alpheus  (son  of  William)  came  from  Stoughton  to  North  Bridgewater, 
1830  ;  married  Eliza,  daughter  of  Isaac  Bird,  of  Stoughton,  Nov. 
30,  182G.     Children  :  — 


470  HISTORY    OF    NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

18  Charles,  b.  May  13,  1827  [29]  ;  married,  1st,  Sarah  Frances  Dicker- 

man  ;  2J,  Harriet  Ann  llartwell. 

19  Azd,  b.  March  17,  1829  ;  died  1850. 

20  Ztlpha,  b.  Oct.  1,  1837  ;  married  Charles  R.  Lyon. 

21  Mary,  b.  March  iS,  1840  ;  married  William  Packard. 

22  Lysander  (son  of  William)  came  from  Stoughton  to  North  Bridgewater 

in  18G3  ;  married  Julia  Manly,  daughter  of  Ransom  Packard,  June 
13,  1858.     Children  :  — 

23  Charles  Hayward,  b.  May  18,  1859. 

21  Albert  Lincoln,  b.  Jan.  20,  1861  ;  died  April  5,  1861. 

25  William  Manly,  b.  June  0,  1862. 

26  Simeon  Dexter  (son  of  Simeon  13)  married  Harriet  Ann,  daughter  of 

Jonathan  Willis,  Dec.  31,  1832:  — 

27  Warren  Dexter,  b.  Aug.  23,  1855. 

28  Louisa,  b.  April  27,  1858. 


29  CuARLES  (son  of  Alpheus)  married  Sarah  Frances,  daughter  of 

Dickermau,  March  2,  1851.     Children  :  — 

30  Sarah  Frances,  b.  Jan.  15,  1852  ;  died  Oct.  27,  1860. 

The  wife  died  Jan.  27,  1852.     He  then  married  Harriet  Ann,  daughter 
of  Daniel  Hartwcll,  of  N.  H.,  Dec.  25,  1853.     Children  :  — 

31  Charles  Burley,  b.  Oct.  8,  1851. 

32  Emily  PerciUa,  b.  Sept.  6,  1856. 

33  Hattie  Eliza,  b.  Jan.  9,  1800.        31  Ellen,  b.  Oct.  31,  1861. 


THE  COPELAND  FAMILY. 


1  Lawrence  Copeland,  of  Braintree,  ISIass.,  is  the  first  of  this  name  that 

we  have  any  record  of.  He  married  Lydia  Townsend  in  1051,  and 
had:  Thomas,  b.  1054;  William,  b.  1056;  John,  b.  1658;  Ephraim, 
b.  1055;  and  several  daughters. 

2  William,  married  ^lary,  daughter  of  John  Bass,  in  1094.     Children  :  — 

William,  b.  1095;  Ephraim,  b.  1097;  Ebenezer,  b.  1698;  Jonathan, 
b.  1701;  David,  b.  1704;  Joseph,  b.  1706;  Benjamin,  b.  1708; 
Moses,  b.  1710  ;  Mary,  b.  1713. 

3  Jonathan    (son   of   William  2)  married  Betty,  daughter  of  Thoma8 

Snell,  Jr.,  1723,  and  settled  in  West  Bridgewater.  Children:  — 
Abigail,  b.  1724;  Betty,  b.  1726;  Jonathan,  b.  1728;  Mary,  b. 
1731  ;  Joseph,  b.  1734;  Hannah,  b.  1737  ;  Elijah,  b.  1739  ;  Daniel, 
b.  1741  ;  Sarah,  b.  1745  ;  Ebenezer,  b.  1746  ;  iBetty,  b.  1750. 

4  Jonathan  (son  of  Jonathan  3)  married  Mehitable,  daughter  of  Samuel 

Dunbar,  1754.  Children:  —  Jonathan,  b,  1755;  Mehitable,  Sarah, 
Asa,  b.  1762  ;  Caleb,  b.  1764  ;  Ephraim,  b.  1767  ;  Mary,  b.  1772  ; 
Martha,  b.  1774. 

5  Caleh  (son  of  Jonathan  4)  married  Sally,  daughter  of  Seth  Byram, 

1787.     Children :  — 

6  Lurana,  b.  Feb.  24,  1798  ;  married  Silvanus  Keith,  1820. 

7  Temperance,  b.  March  5,  1790  ;  married  Barzilla  Keith,  1819. 

8  Cakb,  }).  June  17,  1792  [17J  ;  married,  Ist,  Olive  Porter,  May  7,  1821 ; 

2d,  Pully  Southworth,  Jan.  21,  1833. 

9  Sally,  b.  July  25,  1794  ;  married  Nathaniel  Ames,.  Jan.  4,  1825. 
10   Vesta,  b.  Sept.  4,  1790  ;  married  Nahum  Perkins. 


FAMILY   REGISTER.  471 

11  Seth,  b.  Sept.  2G,  1798  ;  married  Hannah  Gary. 

12  Marcus,  b.  Oct.  27,  1800  [25] ;  married  Rebecca  Porter,  of  Stoughton. 

13  Elizabeth,  b.  Dec.  3,  1S02  ;  married  Moses  French,  of  East  Randolph. 

14  A/mira,  b.  Jan.  10,  1805  ;  married  Captain  Jolin  W.  Kinj^man. 

15  Epkraim,  b.  June  (i,  1807  [31]  ;  married  Ilannaii  Sliaw,  Aug.  1,  1828. 

16  Mary  Dunbar,  b.  April  1,  180'J  ;  married  John  Alden,  of  Randolph. 
This  lamily  resided  in  West  Bridgewater. 

17  Caleb  (t-on  of  Caleb  5)  came  from  West  Bridgewater  to  North  Bridge- 

water,  April,  1823  ;  married  Olive,  daughter  of  ]\Iajor  CyruK  Porter, 
of  Stougliton,  May  7,  1821.     Children  :  — 

18  Olive,  b.  March  23,  1822  ;  married  Bela  B.  Hayward,  May  29,  1843. 

19  Cakh,  b.  Sept.  15,  1823  [3G]  ;  married  Cordelia  F.  Ilartwell. 

20  Martha,  b.  Sept.  13,  1825  ;  married  William  C.  Leonard,  Oct.  1,  1844. 

21  Cyrus  Porter,  b.  June  24,  1827  [40]  ;  m.  Ann  Ellis,  of  New  Bedford. 

22  Ahnira,  b.  May  2,  1830  ;  married  Charles  Spear,  Dec.  17,  1848. 

The  wife  died  June  4,  1830.     He  then  married  Polly,  daughter  of  Perez 
Southworth,  Jan.  21,  1833.     Children  :  — 

23  Oman  Cole,  b.  Jan.  8,  1834  ;  died  Oct.  11,  1834. 

24  Sophronia  Southworth,  b.  Sept.  27,  1837  ;  died  Aug.  4,  1838. 
Farmer  and  shoemaker. 

The  wife  died  July  12,  1862. 

25  Marcus  (son  of  Caleb  5)  came  from  West  Bridgewater  to  North  Bridge- 

water  ;  married  Rebecca,  daughter  of  ^lajor  Cyrus  Porter,  of  Stough- 
ton, June  G,  1826.     Children  :  — 

26  Marcus  Morton,  b.  Feb.  15,  1828  [43] ;  married  Mary  Ann  Cushman. 

27  Jane,  b.  Jan.  7,  1830  ;  married  John  P.  Shepard,  July  18,  1852. 

28  Amanda,  b.  Aug.  9,  1833  ;  married  Luther  E.  Alden,  Dec.  17,  1854. 

29  Julia  Anna,  b.  Aug.  9,  1835  ;  married  Stephen  Davis,  Jan.  1,  1858, 

and  had  :  Mabel  Warner,  June  15,  1860. 

30  Rebecca  Porter,  b.  Nov.  27,  1838  ;  m.  Henry  L.  Bryant,  May  11,  1856. 

31  Ephraim    (son   of  Caleb  5)   came   from    West   Bridgewater  to  North 

Bridgewater  ;  married  Hannah,  daughter  of  Micah  Shaw,  Aug.  1, 
1828.     Children:  — 

32  Emily,  b.  Nov.  14,  1828  ;  m.  Geo.  Webster  Spear,  March  28,  1852. 

33  Rufus.  b.  Sept.  28,  1831  [48]  ;  m.  Margaret  B.  Cross,  b.  Jan.  3,  1856. 

34  Elizabeth,  b.  Nov.  1838  ;  m.  William  H.  Brett,  Nov.  30,  1858. 

35  Maria,  b.  Feb.  10,  1841 ;  married  Charles  Howard,  Jr.,  Nov.  27, 1860. 
Shoemaker. 


36  Caleb  (son  of  Caleb  17)  married  Cordelia  Fenno,  daughter  of  Jonas 

Hartwell,  of  West  Bridgewater,  Oct.  1,  1843.     Children  :  — 

37  Martha  Cordelia  ;  died  young. 

38  Frank,  b.  July  7,  1849. 

39  Fanny  Eveline,  b.  Aug.  25,  1856. 

Shoe  manufacturer,  resident  of  West  Bridgewater ;  represented  that 
town  in  the  Legislature  in  1860. 

40  Cyrus  Porter   (son  of  Caleb  17)  married  Ann  Maria,  daughter  of 

Cyrus  Ellis,  of  New  Bedford,  Dec.  17,  1848.     Children  :  — 

41  Ellis  Franklin,  b.  May  21,  1850. 

42  Myron  Homer,  b.  July  27,  1856. 


472  HISTORY   OF   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 


43  Marcts  Morton  (son  of  i»Larcu8  25)  married  ^lary  Ann,  daughter  of 

Adoniram  Cutihman,  of  Middleboro',  Oct.  10,  1850.     Children  :  — 

44  Mark  Morton,  b.  Sept.  28,  1851  ;  died  Nov.  21,  1856. 

45  Frank  Cushman,  b.  Sept.  29,  1853  ;  died  May  12,  1854. 
4G  Ehncr  Clinton,  b.  April  28,  185G. 

47  Marcus  Morton,  b.  Dec.  19,  1802. 

Resides  at  Middleboro' ;  is  in  the  army,  1864. 


48  RuFts    (son  of  Ephraim   31)    married   Margaret  Bird,   daughter  of 

Nathaniel  H.  Cross,  Jan.  3,  1856.     Children  :  — 

49  Henry  Cross,  b.  Dec.  3,  1858  ;  died  Sept.  13,  1863. 


50  Lawrence  (son  of  Ebenezer)  came  from  West  Bridgewater  April,  1855  ; 

married  Mary  Lucella,  daughter  of  John  £.  Snell,  of   VVinthrop, 
Me.,  Feb.  11,  1852.     Children  :  — 

51  Grace  Greenivood,  b.  Nov.  10,  1852. 

52  Arthur  Grenville,  b.  June  12,  1854  ;  died  Feb.  20,  1865. 

53  Mary  Jane,  b.  April  29,  1856. 

54  Anna  Snell,  b.  Sept.  23,  1858. 
Farmer,  on  Centre  Street. 


55  "Ward  Cottox  (son  of  Cyrus)  came  from  Bristol,  R.  I.,  in  1850  ;  mar- 

ried Martha  Monroe,  daughter  of  Sylvester  Monroe,  of  Bristol,  Nov. 
19,  1820.     Children  :  — 

56  Sylvester  Ward,  b.  Nov.  22,  1821 ;  m.  Phebe  T.  Brightman,  of  Fall 

River. 

57  Elizabeth,  h.  Oct.  1,  1823  ;  married  Charles  S.  Pierce,  of  Fall  River. 

58  Martha,  b.  June  8,  1826  ;  married  Elijah  D.  Hall,  of  Fall  River. 

59  Charles  Dyer,*  b.  Jan.  8,  1828  ;  married  Esther  Crary,  of  Fall  River. 

60  Caroline,  b.  Sept.  24,  1829 ;  m.  Frederic  Simons,  of  Little  Compton, 

R.  I. 

61  Georf/e  Monroe,  b.  July  13,  18o2  ;  m.  Betsy  W.  King,  of  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

62  Cyrus  Franklin,  h.  Dec.  31,  1843  ;  was  in  nine  months'  service. 
The  father  died  Nov.  2,  1855. 


63  George  Monroe  (son  of  Ward  Cotton)  married  Betsy  "Wilcox,  daughter 

of  Joseph  King,  of  Tiverton,  R.  L,  Nov.  26,  1840.     Children  :  — 

64  Martha  Anne,  b.  July  1,  1852. 
^V'ood-turner. 


65  Ira  (son  of  Francis)  came  from  "West  Bridgewater  ;  married  Caroline 

Frances,  dau.  of  Noah  Reed,  of  Abington,  Dec.  1, 1853.     Children  :  — 

66  Mart/  Caroline,  b.  April  30,  1855. 

67  Helen  Lucy,  b.  Dec.  17,  1850. 
Trader,  near  Sprague's  Factory. 

*  Charles  Dyer  Copeland  was  Second  Lieutenant  in  3d  Mass.  Regiment,  nine 
months'  men;  was  in  the  battles  of  Kinston,  Whitehall,  and  Goldsboro'  ;  was 
afterward  First  Lieutenant  in  SSth  llegiment,  in  battles  of  Wilderness,  Spottsyl- 
vania,  North  Anna,  Tolepotomy  Creek,  Bethesda  Church,  Coal  Harbor,  Feters- 
burtj,  June  17  and  18,  Crater,  July  30,  where  he  was  taken  prisoner;  reniaiueJ  in 
reliel  prisons  till  March,  ISiif),  wlien  lie  was  jjarolcd.  He  rejoined  his  (.'JSth)  Regi- 
ment, May  .'),  180.0,  in  1st  liriyaJe,  '2d  Division,  9th  Army  Corps.  Commissioned 
Captain,  Aujj.  8,  18IJ-1. 


FAMILY   REGISTER.  473 


THE  CLARK  FAMILY. 

1  Samtjel  (son  of  Lemuel),  came  from  Randolph,  married  Mary,  daughter 

of  Silas  Snow,  April  26,  1835.     Children  :  — 

2  Many  Jane,  b.  June  8,  1837. 

3  Samuel  Jefferson,  b.   March   13,   1840;    married  Martha  Noyee,  of 

Jay,  Me. 


4  Lemuel  (son  of  Lemuel)  born  Feb.  13,  1813.     Came  from  Randolph  ; 

married  Sarah  Ann  Linfield,  of  Randolph,  March  G,   183G.     Chil- 
dren :  — 

5  Sarah  Amelia,  b.  Aug.  9,  1843. 

The  wife  died  Feb.  19,  185G.     He  then  married  Mary  P.  Greenleaf, 
Dec.  7,  185G. 


6  George  Clark  came  from  Sharon  in  1829 ;  married  Sarah  Ann,  dau. 

of  Micah  Packard,  Sept.  18,  1828.     Children  :  — 

7  George  CUnton,  b.  July  23,  1837  ;  died  Sept.  21,  1837. 

8  George  Elks,  b.  March  18,  1839. 

9  Hcrmon  Bingley,  b.  March  7,  1841. 

10  Arthur  Clinton,  b.  April  24,  1843. 

11  Charles  Henry,  b.  March  13,  1845  ;  died  April  10, 1845. 

Mr.  Clark  has  been  selectman  fur  several  years  in  the  town  ;  is  now  a 
clerk  in  the  State  Auditor's  office. 


THE  CRAFTS  FAMILY. 


1  Dr.  John  Staples  Crafts  was  the  son  of  Moses,  of  Newton,  Mass.     He 

reuioved  from  thence  to  the  North  Parish  in  1756 ;  married  

Park.     Children  :  — 

2  Thomas  [10],  married  Polly  Porter,  Dec.  28,  17''^6. 

3  Samuel,  married Packard  ;  died  at  Hebron,  Me. 

4  John  [17],  married  Olive  Porter,  Sept.  9,  1790. 

5  Moses,  married  Phebe  Snow,  Feb.  24,  1798. 

6  Edward,  died  single,  at  Aubui-n,  Me.,  March  9,  1853. 

7  ^/6m 71,  married  Ilannah  Howard,  Oct.  29,  1799  ;  removed  to  Me. 

8  Patty,  married  Rev.  Zachariah  Howard,  March  6,  1787. 

9  Polly,  married  Rev.  Napthali  Shaw,  June  10,  1798. 

The  father  went  to  Maine  with  his  four  sons  :  Samuel,  Moses,  Edward, 
Zibeon. 


10  Thomas  (son  of  John  Staples  1)  married  Polly,  daughter  of  Rev.  John 

Porter,  Dec.  28,  1786.     Children  :  — 

11  Mary  Sibbil,  b.  Jan.  5,  1788 ;  single. 

12  Thomas  Prince,  b,  July  8,  1789  ;  was  master  of  a  vessel;  died  single, 

at  Darien,  Geo. 

13  Betsy,  b.  June  13,  1791  ;  married  Hon.  Jesse  Perkins,  Nov.  9,  1815. 

14  Sophia,  h.  Nov.  2,  1793  ;  m.  Harvey  Hartshorn,  of  Southbridge,  Mass., 

Oct.  30,  1823. 

15  Frederic,  b.  June  5,  1797  [19]  ;  m.  Hannah  Williams,  of  Taunton. 

16  Eliphalet  Porter,  b.  Nov.  23,  1800  [26J  ;  married  Augusta  Porter,  of 

Sterling,  Mass. 

60 


474  HISTORY   OF    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 


The  father  died  Feb.  27,  1819,  aged  90.     The  mother  died  Jan.  4, 1843, 

aged  SO. 
Mr.  Crafts  -was  a  clergyman,  a  graduate  of  Harvard  College,  1783 ; 

settled  at  Princeton,  1780,  and  Middleboro'  in  1791. 


17  JoiTN  (son  of  Dr.  John  Staples  1)  married  Olive,  daughter  of  Rev.  John 

Porter,  Sept.  9,  1790.     Children  :  — 

18  Jonathan  Porter,  b.  Sept.   9,  1792 ;  graduated  at  Brown  University, 

1817  ;  studied  medicine,  but  never  practised  his  profession.     He  died 
1822,  aged  30  years. 
The  father  died  July  14,  1849,  aged  82. 

19  Frederic  (son  of  Rev.  Thomas  10)  married  Hannah,  danghter  of  Alfred 

Williams,  of  Taunton.  Jan.  4,  1832.     Children  :  — 

20  Elizabeth,  b.  Nov.  20,  1832. 

21  Frederic,  b.  March  11,  1835. 

22  Alfred  Williams,  b.  May  8,  1838. 

23  Ellen  Williams,  h.  Feb.  26,  1840. 

24  Francis  Thomas,  b.  Oct.  27,  1841. 

25  Wil/iam  Gordon,  h.  Aug.  30,  1844. 
Residents  of  Bridge  water,  Mass. 


26  Rev.  Eliphalet  Porter  (son  of  Rev.  Thomas  10)  married  Augusta, 

daughter  of  John  Porter,  of  Sterling,  June  13,  1832.     Children  :  — 

27  Emily  Caroline,  b.  April  14,  1833. 

28  Charlotte  Augusta,  b.  Sept.  8,  1835. 

29  Elkn  Isadore,  b.  June  25,  1846. 

30  Anna  Isabel,  b.  June  25,  1846. 
Residents  of  Lexington,  Mass. 


THE  CHESMAN  FAMILY. 


1  Sa-MTEL  (son  of  Samuel)   came  from  Braintree  to  the  North  Parish  in 

1772  ;  married  Martha,  dau.  of  Dependence  French.     Children  :  — 

2  Noah  [8],  married  Lucinda  Howard,  May  12,  1799. 

3  Samuel  [13],  married  Mehitable  Leach. 

4  Olive,  married  James  Thompson,  Dec.  24,  1798 

5  Naomi,  married  Josiah  Orcutt,  Nov.  20,  1806. 

6  Polly,  married  Ara  Battles. 

7  Betsy,  married  Barzilla  King,  1812. 

The  liithcr  died  March  2,  1846,  aged  94.     The  wife  died  Jan.  13,  1852, 
aged  79  years. 


8  Noah  (son  of  Samuel  1)  married  Lucinda,  daughter  of  Robert  Howard, 

May  12,  1799.     Children:  — 

9  Zachariah  Howard,  h.  Jan.  20,  1801  [14]  ;  married  IMary  Field. 

10  Olive,  b.  March  8,  1803  ;  married  Reul)cn  Drake,  1819. 

11  Noah,  b.  leb.  19,  1810  [17]  ;  married  Nancy  Hunt. 

12  Lucinda,  b.  June  28,  1814 ;  married  Oilman  Morton,  of  Leeds,  Me. 
The  Aither  died  April  4,  1825,  aged  47. 

Mr.  Cheesman  was  captain  of  cavalry  company. 

13  Samuel  (son  of  Samuel  1)  m.  Mehitable,  daughter  of  Giles  Leach,  1806. 
Removed  to  Mcrrimac. 


FAMILY   REGISTER.  475 

14  ZACHARiAn  Howard  (son  of  Noah  8)  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Bar- 

zilla  Field.     Children  :  — 

15  Harriet,  b.  June  9,  182G  ;  married  George  Sargent,  of  Boston. 

16  Angenette,  married  lllorace  Burrill,  of  Stoughton. 


17  Noah  (eon  of  Noah  8)  married  Nancy,  daughter  of  Charles  Hunt,  of 

North  Bridgewater,  Dec.  3,  1836.     Children  :  — 

18  EmeUne  Frances,  b.  July  1,  1839;  married   Francis   0.  Thayer,  of 

Easton,  April  11,  18G1. 

19  ^/ice^.,b.  July22,  1844. 


THE  COBB  FAMILY. 


1  David  (son  of  David),  came  from  Mansfield,  Mass.,  m.  Abigail  Willis, 

daughter  of  Silas  Packard,  Jan.  1,  1823.     Children:  — 

2  David  Packard,  died  May  7,  1824. 

The  wife  died  Jan.  12,  1824.     He  then  married  Clarissa,  daughter  of 
John  Bussey,  of  Dorchester,  Mass.,  May  11,  1826.     Children  :  — 

3  David  Herbert,  b.  ^lay  11,  1827  [13]  ;  married  Mary  Jane  Keith,  Jan. 

8,  1850. 

4  Lyman  Everett,  b.  Oct.  29,  1828  [15]  ;  married  Maria  Collaraore. 

5  John  Bussey,  b.  Jan.  20,  1831  [20]  ;  married  Helen  F.  Bartlett. 

6  Walter  Francis,  b.  June  17,  1833  ;  died  Dec.  5,  1833. 

7  Abigail  Willis,  Sept.  26,  1834  ;  married  Frederic  C.  Blanchard. 

8  Clarissa  Bussey,  b.  March  17,  1837  ;  diied  Nov.  4,  1842. 

9  Frances  Lurana,  b.  Oct.  11,  1839  ;  died  Dec.  6,  1842. 

10  Mary  Allen,  b.  March  8,  1842. 

11  Clarendon  Francis,  b.  July  1,  1845. 

12  Walter  Channing,  b.  ]\Iarch  9,  1848  ;  died  Nov.  20,  1851. 
Merchant,  corner  of  Main  and  Court  Streets,  in  North  Bridgewater. 


13  David  Herbert  (son  of  David  1)  married  ]\Iary  Jane,  daughter  of 

Ilartwell  Keith,  of  Bridgewater,  Jan.  8,  1850.     Children  :  — 

14  George  Herbert,  b.  Feb.  17,  1854 ;  died  July  22,  1854. 


15  Ltman  Everett   (son  of  David  1)  married  ]\Iaria,  dau.  of  Nathaniel 

Collamore,  of  Bangor,  Me.,  Sept.  11,  1850.     Children  :  — 

16  Clara  Bussey,  Aug.  13,  1851. 

17  Clarence  Everett,  b.  Sept.  22,  1853. 

18  Charles  Lyman,  b.  Dec.  13,  1856. 

19  Lottie  Maria,  b.  April  1,  1862. 

20  John  Bussey  (son  of  David  1)  married  Helen  F.  Bartlett,  of  Ware- 

ham,  Mass.,  Feb.  3,  1850.     Children  :  — 

21  Hattie  Frances,  b.  Jan.  22,  1852. 

22  David  Walter,  b  June  15,  1853. 

23  John  Bussey,  b.  Feb.  28,  1862. 

He  was  a  private  in  Co.  A,  7th  Mass.  Volunteers  ;  Quartermaster  Ser- 
geant in  Co.  B,  2d  Mass.  Heavy  Artillery. 

The  father  died  of  yellow  fever  in  a  Government  hospital  at  Mansfield, 
N.  C,  Oct.  20,  1864. 


24  Tyler  Cobb  (brother  to  David  Cobb  1)  came  from  Mansfield  to  North 


476  HISTORY    OF    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

Bridgewater  in  spring  of  1825  ;  married  Catherine  Packard,  daughter 
of  Thomas  AVales,  Jan.  2,  1838.     Adopted  children  :  — 

25  Emma  Frances,  married  Samuel  Page. 

26  Jiattie  Tijhr,  b.  May  14,  1853.       28  Helen  Pierpont,  Dec.  10,  1856. 

27  Mary  Ada.  b.  Aug.  2,  1855. 
Merchant  and  manufacturer. 


1  CLAPP.  —  James  Otis  came  from  Dorchester  to  North  Bridgcwater ; 

married    Lucia,   daughter  of   Eliphalet    Kingman,   Oct.    5,    1840. 
Children  :  — 

2  Ellen  Augusta,  b.  Aug.  5,  1842;  died  Aug.  23,  1843. 

3  Oih  Francis,  h.  Sept.  2G,  1843  ;  Civil  Engineer  in  Boston. 

4  George  Franklin,  b.  Aug.  8,  1845. 

5  Albert  Herman,  b.  June  11,  1848  ;  died  June  11,  1848. 

6  Eliza  Moore,  b.  Feb.  18,  1850  ;  died  June  14,  1851. 

The  father  died  Aug.  24,  .1849.     The  widow  then  married  Henry  Snell, 
Oct.  8,  1856.    Mr.  Snell  died  Nov.  18G5. 

7  Benjamin  Russell  (son  of  Benjamin)  came  from  Stoughton ;  married 

Elizabeth,  daughter  of  David  Standish,  of  Warren,  Maine,  Dec.  30, 

1840.     Children  :  — 

8  Lizzie  Maria,  b.  Feb.  15,  1851. 

9  Gcorgianna  Slandish,  b.  Sept.  10,  1854. 
Trader,  on  Main  Street. 


THE  CURTIS  FA]\nLY. 


1  Barnabas    (son   of  Ashley   Curtis)    came   from   Stoughton  ;   married 

Esther,  daughter  of  Pelatiah  Phinney,  June  6,  1774.     Children: — ■ 

2  Olive,  b.  Oct.  20,  1776  ;  married  Seth  Kingman,  Oct.  14,  1833. 

3  Hannah,  b.  April  15,  1780;  married  Alpheus  Tribou,  Oct.  10,  1803. 

4  Dcla,  b.  June  19,  1782  ;  married  Kcziah  Lincoln,  Jan.  19,  1803. 

5  Isaac,  b.  June  15,  1786  [17]  ;  married  Mehitable  Wales,  Jan.  26,  1806. 

6  Josiah  Washburn,  b.  June  6,  1794  ;  died  young. 
The  father  died .     Tiie  mother  died . 


7  Bela    (son  of  Barnabas   1)    married  Keziah,  daughter  of  Nehemiah 

Lincoln,  Jan.  19,  1803.     Children  :  — 

8  Josiah  Washburn,  b.  Aug.  13,  1803  ;  married  Betsy  AVood. 

9  Mi/ra,  b.  Marcli  15,  1805  ;  single. 

10  Bcza,  b.  June  16,  1806  [23]  ;  married  Sarah  Thayer,  Jan.  22,  1830. 

11  Thomas  Madison,  b.  Oct.  30,  1808  ;  married  Abljy  Packard. 

12  Barnabas,  b.  Feb.  14,  1810  ;  married,  let,  Deborah  Wilbur  ;  3d,  Myra 

FiiUerton. 

13  Alaiison,  b.  Feb.  14,  1812;  married,  1st,  Mary  Ilayden  ;  2d,  Widow 

Laura  Tliayer.     Mrs.  Alanson  Curtis  died  July  11,  1842. 

14  Esther,  b.  Aug.  0,  1813  ;  married  Levi  AVild  Ilolbrook. 

15  Patfy  Pcrldns,  h.  Sept.  13,  1816  ;  died  Dec.  18,  1818. 

16  Bela,  b.  Feb.  23,  1822  ;  married  Widow  Nancy  Knapp,  of  Raynham. 

17  Isaac  (son  of  Barnabas  1)  married  Mehitable,  daughter  of  John  Wales, 

Jan.  26,  1806.     Children  :  — 

18  John  Wales,  b.  Aug.  2,  1806  ;  died  single,  Dec.  30,  1825. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  477 

19  Francis,  h.  June  9,  1808  ;  died  April  9,  1811. 

20  Henri/  Kinr/man,  b,  Jan,   14,  1810  ;  m.  Samantha  Dunbar.     He  died 

June  12,  1859. 

21  Hannah,  b.  Jan.  5,  1812  ;  died  young,  July  24,  1814. 

22  Isaac  Francis,  b.  Jan.  12,  1815  ;  m.  Mary  Guruey,  May  26,  1836. 
The  wife  died  Jan.  7,  1854,  aged  05.     He  then  married  Betsy  Sherman, 

daughter  of  John  Prince,  of  Kingston,  Mass.,  and  widow  of  David 
M.  Doten,  Aug.  9,  1855. 


23  Beza   (eon  of  Bela  7)   married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Deacon  William 

Thayer,  Jan.  22,  1830.     Children  :  — 

24  Sarah  Jane,  b.  Sept.  15,  1832  ;  married  Deacon  Elisha  Ilolbrook,  of 

East  Kandolph,  May  17,  1805. 

25  Bela  (son  of  Bela  7)  married  Nancy,  daughter  of ,  of  Raynham, 

Mass.,  Nov.  12,  1843. 
The  wife  died  Jan.  6,  1858.     He  then  married  Abby  Clark,  of  JMaine, 
^larch  4,  1859  ;  taken  prisoner  and  starved  to  death  by  the  rebels, 
Dec.  13,  1864. 


26  Isaac  Francis   (son  of  Isaac  17)   married  Mary,  daughter  of  Azel 

Gurney,  May  26,  1836.     Children  :  — 

27  Francis  Lyman,  b.  June  27,  1837  ;  died  Sept.  12,  1841. 

28  Isadore,  b.  June  10,  1840. 

29  Charles  Henry,  b.  June  29,  1842. 

30  Edward  Lyman,  b.  July  19,  1844 ;  died  Sept.  7,  1863. 

31  Olis  Francis,  b.  Feb.  3,  1848. 
Boot  and  shoe  manufacturer. 


1  COOPER.  — William  Henry  Cooper  (son  of  John)  came  from  Taun- 

ton, Mass.,  1850  ;  married  Harriet  Augusta,  daughter  of  Ziba  Bab- 
bitt, March  22,  1830.     Children  :  — 

2  Harriet  Williams,  b.  July  22,  1841. 

3  James  Henry,  b.  Oct.  22,  1841. 

Mr.  Cooper  was  one  of  the  County  Commissioners,  and  has  often  served 
the  town  in  various  public  offices,  as  selectman  and  moderator  of  town 
meetings,  and  is  a  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  Plymouth  County. 


THE  COLE  FAMILY. 


1  Joseph  Cole  came  from  Plympton  ;  m.  Mary .     Children  :  — - 

2  Samuel  [12],  married  Sarah  Packard,  Nov.  16,  1752. 

3  Ephraim  [17],  married  Hannah  Randall. 

4  Joseph  [23],  married  Betty  South  worth,  Dec.  8,  1757. 

5  Molly,  married  Col.  Frederick  Pope. 

6  Susanna,  married Niles. 

7  Catherine,  married  Daniel  Littlefield,  1762. 

8  Eliza,  married  Solomon  Smith,  of  Easton,  1761. 

9  Eleazer,  b.  April  8,  1747  ;  m.  Lucy  ShurtlefT,  July  11,  1769,  and  re- 

moved to  Maine. 

10  Sarah,  b.  Aug.  27,  1749  ;  married Withington. 

11  Silence,  b.  Dec.  16,  1755  ;  died  young,  May  13,  1756. 


478  fflSTORY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

12  Samuel  (son  of  Joseph  1)  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Seth  Packard, 

Nov.  10,  1752.     Children  :  — 

13  William,  b.  June  17,  1753  ;  married  Molly  Lazell,  1773. 

14  Rebecca,  b.  July  7,  1755 ;  married  Amaziah  Cole,  Sept.  8,  1775. 

15  Samuel,  b.  April  25,  1758  ;  died  Oct.  9,  1760. 

16  Samuel,  b.  Jan.  8,  1761. 


17  Epuraim  (son  of  Joseph  1)  married  Hannah  Randall.     Children  :  — 

18  Zilpha,  b.  Dec.  17,  1754  ;  married  Edward  Bartlett,  May  7,  1772. 

19  Epiiraim,  b.  Aug.  31,  1756  [25] ;  m.  Silcuce  Webb,  Dec.  18,  1777. 

20  Hannah,  b.  March  26,  1759  ;  married  Isaac  Keith,  1775. 

21  Molly,  b.  June  0,  1764  ;  married  John  Drake,  1782. 

22  Rachel,  b.  Aug.  17,  1768  ;  married  Icliabod  Packard,  1786. 
The  father  died  1775,  aged  44.     The  widow  died  Sept.  19,  1781. 

23  JosEPU  (son  of  Joseph  1)  married  Betty,  daughter  of  Constant  Sonth- 

worth,  Dec.  8,  1757.     Children  :  — 

24  Desire,  b.  Nov.  24,  1758  ;  m.  Noah  Pratt,  and  removed  to  Vermont. 
This  family  removed  to  the  West. 

25  Epuraim  (son  of  Ephraim  17)   married  Silence  Webb,  Dec.  18,  1777. 

Children  :  — 

26  Ephraim  [32],  married  Susanna  Packard,  Dec.  15, 1808. 

27  Thomas  [35],  married  Silence  Thayer,  Oct.  11,  1810. 

28  Zikon  [39],  married  Mary  Field,  Jan.  14,  1819. 

29  Oman  [41],  married  Lucy  Soutli worth. 

30  Alvan  [46],  married  Eliza  French,  1823. 

31  Hannah,  married  Silas  Snow,  April  10,  1800. 

The  father  died  March  29,  1828,  aged  71.     The  wife  died  Feb.  2, 1824, 
aged  67. 


32  Ephraim  (eon  of  Ephraim  25)  married  Susanna,  daughter  of  Adin  Pack- 

ard, Dec.  15,  1808.     Children  :  — 

33  Susanna,  b.  Oct.  21,  1809  ;  m.  Daniel  Crocker,  Aug.  5,  1827  ;  died 

April  10,  1853. 

34  Sophia,  h.  Feb.  27,  1820  ;  married  Cephas  Soule,  May  6,  1846. 

The  father  died  AprU  6,  1837,  aged  53  ;  the  widow  died  Jan.  23, 1865. 

35  TnoMAS  (son  of  Ephraim  25)  married  Silence,  daughter  of Thayer, 

of  Randolph,  Oct.  11,  1810.     Children :  — 

36  Relief.  37  Silence.  38  Ephraim. 

39  ZiDEOX  (son  of  Ephraim  25)  married  ^lary,  daughter  of  Barzilla  Field, 

Jan.  14,  1819.     Children  :  — 

40  Mary  Jane. 

lie  died  June  29, 1821,  aged  27.     The  widow  then  married  Zachariah 
Ohcsman. 


41  Ornan  (son  of  Ephraim  25)  married  Lucy,  daughter  of  Perez  South- 

worth.     Children :  — 

42  Edward  Freeman,  died  Feb.  13,  1829. 

43  Oman  Edward,  died  Jan.  19,  1833. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  479 


44  Luthera,  married  Edwin  Bosworth.     45  Lucy  Ellen. 

The  father  died  Sept.  14,  1833,  aged  35.     Widow  resides  in  Chelsea. 


46  Alvan  (eon  of  Ephraim  25)  married  Eliza,  daughter  of  David  French, 

of  East  Bridgewatcr.     Children  :  — 

47  Eliza  S.  50   Oman  Martin. 

48  Alvan  Baylies.  51  Zibcon  Franklin. 

49  Ephraim  Thomas.  52  Hannah  Abhie. 
The  father  died . 


1  CROSBY.  —  John  Crosby  came    from    Sandwich,   N.  H. ;    married 

Eleanor  Weed.     Children  :  — 

2  Jacob  Weed  [9j,  married  Elizabeth  Baker. 

3  Na/eria,  married  Charles  Butler,  of  Newburyport. 

4  Nathaniel. 

5  John  Weed,  married  Lydia  Haynes,  of  Newburyport. 

6  Betsy,  married  Dennis  McKenley. 

7  Asa  Freeman,  married  Susan  R.  Smith,  of  New  Bedford. 

8  Nathaniel  Hoit,  married  Dulcina  Kingsley. 

9  Jacob  W.  Crosby  (son  of  John  1)  married  Elizabeth  Baker,  of  Maine. 

Children  :  — 

10  Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  Feb.  13,  1853. 


11  Asa  Freeman  (son  of  John  1)  m.  Susan  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Henry 

B.  Smith,  of  New  Bedford,  Mass.,  July  18,  1852.     Children  :  — 

12  Harriet  Ann  Butler,  b.  April  22,  1853. 

13  Ida  Frances,  b.  July  21,  1855. 

14  Asa  Freeman,  b.  May  9,  1857. 

15  Joseph  Henry,  b.  Oct.  3,  1860. 

16  Eleanor  Elizabeth,  b.  March  20,  1862  ;  died  Sept.  20.  1862. 

Mr.  Freeman  was  a  member  of  Co.  A,  34th  Mass.  Regt.  of  Volunteers. 


1  CO  WELL.  — David  L.  Cowell  (son  of  William)  came  fromWrentham, 

Mass. ,  in  1855 ;  married  Hannah,  daughter  of  Seth  Gay,  of  Rox- 
bury,  Mass.,  Sept.  27,  1840.     Children  :  — 

2  Edwin  Tucker,  b.  Nov.  18,  1841. 

The  son  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Co.  F,  12th  Mass.  Regiment,  under 
Captain  Hichborn  ;  was  afterward  in  the  Signal  Corps,  under  Gen. 
Howard. 


1  CUSHMAN.  —  WiNSLOw  B.  Cushman  (son  of  Jacob)  came  from  Ran- 

dolph, Mass.  ;  married  Almira,  daughter  of  Isaac  Tower,   Oct.  4, 
1828.     Children  :  — 

2  Ann  Matilda,  b.  July  8,  1829  ;  married  Columbus  Clough,  of  War- 

ren, N.  H. 

3  Mary  Eliza,  b.  Jan.  2,  1834 ;  married  Sebastian  Streeter  Swain,  of 

Dover,  N.  H. 

4  Harriet  Aldrich,  b.  May  8,  1836. 

5  Orramel  Bradford,  b.  Aug.   18,  1837  ;  married  Martha  Maria  Allen, 

May,  8,  1864. 

6  William  Harrison,  b.  Oct.  4,  1840. 


480  HISTORY   OP    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 


7  Julia  Minora,  b.  July  14,  1843.        8  Elcina  Carll,  h.  May  24,1847. 
Mr.  Cushman  is  a  cabinet-maker. 


9  George  II.  Cusuman  (son  of  Nathaniel)  came  from  Kingston,  Mass. ; 
married  Rachel  Beals,  daughter  of  Col.  Nathan  Jones,  Oct.  5,  1845. 
Children  :  — 

10  Alice,  b.  Sept.  13,  1847. 

11  Henry  Laurens,  b.  March  15,  1850.    12  Helen,  b.  Jan.  20,  1854. 


THE   CROCKER  FAMILY. 

1  Perez  Crocker  was  son  of  Heman,  of  Carver,  Mass.  ;  removed  from 

Carver  to   the   North   Parish   in   1802  ;    married  Thompson. 

Children  :  — 

2  Louisa,  b.  Jan.  1802;  married  Charles  Gurney,  Jan.  1,  1853. 

3  Daniel,  b.  June  5,  1S04  [9] ;  m.  Ist,  Susanna  Cole ;  2d,  Emily  M.  Co- 

nant. 

4  William  Henry,  b.  Jan.  2,  1807  ;  married Allen,  of  Halifax. 

5  Bianctj  Jane,  b.  Feb.  22,  1810  ;  married  Cyrus  Hooper,  Oct.  24,  1831. 

6  Edward,  b.  March  10,  1814  ;  m.  Caroline  Blackmer,  of  New  Bedford. 

7  Charles  Byron,  b.  April  29,  1818  ;  m.  Maria  W.  Cowell,  May  2,  1839. 

8  Frederic,  b.  April  7,  1821 ;  married  Frances  B.  Hawes,  Jan.  1,  1852. 
The  father  died  June  13,  1854. 


9  Daniel  (son  of  Perez  1)  married  Susanna,  daughter  of  Ephraim  Cole, 
Aug.  5,  1827.     Children:  — 

10  Alice,  b.  Jan.  14,  1828  ;  married  Charles  C.  Bixby,  Aug.  10,  1852. 

11  Susan,  b.  Jan.  7,  1830. 

The  wife  died  April  10,  1853.     He  then  married  Emily  ]\Iaria,  daughter 

of  Lot  Conant,  of  Reading,  N.  11. ,  Aug.  8,  1858. 
The  wife  died  March  31,  1854,  aged  43. 


12  William  Henry  (son  of  Perez  1)  m. Allen,  of  Halifax,  Mass. 


13  Edward  (son  of  Perez  1)  married  Caroline  Blackmer,  of  New  Bedford, 

Mass. 


14  Charles  Bvron  (son  of  Perez  1)  married  Maria  Waity,  daughter  of 

William  Cowell,  of  Wrentham,  Mass.,  May  2,  1839.      Children:  — 

15  Martha  Cowell,  b.  Nov.  IG,  1842 ;  married  Augustus  B.  Loring,  Sept. 

23,  18G1. 
IG  Charles  Austin,  b.  Nov.  22,  1844 ;  married  Zilpha  M.  Jackson,  Aug. 
2;5,  18G2. 

17  Waller,  b.  Feb.  17,  184G. 

18  Frances  Maria,  b.  June  29,  1849. 

19  Wcndall  b.  Aug.  15,  1850. 

20  Louisa  Jane,  b.  July  11,  1853. 

21  William  Cowell,  b.  March  22,  1856. 

22  Lizzie  Juliittc,  b.  Feb.  17,  1859  ;  died  Feb.  17,  1863. 

23  Perez,  b.  April  9,  18GI. 
Shoe  manufacturer. 


24  Frederic  (son  of  Perez  1)  m-  Frances  B.  Hawes,  of  Newport,  N.  fl., 
Jan.  1,  1852.  r      »  » 


FAinLY  REGISTER.  481 


1  CROSS.  —  Captain  Nathaniel  Cross  moved  from  Exeter,  N.  H.,  to 

East  Bridgcwater  about  1803. 

2  Nathaniel  Henry  (son  of  Captain  Nathaniel  1)  b.  Oct.  11,  1803  ;  re- 

moved to  North  Bridgewater  about  1825  ;  married  Lucy,  daughter  of 
Elijah  Vose,  of  Boston,  Oct.  14,  1824.     Children  :  — 

3  Thomas  Perkins,  b.  Oct.  23,  1825  ;  died  Oct.  2G,  1826. 

4  Nalkankl,  b.  Oct.  14,  1827  [10]  ;  married  Mary  E.  Bennett. 

5  Henry,  b.  Oct.  4,  1829. 

6  Lucy  Cobb,  b.  Oct.  20,  1831 ;  married  Charles  C.  Field,  Oct.  3,  1848. 

7  William  White,  b.  Nov.  20,  1833  [15]  ;  m.  Mary  J.  Bartlett,  of  Ware- 

ham. 

8  Margaret  Bird,  b.  May  19,  1836;  m.  Rufus  Copeland,  Jan.  3,  1856. 

9  Susan  Jackson,  b.  Jan.  22,  1839  ;  married  Samuel  A.  Holbrook,of  East 

Bridgewater,  Dec.  28,  1859. 
The  father  died  March  25,  1843. 


10  Nathaniel  (son  of  Nathaniel  Henry  2)  married  Mary  Eliza,  daughter 

of  William  Irish,  of  Halifax,  N.  S.,  and  widow  of  Joseph  0.  Bennett, 
April  25,  1853.     Children  :  — 

11  John  May,  b.  June  14,  1854  ;  died  Dec.  30,  1861. 

12  Nathaniel  Henry,  b.  Oct.  11,  1855. 

13  Lucy  Maria,  b.  Nov.  30,  1857  ;  died  Feb.  5,  1862. 

14  Frederic  Howard,  b.  March  29,  1860  ;  died  Dec.  13,  1861. 
The  father  died  May  6,  1861,  aged  34. 

15  William  White  (son  of  Nathaniel  Henry  2)  married  Mary  J.  Bartlett, 

of  Wareham,  Mass.,  Jan.  8,  1855.     Children  :  — 

16  William,  b.  Nov.  1858. 
Trader  at  Palmer,  Mass. 


THE  DUNBAR  FAMILY. 


1  Elisha  Dunbar  was  the  son  of  James,  of  Hingham  ;  married  Mercy, 

daughter  of  Nathaniel  Hayward,  of  East  Bridgewater,  1727.     Chil- 
dren :  — 

2  Abigail,  b.  March  18, 1728  ;  married  Andrew  Gilmore,  of  Norton,  1752. 

3  Jacob,  b.  March  9,  1730  [10] ;  married  Hannah  Randall,  July  8,  1756. 

4  Lemuel,  b.  Oct.   14,  1731  ;  was  a  captain  in  French  war  in  1762 ; 

taken  prisoner  in  war,  and  there  died,  single. 

5  Elisha,  b.  June  18,  1735  [18] ;  married  Rebecca  Wade,  Nov.  24,  1757. 

6  Seth,  b.  Oct.  13,  1737  [21] ;  married  Deborah  Belcher,  Dec.  3,  1761. 

7  Nathaniel,  b.  Aug.  24,  1739 ;  went  to  war  with  his  brother  Lemuel, 

taken  prisoner,  and  died  single. 

8  Peter,  b.  Oct.  8,  1741  [27]  ;  m.  Relief  Curtis,  1764,  and  removed  to 

Easton. 

9  Silas,  b.  Sept.  18,  1743  [38]  ;  married  Amy  Reynolds,  July  2,  1772. 
The  father  died  May,  1773,  aged  74. 

10  Jacob   (son  of  Elisha  1)   married  Hannah  Randall,  July  8,   1756. 

Children  :  — 

11  Ebenezer,  b.  Jan.  30,  1757  [50] ;  married  Rebecca  Copeland,  1785. 

12  Hannah,  b.  Oct.  11,  1758  ;  married  Eleazer  Snow,  April  20,  1780. 

13  Anna,  b.  May  3,  1760. 

61 


482  HISTORY   OF   KORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

14  Mercy,  b.  June  16,  17G3  ;  m.  Oliver  Packard,  May  19,  1785  ;  removed 

to  New  York. 

15  Jacob,  b.  Sept.  18, 17G8  [59]  ;  married  Hannah  Hajward,  Nov.  2, 1794. 
IG  Lemuel,  b.  Aug.  9,  1771 ;  m.  Polly  Morey,  and  removed  to  Mo.,  Aug. 

13,  1795. 

17  Thomas,  b.  Oct.  11,  1773  ;  removed  to  New  York. 

The  mother  died  July  5,  1775 .     He  then  married  Thankful  Thayer,  1776. 

18  Elisha  (son  of  Elisha  1)  married  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Thomas  Wade, 

Nov.  24,  1757.     Children  :  — 

19  Kcziah,  b.  March  16,  1762.         20  Rebecca,  b.  Feb.  24,  1764. 
This  family  removed  to  Stoughton  in  1761. 

21  Seth  (eon  of  Elisha  1)  married  Deborah  Belcher,  Dec.  3,  1761.     Chil- 

dren :  — 

22  Ddwrah,  b.  Jan.  4,  1766. 

23  Rebecca,  b.  April  1,  1768. 

24  Bcthiah,  b.  March  11,  1770  ;  m.  Apollas  Randall,  March  22,  1776. 

25  Joanna,  b.  May  8,  1772.  26  Seih,  h.  Feb.  4,  1775. 

27  Peter  (eon  of  Elisha  1)  married  Relief,  daughter  of  Captain  Theophilus 

Curtis,  of  E.  Stoughton,  1764,  and  removed  to  Easton.     Children  :  — 

28  Simeon  [72],  married  Pama  Bird,  Nov.  8,  1847. 

29  Betsy,  34  Lemuel,  b.  1781. 

30  Nabby.  35  David,  b.  1788. 

31  Relief.  36  Jonathan,  b.  1788. 

32  Sibil.  37  Amasa. 

33  Moses  C,  b.  1776. 

The  father  died  May  7,  1817,  aged  75.     The  wife  died  Aug.  24,  1838. 

38  Silas  (son  of  Elisha  1)  married  Amy,  daughter  of  Thomas  Reynolds, 

July  2,  1772.     Children  :  — 

39  Patty,  b.  March  15,  1773  ;  married  Joseph  Reynolds,  April  19,  1798. 

40  Pamela,  b.  April  8,  1775 ;  m.  Thacher  Ewell,  of  Marshlield,  1800. 

41  Elisha,  b.  July  13,  1777  ;  removed  to  New  Y'ork  State  in  1815,  where 

he  died  in  1849,  leaving  no  family. 

42  Amy,  b.  ^lay  15,  1779  ;  married  Levi  Ramsdell,  of  Hanson,  1801. 

43  Silas,  b.   Dec.  23,  1780  ;  married  Susanna  Reynolds,  Sept.  24,  1806; 

removed  to  Canton,  Me.,  in  1820  ;  died  1853,  leaving  a  widow  only. 

44  Ruel,  b.  May  19,  1783  [82]  ;  married  Nancy  Willis,  Aug.  23,  1805. 

45  Josiah,  b.  July  12,  178o  [90]  ;  married  Sibil  Perkins,  Nov.  26,  1807. 

46  Oliver,  b.  Feb.  20,  1788  [99] ;  married  Sally  Willis,  Dec.  10,  1807. 

47  Thomas,  b.  June  25,  1790  [104]  ;  m.  Hannah  Thayer,  Oct.  1,  1810. 

48  Joseph,  b.  April  27,  1792  [116]  ;  married  Sophronia  Allen,  1812. 

49  Perez,  b.  June  5,  1794  [123]  ;  married  Widow  Nancy  Dunbar,  1821. 
This  family  were  often  spoken  of  as  being  remarkably  athletic.     Their 

remarkable  feats  at  wrestling,  lifting,  skating,  running,  and  jumping, 
were  not  any  more  astonishing  than  those  accomplished  by  them  as 
mowers,  stone-layers,  wood-choppers,  planters,  etc. 

50  EnENEZER  (son  of  Jacob  10)  married  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Deacon 

Joseph  Copcland,  1785.     Children  :  — 

61  Martin,  b.  March  4,  1787  [128]  ;  married  Sally  Alger,  1812. 

52  Ebenezcr,  h.  Nov.  23,  1788  ;  married  Betsy  Bray,  of  Yarmouth. 

53  Salmon,  b.  July  16,  1791  ;  married  Lucy  Cliipman,of  EastBridgewater. 

54  Anna,  b.  Oct.  5,  1794 ;  died  single,  March  16,  1842. 


FAMILY  TwEGISTER.  483 

55  Charles  Emanuel,  b.  Aug.  30,  1797  [135] ;   m.  Mary  Chipman,  of 

Easton,  Nov.  2,  1824. 
50  Mortimer,  b.  Aug.  30,  1797 ;  died  Oct.  1797. 

57  Vesta,  b.  Mavcli  14,  1802  ;  married  William  TJribou,  Aug.  21,  1832. 

58  JSalium,  b.  iMarcli  12,  1800  ;  m.  lloxana  Davis,  of  Somers,  Conn.  ;  re- 

moved to  ypringlicld. 
Tue  father  died  May  27,  182G.     The  mother  died  March  14,  1821. 

59  Jacob  (son  of  Jacob  10)  married  Hannah,  daughter  of  Joseph  Hay- 

ward,  Nov.  2,  1794.     Children  :  — 

60  Susanna,  b.  July  24,  1795  ;  died  April  12,  1796. 

61  A^nce,  b.  Feb.  11,  1797  ;  died  young. 

62  Hannah,  b.  April  2,  1799  ;  married  Avery  Lathrop,  March  23,  1819. 

63  Olive,  b.  April  G,  1801. 

Tiie  Avife  died  Feb.  4,  1802.     He  then  married  Polly,  daughter  of 
Ephraim  Willis,  Oct.  28,  1803.     Children  :  — 

64  Susajina,  b.  Aug.  31,  1803  ;  died  Aug.  25,  1825. 

65  StiUman,  b.  March  14,  1805  [1S8]  m.  Eliza  S.  Packard,  Sept.  22, 1833. 

66  Samantha,  h.  Feb.  27,  1807  ;  married  Henry  Curtis,  Oct.  12,  1831. 

67  Jason,  b.  April  6,  1809  ;  married llandall. 

68  Po/hj,  b.  Sept.  13,  1812;  died  Oct.  12,  1831. 

69  Harriet,  b.  Aug.  25,  1815  ;  married  Albert  Hunt,  Feb.  12,  1835. 

70  Eunice,  b.  Aug.  8,  1820  ;  died  single. 

71  Hannah,  b.  Jan.  17,  1824  ;  m.  Solomon  Thayer,  of  Me.,  Sept.  3,  1843'. 
The  father  died  Sept.  13,  1826. 

Cooper  by   trade ;    manufactured  spinning-wheels.      His  house  was 
burned  in  1826,  caused  by  scalding  braiding  straw. 


72  Simeon  (son  of  Peter  27)  married  Parna,  daughter  of  Lemuel  Bird,  of 

Stoughton,  Nov.  8,  1807.     Children  :  — 

73  Laura,  b.  Feb.  6,  1809 ;  married  Lucius  Gurney,  March  19,  1829. 

74  Frances  Bucknam,  b.  Nov.  26,  1810 ;  died  July  27,  1834. 

75  Parna  Bird,  b.  Aug.  2, 1812  ;  married  Henry  \i.  Ruggles,  May  31,  1836. 

76  Bradford,  b.  June  13,  1814  [145]  ;  m.  Catherine  Eaton,  Dec.  25,1838. 

77  George    Washmgton,  b.  May  2G,   1816  [148] ;   m.    Charlotte  Zulmee 

Hacker,  June  17,  1843. 

78  Sarah  Buchiam,h.  Aug.  8,  1818  ;  m.  Rufus  E.  Howard,  Jan.  19, 1836. 

79  Fanny  Curtis,  b.  Jan. '3,  1821 ;  died  single,  Nov.  2,  1839. 

80  Davis  Rodman,  b.  June  2,  1823  ;  died  Ajn-il  13,  1846. 

81  Ellis  Freeman,  h.  July  14,  182G  ;  died  June  IG,  1848,  at  New  Or- 

leans, La. 
The  father  died  Jan.  22,  1848.     The  wife  died  Oct.  20,  1836. 


82  RuEL  (son  of  Silas  38)  married  Nancy,  daughter  of  John  Willis,  Aug. 

23,  1805.     Children  :  — 

83  Arabella,  b.  1806  ;  died  in  infancy. 

84  Silas,  b.  1807  ;  died  young. 

85  Mary,  b.  July  31,  1809  ;  married  Simeon  Linfield,  of  Randolph,  July 

30,  1828. 

86  Amy,  b.  1811 ;  married  Albert  J.  Thurston,  April  7,  1832. 

87  Elizabeth,  h.Vil^;  m.  Ist,  Dimond  Hamilton ;  2d,  Elbridge  Snell,  Dec 

31,  1840. 

88  Silas,  b.  1817  ;  married  Ann  Lathrop,  June,  1836. 

89  Ruel,  b.  1819  ;  married  Caroline  P.  Johnson,  Nov.  25,  1843. 
The  father  died  January  1820,  aged  36. 


484  HISTORY    OF    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

90  JosiAH    (son   of  Silas  38)   married  Sibil,  daughter  of  Ensign  Mark 

Perkins,  Nov.  2G,  1807.     Cliildren  :  — 

91  Josiah,  b.  1808  ;  married,  Ist,  Jane  Perkins,  of  Plympton  ;  2d,  Sophia 

Gurney,  of  Auburn,  Me. 

92  Lemuel,  b.  1810  ;  married  Eliza  Bopney,  of  East  Bridgewater. 

93  Mark,h.  1812;  m.  let,  Susan  Reed,  of  Abington  ;  2d,  Mary  A.  Hunter. 

94  Sibil,  b.  1815 ;  died  1816. 

95  Francis,  b.  1818  ;  married  Matilda  A.  Dunbar,  April  23,  1837. 
90  Benjamin,  b.  1821  ;  died  1822. 

97  Charles  Augustus,  b.  1825  ;  died  1827. 

98  Daniel,  h.  June  29,  1827  [152]  ;  married,  1st,  Mary  E.  Perkins  ;  2d, 

Sophronia  Smith. 
The  father  died  suddenly,  Dec.  13,  18G1,  of  disease  of  the  heart. 

99  Oliver  (son  of  Silas  38)  married  Sally,  daughter  of  John  Willis,  Dec. 

10,  1807.     Children  :  — 

100  Jane,  b.  1807  ;  married  David  Ford,  of  Quincy. 

101  Edwin,  married  Betsy  Dunham. 

102  Sophronia,  married  Charles  Smith,  of  East  Stoughton. 

103  Sarah,  married  John  Lucas,  of  Quincy. 
The  father  died  1824. 


104  Thomas  (son  of  Silas  38)   married  Hannah,  daughter  of  Seth  Thayer, 

Oct.  1,  1810.     Children  :  — 

105  Lydia,  married  Alvah  Holcomb. 

106  Myra,  b.  1811  ;  married  Asaph  Howard,  of  Easton. 

107  Thomas. 

108  Seth  Thayer,  killed  June  1864. 

100  Eliphakt  Thayer,  b.  1817  ;  died  suddenly  of  apoplexy,  June  30,  1864. 

110  Welcome,  b.  1819  ;  married Gleason. 

111  Hannah,  married Keith,  of  Easton. 

112  Caroline,  married  Abner  Uoloies. 

113  Adeline,  died  single. 

114  Alary,  married  Gardner  Jones. 

115  Jane,  married  Andrew  T.  Packard. 

The  father  died  Jan.  1862,  aged  72.     The  mother  died  Nov.  1840. 


116  Joseph  (son  of  Silas  38)  married  Sophronia,  daughter  of  Isaac  Allen, 

of  East  Bridgewater,  1812  :  — 

117  Sophronia  Allen,  b.  1812  ;  m.  Cliarlcs  "Williams,  of  West  Bridgewater. 

118  Matilda  Allen,  b.  1814  ;  married  Francis  Dunbar,  April  23,  1837. 

119  Isaac  Alien,]).  1816;  m.  1st,  Atlanta  Pratt,  of  Raynham,  1851 ;  2d, 

Mary  J.  Thomas,  of  Taunton,  1852. 

120  Franklin,  b.  1830  ;  married  Jane  Jcrrolds,  of  Taunton. 

121  Sibil,  b.  1833  ;  single. 

122  Allen,  b.  1838  ;  single  ;  wounded  in  battle  before  Richmond,  June  3, 

1864,  and  died  July  18,  1864. 

The  father  died  1858,  aged  66.     The  widow  married  Carter,  of 

Maine. 


123  Perez  (eon  of  Silas  38)  married  Nancy,  daughter  of  John  Willis,  and 

widow  of  his  brother  Ruel,  Oct.  18,  1821.     Children  :  — 

124  Perez  S.,  b.  Nov.  15,  1823  ;  married  Elvira  Leach,  of  Raynham. 

125  Lucretia  P.,  b.  Aug.  15,  1825  ;  m.  Japhet  B.  Packard,  Nov.  25, 1843. 
120  Lucius,  b.  Aug.  21,  1827  ;  married,  let,  Eliza  Keith  ;  2d,  Cordelia  K. 

llcwins,  of  Ohio. 


FAMILY  EEGISTER.  485 

127  Adoniram  Judson,  b.  June  2G,  1830  ;  m.  Margaret  M.  Stackpole,  Nov. 
12, 1854. 
This  family  removed  to  "West  Bridgewater.     The  father  died  April 
2,  1834. 


128  Martin  (eon  of  Ebenezer  50)  married  Sally,  daughter  of  Daniel  Alger, 

1812.     Children  :  — 

129  Emili/,  b.  Jan.  5,  1813  ;  married  Nathan  Packard  2d. 

130  Martin,  b.  Jan.  8,  1815  [150] ;  m.  Vesta  Ilayward,  of  West  Bridge- 

water. 

131  Hiram,  b.  Nov.  3,  1818  [163]  ;  married  Lydia  Weston  Dickerman. 

132  Francis,  b.  April  6,  1822. 

133  Elvira,  b.  ]May  5,  1825  ;  married  Edmund  Stranger. 

134  Heman,  b.  Aug.  31,  1827  [173]  ;  married  Frances  Howard. 
The  fother  died  May  29,  1850.     The  mother  died  Jan.  30,  1860. 

135  Charles  Emanuel  (son  of  Ebenezer  50)  married  Mary,  daughter  of 

Jacob  Chipman,  of  Easton,  Nov.  2,  1824.     Children  :  — 

136  Mary  Ann,  b.  Oct.  7,  1829  ;  married  George  Johnson. 

137  Charles  Henry,  b.  Aug.  19,  1833  [180]  ;  married  Susan  Packard. 
The  fatlier  died  Jan.  16,  1848. 


138  Stillman   (son  of  Jacob  59)  married  Eliza  Snell,  daughter  of  Lebeus 

Packard,  Sept.  22, 1833.     Children  :  — 

139  Erastus  Merrill,  b.  June  14,  1834  ;  m.  Mary  B.  "Warren,  of  "West 

Charlestown,  Vt. 

140  Martha,  b.  April  24,  1836;  married  Clarence  Hartwell,  May  15,  1856. 

141  Maria,  b.  April  24,  1836  ;  died  Sept.  15,  1838. 

142  Laura,  b.  Feb.  6,  1840  ;  married  Rodney  B.  Packard,  June  5,  1860. 

143  Emeline,  b.  Dec.  23,  1850. 

144  Ehza  Jane,  died  March  24,  1855. 


145  Bradford   (son  of  Simeon  72)  married  Catherine,  daughter  of  Benja- 

min Eaton,  of  West  Bridgewater,  Dec.  25,  1838.     Children  :  — 

146  Walter  Bradford,  b.  Aug.  21,  1841 ;  died  Sept.  9,  1842. 

147  Bradford,  b.  July  19,  1843. 
The  lather  died  Nov.  29,  1843. 

Mr.  Dunbar  was  a  shoe  manufacturer,  firm  of  Dunbar  &  Ford. 


148  George  Washington  (son  of  Simeon  72)   married  Charlotte  Zulmee 

Hacker,  of  New  Orleans,  La.,  June  17,  1843.     Children  :  — 

149  Geor(/e  Hacker,  b.  July  30,  1844. 

150  Francis  Bird,  b.  Nov.  24,  1845. 

151  Emelie  Marie,  b.  June  23,  1848. 

Shoe  merchant  at  New  Orleans  ;  manufactory  at  North  Bridgewater. 

152  Daniel  (son  of  Josiah  90)  married  Mary  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Isaac 

Perkins,  May  18,  1845.     Children  :  — 

153  Daniel  Henry,  b.  March  4,  1846  ;  died  at  Salisbury,  N.  C,  Dec.  4, 

1864,  a  prisoner  of  war. 

154  Charles  Augustus,  b.  May  30,  1847. 

155  John  Williams,  b.  Aug.  8,  1850  ;  died  June  6,  1853. 

156  Isaac  Perkins,  b.  ]\Iay  5,  1852. 

157  Mary  Ellen,  b.  July  15,  1854  ;  died  Sept.  23,  1855. 


486  HISTORY   OF   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

The  first  wife  died  Nov.  1, 1855.    He  then  married  Sophronia,  daughter 
of  Jonathan  S.  Smith,  of  Barre,  Vt.,  Feb.  14,  185G.     Childi-en  :  — 

158  Hattie  May,  b.  April  17,  1SG5. 

159  Martin  (eon  of  Martin  128)  married  Vesta,  daughter  of  Ralph  Hay- 

ward,  of  West  Bridgewater.     Children  :  — 

ICO  Charles  Everett,  died  March  30,  1841. 

161  George,  died  Jan.  31,  18.56. 

The  wife  died  Oct.  17,  1844.     He  then  married  Rebecca,  daughter  of 
Ralph  liayward.     Cliildren  :  — 

162  Henry,  died  Oct.  20,  1851. 

103  Hiram  (son  of  Martin  128)  married  Lydia,  daughter  of  Samuel  Dicker- 
man,  Dec.  12,  1840.     Children  :  — 

164  Sarah  Anyusla,  b.  June  27,  1842  ;  married  Howard  T.  Marshall,  Aug. 

2S,  1862. 

165  Everett  Henry,  b.  Juno  8,  1844.    168   V^alter,  b.  Dec.  4,  1851. 

166  Herbert,  h.  Dec.  31,  1846.  .    169   Clara  Packard,  b.  April  5,  1854. 

167  W'illard,  h.  July  11,  1840.  170  Julia  Hestella,  b.  Aug.  28,  1856. 

171  Frank,  b.  Oct.  1,  1858  ;  died  Sept.  10,  1861. 

172  Louisa  Bates,  h.  April  18,  1861. 
The  wife  died  March  9,  1864. 


173  Hemax  (son  of  Martin  128)  married  Mary  Frances,  daughter  of  John 

Howard,  of  Easton,  June  2,  1850.     Children  :  — 

174  Ahhy  Frances,  b.  June  30,  1852. 

175  Mary  Howard,  b.  Sept.  21,  1855. 

176  Herman,  h.  July  29,  1857. 

177  Martha  Pulling,  b.  Oct.  4,  1859. 

178  Harry,  b.  Dec.  13,  1861. 

179  Frederic  Martin,  b.  May  26,  1863. 


180  Charles  Henry  (son  of  Charles  Emanuel  135)  married  Susan  Emily, 

daugliter  of  Melvin  Packard,  Juue  1,  1862.     Children  :  — 

181  Mary  Emily,  b.  April  3, 1864. 


182  George  B.  Dvnbar  is  son  of  William  Dunbar,  of  Halifax,  Maps.  ;  mar- 

ried Sylvia  Pope,  dau.  of  Jethro  Davis,  of  Fairhaven.     Children  :  — 

183  William  Henry,  b.  May  4,  1834  ;  died  June  26,  1864. 

184  Mary  Alma,  b.  Aug.  4,  1839  ;  died  Nov.  29,  1861. 

185  Sarah  Jane. 

The  wife  died  Jan.  19,  1842.     He  then  married  Betsy  Manly,  dtiughter 
of  Abel  Kingman,  Esq.,  April  24,  1843.     Children  :  — 

186  Betsy  Kingman,  b.  Nov.  24,  1844  ;  married  Daniel  B.  Littlefield,  of 

St(iugliton,  Mass.,  July  10,  1864. 
The  wile  died  March  24,  1846.     He  then  married  !Mary  Bird,  daughter 
of  Luther  Richards,  of  Dover,  Mass.,  Dec.  22,  1850.     Children  :  — 

187  Maria  Norton,  h.  May  7,  1852. 

188  Frederic  Bartlett,  b.  March  1855  ;  died  Sept.  29,  1855. 

189  Emma  Louisa,  b.  Aug.  23,  1858  ;  died  Sept.  27,  1858. 

190  Henry  Snell  (son  of  Lemuel)   came  from  Easton  in  1840 ;  married 

Ciiarlutte  Creeu,  daughter  of  Samuel  II.  Sauford,  Juae  17,  1838. 
Cliildren  :  — 


FAMILY   REGISTER.  487 


191  Henry  Francis,  b.  Dec.  10,  1841  ;  m.  Susan  Eveline  Paul,  of  Dighton, 

May  1,  185U. 

192  Herbert  Sanford,  b.  July  4,  1842  ;  m.  Albert  S.  Pock,  Oct.  2,  1802. 

193  Mary  Emma,  b.  Dec.    12,  1844  ;  m.  Jason  B.   llersey,  of  South  A1)- 

ington. 

194  Volney  Haskell,  b.  Jan.  30,  1847  ;  Co.  E,  17th  Mass.  Volunteer  Regt. 

195  Abbott  Lawrence,  b.  Sept.  24,  1849  ;  dierl  Oct.  G,  1852. 

196  Charles  Abbott,  h.  Jan.  9,  1853.      197  Hattie  Sophia,  b.  Sept.  4,  1855. 


198  Henry  Francis  (son  of  Henry  Snell  190)  married  Susan  Eveline,  dau. 

of  Job  Paul,  of  Dighton,  May  1,  1859.     Cliildren  :  — 

199  Walter  Irving,  b.  Jan.  6,  18G0. 

200  Frank  Monroe,  b.  May  23,  18G1.  201  Albert  Moulton,  b.  Feb.  9,  1863. 


202  Samuel   (son  of  Barnabas)   b.  July  16,  1786;  married  Betsy,  dau.  of 

Mark  Lathrop,  of  West  Bridgewater,  Dec.  26,  1811.     Children  :  — 

203  Mary  Ann,  b.  Feb.  3,  1813  ;  married  Samuel  Nelson  Howard. 

204  Eliza  Jane,  b.  June  19,  1815  ;  married  Cyrus  Porter,  Jr.,  of  Stoughton. 

205  Lucrctia  Shaw,  b.  Auo;.'  28,  1818  ;  married  Jabez  Gould. 

206  Lavma,  b.  Aug.  18,  1819  ;  died  Aug.  29,  1849. 

207  Dulcina,  b.  Oct.  28,  1821  ;  married  Horatio  Howard. 

208  Arvilla  Loraine,  b.  i\lay  27,  1824. 
Residence  on  Elm  Street. 


THE  DICKER^IAN  FAMILY. 

1  Mannasseh  Dickerman  was  the  son  of  Ebenezer,  of  Stoughton,  Mass. ; 

married  Ann  Randall.     Children  :  — 

2  Sa?nuel  [14],  married  Olive  Packard,  1799.     He  died  Nov.  10,  1797. 

3  Daniel,  married  Ruth  Tuel.  March  20,  1777. 

4  Ribccca,  married  Lewis  Dailie,  Dec.  31,  1801. 

The  wife  died .     He  then  married  Thirza,  daughter  of  Job  Bryant, 

1791.     Children:  — 

5  Benjamin,  removed  to  Illinois. 

6  Oliver. 

7  Lyman  [22],  married  Vienna  Sproat,  of  Middleboro'. 

8  Mannassch,  removed  to  Illinois. 

9  Ruth,  married  John  Guinetli,  Sept.  25,  1814. 

10  Sally,  married  Nathaniel  Shepardson. 

11  Ma^-y,  married  Ebenezer  Shaw,  May  19,  1816. 

12  Thirza,  married  John  Hall. 

13  Rowena,  married  William  Keith. 

The  father  died  Feb.  19,  1818,  aged  65.     The  wife,  Thirza,  died  at 
Waterloo,  111.,  July  8,  1848,  aged  70. 

14  Samuel  (son  of  Mannasseh)  married  Olive,  daughter  of  Nathan  Packard, 

May  23,  1799.     Children  :  — 

15  Vesta,  b.  Feb.  17,  1800  ;  married  Silas  Snow. 

16  Oliver,  b.  Dec.  21,  1802  ;  married  Samuel  Thayer. 

17  Abigail,  b.  July  18,  1805  ;  died  young. 

18  Samuel,  b.  Sept.  15,  1809  ;  died  at  Newfane,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  25,  1851. 

19  Julia  Adeline,  b.  Feb.  5,  1814  ;  married  Calvin  A.  King,  of  Norton. 
The  wife  died  .     He  then  married  Clara  Augusta,  dau.  of  Elijah 

Packard.     Children  :  — 


488  HISTORY    OF    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 


20  Lydia  W.,  married  Hiram  Dunbar,  Dec.  12,  1840, 

21  Nahum,  b.   Aug.  30,  1H30  ;  married  Adeline  Harris,  Sept.  10,  1851. 
The  father  died  Jan.  18, 1831.     She  then  married  William  Keith.     She 

died  Nov.  22,  1855. 


22  Lyman   (son  of  Mannasseh  1)  married  Vienna,  daughter  of  Leonard 

Sproat,  of  Middleboro',  Mass.     Children  :  — 

23  Lysandcr,  b.  June  8,  1825  [2G]  ;  married  Louisa  Thayer,  of  Boston. 

24  Snrah  Jane,  b.  July  14,  1829  ;  married  Francis  F.  Forsaith,  M.  D. 

25  Helen  Louisa,  b.  March  8,  1848  ;  in  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
This  father  resides  in  California. 


26  Rev.  Lysander  (son  of  Lyman)  married  Louisa,  daughter  of  Joseph  H. 

Thayer,  of  Boston,  June  2'J,  1858.     Children  :  — 

27  Alice,  b.  Feb.  16,  1863  ;  died  Oct.  12,  1863. 

Mr.  D.  is  pastor  of  the  church  in  East  Braintree,  over  which  Kev. 
Jonas  Perkins  vras  settled  for  a  great  number  of  years. 


THE  DIKE  FAMILY. 


1  Samuel  Dike,  the  first  of  this  name  we  can  find  in  the  town,  was  born 

in  Scotland,  June  14,  1722  ;  he  was  a  weaver  by  trade,  and  came  to 
North  Bridgewater  in  1773,  from  that  portion  of  Ipswich  now  known 
as  Hamilton,  Mass.  He  married  Mary  Perkins,  Dec.  25,  1816. 
Children  :  — 

2  Samuel,  b.  Oct.  21,  1748  [11] ;  married  Lois  Fuller,  Nov.  12,  1772. 

3  Antho7iy  [21],  married  Mary  Pool,  April  12,  1775. 

4  John,  b.  Aug.  6,  1763  [33] ;  married  Abigail  Stephens  ;  removed  to 

Beverly. 

5  Mary,  married  Job  Ames,  Dec.  12,  1782. 

6  Sarah,  married  Lieut.  Ephraim  Noyes,  Jan.  20,  1780. 

7  Anna,  married  James  Loud,  1785. 

8  Ahiyail,  b.  Nov.  25  ;  died  Dec.  2,  1850. 

9  Nathaniel,  b.  Sept.  27,  1766  ;  died  Feb.  12,  1791. 

10    Veren,  b.  Nov.  28,  1769  ;  removed  to  Southbury,  Conn. 

The  father  died  Oct.  22, 1800,  aged  79.     The  mother  died  Dec.  25, 1816. 


11  Samuel  (son  of  Samuel  1)  married  Lois  Fuller,  Nov.  12,  1772.     Chil- 

dren :  — 

12  Luanda,  b.  Nov.  30,  1773  ;  died  Nov.  14,  1823. 

13  Salmon,  b.  Dec.  27,  1775  ;  died  Nov.  28,  1800. 

14  Fuller,  b.  April  4,  1778  ;  married  Jerusha  Harlow. 

15  Olioe,  b.  July  21,  1780  ;  married  Joseph  Shaw,  April  9,  1805. 

16  Rebecca,  b.  July  22,  1782 ;  lu.  Ira  Bisbec  ;  died  March  3,  1860. 

17  Oliver,  h.  May  10,  1785  [44]  ;  married  Sibil  Howard,  Nov.  27,  1810. 
IK  Nathaniel,  b.  Dec.  19,  1787  ;  married  Nancy  Jackson. 

I'J  Samuel,  b.  April  10,  1790  [46]  ;  married  Betsy  Burrill,  May  18,  1812. 

The  wife  died  June  5,  1792.     He  then  married  Mehitable,  widow  of 
Bela  Howard,  Jan.  31,  1793.     Children  :  — 
20  Bela  Cary,  b.  June  12.  1798  ;  died  Feb.  17,  1843. 

The  father  died  Oct.  29,  1841,  aged  95. 


21  A.vrnoNY  (son  of  Samuel  1)  married  Mary  Pool,  April   12,  1775. 
Children  :  — 


FAMILY  REGISTER. 


489 


22  Anthony,  b.  Oct.  20,  1779  ;  married  ]\Iary  Curtis. 

23  Simeon,  b.  April  IG,  1781  ;  married  Mary  Gibbs. 

24  Sainuel,  b.  Jan.  21,  17<S3  ;  married  Abl)y  Gibbs. 

25  riwinas,  b.  April  25,  1785  ;  died  July  26,  1802. 

26  John,  b.  Marcli  2,  1787  ;  married  Bathsheba  Washburn. 

27  Asa,  b.  Jan.  23,  1789  ;  died  Nov.  14,  1839. 

28  Mary,  b.  March  30,  1791 ;  married  Clemens  Jones. 

29  Sarah,  b.  March  1,  1793  ;  married  Zibeon  Packard. 

30  Rebecca,  b.  July  5,  1795  ;  married  Capt.  Ezra  Harlow. 

31  Sibil,  b.  Oct.  1,  1796  ;   married  Charles  Knapp. 

32  Susan,  h.  March  17,  1798. 

The  father  died  March  13,  1810.     He  was  captain  of  a  militia  com- 
pany ;  removed  to  Plymouth. 

33  John    (son  of  Samuel  1)   married   Abigail  Stephens,  Nov.  9,  1777. 

Children  :  — 

34  Dauf/hter,  b.  Dec.  25,  1778  ;  died  young. 

35  Abigail,  b.  Feb.  14,  1780  ;  married  William  H.  Lovett. 

36  Daurjhter,  b.  March  14,  1782 ;   died  young. 

37  John,  b.  Dec.  5,  1783  ;  married  Mercy  Wood. 

38  Nancy,  b.  March  2,  1785  ;  married  Rev.  John  W.  EUingwood. 

39  Thomas,  b.  Oct.  20,  1786  ;  died  Nov.  3,  1786. 

40  Samuel,  b.  Feb.  19,  1788  ;  died  Sept.  1788. 

41  Nathaniel,  b.  Jan.  15,  1792;  married  Anna  Wood. 

42  Thomas,  b.  April  23,  1793  ;  died  Sept.  13,  1816. 

43  Samuel,  b.  Dec.  3,  1794 ;  died  Jan.  2,  1795. 


44  Oliver  (son  of  Samuel  11)   married  Sibil,  daughter  of  Bela  Howard, 

Nov.  27,  1810.     Children:  — 

45  Lois  Fuller,  b.  Jan.  4,  1812. 

The  flither  died  March  29,  1865,  aged  80. 
Cabinet  maker' and  farmer. 


46  Samuel  (son  of  Samuel  11)  married  Betsy,  daughter  of  John  Burrill, 

May  18,  1812.     Children  :  — 

47  Samuel  Fuller,  b.  March  17,  1815  [52]  ;  married  Miriam  Worcester. 

48  Mary  Perkins,  b.  Aug.  21,  1819  ;  m.  William  Lemmar,  Aug.  2,  1846. 

49  Olive  Shaw,  b.  June  4,  1824  ;  died  Feb.  7,  1833. 

50  Experience  Phillips,  b.  July  8,  1813  ;  died  Aug.  6,  1813. 

51  John  Burrill,  b.  Jan.  5,  1823  ;  died  Oct.  20,  1822. 

The  father  died  Feb.  27,  1864,  aged  71  years.     The  mother  died  Feb. 
10,  1843.  

52  Rev.  Samuel  Fuller   (son  of  Samuel  46)  married  ^liriam  dau.  of  Rev. 

Samuel  Worcester,  D.  D.,  of  Boston,  April  10,  1842.     Children  :  — 

53  Elizabeth,  b.  March  22,  1843. 

54  Alice  Loring,  b.  May  19,  1844  ;  died  April  4,  1845. 

55  Samuel  Ernest,  b.  Aug.  10,  1846  ;  drowned  July  6,  1861. 

56  James,  b.  June  27,  1848. 

57  Katherine,  b.  March  31,  1850 ;  died  Aug.  18,  1850. 

58  Helen,  b.  Jan.  31,  1852. 

59  Mary,  b.  Aug.  19,  1853  ;  died  Sept.  8,  1853. 

60  Anna,  b.  Jan.  16,  1855. 

61  John,  b.  Dec.  27,  1856. 

62  Miriam  Worcester,  b.  Feb.  22,  1861. 

Mr.  Dike  is  a  settled  pastor  of  the  First  New  Jerusalem  Church,  of 
Bath,  Me. 

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490  HISTORY   OP   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 


THE  DOWNIE  FAMILY. 

1  Walter  Downie  came  from  Scotland,  with  his  two  children,  and  settled 

on  the  farm  formerly  owned  by  the  late  Howard  Gary,  Esq.,  in  1735. 
Children :  — 

2  William,  died  1747,  aged  23. 

3  Isabel,  married  Barnalias  Pratt,  1750,  and  removed  to  Me. 
The  wife  lived  to  be  102  years  old. 

Mr.  D.  was  so  much  afflicted  at  the  loss  of  his  son,  that  he  sold  all  his 

property  and  returned  to  Scotland. 
The  following  is  upon  his  gravestone,  at  Campello  :  — 

MEMENTO    MORI. 

"  Here,  William  Downie,  rest,  my  son, 
Till  Christ  shall  call  tliee  from  the  tomb  ; 
Bear  Scotian  youth,  short  was  thy  stay, 
But  briglit  tliy  hopes  of  eudless  Jay. 

"  In  Scotland  born,  to  death  in  scoi'e, 
I  payM  the  dulit  on  India's  shore; 
Nii)t  in  my  bloom  I  drop  my  dust, 
In  hoi^e  to  rise  among  the  just." 


1  DAILEY.  —  Lewis  (son  of  John)    married  Mary  Willis,  of  Easton, 

Mass.,  Aug.  8,  1782.     Children  :  — 

2  Susan,  married  Josiah  Pennel,  of  Portland,  Me. 

3  Mehifable,  married  Daniel  jNIanly,  of  Easton,  Mass. 

4  Forbes,  married  Mary  C\)ll)y,  of  Portland,  Me. 

5  Abigail,  married  Reuben  Lyon,  of  Milton. 
0   Clarissa,  never  married. 

7  John,  married,   Ist,   Eliza  Thurston  ;  2d,  Eliza  Ann  Cross,  of  Port- 

land, ^le. 
The  wife  died  Feb.  26,  1801,  aged  42.     He  then  married  Rebecca,  dau. 
of  Mannasseh  Dickermau,  Dec.  31,  1801.     Children  :  — 

8  Zoa,  b.  1802  ;  married  llezekiah  Simmons. 

9  Daniel  D.,  b.    1804;  married  Eliiia  Reynolds,  of  Sidney,  Me.,   Nov. 

20,  1833. 

10  Mary  Ann,  b.  180G  ;  married  Albert  Mitchell,  of  Easton. 

11  Rebecca,  b.  180'J  ;  married  Enoch  P.  Towne,  of  Easton. 

12  Alonzo  D.,  b.  1811  ;  married  Betsy  Lincoln,  of  Taunton,  1836. 

13  Lewis,  b.   18IG  ;  married,  1st,  Nancy  Taught;  2d,  Ellen  Bagley,  of 

Portland,  Me.,  1838. 

14  Sarak  D.,  b.  1818  ;  married  Timothy  Remick,  of  Cornish,  Me.,  Sept. 

7,  1837. 
The  father  died  June  23,  1823,  aged  66.     The  mother  died  May  6, 1850. 


THE  DRAKE  FAMILY. 


1  Reuben  (son  of  Reuben)  came  from  Easton  to  North  Bridgewater  in 

1818;  married  Olive,  dau.  of  Noah  Chesman,  1810.     Ciiildren  :  — 

2  Sylvia  Howard,  b.  Aug.  1,  1821. 

3  Jonathan  Wales,  b.  May  2"),  1824  [G]  ;  m.  Betsy  Thayer,  of  Randolph. 

4  Reuben,  b.  June  G,  182G  ;  married  Jeruslia  Aun  Edwards  Tiiayer,  of 

Brain  tree. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  491 


5  Olive,  b.  Nov.  3,  1S31  ;  died  April  2,  1832. 
Farmer  and  shoemaker. 


6  Jonathan  Wales    (eon   of  Reuben    1)    married    Betpy,  daughter  of 

Ebeiiezer  Thayer,  of  Randolph,  March  25,  1849.     Children  :  — 

7  Henrietta,  h,  March  21,  1858  ;  died  young. 


8  Albert  Drake  (son  of  Lewis)  came  from  Easton  to  North  Bridgcwater 

in  1830  ;  married  Hannah,  daughter  of  Elijah  Drake,  June  G,  1841. 
Children  :  — 

9  AJhert  Granville,  b.  ^larch  3,  1843  :  Co.  A,  35th  Mass.  Regiment,  Col. 

"Wild. 
10  Charles  Eel  jar,  b.  Sept.  2,  1849. 
Boot-trcer. 


11  Stafford  Drake  removed  from  Easton  to  North  Bridgewater  in  Oct. 

1S31  ;    married    Adeline   Hewitt,    daughter   of  Thomas   Drake,   of 
Easton,  May  14,  1825.     Children  :  — 

12  Hannah  A.  H ,  h.  F<  b.  27.  1826. 

13  Sarah  A.  S.,  b.  June  9,  1832;  married  John  T.  Peterson,  of  Dusbury, 
Cabinet-maker  ;  resides  at  Campello. 


14  Aaron  B.  Drake  was  born  Jan.  10,  1815  ;  came  from  Grafton,  N.  H., 

in   April   1833  ;  married  Jane,  daui^hter  of  Benjamin  Brouson,  of 
Milton,  Mass.,  Dec.  24,  1840.     Children  :  — 

15  Amelia  Darstow,  b.  Oct.  23,  1841. 

IG  John  Damon,  b.  June  13,  1S44  ;  died  Oct.  14,  1845. 

17   Louisa  Jane,  b.  March  28,  1847. 

Mr.  Drake  was  formerly  in  the  store  trade,  and  kept  pul)lic-house  at 
Campello,  and  is  now  engaged  in  the  wholesale  boot  and  shoe  trade 
at  Washington,  D.  C.  lie  held  the  office  of  Chief  Engineer  of  the 
Eire  Department  of  North  Bridgewater  lor  several  years,  also  post- 
master under  Buchanan's  administration. 


18  James  C.  Drake  came  from  Grafton,  N.  H.,  in  1831  ;  married   Lydia, 

daughter  of  Deacon  Zenas  Packard,  Sept.  2G,  1833.     Children  :  — 

19  Lydia  Ann,  b.  1835  ;  married  Alexander  Thrasher. 

20  Lurrctia  Augusta,  b.  1837  ;  married  Samuel  li.  Iliggins,  of  Me. 

21  Susan  Jane,  b.  1841  ;  married  Henry  Hall,  of  Norton. 

22  Clara,  b.  1848  ;  single. 


23  Cephas  Williams  (son  of  James  Drake)  came  from  Easton ;  married 

Abbie  Stunpson,  daughter  of  Lemuel   Whiting,  of  Canton,  Mass., 
July  22,  1845.     Children:  — 

24  Frank  Elmer,  b.  Dec.  17, 1845  ;  was  in  the  First  IMass.  Heavy  Artillery  ; 

was  taken  prisoner  June  22,  18G4,  and  died  at  Milieu  prison,  Ga., 
Nov.  18,  18G4. 

25  Abbie  Alice,  b.  May  17,  1849. 

26  William  Otis,  b.  Oct.  4,  1851. 

The  father  died  .     The  widow  then  married  Benjamin  P.  Lucas, 

Oct.  18,  1857. 


492  HISTORY   OP    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

1  DUNIIAJM.  —  CoRXELius  Hexry  (son  of  Isaac)   came  from  Hartford, 

Me  ,  to  North  Bridgewatcr  in   1839  ;  married  Lucia,  daughter  of 
Zibeoa  Brett,  Sept.  8,  1838.     Children  :  — 

2  Lavina  Ellen,  b.  Sept.  30,  1839  ;  m.  John  M.  Sewall,  of  Sumner,  Me., 

May  29,  1859. 

3  Mar/Ill  Van  Buren,  h.  Oct.  20,  18-40  ;  was  in  Co.  K,  45th  Regiment 

nine  muntlis'  Mass.  Volunteers. 

4  Zibcon  Brett,  b.  April  G,  1843  ;  died  Oct.  7,  1843, 

5  Isahd  Maria,  b.  April  23,  1848  ;  died  Dec.  29,  1848. 

6  Cornelius  Henry,  b.  Feb.  13,  1852. 

7  Abbie  Frances,  b.  Jan.  20,  1854. 

Martin  Van  Buren  is  a  student  at  Yale  Medical  School. 


8  Is^v^c  A.  (son  of  Isaac)  married  Augusta  Louisa,  daughter  of  Nathan 

Packard,  April  29,  1849.     Children  :  — 

9  Frederic  Eugene,  b.  July  IG,  1850  ;  died  March  18,  1854, 

10  Frank  Atwood,  b.  Aug.  9,  1851. 

11  Henri/  Morton,  b.  July  27,  1853. 

12  Mari/  Louisa,  b.  July  15,  1855 ;  died  Sept.  23,  1855. 

13  Walter  Cary,  b.  Feb.  4,  1857. 

14  Willie  Herbert,  b.  Dec.  30,  1858. 
Musician  in  the  12th  Mass.  Regiment. 


1  DAVIS.  —  Benjamin   Perry  married    Harriet  Frances,   daughter  of 

Serena  P.  Kingsley,  March  10,  1853.     Children  :  — 

2  Lettie  Frances,  b.  Dec.  1,  1853. 
Boot  and  shoe  dealer  on  Main  Street. 


THE  EDSON  FAMILY. 


1  Deacon  Samtjel  EosoNwas  born  in  England  in  1G12  ;  became  an  inhabi- 

tant of  Salem  ;  was  the  first  of  the  name  that  settled  in  the  ancient 
town  of  Bridgcwater.  He  came  from  Salem  and  settled  in  the  West 
Parish.  He  erected  the  first  mill  in  the  old  town,  which  was  the 
only  mill  for  a  long  time.     He  married  Susanna  Orcutt.     Childi-eu  :  — 

2  Susanna,  b.  1G38  ;  married  Rev.  James  Keith. 

3  Sarah,  b.  1G40  ;  married  Jolni  Dean,  of  Taunton,  Nov.  7,  16G3. 

4  Elizabeth,  b.  1043  ;  married  Richard  Phillips,  of  Weymouth. 

5  Samuel,  b.  1G45  ;  married  Susanna  Byram,  1G78. 

6  Mary,  b.  1G47  ;  married  Nicliolas  Byram,  Jr.,  1676. 

7  Joseph,  b.  1649  [10]  ;  married  Experience  Field,  of  Providence,  1678. 

8  Josiah,  b.  1651  ;  married  Elizabeth  Dean,  of  Taunton.  ' 

9  Bethiah,  b.  1653  ;  married  Ezra  Dean,  of  Tauuton. 


10  Joseph  (son  of  Deacon  Samuel  1)  married  Experience  Field,  of  Provi- 

dence, R.  I.,  1678.     Children  :  — 

11  Joseph,  b.  1679  ;  married  Lydia  Cary,  1704. 

12  Josiah,  b.  1682;  married  Sarah  Packard,  1704. 

13  Experience,  b.  1685  ;  died  young. 

The  mother  died  1685.     He  then  married  Mary,  daughter  of  George 
Turner,  1686.     Children  :  — 

14  Benjamin,  b.  1686  [19]  ;  married  Joanna  Orcutt,  1755/  ' 

15  Samuel,  b.  1687  ;  married  Mjhitable  Brett,  1721.  ' 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  493 


16  Timothy,  b.  1680  ;  married  Mary  Alden,  1719. 

17  Mary,  married  John  Latlu-op,  1716. 

18  Susanna,  married  Solomon  Johnson,  1723. 
The  father  died  about  1712. 


19  Benjamin  (son  of  Joseph  10)  married  Joanna,  daughter  of  William 

Orcutt,  July  14,  1715  ;   came  from  West   Bridgcwater  to  North 
Bridgewater.     Children  :  — 

20  Benjamin,  b.  Oct.  3,  1715  [30] ;  married  Ann  Thayer,  1739. 

21  Nathan,  b.  Jan.  3,  1718  ;  died  young. 

22  Peter,  b.  May  17,  1720  ;  married  Sarah  Southworth,  March  28,  1745. 

23  Jacob,  b.  April  16,  1722  ;  died  young. 

24  William,  b.  Feb.  4,  1724  [32] ;  married  Martha  Howard,  1754. 

25  Seth,  b.  April  24,  1726  ;  removed  to  Stafford,  Conn. 

26  Ichabod,  b.  Sept.  26,  1728  [40] ;  married  Jemima  Packard,  1759. 

27  Ebenezer,  b.  Oct.  16,  1730  [43] ;  married  Lucy  Packard,  1751. 

28  Joanna,  b.  Sept.  9,  1733;  married  Isaac  Perkins,  May  2,  1754. 

29  Abigail,  b.  March  22,  1736 ;  married  Josiah  Perkins,  Aug.  17,  1756. 
The  father  died  May  13,  1758. 

30  Benjamin  (son  of  Benjamin  19)  m.  Ann  Thayer,  1739.     Children  :  — 

31  Jacob  [50],  married  Betty  Packard,  May  14,  1759. 
This  family  removed  to  Pelham,  Mass. 

32  William  (son  of  Benjamin  19)   married  Martha,  daughter  of  Kobert 

Hovrard,  Nov.  27,  1754.     Children  :  — 

33  Keziah,  b.  Sept.  30,  1755  ;  married Harkness. 

34  Robert,  b.  Dec.  25,  1757  ;  died  young. 

35  Seth,  b.  June  6,  1761  [60] ;  married  Theodora  Howard,  1784. 

36  Martha,  b.  June  3,  1763  ;  married  Philip  Packard,  March  2,  1786. 

37  Abigail,  b.  Aug.  16,  1765  ;  married  John  Harris,  Dec.  20,  1787. 

38  William,  b.  Sept.  17,  1767  [70]  ;  m.  Mary  Randall,  July  11, 1790. 

39  Jennet,  b.  1769  ;  married  Seth  Kingman,  March  26,  1811. 
The  father  died ,  1800,  aged  75. 

40  Ichabod  (son  of  Benjamin  19)  married  Jemima,  daughter  of  Deacon 

James  Packard,  1759.     Children  :  — 

41  Relief,  b.  Sept.  8,  1761 ;  married  Oliver  Packard,  Nov.  20,  1777. 

42  Joanna,  b.  April  20,  1765  ;  married  Thomas  Packard,  Oct.  19,  1788. 
The  flither  died  July  6,  1811,  aged  83.     The  wife  died  Jan.  14,  1803, 

aged  74. 

43  Ebenezer  (son  of  Benjamin  19)  married  Lucy,  daughter  of  Seth  Pack- 

\ard,  Nov.  7,  1751.     Children  :  — 

44  Nathan,  b.  April  9,  1753  ;  married  Susanna  Allen,  May  28,  1778  ;  re- 

moved to  Rehoboth. 

45  Ebenezer,  b.  Sept.  5,  1755  ;  married  Mary  Warren,  1790 ;  removed  to 

Rehoboth. 

46  Lucy,  b.  Oct.  13,  1757  ;  married  Alexander  Thayer,  of  Braintree. 

47  Lavina,  b.  Dec.  8,  1760  ;  married Perkins. 

48  Peter,  died  single  in  the  army. 

49  Zibia,  married  Timothy  West,  Nov.  29,  1787. 


50  Jacob  (son  of  Benjamin  30)  married  Betty  Packard,  May  14, 1759. 

Children  :  — 


494  HISTORY  OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 


51  Benjamin,  b.  Oct.  5,  1750.  56  Simeon,  b.  Sept.  16,  1770. 

52  Anna,  h.  Nov.  25,  17G1.  57  Sarah,  b.  Nov.  22,  1772. 

53  Bclty,  b.  Feb.  6,  1764.  58  Eurene,  b.  Nov.  5,  1775. 

54  Jacob,  b.  Feb.  20,  1765.  59  Levi,  b.  Jan.  2,  1778. 

55  Abiel,  h.  Aug.  6,  1768. 


60  Seth  (son  of  William  32)   married  Theodora  Howard,  of  Braintree, 

1784.     Children  :  — 

61  Salbj,  b.  Feb.  28,  1787  ;  married  Nathaniel  Shepardson,  of  Dedham, 

Dec.  1,  1808. 

62  Jacob,  b.  Jan.  11,  1789  ;  removed  to  Dorchester. 

63  Robert,  b.  Oct.  25,  1790  ;  removed  to  Dedham. 

64  Betsy,  b.  Sept.  11,  1792. 

65  Pulhj,  b.  June  13,  1794 ;  married  Deacon  Jacob  Fuller,  May  24,  1829. 

66  Nancy,  b.  Julv  8,  1796  ;  married  Nathaniel  Shepardson,  of  Dedham, 

April  17,  1815. 

67  Galen,  b.  Feb.  19,  1800  [80]  ;  m.  INIary  Ann  Oliver,  of  Lynn. 

68  Phehe,  b.  [March  10,  1802  ;  married  Ira  Bryant. 

69  Melinda,  h.  March  12,  1804. 

The  wife  died  AprU  26, 1826,  aged  36.    The  father  died  Sept.  27, 1848, 
aged  87. 

70  William  (son  of  "William  32)  married  Mary  Randall,  July  11,  1790. 

Children  :  — 

71  David. 

72  Amasa  [92],  married  MaryEdson,  April  22,  1838. 

73  Milly,  married  Hosea  Alden,  of  Abington,  1817. 

74  Ruby,  married  Samuel  Spear,  of  Randolph,  1814. 

75  Abigail,  married  El)enezer  Crocker,  of  Easton,  1816. 

76  Abi,  married  Cyrus  Howard,  May  11,  1823. 

77  Patty.  78  Mary.  79  Mehitable. 

The  wife  died .     He  then  married  Widow  Zadoc  Perkins,  dau.  of 

Abiah  Packard  1812. 
The  father  died  Feb.  13,  1800,  aged  75.     The  wife  died  Feb.  1,  1852. 


80  Galen  (son  of  Seth  60)  married  INIary  Ann,  daughter  of  John  Oliver, 

of  Lynn,  Oct.  10,  1822.     Children  :  — 

81  Mary  Ann,  h.  Aug.  19,  1824 ;  died  Sept.  20,  1828. 

82  S'th,  h.  April  IS,  1828  [94]  ;  m.  Caroline  Augusta  Blake,  of  Dorchester. 

83  Mary  Ann,  b.  Jan.  16,  1830  ;  died  March  16,  1832. 

84  Caroline  Howard,  b.  March  6,  1832  ;  single. 

85  Galen,  b.  Sept.  26,  1833  ;  married  Harriet  Walsh  ;  he  was  in  Co.  F, 

12th  Mass.  Regiment,  and  died  at  Culpepper  Court  House,  Va.,  a 
brave  and  faithful  soldier. 

86  Ann  Sophia,  b.  June  20,  1835  ;  died  Sept.  14,  1836.  ' 

87  John,  b.  April  26,  1837. 

88  Emily  Batts,  b.  Oct.  16,  1838  ;  died  Sept.  8,  1841. 

89  Ann  Sophia,  h.  Aug.  30,  1840  ;  died  Sept.  10,  1841. 

90  Wi/liam,  h.  Dec.  0,  1843  ;  died  March  1,  1847. 

91  Mary,  b.  July  2,  1845  ;  died  Oct.  2,  1847. 
The  father  died  Sept.  18,  1852,  aged  52  years. 

92  Amasa  (son  of  William  70)  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Jacob  Edson, 

April  22,  1838.     Children  :  — 

93  Hiram  Allen,  b.   Feb.  8,  1839  [lOlJ  ;  married  Sarah  Jane  Cook,  of 

Nova  Scotia. 


FAMILY   REGISTER.  495 

94  Setii  (son  of  Galen  80)  married  Caroline  Augusta,  daughter  of  Samuel 

Blake,  of  Dorchester.     Children  :  — 

95  Samuel  Blake,  b.  Jan.  30,  1854  ;  died  Aug.  23,  1854. 
9G  Lcona  Aur/uftta,  b.  April  12,  1855. 

97  S'th  Blakr,  h.  March  30,  1857. 

98  George  Temple,  h.  ]May  23,  1859  ;  died  Aug.  23,  1861. 

99  Man/  Caroline,  h.  Dec.  18,  18G0. 
100  Ida  Marion,  h.  Nov.  28,  18G3. 

House  carpenter  ;  residence  on  Pleasant  Street. 

lie  was  in  Co.  F,  12th  Mass.  Volunteers,  Col.  Fletcher  Webster. 


101  Hiram  Allen  (son  of  Amasa  92)  married  Sarah  Jane,  daughter  of  Elias 

Cook,  of  Guiseborough,  N.  S.,  June  26,  1858.     Children  :  — 

102  Anna  Cordelia,  b.  April  1,  1859. 

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103  Deacon  David  Edson"  was  the  son  of  Deacon  Joseph  of  East  Bridge- 

water  ;  married  Susanna,  daughter  of  Matthew  Gannett,  Jan.  1, 1746. 
Children  :  — 

104  Susanna,  b.  Jan.  10,  1748  ;  married  Joshua  Beals,  of  Windsor,  Oct. 

17,  1768. 

105  Mchitahle,  b.  July  31,  1750  ;  died  Nov.  8,  1751. 

106  Mchitahle,  b.  June  24,  1753  ;  married  Benjamin  Clark,  of  Athol,  Dec. 

21,  1775. 

107  Huldah,  b.  Oct.  25,  1755  ;  married  Benjamin  Death,  of  Montague. 
The  wife  died  Nov.  8,  1755.     He  then  married  Sarah,  widow  of  Peter 

Edson,  Dec.  8,  1756.     Children  :  — 

108  Sarah,  b.  Sept.  14,  1757  ;  died  Dec.  13,  1768. 

109  David,  b.  July  13,  1759  [115] ;  married  Lvdia  Shaw. 

110  Jonathan,  b.  Nov.  7,  1761  ;  died  Dec.  12,  1768. 
The  father  died  1795,  aged  73. 

This  family  settled  in  the  east  part  of  the  town,  near  the  East  Bridge- 
water  line. 


111  James  (brother  of  Deacon  David  103,  and  son  of  Deacon  Joseph),  mar- 

ried Esther,  daughter  of  Josiah  Allen,  May  11,  1749.     Children  :  — 

112  James,  b.  July  10,  1750  ;  died  March  29,  1769. 

113  Josiah,  b.  May  31,  1753  [126] ;  married  Reliance  Fuller,  1777. 

114  Barnabas,  b.  May  17,  1757  ;  died  in  the  army,  Nov.  1781. 
The  wife  died  April  15,  1794.     He  died  1808,  aged  82. 

This  family  resided  on  the  road  leading  to  South  Abington,  in  the 
easterly  part  of  the  town. 

115  Deacon  David  2d  (son  of  Deacon  David  103)  married  Lydia,  daughter 

of  Deacon  David  Shaw,  of  Abington.     Children  :  — 

116  'Hannah,  b.  Nov.  27,  1783  ;  married  John  Smith. 

117  Jonathan,  b.  Dec.  12,  1785  ;  died  single,  Sept.  13,  1863,  aged  77. 

118  David,  b.  Jan.  27,  1789  ;  m.  Ist,  Clintha  Sylvester,  April  26,  1827; 

2d,  Mehitable  Fuller  ton,  of  Abington. 

119  Sarah,  b.  June  28,  1791  ;  married  John  Burrill,  June  18,  1816. 

120  Lrjdia,  b.  July  12,  1793  ;  single. 

121  Mehitable,  b.  Aug.  26,  1795;  married  Captain  Nehemiah  Lincoln,  Nov. 

9.  1823. 

122  Polly,  b.  Aug.  16, 1797  ;  married  Daniel  Burrill. 


496  HISTORY  OF   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 


123  David,  b.  Jan.  17,  1801 ;  single. 

124  Eliza,  b.  March  19,  1805  ;  married  Azel  H.  Warren,  July  9,  1829. 

125  Rpiecca,  b.  Feb.  9,  1811  ;  married  Eben  Alger. 

The  fother  died  Dec.  15,  1831,  aged  73.     The  mother  died  March 
29,  1839. 


\126  JosiAH  (son  of  James  111)  married  Reliance,  daughter  of  Isaac  Fuller, 
April  2,  1777.     Children  :  — 

127  Zilpha,  b.  March  2,  1778  ;  married  Eliphalet  Kingman,  Nov.  2G,  1801. 
"^28  Susanna,  b.  March  31,  1780  ;  married  Israel  Packard,  Dec.  27,  1801. 
-  129  Sarah,  b.  Nov.  17,  1783  ;  married  Ira  Hayward,  xVpril  3.  180G. 

130  Barnabas,  b.  March  5,  178G  [134]  ;  m.  Betsy  Gurney,  Jan.  1,  1815. 

131  Esther,  b.  July  20,  1788  ;  married  Ambrose  Kingman,  Nov.  29,  1810. 

132  Reliance,  b.  Feb.  9,  1792  ;  married  Joel  Ames.  Dec.  7,  1818. 

133  Olive,  b.  May  5,  1795  ;  married  Jacob  Noyes,  Dec.  28,  1818. 
The  father  died ,  1820,  aged  67.     The  mother  died . 


134  Barnabas  (son  of  Josiah  12G)  married  Betsy,  daughter  of  Zachariah 

Gurney,  Jan.  1,  1815.     Children  :  — 

135  Harriet  Allen,  b.  Sept.  29,  1815  ;  m.  Andrew  Murdock,  Oct.  7,  1838. 

136  Sarah  Hayward,  b.  Nov.   17",  1819  ;  married  Amos  Dunbar,  Jr.,  of 

Weymouth,  Oct.  14,  1858. 

137  Josiah,  b.  March  27,  1822  [140]  ;  married  Elvira  Sharp,  May  1,  1844. 

138  James,  b.  Aug.  15,  1824  ;  married  Charlotte  Curtis,  of  Scituate. 

139  Matilda  Gurney,  b.  April  3,  1827;  m.  WUson  Morse,  Nov.  18,  1860. 
The  father  died  May  3D,  1859,  aged  73. 

Farmer  and  wooden-pump  maker. 

140  Josiah  (son  of  Barnabas  134)  married  Elvira,  daughter  of  Gibbons 

Sharp,  of  Middleboro',  ^lay  1,  1844.     Children  :  — 

141  Angeline  Augusta,  b.  Sept.  22,  1845. 

142  Walter  Scott,  b.  May  21,  1848. 

143  Josiah  Bradford,  b.  March  1,  1862. 
Boot-maker. 


THE  EAIklES  FANHLY. 


1  Josiah  Eames  came  from  Marehfield  to  North  Bridgewater  in  1770  ;  he 

married Eames.     Children :  — 

2  Elisha,  married  Sally  Packard. 


3  Elisha  (son  of  Josiah  1)  married  Sally,  daughter  of  Timothy  Packard. 

Children  :  — 

4  Josiah  [7],  married  Rebecca  Noyes. 

5  Isaac,  b.  Dec.  6,  1789  [IGJ  ;  married  Abigail  Hayward. 

The  wife  died  July  18,  1790.     He  then  married  Anna  Mann,  of  Ran- 
dolph.    Children  :  — 

6  Betsy,  b.  Jan.  15,  1793. 


7  Josiah  (son  of  Elisha  3)  married  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Ephraim  Noyee, 

Oct.  10,  1808.     Children  :  — 

8  Rebecca  Noyes,  b.  Nov.  28,  1809  ;  m.  Josiah  Leonard,  Dec.  4,  1827. 


FAMILY   REGISTER.  497 


9  Sarah,  b.  April  26,  1812  ;  died  Oct  25,  1839. 

10  Luther,  b.  Nov.  10,  1813  [21] ;  m.  Ist,  Betsy  C.  Hathaway,  1839  ;  2d, 
»lary  M.  Cole,  1849. 

11  Daniel,  b.  April  4,  1815  [20]  ;  m.  let,  Lucy  Kingman  ;  2d,  Margaret 

Sawyer. 

12  Bdsij,  b.  Feb.  27,  1817  ;  married  Ira  Bisbec  ;  died  March  1,  1843. 

13  Ephraim,  b.  July  17,  1818  [33]  ;  Lois  Leach,  b.  April  15,  1840. 

14  Spencer,  b.  April  20,  1820  ;  died  April  5,  1842. 

15  Dianthe,  h.  Oct.  7,  1821  ;  married  Asa  Stone,  Jr.,  Nov.  11,  1841. 
The  wife  died  May  1,  1836.     The  father  died . 

16  Isaac  (son  of  Elisha  3)  married  Abigail,  daughter  of  Waldo  Hayward, 

Feb.  19,  1810.     Children  :  — 

17  Salhj  Packard,  b.  Dec.  29,  1811  ;  married  Daniel  F.  Ames. 

18  Luc7j  Bartlett,  b.  Nov.  5,  1810  ;  m.  Richard  Ford,  Dec.  25, 1838. 

19  Susan,  b.  April  2,  1821  ;  married  George  Sawyer,  Nov.  15,  1843. 

20  Lucinda  Hayward,  b.  Nov.  21,  1830  ;  married  Samuel  F.  Alden. 

Mr.  Eames  has  been  a  justice  for  many  years,  and  selectman  several 

years,  beside  other  offices  in  the  gift  of  the  town. 
The  wife  died  April  5,  1844. 

21  Luther   (son  of  Josiah  7)  married  Betsy  C,  daughter  of  Thomas 

Hathaway,  of  Fall  River,  May  5,  1839,     Children  :  — 

22  Rhoda  Hathaway,  b.  Feb.  2,  1841  ;  m.  Benjamin  F.  Darling,  of  Fall 

River. 

23  Lucctta  Medora,  b.  Sept.  22,  1842  ;  died  Sept.  11,  1843. 

24  Andrew  Robeson,  b.  Aug.  21,  1845. 

The  wife  died  Aug.  1847.     He  then  married  Mary  Morton,  daughter 
of  Ilezekiah  Cole,  of  North  Carver,  1849.     Children  :  — 

25  Lucy  Medora,  b.  Aug.  13,  1859. 

This  family  reside  at  North  Carver,  Mass.  ;  box  manufacturer. 

26  Daniel  (son  of  Josiah  7)  married  Lucy,  daughter  of  Seth  Kingman, 

Nov.  2,  1837.     Children:  — 

27  Sarah,  b.  Feb.  24,  1841 ;  died  Aug.  21,  1841. 

28  Ellis  Bradford,  b.  March  5,  1843  ;  died  Sept.  12,  1843. 

29  Daniel  Bradford,  b.  June  6, 1844. 

30  George  Edward,  b.  Feb.  16,  1848  ;  died  July  27,  1848. 

The  wife  died  Nov.  22,  1855.     He  then  married  Margaret,  daughter  of 
Sawyer,  of  Vermont,  Oct.  2,  1856.     Children :  — 

31  Sarah  Ann,  b.  Feb.  5,  1858.       32  Etta  Frances,  b.  May  18,  1863. 

33  ErnRAiM  (son  of  Josiah  7)  married  Lois,  daughter  of  Nathan  Leach, 

April  15,  1840.     Children:  — 

34  Sarah  Burt,  b.  July  27,  1847. 


THE  EASTON  FASHLY. 
(Colored). 

1  James  Easton  was  bom  in  Middleboro',  Mass.,  Nov.  12, 1754  ;  married 

Sarah,  daughter  of  Sampson  Dunbar,  Dec.  11,  1783.     Children  :  — 

2  Joshua,  b.  Feb.  1,  1786  ;  died  in  Boston,  Feb.  5,  1835. 

3  James,  b.  July  20,  1788  ;  m.  Widow  Isaac  Keith,  of  New  Bedford. 

63 


498  HISTORY    OF    NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

4  Sarah,  b.  INIay  29, 1789 ;  m.  Deacon  Robert  Roberts,  of  Boston,  Aug. 

29,  1813. 

5  Caleb,  b.  Sept.  24,  1791  [9] ;  married  Chloe  Packard,  Feb.  2,  1818. 

6  Si/!vanus,  b.  March  18,  1793  ;  died  single. 

7  Many,  b.   April  23,  1795  ;  m.  Captain  John  Warner,  of  Westport, 

Mass.,  May  13,  1821. 

8  Hosea,  b.  Sept.  1,  1799  ;  married  Louisa  Mattrick,  of  Stoughton. 
The  father  died  Nov.  G,  1830.     The  mother  died  June  25,  1833 


9  Caleb  (son  of  James  1)  married  Chloe,  daughter  of  Abiah  Packard, 
Feb.  2,  1818.     Children  :  — 

10  Eliza  Ann,  b.  June  3,  1818  ;  m.  Samuel  G.  Gilmore,  of  Raynham. 

11  George   Washington,  b.  Jan.  4.  1821  [IG]  ;  m.  Sarah  Jane  Powell,  of 

Boston. 

12  Chloe  Abigail,  b.  March  11,  1822  ;  single. 

13  Lydia  French,  b.  March  28,  1825 ;  married  Sylvanus  E.  Sewall,  of 

China,  Me. 

14  Caleb,  b.  Dec.  17,  1827  [20]  ;  married  Eunice  Sewall,  Aug.  5,  1853. 

15  Sarah  Dunbar,  b.  Feb.  22,  1829  ;  m.  Chandler  Ross,  of  Phillips,  Me. 
The  fother  died  in  1864. 

Blacksmith. 


16  George  Washington  (son  of  Caleb  9)  married  Sarah  Jane,  daughter  of 

William  Powell,  of  Boston.     Children  :  — 

17  George  Ellis,  b.  Aug.  26,  1854. 

18  Jane  Frances,  b.  May  29,  1857.       19  John  Brown,  b.  July,  1861. 
Residence  on  Elliot  Street. 


20  Caleb  (son  of  Caleb  9)  married  Eunice,  daughter  of  John  Sewall,  of 

China,  Me.,  Aug.  5,  1853.     Children  :  — 

21  AbbT/  Serena,  b.  Jan.  12,  1854. 

22  Sylvanus  Hervey,  b.  March  29,  1855. 

23  Viva  Enola,  b.  June  3,  1863. 


1  EATON.  —  Benjamin  Howard  (son  of  Benjamin),   born  Feb.  2,  1806  ; 

came  from  West  Bridgewater  to  this  town  in  the  spring  of  1837  ; 
married  Mary,  daughter  of  Daniel  Braman,  of  Petersham,  Mass., 
Oct.  18,  1832.     Children  :  — 

2  Frederic,  b.  Sept.  15,  1833  ;  died  June  21,  1853. 

3  Martha  Arabella,  b.  Sept.  13,  1835  ;  died  July  11,  1837. 

4  Susan,  b.  July  11,  1837  ;  died  Nov.  9,  1844. 

5  Elvira,  b.  Sept.  3,  1839  ;  died  March  11,  1854. 

6  Mary  Howard,  b.  Feb.  15,  1843. 

7  Albert,  b.  Aug.  29,  1844. 

8  Benjamin  Ellis,  b.  June  4,  1847. 

9  Gilbert  Howard,  b.  Sept.  14,  1851. 
Shoemaker  ;  residence  on  Belmont  Street. 


10  John  Howard  Clark   (son  of  Benjamin)  born  Nov.  2,  1810  ;  married 

Eliza  Slierman,  daughter  of  Daniel  Alger,  of  Bridgewater,  April 
9,  1837.     Children  :  — 

11  William,  b.  May  17,  1839. 

12  John  Edward,  b.  Nov.  30,  1841 ;  married  Isabella  F.  Harding,  Sept. 

28,  18G2. 


FAMILY  EEGISTER.  499 


13  James  Herbert,  b.  June  18,  1847. 

The  wife  died  Oct.  7,  1847.  He  then  married  Seba  Sanger,  daughter 
of  Timothy  Keith,  and  widow  of  Silas  Dunbar,  of  North  Middle- 
boro'.     Children  :  — 

14  Elvira  Sebra,  b.  July  2,  1853. 

Wheelwright ;  residence  on  Eaton  Street,  Prospect  Hill. 


1  EMERY.  —  John  Emery  (son  of  Isaac)  came  from  Abington,  Mass.,  ia 

1841  ;  married  Mary  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Joseph  T.  Ilobart,  Nov. 
18,  1847.     Children  :  — 

2  Isaac,  b.  Oct.  IG,  1848.  6  Ellen  Louisa,  b.  July  2G,  1857. 

3  Lucinda,  b.  Sept.  21,  1850.  7  JoJm  Alston,  b.  Sept.  28,  18G0. 

4  Amorilla  Miranda,  b.  Jan.  9, 1853.  8  Mary  Helena,  b.  July  12,  1863. 

5  Charles,  b.  June  29,  1855. 

Residence  in  the  north-east  part  of  the  town. 


1  EDDY.  — Henry  Eddy   (son  of  Thomas),  born  Oct.  1,  1805  ;  came  to 

North  Bridgewater  in  1850 ;   married  Cornelia,  daughter  of  Rev. 
Luke  Wood,  of  Clinton,  Conn.,  Jan.  25,  183G.     Children:  — 

2  Cornelia,  b.  July  13,  1839. 

The  wife  died .     He  then  married  Sarah  Hayward,  daughter  of 

Turner  Torrey,  Aug.  23,  1843.     Children  :  — 

3  Henry  Turner,  b.  June  9,  1844. 

4  Willard,  b.  Aug.  29,  1845. 

5  Sarah  Snell,  b.  July  8,  1848  ;  died  June  3,  1862. 

6  Burditt  Hart,  b.  June  2G,  1851  ;  died  Aug.  22,  1852. 
Physician  ;  formerly  a  clergyman,  and  settled  at  East  Stoughton. 


THE  FIELD  FAMILY. 


1  John  Field  was  the  first  person  of  this  name  in  the  ancient  town  of 

Bridgewater.     He  came  from  Providence,  R.  I.,  to  West  Bridgewater 
iu  lGr7.     Children  :  — 

2  John,  b.  Feb.  20,  1671  ;  married  Elizabeth  Ames,  1G97. 

3  Elizabeth,  b.  Nov.  17,  1673  ;  married  Clement  Briggs,  of  Easton,  1G97. 

4  Richard,  b.  May  17,  1677  [9]  ;  m.  Susanna  Waldo,  Jan.  17,  1704. 

5  I.ydia,  h.  Oct.  8,  1679  ;  married  Thomas  Manly,  1701. 

6  Daniel,  b.  July  17,  1681 ;  married  Sarah  Ames. 

7  Ruth,  b.  Jan.  25,  1683  ;  died  Nov.  22,  1723. 

8  Hannah,  no  record. 


9  Richard  (son  of  John  1)   married  Susanna   Waldo,  Jan.    17,   1704. 
Children  :  — 

10  Zobiah,  b.  March  28,  1705  ;  died  April  3,  1708. 

11  Zcbulon,  h.  Aug.  23,  1707  ;  m.  Anna  Williams,  of  Taunton,  1749. 

12  Mary,  b.  Oct.  5,  1709  ;  married  Samuel  Noyes,  1748. 

13  Richard,  b.  Oct.  21,  1711 ;  no  record. 

14  Jabez,  h.  Sept.  29,  1713  [21]  ;  married  Mary  Fobes,  1746. 

15  Ruth,  h.  Aug.  6,  1715  ;  married  Israel  Packard,  Jr.,  1737. 

16  Zachariah,  b.  Sept.  13,  1717. 


500  HISTORY    OP   NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 


17  Zohiah,  b.  March  4,  1719  ;  died  Nov.  26,  1722. 

18  Susanna,  b.  Aug.  6,  1721  ;  died . 

19  Mtrcy,  b.  April  17,  1723  ;  married  Archibald  Robinson,  1747. 

20  Susanna,  b.  May  18,  1725  ;  married  Nathan  Hartwell,  1746. 
The  father  died  Sept.  14,  1725. 

21  Jabez  (son  of  Richard  9)  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Ephraixa  Fobes, 

1746.     Children :  — 

22  Jabcz  Fobes,  b.  March  25,  1747  ;  died  single. 

23  Susanna,  b.  Nov.  9,  1748 ;  married  Moses  Gary,  April  13,  1773. 

24  Richard,  b.  July  22,  1751  [31] ;  married  Rebecca  Harris,  1778. 

25  William,  b.  July  28,  1753  [43] ;  married  Jemima  Keith,  1797. 

26  Ephraim,  b.  Oct.  19,  1755  [48] ;  married  Ruby  Brett,  Dec.  14,  1786. 

27  Daniel,  b.  Sept.  20,  1758  [55] ;  married  Hannah  Snell,  July  13,  1786. 

28  Barzilla,  b.  Dec.  6,  1760  [60] ;  married  Patty  Packard,  Dec.  25, 1794. 

29  Bcthuel,  b.  Aug.  28,  1763  ;  died  single. 

30  Waldo,  removed  to  the  west. 
The  father  died  in  1804,  aged  92. 


31  Richard  (son  of  Jabez  21)  married  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Seth  Harris, 

1778.     Children:  — 

32  Polly,  b.  April  10,  1779  ;  married  Obadiah  Thayer,  of  Braintree. 

33  Sally,  b.  Dec.  23,  1780  ;  married  William  Sims,  of  Claremont,  N.  H. 

34  Belinda,  b.  Oct.  25,  1782  ;  single. 

35  Cyrus,  b.  June  5,  1784  ;  married  Mary  Lawrence,  Unity,  N.  H. 

36  Lois,  b.  Aug.  27,  1786  ;  married Judkins,  of  Lempster,  N.  H. 

37  Susanna,  b.  Dec.  4,  1788 ;  m.  William  Osgood,  of  Newport,  N.  H. 

38  Zeruiak,  b.  Jan.  29,  1790 ;  m.   1st,  Josiah  Judavine,  of  Charlestown, 

N.  H.  ;  2d,  Joseph  Philbrick,  of  Reading,  Vt. 

39  Alden,  died  single. 

40  Hannah,  b.  March  4,  1795  ;  m.  Ist,  Thomas  Moody,  of  Unity ,JtL  H. ; 

2d,  Joseph  Townes,  of  Windsor,  Vt. 

41  EHza,  b.  Oct.  7,  1797  :  married  Joseph  Smart,  of  Newport,  N.  H. 

42  Rebecca,  h.  Oct.  28,  1800  ;  married  Cady  Phelps,  of  Newport,  N.  H. 
This  family  removed  to  Claremont,  N.  H.,  in  1800  ;  formerly  on  Gary 


43  William  (son  of  Jabez  21)  married  Jemima,  daughter  of  Levi  Keith, 

1797.     Children  :  — 

44  Ozias,  b.  Nov.  17, 1798  [66] ;  married  Charlotte  Whiting,  of  Roxbury. 

45  Jabcz,  b.  June  13,  1800  [70]  ;  married  INIary  Alger. 

46  Zilpha,  married  Linus  Howard,  June  5,  1832. 

47  Serena,  married  Consider  Southworth,  July,  1847. 

The  father  died  Jan.  1808.     The  wife  died  Dec.  1839,  aged  72. 


48  Epdraim  (son  of  Jabcz  21)  married  Ruby,  daughter  of  Simeon  Brett. 

Children :  — 

49  Galen.  52  Charlotte.  54  Zibeon. 

50  Mehi table.  53  Jane.  55  Alvin. 

51  Ansel. 

Removed  to  Paris,  Me. ;  blacksmith. 


50  Daniel  (son  of  Jabez  21)  married  Hannah,  daughter  of  Capt.  Zebedee 
Snell,  July  13,  1786.     Children  :  — 

57  Martha,  b.  Nov.  19, 1786  ;  married  Gustavus  Sylvester,  Nov.  30,1809. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  501 

58  Zophar,  h.  Jan.  14,  1789  [70] ;  married  Bernice  Howard,  1801. 
69  Waldo,  h.  March  8, 1791  [85]  ;  m.  1st,  Abigail  Marshall,  Dec.  4, 1816  ; 
2d,  Sally  Perkins,  March  29,  1820. 

60  Barzilla  (son  of  Jabez  21)  married  Patty  Packard,  daughter  of  David 

Packard,  Dec.  25,  1794.     Children :  — 

61  John,  b.  Dec.  15,  1796  [89]  ;  married  Olive  Thompson,  1817. 

62  C/iIoe,  b.  Nov.  14,  1799. 

63  Mary,  b.  April  24,  1802  ;  married  Zibeon  Cole,  1819. 

64  Clarissa,  b.  Aug.  20,  1800. 

65  Lucius,  b.  June  11,  1811. 

The  father  died  in  1839,  aged  78. 


66  OziAS  (son  of  "William  43)  married  Charlotte  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 

Moses  AVhiting,  of  Roxbury.     Children  :  — 

67  WiUiam  Ozias,  b.  March  10,  1838. 

68  Caroline  Elizabeth,  b.  Jan.   G,   1840  ;  married  N.  P.   Clarke,  of  St. 

Cloud,  Minn.,  Sept.  12,  1860. 

69  Ferdinand  Clark,  b.  Nov.  28,  1842. 
Dry-goods  merchant,  Roxbury,  Mass. 

70  Jabez  (son  of  William  43)  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Joseph  Alger. 

Children :  — 

71  William,  b.  Oct.  29,  1824  [100]  ;  m.  Mary  F.  Whiting,  of  Roxbury. 

72  Mary  Ann,  b.  Dec.  22,  1826  ;  died  Jan.  5,  1827. 

73  Edwin,  b.  Feb.  17,  1829  [106]  ;  m.  Sarah  M.  Whiting,  of  Dedham. 

74  Mary  Jane,  b.  Sept.  23,  1832  ;  died  June  24,  1854. 

75  Richard,  b.  Nov.  22,  1834. 
The  wife  died  April,  1841. 


^^  76  Zophar  (son  of  Daniel  56)  married  Bernice,  daughter  of Howard. 

Feb.  6,  1811.     Children  :  — 

77  Harriet,  b.  March  20,  1812  ;  married  William  G.  Howard. 

78  Daniel,  b.  Feb.  21,  1814  ;  m.  Jane  Soule,  of  Duxbury,  Oct.  6,  1836. 

79  Loisa,  b.  Feb.  8,  1816  ;  died  May  6,  1819. 

80  George,  b.  May  20,  1818  ;  single. 

81  Loisa,  b.  Sept.  1,  1820  ;  married  George  Francis  Matthews. 

82  Hannah,  b.  May  4,  1823  ;  married  Cyrus  Howard,  Jr. 

83  Charles  Copeland,  b.  March  18,  1826  [108] ;  married  Lucy  Cobb  Cross. 

84  William  Lawrence,}).  Oct.  20,  1828  [113]  ;  m.  Mary  Dennison  Holmes, 

of  Middlel)oro'. 
The  wife  died  Jan.  28,  1833.     The  father  died  Sept.  6,  1863. 

85  Waldo   (son  of  Daniel   56)    married   Abigail  daughter  of  Ilayward 

Marshall,  Dec.  4,  1816.     Children  :  — 

86  Marshall,  b.  April  13,  1818  ;  died  March  19,  1841. 

The  wife  died .     He  then  married  Sally,  daughter  of  Mark  Perkins, 

March  29,  1820.     Children  :  — 

87  Waldo,  h.  Feb.  9,  1821  [^118] ;  m.  Ellen  F.  Hayden,  Nov.  30,  1848. 

88  Perez  Perkins,  b.  April  5,  1823  ;  m.   Lavina   White,  of  Stoughton, 

Nov.  14,  1847. 

89  John  (son  of  Barzilla  60)  married  Olive,  daughter  of  James  Thompson, 

Oct.  1817.     Children:  — 


502  HISTORY   OF    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

90  Olive,  b.  June  16,  1820  ;  married  Elisha  B.  Bumpas,  Nov.  10,  1839. 

91  Franklin,  b.  April  7,  1822  [122]  ;  m.  Alice  P.  Simmons,  Oct.  24,  1850. 

92  Eustace,  h.  May  17,  1824  [127]  ;  married  Maria  Snow,  Nov.  25,  1847. 

93  Owen,  h.  July  24,  182G  [131]  ;  married  Hannah  P.  T()l)ey. 

94  Elizabeth,  h.  April  11,  1829  ;  married  Francis  Brett,  March  2,  1856. 

95  Clarissa,  b.  Jan.  5,  1832  ;  married  William  W.  Allen,  of  Mansfield, 

96  Joh'n,  b.  March  19,  1834  ;  m.   Carrie  Rosa  Woodl)ury,  of  Rochester, 

Minnesota. 

97  Charles  Thompson,  b.  Oct.  1,  1836. 

98  Caroline,  b.  Aug.  27,  1839.  99  Barzilla,  b.  Feb.  17,  1832. 

100  William  (son  of  Jabez  70)  married  Mary  Frances  Prouty,  daughter  of 

Moses  Whiting,  of  Roxbury,  Sept.  19,  1849.     Children :  — 

101  William  Whiting,  b.  Feb.  23,  1851. 

102  Anna  Elizabeth,  b.  April  7,  1853. 

103  Echcard  Augustus,  b.  Aug.  5,  1855. 

104  Fredtrtc,  h.  Oct.  25,  1857. 

105  Mary  Alger,  h.  April  6,  1861. 
Dry-goods  merchant  at  Dedham. 


106  Edwin  (son  of  Jabez  70)  married  Sarah  M.,  daughter  of  George  Whiting, 

of  Dedham,  Aug.  G,  1851.     Children  :  — 

107  Fanny  L.  (adopted.) 

Dry-goods  merchant ;  formerly  at  Brookline. 

108  Charles  Copeland  (son  of  Zophar  70)  married  Lucy  Cobb,  daughter  of 

Nathaniel  H.  Cross,  Oct.  3,  1848.     Children  :  — 

109  Louisa  Ada,  h.  April  21,  1849  ;  died  Nov.  22,  1849. 

110  Ada  Frances,  b.  Nov.  11,  1850. 

111  Charles  Elmer,  b.  Oct.  8,  1853. 

112  George  Milton,  b.  Sept.  29,  1SG3. 
Provision  dealer.  Main  Street. 

113  William  Lawrence  (son  of  Zophar  76)  married  Mary  Dcnnison,  dau. 

of  Jesse  Holmes,  of  Middleboro',  Oct.  18,  1852.     Children  :  — 

114  William  Fobes,  b.  July  21,  1854. 

115  Daniel  Waldo,  b.  Feb.  18,  1856. 
110  Marcia  Alice,  b.  Nov.  28,  1857. 
117  Frederic  Forrest,  h.  May  11,  1861. 


118  Waldo  (eon  of  Waldo  85)  married  Ellen  F.,  daughter  of  Samuel  Hay- 

den,  of  Quincy,  Nov.  30,  1848.     Children  :  — 

119  Herbert  Waldo,  b.  March  3,  1850. 

120  Frank  Perez,  b.  Jan.  18,  1852.       121  Joseph  Henry,  b.  Oct.  6,  1854. 
He  was  in  Co.  K,  First  Mass.  Cavalry,  three  years. 


122  Franklin   (son  of  John  89)    married   Alice   Pharosina,  daughter  of 

Charles  Simmons,  of  East  Bridgewater,  Oct.  29, 1850.     Children  :  — 

123  Mary  Ellen,  b.  Feb.  22,  1859. 

124  Alice  Maria,  b.  Nov.  13,  1853. 

125  Lizzie  Caroline,  b.  July  11,  1856;  died  Feb.  3,  1859. 
12G  Edith  Frances,  b.  Dec.  18,  1863. 

127  Eustace  (son  of  John  89)  married  Maria  Morton,  daughter  of  William 
Snow,  of  Raynham,  Mass.,  Nov.  25,  1847.     Children  :  — 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  503 


128  John  Thompson,  h.  Feb.  14,  1849. 

129  Harriet,  h.  March  15,  1852  ;  died  April  3,  1852. 

130  Harriet  Snow,  b.  Jiiue  15,  1854. 
The  father  died  Nov.  27,  1857. 


131  Owen  (son  of  John  89)  married  Hannah  P.,  daughter  of Tobey, 

of  Sandwich,  Maes.     Children  :  — 

132  Warren  Augustus,  b.  April  14,  1854  ;  died  April  30,  1857. 
The  father  died  March  10,  18G2. 


THE  FORD  FAMILY 


1  Mark  Ford  (son  of  Jacob)  came  from  Abington  ;  married  Hannah,  dau, 

of  Samuel  Brett,  Nov.  22,  1764.     Children  :  — 

2  Hannah,  b.  Dec.  9,  17G5  ;  married  Joshua  Ames,  Oct.  5,  1786. 

3  Asa,  h.  Jan.  G,  17G7  [7]  ;  married  Sarah  Beal,  Nov.  11,  1793. 

4  Samuel,  b.  Feb.  28,  1770. 

5  Sallt/,  h.  Nov.  25,  1772  ;  married  Samuel  Alden,  Jr.,  1799. 

6  Mehitable,  b.  Oct.  15,  1781 ;  married  Isaac  Reynolds,  Dec.  23,  1805. 
The  father  died  in  1821,  aged  80. 


7  Asa  (son  of  Mark  1)  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Jeremiah  Beal,  Nov. 

11,  1793.     Children  :  — 

8  Polly,  b.  May  14,  1796  ;  married  William  Tribou,  July  14,  1816. 

9  Roxana,  b.  Dec.  7,  1797  ;  married  Caleb  Phillips,  Aug.  2,  1831. 

The  wife  died  July  1,  1799,  aged  31.     The  father  died  Feb.  21,  1833, 
asced  G5. 


10  David  (son  of  Jacob)   came  from  Abington  to  North  Bridgewater  in 

1800.     lie  was  a  nephew  of  Mark  1 ;  married  Olive,  dau.  of  Simeon 
Packard,  1794.     Children  :  — 

11  Olive,  b.  May  18,  1795  ;  married  John  Foster,  Jan.  18,  1821. 

12  David,  b.  May  9.  1797  [22]  ;  married  Polly  Wild,  May  1,  1821. 

13  Rhoda  Packard,  h.  June  19,  1799  ;  m.  Elisha  Belcher,  Dec.  24,  1818. 

14  Daniel,  b.  Dec.  IG,  1801  [2S]  ;  m.  Susan  Ann  Coburn,  of  Milfurd,  N.  H. 

15  Noah,  b.  Feb.  24,  1804  [33]  ;  m.  Silence  Richmond,  of  Middleboro.' 

16  Rachel,  b.  Jan.  26,  180G  ;  married  Oliver  Fullerton,  June  1,  1829. 

17  Susan  Mari,  b.  May  22,  1808  ;  married  Samuel  Tribou,  Jan.  1,  1828. 

18  Nancy  Whitman,  b.  Aug.  12,  1810  ;  died  Nov.  11,  1810. 

19  Richard,  b.  Oct.  19,  1811  [3G]  ;  m.  1st,  Lucy  B.  Fames  ;  2d,  Juliet 

W .  Hayden. 

20  Nancy  Whitman,  b.  Feb.  26,  1814  ;  died  single. 

21  Mary  Alden,  b.  July  27,  1816  ;  m.  William  Johnson,  of  Kingston, 

22  David  (son  of  David  10)  married  Polly,  daughter  of  Richard  Wild,  of 

Easton,  May  1,  1821.     Children  :  — 

23  Harriet  Augusta,  b.  Sept.  13,  1822  ;  died  July  11,  1824. 

24  Henry  Auf/ustus,h.  May  16,  1826  ;  m.  Abby  Williams  Wild,  of  Easton, 

March  10,  1859. 

25  David  Francis,  b.  Oct.  8,  1829  ;  died  Sept.  25,  1850. 

26  Mary  Auytis/a,  b.  June  15,  1833  ;  died  Sept.  12,  1833. 

27  Mary  Wild,  b.  Nov.  11,  1834;  died  Jan.  24,  1839. 


504  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

The  wife  died  Jan.   5,  1836.     lie  then  married  Anna,  daughter  of 

Deacon  Isaac  Wiibor,  of  Bridgewater,  Oct.  20,  1836. 
The  father  died  Sept.  10,  1850. 

28  Daniel  (son  of  David  10)  married  Susan  Ann,  daughter  of  Dudley  and 

Mehitable  Coburn,  of  Milford,  N.  II.     Children  :  — 

29  Eliza  Ann,  b.  June  1,  1829  ;  married  Everett  Austin  Packard. 

30  Harriet  Gilmore,  b.  July  7,  1832  ;  died  Jan.  10,  1834. 

31  Harriet  Gilmore,  b.  Dec.  5,  1834  ;  married  George  C.  Gary. 

32  Susan  Emily,  b.  April  28,  1837  ;  died  April  14,  1843. 

33  Noah  (son  of  David  10)  married  Silence,  daughter  of  Apollas  Richmond, 

of  Middleboro'.     Children  ;  — 

34  Charles  Richmond  [42],  b.  July  10,  1833  ;  married  Sarah  F.  Jones. 

35  Nancy  Jane,  b.  Oct.  18,  1838  ;  m.  George  E.  Russell,  April  21,  1864. 

36  Richard  (son  of  David  10)  married  Lucy  Bartlett,  daughter  of  Isaac 

Eames,  Dec.  25,  1838. 
The  wife  died  Feb.  4,  1840.     He  then  married  Julia  Ann  Woodhull, 
dau.  of  Samuel  Ilayden,  of  Braintree,  Jan.  23,  1842.     Children  :  — 

37  Richard  Henry,  b.  July  29,  1844  ;  died  Aug.  17,  1844. 

38  Charles  Walter,  b.  Oct.  15,  1847. 

39  Louisa  Bliss,  b.  Feb.  24,  1851. 

40  James  Bliss,  b.  June  30,  1854. 

41  Richard  Warren,  b.  June  17,  1862. 

This  family  reside  at  West  Randolph.     Trader. 

42  Charles  Richmond  (son  of  Noah  33)  married  Sarah  Fidelia,  daughter 

of  Augustus  Jones,  Oct.  18,  1857.     Children:  — 

43  Helen  Richmond,  b.  April  11,  1859. 

44  Edward  Torrey,  b.  Jan.  7,  1861. 
Shoe  manufacturer. 


45  Thomas  A.  Ford  ;  came  from  Abington  to  North  Bridgewater  about 
1843  ;  m.  Eliza  Cobb,  daughter  of  Silas  Packard,  Esq.,  and  widow 
of  William  H.  White,  Sept.  27,  1846. 
Mr.  Ford  engaged  in  the  manufacturing  of  shoes  with  Georgie  W.  Dun- 
bar, of  New  Orleans,  under  the  name  of  Dunbar  &  Ford,  which 
business  he  continued  till  1848,  when  the  partnersliip  was  dissolved, 
each  having  accumulated  a  handsoiuc  property.  Mr.  Ford,  however, 
continued  to  manufacture  goods,  and  sold  nearly  all  of  them  to  Mr. 
Dunbar,  till  1858,  when  he  retired  with  a  competency,  llis  health 
continued  to  fail  till  June  14,  1859.  lie  passed  peacefully  away,  at 
the  ago  of  41  years.  He  was  a  man  of  very  correct  business  habits, 
of  strict  integrity,  prompt  in  all  his  financial  operations,  of  an 
amiable  disposition,  of  jileasing  and  gentlemanly  bearing,  and  enjoyed 
the  esteem  of  the  entire  community,  and  the  respect  of  all  who  knew 
him. 


THE  FREXCU  FAMILY. 


1  Levi  French  was  the  son  of  Dependence  French ;  came  from  East 
Stougliton  to  North  Bridgewater  ;  married  Amy,  daughter  of  William 
Packard,  Nov.  29,  1764.     Children  :  — 


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FAMILY  EEGISTER.  505 


2  Levi,  b.  Sept.  6,  17G5  [11]  ;  married  Betsy  JMerritt,  May  5,  1799. 

3  Samuel,  b.  Oct.  21,  1700  ;  removed  to  Amherst. 

4  Amy,  h.  July  5,  1708  ;  married  Barnabas  Pratt,  Aug.  23,  1787- 

5  Dependence,  b.  March  D,  1771  [14]  ;  m.  Hannah  Harris,  Sept.  4,  1794. 

6  Rebecca,  h.  March  9,  1771  ;  married  Theophilus  Curtis,  April  11, .1791. 

7  Lemuel  [15],  married  Hannah  Noyes,  March  18,  1830. 

8  Isaac  [17],  married  Polly  Reynolds,  Nov.  26,  1801. 

9  Si/lraiius  [IS],  married  Silence  Keith,  Feb.  9,  1805. 
10  Hannah,  married  Luther  Swan,  Nov.  10,  1796. 

The  widow  married  George  Monk,  July  15,  1798. 


11  Levi   (son  of  Levi  1)  married  Betsy,  daughter  of Merritt,  May 

5,  1799.     Children  :  — 

12  Merritt,  b.  iMarch  6,  1806 ;  married  Mary  Carr,  Dec.  27,  1835. 

13  Levi,  h.  Feb.  10,  1808  [26]  ;  married  Rachel  Sumner. 

The  wife  died  March  10,  1800,  aged  38.    He  then  married  Widow 
Keziah  Jenkins,  1805. 


14  Dependence  (son  of  Levi  1)   married  Hannah,  daughter  of  Seth  Har- 
ris, Sept.  4,  1794.     Left  no  children. 


15  Lejiuel  (son  of  Levi  1)  married  Hannah  Noyes,  March  18, 1830.     Chil- 

dren :  — 

16  Lemuel,  b.  Nov.  25,  1832. 

The  father  died  June  15,  1850,  aged  73. 


17  Isaac  (son  of  Levi   1)  married  Polly,  daughter  of  Jonas  Reynolds, 
Nov.  20,  1801. 


18  Stlvaxus  (son  of  Levi  1)  married  Silence,  daughter  of  Jonathan  Keith, 

Feb.  9,  1805.     Children:  — 

19  Isaac  Keith,  h.  Jan.  30,  1810  [38]  ;  m.  Susanna  Wade,  April  19,  1830. 

20  Sylranus,  b.  March  2,  1808  [40]  ;  married  Olive  Hayward  Marshall. 

21  Hiram,  h.  May  25,  1812  [44]  ;  married  Lucy  Ann  Richards. 

22  Samuel,  b.  Jan.  20, 1810  [51]  ;  m.  1st,  Ann  Judson  Alden  ;  2d,  Abigail 

Amanda  Alden. 

23  Susanna,  b.  Api-il  13,  1820;  married  Davis  Kino;man,  April  22,  1838. 

24  Thomas,  b.  Sept.  1822  ;  died  single,  Sept.  5,  1843,  aged  21  years. 

25  Lucius,  b.  Aug.  1820  ;  married  Lucia  Alden  ;  reside  at  Chicago. 

The  wife  died  Oct.  2,  1833.     He  then  married  Jane,  daughter  of 

Keith,  of  Easton,  1836. 
The  father  died  March  12,  1856,  aged  75.     The  widow  died  x\ug.  14, 

1801,  aged  68. 


26  Levi  (son  of  Levi  11)  married  Rachel,  daughter  of  Ebenezer  Sumner. 

Children  :  — 

27  Levi  Franklin,  b.  Sept.  25,  1835  ;  m.  Mary  Taylor,  of  Stoughton. 

28  Many  Jane,  b.  Aug.  12,  1836  ;  m.  William  B.  Webster,  of  Easton. 

29  Adeline,  b.  Dec.  10,  1837. 

30  Julia,  b.  Jan.  19,  1839  ;  married  John  Quincy  Drake,  of  Easton. 

31  Hannah  Sumner,  b.  March  20,  1841. 

32  Maria,  b.  Oct.  17,  1842. 

33  Marcus  Morton,  b.  June  19,  1845. 

34  Sarah  Keziah,  b.  April  24,  1847. 


506  HISTORY   OP   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

35  George  Washington,  b.  April  1,  1850  ;  died  Feb.  6,  1853. 

36  Elizabeth,  b.  April  1,  1850  ;  died  April  20,  1850. 

37  Charles  Sumner,  b.  April  18,  1852. 

Farmer  and  shoemaker  ;  postmaster  at  North- West  Bridgewater. 

38  Isaac  Keith  (son  of  Deacon  Sjlvanus  18)  married  Susan,  daughter  of 

David  Wade,  of  Easton,  April  19,  1830.     Children  :  — 

39  Isaac  Bradford,  h.  Nov.  1,  1831  ;  died  single,  June  22,  1852. 

The   father  died  Aug.  25,   1839.     The  widow  then   married   Abijah 

Holmes,  of  West  Bridgewater,  Sept.  15,  1844.     Children  :  — 
Edwin,  h.  Aug.  18,  1845  ;  Susan  A.,  b.  Feb.  26,  1850. 
Reside  in  West  Bridgiewater. 


40  Syltanus  (son  of  Deacon  Sylvanus  18)  married  Olive  Hayward,  daa. 

of  Gannet  Marshall,  of  Easton,  Nov.  29,  1832.     Children :  — 

41  Elizabeth  A.,h.  Sept.  4,  1833  ;  died  in  infancy. 

42  Olive  Augusta,  b.   Oct.   16,  1834  ;  m.  Charles  H.  Cole,  of  Campello, 

Feb.  24,  185G. 

43  Many  Hayward,  b.  Sept.  8,  1836  ;  died  June  28,  1854. 
The  father  died  May  23,  1855,  aged  44. 

44  Hiram  (son  of  Deacon  Sylvanus  18)  married  Lucy  Ann,  daughter  of 

Daniel  Richards,  of  Dover,  Mass.,  Jan.  1836. 
The  wife  died  July  28,  1843.     He  then  married  Mary, Long,  of  North- 
boro',  Mass.,  Jan.  1,  1851.     Children  :  — 

45  Thomas  B.,  b.  July  12,  1852.        48  Ma-y  L.,  b.  July  10,  18.58. 

46  Hiram  R.,  b.  May  8,  1854.  49  Emma  L.,  b.  Oct.  20,  1860. 

47  Lizzie  R.,  b.  Aug.  22,  1856.  50  Lucy  A.,  b.  Jan.  29,  1864. 
Shoe  manufacturer  ;  resides  at  Worcester,  Mass. 


51  Samuel  (son  of  Deacon  Sylvanus  18)  married  Ann  Judeon,  daughter  of 

Daniel  Alden,  of  Randolph,  Dec.  11,  1844.     Children  :  — 

52  Charles  Henry,  b.  Feb.  17,  1846  ;  died  Oct.  11,  1857. 

The  wife  died  Aug.  3,  1848.     He  then  m.  Abigail  Amanda,  dau.  of 
Daniel  Alden,  and  sister  of  the  first  wife,  Feb.  17,  1849.     Children  :  — 

53  Ann  Maria,  b.  March  1,  1850. 

54  Herbert  Judson,  b.  Dec.  29,  1851. 

55  Forrest  Temple,  b.  May  26,  1854. 

56  Anna  Alden,  b.  Dec.  3,  1856. 

57  Charles  Herbert,  b.  Sept.  30,  1862. 
Farmer  and  drover  ;  resident  at  Campello. 


58  Capt.  Henry  Frexch  was  born  in  Randolph,  Sept.  12,  1798  ;  came  to 

North  Bridgewater ;  married  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Dependence 

French  Bryant,  1820.     Children  :  — 

59  Henry   Volney,  b.  Jan.  10,  1821  [63] ;  married  Rebecca  Stetson,  of 

Stetson,  Me. 

60  Austin  Bryant,  b.  Aug.  18,  1823  [67] ;   married  Sarah  Atkins,  of 

Provincetown,  Mass. 
The  wife  died  Jan.  29,  1824.     He  then  married  Emily  S.,  daughter 
of  Dependence  F.  Bryant,  1838.     Children  :  — 

61  James  Herman,  b.  Aug.  30,  1840. 
G2  John  Lowell,  b.  July  2X,  1846. 

Mr.  Freneli  has  represented  the  town  in  the  Legislature,  and  is  now 
Postmaster  in  the  Centre  Village. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  507 


63  Henry  Volnet  (eon  of  Capt.  Henry  58)  married  Rebecca  S.,  daughter 

of  Samuel  Stetoon,  of  Stetson,  Me.     Children  :  — 

64  Henry  Stetson,  b.  Nov.  3,  1850. 

65  George  Rawson,  b.  Feb.  14, 1853  ;  died  Sept.  21,  1853. 

66  Frederic  Rawson,  b.  Nov.  15,  1857. 
The  father  died  Sept.  9,  1839. 

67  Austin  Bryant  (son  of  Captain  Henry  58)  married  Sarah  Atkins,  of 

Provincetown,  Mass.  :  — 

68  Harriet,  b.  Aug.  1855.  70  Charles  Austin,  b.  April  5,  1862. 

69  Nettie  b.  Sept.  24,  1857.  71  Emi/i/,  b.  Jan.  24,  1»G4. 
Resides  at  Randolph  ;  shoe  manufacturer. 

72  William  (eon  of  William),  born  Sept.  9,  1787  ;  came  from  Abington 

to  North  Bridgewater  ;    married  Ann   Howard,   daughter  of  John 
Wales,  Nov.  1,  1810.     Children  :  — 

73  Francis  Mortimer,  b.  July  20,  1811  [79]  ;  married  Nancy  L.  Blake. 

74  William,  Jr.,  b.  April  22,  1817  [82]  ;  married  Mary  Ann  Torrey. 

75  Edward  Capen,  b.  Aug  27,  1818  [85]  ;  married  Marcia  Vaughn. 

76  Susan    Whitman,}).  April   18,   1825;  married  John  0.  Battles,  Dec. 

30,  1849. 

77  Emily  Wales,  h.  Jan.  2,  1813  ;  married  Nahum  Harden,  July  2,  1835. 

78  Eliza  Ann,  h.  Dec.  22,  1815  ;  married  Verrin  E.  Dike. 


79  Francis  Mortimer  (son  of  William  72)  married  Nancy  Lucinda,  dau. 

of  Elias  Blake,  of  Wrentham,  Dec.  25,  1837.     Children  :  — 

80  Edward,  b  Sept.  6,  1839  ;  died  Aug.  9,  1849. 

81  Walter  Lyman,  b.  May  4,  1843  ;  m.  Lucy  Ann  Ames,  April  14,  1864. 
The  wife  died  June  23,  1846.     He  then  married  Mary  Ann  Maglue, 

June  11,  1848. 
Shoe  manufacturer. 


82  William  (son  of  William   72)  married  Mary  Ann,  daughter  of  James 

Torrey,  of  Easton,  Dec.  10,  1842.     Children  :  — 

83  Mary  Ellen.  84   William. 

The  father  was  a  boot  manufacturer.     He  died  Nov.  26,  1849,  aged  33. 

85  Edw^ard   Capen  (son  of  William   72)  married  Marcia,  daughter  of 

Nathaniel  Vaughn,  of  Kingston,  May  2,  1843.     Children  :  — 

86  Ann  Frances,  b.  Jan.  27,  1844. 

87  Rebecca  Adelaide,  b.  Jan.  27,  1845. 

The  wife  died  July  21,  1862,  aged  45.    Trader. 


88  ZiBEON  (son  of  Dependence),  born  July  6,  1800  ;  married  Lucy,  dau. 

of  James  Jeffries,  of  Weymouth,  Mass.,  Nov.  15, 1825.     Children :  — 

89  Lucy  Jane. 

90  Catherine  Elizabeth,  b.  Feb.  28,  1829  ;  married  Jaazaniah  Bassett, 

June  17,  1861. 

91  Zibeon  Francis,  b.  July  6,  1834. 


1  FULLER.  —  Isaac  Fuller,  removed  from  Halifax  to  North  Bridgewater 
about  1736  ;  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Solomon  Packard,  1737. 
Children  :  — 


508  HISTORY  OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 


2  Isaac,  b.  Dec.  5,  1738  ;  married  Mary  xVklen,  1764;  removed  to  Eastoru 

3  Olive,  b.  Oct.  14,  1740  ;  married  Daniel  Edson,  Oct.  21, 1705. 

4  Lemuel,  b.  Sept.  29,  1742  ;  died  in  the  army,  May  25,  17(32. 

5  Isaiah,  b.  July  7,  1744  ;  m.  Mary  Kcyzer,  Sept.  30,  1708  ;  removed  to 

Warwick. 

6  Sarah,  b.  March  22,  1746  ;  married  John  Freelove,  1764. 

7  Susanna,  b.  Nov.  27,  1748  ;  married  Aehley  Curtis,  1770. 

8  Lois,  b.  Oct.  13,  1751 ;  married  Samuel  Dike,  Nov.  12,  1772. 

9  Benjamin,  b.  Sept.  22,  1754  ;   married  Sarah  Ames,  Sept,  8,  1777. 
10  Reliance,  b.  Dec.  22,  1750  ;  married  Josiah  Edson,  Jr.,  April  2,  1777. 

Benjamin,  and  Isaac,  the  father,  removed  to  Winchester,  N.  H. 


11  Deacon  Jacob  (son  of  Isaiah  above)  married  Abigail  Leonard,  1800. 

Children  :  — 

12  Betsy,  b.  April  16,  1801  ;  married  Francis  Packard. 

13  Josiah,  b.  April  3,  1803  ;  married  Almira  Ilolbrook,  June  16,  1825. 
The  wife  died  Feb.  22,  1805.     lie  then  married  Hannah,  daughter  of 

Nathaniel  Orcutt,  Sept.  9,  1806.     Children  :  — 

14  Nabby,  b.  May  9,  1807 ;  married  Joseph  D.  Corkins,  Jan.  7,  1834. 

15  Leonard  Orcutt,  b.  Sept.  18,  1809  ;  married  Susan  Ann  Thayer. 

16  Mary  Flaejej,  b.  Sept.  14,  1814. 

17  Hannah,  died  Sept.  28,  1820,  aged  16  months. 

The  wife  died  Feb.  13,  1828.  He  then  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Seth 
Edson,  May  24, 1829.  He  was  deacon  of  the  Soutli  Congregational 
Church  at  Campello  for  nineteen  years,  and  died  March  6,  1845,  aged 
69.  This  good  man  died  as  he  had  lived,  in  the  triumphs  of  faith, 
in  the  Lord,  and  was  noted  as  a  man  of  uncommonly  strict  habits, 
honest  to  the  letter,  and  always  striving  to  do  good  ;  ever  active,  in- 
dustrious, and  upright  in  all  his  dealings  with  his  fellow-men. 

The  widow  married Holbrook,  of  East  Randolph. 

18  Leonard  Orcutt  (son  of  Deacon  Jacob)  married  Susan  Ann,  daughter 

of  John  Tha^'er,  of  East  Bridgewater,  April  3,  1830.     Children  :  — 

19  Ahby,  b.  Jan.  30,  1837  ;  m.  Henry  Francis  Nash,  of  North  Bridgewater. 

20  Lydia  Brown,  b.  Sept.  25,  1839;  m.  Thomas  B.  Whiting,  of  New 

Bedford. 
The  father  died . 


1  FULLERTON.  —  William  Fullerton  came  from  Abington  to  North 

Bridgewater  ;  married  Mary  Porter,  Nov.  24, 1796.     Children  :  — 

2  Harvey,  b.  1803  ;  died  young. 

3  Mehitable,  b.  1800  :  married  David  Edson. 

4  Harcey,  married  Mary  Gurney,  of  Abington. 

5  Almira,  b.  1805  ;  married  Moses  Dunbar,  of  Easton. 

0  Calis'a,  b.  1807  ;  married  Harrison  T.  Mitchell,  of  Easton. 

7  William,  b.  1810  ;  married  Mary  Jolinson,  of  Sharon. 

8  John,  b.  1813  ;  married  Mrs.  Rebecca  Cobb,  of  Carver. 

9  James  Porter,  b.  1815  ;  married  Leinira  11.  Mitchell,  of  Easton. 

10  Marcus,  b.  June  8,  1818  [12] ;  m.  Sally  Ann  Reynolds,  of  Stoughton. 

11  Mary  Porter,  married  James  Monroe  Holmes,  of  Eixston. 
Tliis  family  live  near  Abington  line,  in  North  Bridgewater. 
The  father  died  June  30,  1837.     The  mother  died  Oct.  1848. 


12  Marcus  (son  of  William  1)    married  Sally  Ann,  daughter  of  Philip 
Reynolds,  of  Stoughton,  Mass.,  Nov.  20,  1840.     Children  :  — 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  509 


13  George  Herbert,  b.  Aug.  5,  1843.      15  Emma  Isabel,  b.  Dec.  30,  1848. 

14  Ella  Isadore,  b.  March  12,  184G. 
Residence  near  Tilden's  Corner. 


16  Oliver  Fullerton  came  from  Abington  to  North  Bridgewater;  married 

Rachel,  dau.  of  David  Ford,  June  1,  1829.     Children  :  — 

17  Richard  Morion,  b.  Oct.  3,  1830  [24] ;  married  Emma  F.  Ti-ibou. 

18  Eachel  Ford,  h.  July  2G,  1833  ;  died  Feb.  22,  1834. 

19  Oliver  Woodbridge,  b.  Feb.  17,  1835  [26] ;  m.  Angeline  W.  Reynolds, 

May  21,  1855. 

20  Daniel  Ford,  b.  April  3,  1839. 

21  Lucy  Ellen,  b.  Nov.  15,  1841 ;  married  Asbury  W.  Foss,  Dec.  9,  1860. 

22  Albert  Davis,  b.  Jan.  22,  1845. 

23  Susan  Louisa,  b.  April  15,  1847. 
The  father  died  Dec.  19,  1848. 

24  Richard  Mortox  (son  of  Oliver)  married  Emma  Frances,  daughter  of 

William  Tribou,  Dec.  7,  1856 .    Children  :  — 

25  Mary  Emma,  b.  April  1,  1858. 
Shoe  manufacturer  at  Campello. 


26  Oliver  Woodbridge  (son  of  Oliver  16)  married  Angeline  Whiting, 

daughter  of  Thomas  Reynolds,  May  21,  1855.     Children :  — 

27  Lilian  Frances,  b.  May  5,  1857. 

28  Charles  Clinton,  b.  May  6,  1859. 
Shoe-manufacturer . 


1  FITZ.  —  Michael  Fitz  came  to  North  Bridgewater  in  1825  ;  married 

Mehitable,  daughter  of  John  Perkins  Reynolds,  March  31,  1846. 
Children  :  — 

2  Ellen  Wales,  b.  June  27,  1846  ;  died  Jan.  23,  1847. 

3  Ellen  Wales,}).  Nov.  23,  1847  ;  died  Aug.  20,  1848. 

4  Anna  Williams,  b.  April  20, 1862. 
Shoe-cutter  at  Campello. 


FISKE.  —  Shepard  Fiske  came  from  Braintree  to  the  North  Parish  in 
1727  ;  married  Alice,  daughter  of  Israel  Alger,  of  the  West  Parish. 

For  many  years  he  held  various  oflBces  in  the  parish  and  town  ;  was 
selectman  several  years  ;  was  agent  of  the  furnace  that  was  after- 
ward known  as  the  Col.  Howard  works.  He  removed  from  the  North 
to  the  West  Parish,  and  erected  the  Abiezer  Alger  house  in  West 
Bridgewater,  on  the  road  leading  to  Taunton. 


FAXON.  — MiCAH  Faxon  came  from  Randolph  to  the  North  Parish  in 

1811 ;  married  Betsy,  daughter  of  Jacob  Torrey,  of  Leverett,  Mass., 

April  13,  1811. 
The  wife  died  July  16,  1851.     He  then  married  Rectina,  daughter  of 

Cyrus  Fuller,  of  Halifax,  Mass.,  April  28,  1852.     No  children. 
Mr.  Faxon  was  the  first  shoe  manufacturer  in  the  town,  carrying  hia 

shoeB  to  market  on  horseback. 


510  HISTORY  OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

2  William  (son  of  Elisha),  b.  Jan.  7,  1801 ;  came  from  Halifax  to  the 

North  Parish  in  1817  ;  married  Mary  Ann,  daughter  of  Asa  Howard, 
July  3],  1825.     Children:  — 

3  Mary  Ann,  b.  July  3,  182G  ;  died  Sept.  11,  1826. 

4  William  Henri/,  h.  April  8,  1829. 

5  Mart/  Ann,  b.  Oct.  18,  1830  ;  died  Jan.  28,  18-14. 

6  Charles  Howard,  b.  Sept.  1, 1832  [2o]  ;  m.  Mary  A.  A.  Eberle,  of  Boston, 

May  25,  1854. 

7  Adelaide  Amanda,  b.  May  23,  1834  ;  married  Henry  C.  Studley. 

8  James,  b.  Jan.  14,  1847  ;  died  Sept.  13,  1847. 

9  John,  b.  Jan.  14,  1847  ;  died  Sept.  13,  1847. 

10  Mary  Ann,  b.  Nov.  25,  1849. 

The  wile  died  Nov.  28,  1849.  He  then  married  Mrs.  Clarissa  Seamans, 
daughter  of  Henry  Sears,  of  East  Dennis,  Mass.,  Oct.  2,  1851. 
Children :  — 

11  Frederic  Scars,  b.  Oct.  5,  1854.      12  Harriet,  b.  Nov.  19,  1859. 
Awl  manufacturer. 


13  Oeren  (son  of  Elisha)  married  Theodora  Billings,  dau.  of  Nathaniel 

Mann,  of  Scituate,  June  29,  1817.     Cliildren  :  — 

14  Orrcn  Jerome,  b.  Oct.  5,  1818  ;  married  Mary  A.  M.  Goodrich. 

15  Abigail  Billings,  b.  April  24,  1820  ;  married  Edmund  B.  Taylor. 
IG   William  Thomas,  h.  March  1,  1823  ;  died  at  sea,  Sept.  1848. 

17  Edward,  b.  Oct.  12,  1825  ;  married  Eliza  0.  Pope. 

18  Edwin,  b.  Oct.  12,  1825  ;  married  Hannah  L.  Gaffield. 

19  Maria  Davenport,  b.  Oct.  19,  1827  ;  m.  Edwin  Wood,  of  Quincy,  Mass. 

20  Harriet  Minerva,  b.  June  30,  1828. 

21  Theodore  Cushing,  b.  March  16,  1831  ;  married  Margaretta  Little. 

22  Alice,  b.  Jan.  13,  1835  ;  married  Charles  E.  Tileeton. 
Undertaker,  Washington  Street,  Boston. 


23  Charles  Howard  (son  of  William  2)   m.   Mary  Atherton   Amanda, 

daughter  of  Charles  L.  Eberle,  of  Boston,   March  25,  1854.     Chil- 
dren :  — 

24  Charles  Eugene,  b.  Feb.  7,  1855. 


1  FREEMAN.  —  Joseph  Briggs  (son  of  Nathan)  came  to  town  from 

Ahington  in  1852 ;  married  Lydia,  daughter  of  Caleb  Whiting,  of 
Abington,  Nov.  1830.     Children  :  — 

2  Nelson  Briggs,  b.  Sept.  15,  1832  [11] ;  married  Harriet  Ann  Shaw. 

3  Lydia  Gill,  b.  March  9,  1834  ;  married  Dan.  Packard. 

4  Amadulcy  Gilbert,  b.  Oct.  18,  1835  ;  married  Huron  Wade. 

5  Milton  Whiting,  b.  Sept.  24,  1837  ;  died  Aug.  12,  1842. 

6  Susan  Maria,  b.  April  17,  1840  ;  died  Aug.  31,  1842. 

7  Julia  Ann,  b.  Aug.  20,  1842  ;  Davis  B.  Reynolds. 

8  Susan  Maria,  b.  April  17, 1844;  m.  Edward  llowland,  of  Mattapoieett. 

9  Mary  Whiting,  b.  Feb.  3,  1846. 

10  Mary  Ellen,  b.  March  19,  1848. 

Tlie  wife  died  Sept.  1849.  He  then  married  Betsy  D.  Dunbar,  widow 
of  Edwin  Dunbar,  and  daughter  of  Calvin  Dunham,  of  Middleboro', 
Sept.  9,  1852. 

11  Nelson  Bricgs  (son  of  Joseph  Briggs  1)  married  Harriet  Ann,  dau.  of 

Ezra  Shaw,  of  Abington,  Nov.  24,  1853.     Children  :  — 


FAMILY   REGISTER.  511 

12  Mi! ton.  13  Edwin. 

This  family  reside  at  Indianapolis,  Indiana. 

14  RuFus  Cobb  (son  of  Weston)  married  Mary  Anna,  daughter  of  Benjamin 

G.  Stoddard,  Sept.  7,  1850.     Children  :  — 

15  Ella  Josephine,  b.  Feb.  13,  1858. 

16  Benjamin  Stoddard,  b.  May  1,  1861. 
Moutello  Street. 


1  FAUNCE.  —  Hiram  (son  of  Barnabas),  born  March  7,  1815;   came 

from  Paris,  Me.,  to  North  Bridgewater  in  1836  ;  majried  Matilda, 
daughter  of  Gideon  Howard,  of  Randolph.     Children  :  — 

2  Matilda  Howard,  b.  May  5,  1840  ;  married  George  W.  Wood,  of  East 

Stoughton. 

3  Laura,  b.  Feb.  17,  1843. 

4  Abby  Bryant,  b.  Sept.  24,  1850. 

5  Lucinda  Hayden,  b.  March  1,  1855  ;  died  Jan.  15,  1862. 
Bootmaker  on  Howard  Street. 


6  Enos  Edwin  (son  of  Barnabas)  came  from  Paris,  ]\Ie. ,  to  North  Bridge- 

water  in  March,  1832  ;  married  Mary,  daughter  of  William  Stetson, 
of  Quincy,  April  1,  1835.     Children  :  — 

7  Edwin  Einery,  b.  Aug.  5,  1838  ;  in  75th  Illinois  Regiment. 

8  Adoniram,  b.  May  10,  1840. 

9  Rufus,  b.  Feb.  7,  1850  ;  died  Jan.  8,  1853. 
10  Mtnot,  b.  May  30,  1852. 


1  FILOON.  —  JoHX  Williams  (son  of  James)  married  Mary,  daughter 

of  Noah  FuUerton,  of  Abington,  and  came  to  North  Bridgewater  in 
1845.     ChUdren :  — 

2  John  Williams,  b.  Dec.  19,  1837  ;  Co.  D,  9th  N.  Y.  Volunteers. 

3  Varanes,  b.  April  25,  1841  ;  married  Sarah  Addie  Brett. 

4  Henry  Harrison,  b.  April  4,  1843. 

5  Martha  Jane,  b.  Oct.  21,  1840  ;  m.  Samuel  J.  Wade,  May  14,  1865. 

6  Mary  Adeline,  b.  Jan.  28,  1848. 

7  Frank  Wendall,  h.  Jan.  27,  1852. 

8  Lizzie  Emma,  b.  Sept.  2, 1859. 
Shoemaker  and  farmer. 


THE  GURNEY  FAMILY. 


1  Zachariah,  the  first  of  this  name  that  settled  in  the  North  Parish,  was 

son  of  Zachariah,  and  grandson  of  Richard,  of  Braintree,  Mass.  ; 

married  Sarah ,  of  Abington  ;  removed  to  North  Bridgewater  in 

1740.     Children :  — 

2  Sarah,  b.  May  7, 1727  ;  died  March  12,  1748. 

3  Zachariah,  b.  1729  [8] ;  married  Mary  Ames,  Jan.  9,  1754. 

4  Elisha,  b.  1731  fl4J  ;  married  Jane  Kingman,  March  30,  1760. 

5  Micah,  b.  1739  [17]  ;  married  Hopestill  Jackson,  April  25,  1765, 

6  Mary,  b.  April  24,  1747  ;  married More. 


512  HISTORY  OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 


7  Sarah,  b.  Sept.  23,  1750  ;  died  single. 
The  father  died  June  9,  181.3. 


8  Zachariaii  (son  of  Zachariah  1)  married  Mary,  daughter  of  David 

Ames,  Jan.  9,  1754.     Children  :  — 

9  John,  b.  April  7,  1755  [18]  ;  m.  Mehitable  Southworth,  Jan.  29,  1777. 

10  Mary,  b.  Oct.  9,  1757  ;  married  James  Churchill,  Dec.  21,  1794. 

11  Martha,  h.  Feb.  27,  1700;  married  Ebenezer  Drake,  Jan.  17,  1782. 

12  Zachariah,  b.  July  11,  17G2  [29]  ;  m.  Matilda  Packard,  Sept.  30, 1783. 

13  David,  b.  July  22,  1765  [42] ;  married  Molly  Ames,  1789. 

The  wife  died  Feb.  6,  ISOO.  He  then  married  Widow  Mary  South- 
worth,  Aug.  17,  1800. 

The  father  was  a  lieutenant  in  the  Revolutionary  War  ;  he  died  1813, 
aged  84. 

14  Elish.\  (son  of  Zachariah  1)  married  Jane,  daughter  of  Henry  King- 

man, [March  30,  1700.     Children  :  — 

15  Betty,  b.  Jan.  5,  1761.  16  Jacob,  b.  Aug.  3,  1763. 
Removed  to  Maine. 


17  MiCAH  (son  of  Zachariah  1)  m.  Hopestill  Jackson,  April  25,  1765. 
Removed  to  Maine. 


18  John  (son  of  Zachariah  8)  married  Mehitable,  daughter  of  Lemuel 

Southworth,  Jan.  29,  1777.     Children  :  — 

19  Mehitable,  b.  Sept.  19,  1778.  23  John,  b.  March  1,  1786. 

20  Patience,  b.  March  31,  1780.  24  Sibil,  b.  July  2,  1788. 

21  Millc,  b.  March  2,  1782.  25  Anna,  b.  March  9,  1790. 

22  Martha,  h.  July  1,  1784. 

26  Rhoda,  b.  Feb.  2,  1792  ;  married  Barak  Morse,  of  Stoughton,  1811. 

27  Lemuel,  b.  Feb.  25,  1794.  28  Samuel,  b.  Feb.  13,  1797. 
The  father  died  Dec.  11, 1796. 


29  Captain  Zacharuh  (son  of  Zachariah  8)  married  Matilda,  daughter  of 

WiUiam  Packard,  Sept.  30,  1783.     Children  :  — 

30  Alphcus,  h.  Jan.  8,  1784  ;  died  March  22,  1787. 

31  Azel,  b.  April  30,  1785  [48] ;  married  Polly  Knapp,  April  13,  1815. 

32  Olive,  b.  Dec.  1,  1780  ;  married  Captain  Oliver  Jackson,  May  6,  1807. 

33  Alpheus,  b.  May  9,  1789  [54]  ;  married  Eliza  Gore,  Oct.  22,  1816. 

34  Betsy,  h.  Dec.  15,  1790 ;  married  Barnabas  Edson,  Jan.  1,  1815. 

35  Polly,  b.  Oct.  1,  1793  ;  died  April  8,  1803. 

36  Ozen,  b.  Oct.  1,  1793  [09]  ;  married  Melinda  Howard,  Dec.  11,  1821^. 

37  Matilda,  b.  Sept.  7,  1795  ;  m.  Ilezekiah  Packard,  April  20,  1820. 

38  Zachariah,  b.  Jan.  24,  1797  [05]  ;  married  Mary  Kimball,  of  Boston. 

39  Charles,  b.  Oct.  17,  1798  [70] ;  m.  Ist,  Louisa  Crocker,  Jan.  1,  1823; 

2d,  Stella  Snell,  Jan.  1,  1801. 

40  Thomas  Jefferson,  b.  Jan.  8,  1803  [79]  ;  m.  Fidelia  Wade,  of  Easton. 

41  Lucius,  b.  May  9,  1804  [83]     m.  Ist,  Laura  Dunbar,  March  19,  1829  ; 

2d,  Arvilla  Packard,  Aug.  1,  1837. 
The  father  died  Jan.  12,  1846,  aged  84.     The  wife  died  Jan.  4,  1849, 
aged  87. 


42  David  (eon  of  Zachariah  8)   married  Molly,  daughter  of  Jonathan 
Ames,  1789.     Children  :  — 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  513 

43  Polly,  h.  1790. 

The  wife  died  1791.     lie  then  married  Susanna,  daughter  of  Samuel 
Bartlett,  1792.     Children  :  — 

44  David,  b.  1793.  46  Susanna,  b.  1796. 

45  Austin,  b.  1795.  47  Harris,  b.  1799. 
This  family  removed  to  Bath,  Me. 


48  AzEL  (son  of  Captain  Zachariah  29)  married  Polly,  daughter  of  Abijah 

Knapp,  April  13,  1815.     Children  :  — 

49  Mary,  b.  March  16,  1816  ;  married  leaac  F.  Curtis,  May  26,  1836. 

50  Alpheus,  b.  Jan.  13,  1818  ;  married  Ruth  Clapp,  of  Stoughton. 

51  Betsy  Howard,  b.  May  11,  1820  ;  m.  Nathan  S.  Gary,  Nov.  28,  1844. 

52  Azd  Edward  [91],  m.  Laura  A.  May,  of  Stoughton,  Oct.  10,  1852. 

53  Au^uf^ta,  b.  Nov.  9,  1829  ;  married  Barziila  Gary,  Nov.  29,  1849. 
The  father  died  Jan.  29, 1859,  aged  74.     Tlie  wife  died  Jan.  2,  1864, 

aged  73. 

54  Alpuetjs  (son  of  Captain  Zachariah  29)  married  Eliza,  daughter  of 

Jeremiah  Gore,  Oct.  22,  1816.     Children  :  — 

55  Alpheus,  b.  Aug.  13,  1817  ;  died  Sept.  2,  1817. 

56  Eliza  Gore,  b.  Aug.  13,  1817  ;  died  Sept.  9,  1817. 

57  Caroline  Eliza,  b.  Feb.   17,   1819  ;  m.  Ferdinand  Charles  Poree,  of 

Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Sept.  19,  1840. 

58  Eleanor  Perry,  b.  March  27,  1821  ;  died  March  9,  1822. 

59  Alpheus  Montrjomery,  b.  Dec.  29,  1822  ;  died  Aug.  25,  1841. 

60  John  Cox,  b.  March  9,  1825  ;  died  at  Goffeeville,  Miss. 

61  George  Canning,  b.  Nov.  26,  1827  ;  died  Aug.  28,  1828. 

62  Harriet  Ferns,  b.  July  16,  1832;  m.  Gardner  Smith,  of  New  Orleans, 

Sept.  15,  1860. 

63  Ferdinand  Charles,  b.  Oct.  12,  1837 ;  died  May  29,  1839. 

64  Alpheus  Montgomery,  b.  April  29,  1843  ;  married  Anna  S.  Fernald,  of 

Portland,  Me.,  April  27,  1865. 
The  father  died  at  New  Orleans,  July  31,  1843,  aged  54.     The  mother 

died  at  Boston,  1845. 
Mr.  Gurney  was  of  the  firm  of  Gurney  &  Packard,  wholesale  grocers, 

for  many  years  ;  afterwards  cotton-broker  at  New  Orleans,  La. 


65  Zachariah  (son  of  Captain  Zachariah  29)    married  Mary  Kimball,  of 

Boston.     Children  :  — 

66  Mary  Louisa.  67  Edward  Beecher.  68  Helen  Maria. 
The  father  died  at  New  Orleans  several  years  since. 

69  OzEN  (son  of  Captain  Zachariah  29)   married  Melinda,  daughter  of 

Deacon  Ichabod  Howard,  Dec.  11,  1820,  and  removed  to  Paris,  Me. 
Children  :  — 

70  Lucius,  b.  June  14,  1822  [93] ;  married  Hannah  M.  Curtis. 

71  Henry  Howard,  b.  March  8,  1824 ;  died  Sept.  27,  1838. 

72  Linus,  b.  Oct.  6,  1826  [97]  ;  m.  Harriet  M.  Powell,  of  Lisbon,  N.  H. 
7S  Charles  Austin,  b.  July  7,  1829  ;  died  April  7,  1854. 

74  Lysander  Howard,  b.  Jan.  4, 1832  ;  m.  Elouise  Smith,  of  Provincetown. 

Is  grocer  at  1133  Washington  St.,  Boston. 

75  Mary  Melinda,  b.  Oct.  6,  1836  ;  single. 

The  father  died  at  North  Bridgewater,  Oct.  23, 1858,  aged  65.     Farmer. 

76  Charles  (son  of  Captain  Zachariah  29)  married  Louisa,  daughter  of 

Perez  Crocker,  Jan.  1,  1823.     Children  :  — 

65 


514  HISTORY   OF  NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 


77  Charles  Austin,  died  young. 

78  Louisa  Jane,  married  Hon.  E.  C.  Sherman,  of  Plymouth,  May  15, 1849. 
The  mother  died  July  21, 1800,  aged  58.     He  then  married  Stella  Snell, 

of  Bridgewater,  Jan.  1,  18G1. 


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79  TuoMAS  Jefferson  (eon  of  Captain  Zachariah  29)  married  Fidelia,  dau. 

of  David  Wade,  of  Easton,  April  11,  1825.     Children :  — 

80  Thomas  Emerson,  h.  Feb.  4,  1826  ;  married  Ellen  Kingman,  Jan,  4, 

1853  ;  died  Jan.  18,  1855,  aged  28. 

81  Lewis,  died  1833. 

The  wife  died  Feb.  22,  1834,  aged  31.    He  then  married  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  Noah  Norton,  of  Abington,  Dec.  22, 1834.     Children  :  — 

82  Noah  Norton,  b.  April  4,  1840  ;  m.  Jane  G.,  widow  of  Lyman  Allen, 

June  8,  1805. 
The  father  is  one  of  the  first  music  teachers  in  the  town.     The  son  ia 
also  a  musician. 


83  Ltjcirs  (son  of  Captain  Zachariah  29)  married  Laura,  dau.  of  Simeon 

Dunbar,  March  19,  1828.     Children  :  — 

84  Georffc  Henry,  b.  April  19,  1830  [101] ;  m.  1st,  Charlotte  L.  Packard, 

Sept.  7,  1850 ;  2d,  Louisa  M.  Alden,  Nov.  24,  1853. 

85  Eliza  Frances,  b.  March  18,  1832;  m.  James  Waterman,  of  Plymouth, 

Mass. 
80  Laura  Ellen,  b.  Sept.  6,  1834  ;  died  Jan.  6,  1800. 

The  wife  died  July  31,  1830.     He  then  married  Arvilla,  daughter  of 
Israel  Packard,  Aug.  1,  1837.     Children  :  — 

87  Susan  Arvilla,  b.  Jan.  20,  1840  ;  married  Irving  Packard. 

88  Sidney  Eldora,  b.  Sept.  5,  1847  ;  died  Oct.  1,  1847. 

89  Lucius  Melvin,  b.  Sept.  20,  1848  ;  died  Aug.  22,  1849. 

90  Austin  Franklin,  b.  May  4,  1851. 

91  AzEL  Edward  (son  of  Azel  48)  married  Laura  A.,  daughter  of  Ira  May, 

of  Stuughton,  Oct.  10,  1852.     Children  :  — 

92  Eddie  May,  b.  Nov.  25,  1857. 
Boot  and  shoe  maker. 


93  Lucius  (son  of  Deacon  Ozen  09)  married  Hannah  Marion,  daughter  of 

Henry  Kingman  Curtis,  Nov.  1,  1852.     Children  :  — 

94  Frederic  Lucius,  b.  Sept.  10,  1853  ;  died  Sept.  12, 1853. 

95  Anna  Mabel,  b.  June  7,  1857  ;  died  Sept.  23,  1801. 
90  Henry  Curtis,  b.  May  20,  1859. 

Shoe-cutter. 


97  Linus  (son  of  Deacon  Ozen  09)  married  Harriet  Mahala,  daughter  of 

Amasa  Powell,  of  Lisbon,  N.  II.,  May  22,  1850.*    Children  :  — 

98  Walter  Forward,  b.  March  23,  1851. 

99  Henry  Linus,  b.  June  18,  1852  ;  died  June  19,  1852. 

100  Charles  Austin,  b.  May  10,  1854  ;  died  Sept.  27,  1854. 

101  George  Henry  (son  of  Lucius  83)   married  Charlotte  Litchfield,  dau. 

of  Inaac  Packard,  of  Bridgewater,  Sept.  7,  1.^50. 
Tlie  wife  died  June  0,  ISJI.     He  then  married  Louisa  M.,  daughter  of 
Peter  Alden,  of  Middleboro',  Mass.,  Nov.  24,  1853.     Children  :  — 


FAinLY  REGISTER.  515 


102  George  Francis,  b.  May  11,  1856. 

103  Frederic  Dunbar,  b.  Dec.  11,  1858  ;  died  Aug.  23, 1859. 
Shoe  manufacturer.  Pleasant  Street. 


104  Joshua  Vining  (son  of  Chandler  R.),  born  Auj;.  3,  1830  :  came  from 

South  Abington  to  North  Brid^cwater ;  married   Lucy  Loring,  dau. 
of  Jonathan  L.  Reed,  May  3,  1855.     Children  :  — 

105  William  Charn'pney,  b.  March  31,  18G0. 
Musician  ;  organist  at  the  Porter  Church. 


1  GROVES.  —  Ephraim  Groves  married  Bathsheba,  daughter  of  William 

Bowditch,  1762.     Children:  — 

2  Deborah,  b.  Dec.  5,  1762. 

The  wife  died  .     He  then  married  Jenny,  widow  of  Nathaniel 

Southworth,  and  daughter  of  Simeon  Brett,  April  20,  1789. 


1  GRAVES.  —  David  William  (son  of  Charles)  was  born  Oct.  19,1819  ; 

came  from  Middletown,  Conn., to  North  Bridgewater,  1833  ;  married 
Anna  Leach,  daughter  of  Galen  Hervey,  of  West  Bridgewater,  Jan- 
15,1837.     Children:  — 

2  Anna  Leach,  b.  Oct.  17,  1838. 

3  Eunice  Maria,  b.  March  19,  1839. 

4  Clementine  Maria,  b.  Sept.  8,  1843. 

5  Elvira,  b.  Oct.  15,  1845  ;  married  William  F.  Willis. 

6  Charles  Elbridge,  b.  April  1,  1849. 

First  ]Mass.  Heavy  Artillery  ;  wounded  at  battle  of  Spottsylvania,  May 
19,  1864. 


1  GRAY. —  Barnabas  II.  (son  of  Edward),  b.  Nov.  17,  1827  ;  came  from 

Kingston,  Mass.  ;  married  Rhoda  Perkins,  dau.  of  Charles  Keith, 
May  8,  1851.     Children:  — 

2  Winslow,  b.  Oct.  26,  1857. 
Carpenter. 


1  GORHAM.  —  Jesse  R.  (son  of  John),  born  June  13,  1817  ;  came  from 

Turner,  Me. ;  married  Sarah  Ann,  daughter  of  John  Perkins  Rey- 
nolds, May  22,  1842.     Children  :  — 

2  Erastus  W.,  b.  Dec.  6,  1848.         3  Elmer  R.,  b.  March  17,  1857. 


1  GOLDTIIWAIT.  —  Benjamin  (son  of  Benjamin)   married  Eliza  Ann,. 

daughter  of  John  R.  Carlisle,  of  Providence,  R.  I.,  May  21,  1840^ 
Children  :  — 

2  Ahby  Ann,  b.  Sept.  17,  1841 ;  died  Feb.  13,  1859. 

3  Eliza  Jane,  b.  May  1,  1842. 
Shoe-cutter. 


516  HISTORY    OP    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

1  GARDNER.  —  Samtel  Gardner,  married  Tiley,  dau.  of  Robert  Swan 

Holbrook,  Oct.  10,  1822.     Children  :  — 

2  Charles  Williams  (son  of  Samuel  1)  m.  Elizabeth  Frances,  daughter 

of  Rev.   Nathaniel   Wales,   of  Belfast,  Me.,  June  2,  1848.     Chil- 
dren :  — 

3  EUa  Frances,  b.  April  22,  1849. 

4  Charles    Walter,  b.  Oct.  13,  1851 ;  died  June  18,  1855  ;  drowned  in 

Howard  Pond. 

5  Lizzie  May,  b.  May  1,  1857. 
Shoe-finisher. 


1  GIFFORD.  —  Thaddeus  (son  of  Peter),  born  April  1,  1802;  came 

from  AVrentham,  Mass.,  Sept.   1833;  married  Abigail,  daughter  of 
Nehemiah  Sherman,  Aug.  9,  1825.     Children  :  — 

2  Thaddeus  Edwin,  b.  Jan.  13,  1828. 

3  Anr/clinc  Dunbar,  b.  April  29,  1830  ;  m.  Henry  W.  Blake,  of  Foxboro'. 

4  Sarah  Jane,  b.  April  28,  1832;  m.  George  B.  Sherman,  of  Fall  River. 

5  Mary  Emcline,  h.  Dec.  4, 1834  ;  m.  Aaron  CoUyer,  of  Northfield,  Mass. 

6  Abby  Maria,  b.  Dec.  1,  1836  ;  m.  Charles  H.  Boomer,  of  Fall  River. 

7  Joseph  Henry,  b.  Dec.  23,  1838. 

8  Deborah  Frances,  b.  Jan.  IG,  1841 ;  died  July  16,  1842. 

9  Harriet  Newell,  b.  Feb.  26,  1843  ;  m.  William  A.  Blake,  of  North 

Attleboro'. 
Carpenter. 


1  GODDARD.  — Rev.  Warren*  (son  of  John),  of  Portsmouth,  N.  H.  ; 
married   JNIary   Crowell,  daughter  of  Melatiah  Tobey,  of  Sandwich, 

Mass.,  Aug.  6,  1829.     Children  :  — 

2  Benjamin,  b.  Aug.  27,  1832. 

3  Joseph  Warren,  b.  Aug.  11,  1835  ;  died  March  9,  1838. 

4  Mary,  b.  Nov.  7,  1837  ;  died  May  19,  18G2. 

5  John,  b.  Oct.  9,  1839. 

6  James  Frederic,  b.  Jan.  28,  1842. 

7  Nathaniel  Langdon,  b.  June  6,  1847  ;  died  Sept.  G,  1847. 

The  wife  died  July  4,  1827.  He  then  married  Sarah,  daughter  of 
Captain  John  Eldridge,  of  Yarmouth,  Mass.,  Jan.  1,  1849,  Chil- 
dren :  — 

8  Warren,  b.  Oct.  10,  1849. 

9  Sarah  Eldridrjc,  b.  Nov.  15,  1850. 
■10  Henry  Edward,  b.  May  20,  1S52. 

11  Asa  Eldnd(je,  b.  April  2,  1854. 

Mr.  Goddard  is  pastor  of  the  New  Jerusalem  Church  in  North  Bridge- 
water. 


GREEN.  —  George  Franklin,  born  in  Wareham,  Mass.,  Jan.  13, 
1832  ;  married  ^lartha  Williams,  daughter  of  Sidney  Packard,  Oct. 
21,  1855.     Children  :  — 

George  Loving,  b.  Dec.  30,  1862  ;  died  March  20,  1863. 
^lerchant ;  resides  at  Springfield,  Mass. 

*  See  "  Biography,"  page  172. 


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1  GLOVER.  —  Amasa  Glover  (eon  of  Alexander)  came  from  Dorchester, 

in  1834  ;  married  Sophia,  daughter  of  Samuel  Packard,  Sept.  29, 
1839.     Children  :  — 

2  Sarah  Bent,  b.  Oct.  30,  1840 ;  m.  Arthur  ^I.  Farrar,  May  20,  1860. 

3  Amanda  Stetson,  b.  Nov.   12,  1844  ;  m.  Daniel  P.   Kenny,  of  East 

Abington,  Oct.  4,  18G3. 

4  Ha?inah  Blake,  b.  Sept.  25,  1849. 

5  Walter  Scott,  b.  Sept.  1,  1851. 

Musician.     A  member  of  the  12th  Mass.  Regiment. 


THE  HAYWARD  FAMILY. 


The  first  of  this  name  in  this  section  of  the  country  was 

1  Thomas  Hayward,  who  came  from  England,  and  settled  in  Dusbury, 

previous  to  1638.     He  was  an  original  proprietor  and  one  of  the  first 
settlers  in  the  old  mother  town  of  Bridgewater.     Children  :  — 

2  Thomas.  5  Joseph,  married  Alice  Brett. 

3  Nathaniel,  m.  Hannah  Willis.         6  Elisha,  died  single. 

4  John  [7],  m.  Sarah  Mitchell. 


7  John  (son  of  Thomas  1)  married  Sarah,  dau.  of  Experience  Mitchell. 

Children :  — 

8  Sarah,  b.  Oct.  25,  1663  ;  married  Nathaniel  Brett,  1683. 

9  John,  b.  April  20,  1667  ;  married  Susanna  Edson,  1699. 

10  Joseph,  b.  Nov.  23,  1669  [18]  ;  married  Mehitable  Dunham,  1700. 

11  Mary,  b.  April  20,  1672  ;  married  William  Ames,  1698. 

12  Thomas,  b.  Jan.  10,  1674  ;  married  Bethiah  Brett,  1706. 

13  Benjamin,  b.  Nov.  26,  1677  ;  died  Oct.  4,  1684. 

14  Susanna,  h.  Aug.  10,  1680  ;  married  Thomas  Hayward. 

15  Elizabeth,  b.  April  16,  1683  ;  married  Edmund  Rawson. 

16  Bcnoni,  b.  March  17,  1686  ;  m.  Ist,  Hannah  Gould,  1717  ;  2d,  Hannah 

Page,  1743. 

17  Mercy,  b.  Oct.  29,  1687. 

18  Joseph  (son  of  John  7)  married  JMehitable,  daughter  of  Daniel  Dun- 

ham, 1700.     Children :  — 

19  Mehitable,  b.  May  17,  1701  ;  married  Samuel  Edson,  March  1,  1738. 

20  Thomas,  h,  Sept.  23,  1702  ;  married  Constant  Keith. 

21  Joanna,  b.  Aug.  15,  1704  ;  married  David  Snow,  1731. 

22  Melatiah,  b.  Aug.  31,  1706  ;  married  Samuel  Dunbar, 

23  Hannah,  b.  Nov.  9,  1708  ;  died  single. 

24  Sarah,  b.  Dec.  14,  1710  ;  died  single. 

25  Joseph,  b.  Oct.  19,  1713 ;  died  Oct.  17, 1738. 

26  Daniel,  b.  Nov.  29,  1715  ;  died  June  25,  1749. 

27  Benjamin,  b.  Feb.  22,  1717  [28]  ;  married  Sarah  Gary,  1742. 

28  Benjamin  (son  of  Joseph  18)  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Recompeose 

Gary,  1742.     Children  :  — 

29  Sarah,  b.  1744  ;  married  Tssachar  Snell,  Esq.,  1769. 

30  Joseph,  b.  1746  [35]  ;  married  Oliv^e  Manly,  1768. 

31  Mary,  b.  1750  ;  married  Captain  Zebedee  Snell,  1777. 

32  Daniel,  b.  1752;  married  Bethiah  Howard,  1777. 


518  HISTORY    OF    NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

33  Benjamin,  b.  1754  ;  married  Abigail  Perkins,  1777. 

34  Cari/,  b.  1759  ;  m.  Mary  Thompson,  1779,  and  removed  to  Ware,  Mass. 

35  Joseph  (son  of  Benjamin  28)  came  from  the  West  Parish  to  the  North 

Parish  in  170S  ;  married  Olive,  daughter  of  Daniel  Manley,  Oct.  20, 
17G8.     Children  :  — 

36  Asaph,  h.  Oct.  3,  1770  [44]  ;  married  Polly  Drake,  of  Easton,  1791. 

37  Hannah,  b.  Aug.  30,  1772  ;  married  Jacob  Dunbar,  Nov.  2,  1704. 

38  Olive,  b.  June  19,  1774;  married  Hay  ward  Marshall,  June  8,  1794. 

39  Sarah,  b.  June  9,  177G  ;  married  Robert  Packard,  May  27,  I79S. 

40  Rebecca,  b.  June  17,  1778  ;  married  Jonas  Reynolds,  May  30,  1798. 

41  Sylvia,  b.  March  18,  1780  ;  m.  Solomon  Stone,  of  Easton,  June  8,  1817. 

42  Ma?ili/,  b.  June  24,  1782  [52] ;  married  Mary  Monk,  March  22,  1804. 

43  Mary,  b.  Oct.  31,  1784  ;  m.  Gannett  Marshall,  of  Stuughton,  1810. 
The  father  died  Jan.  16,  1836,  aged  90.     The  wife  died  Oct.  24,  1813, 

aged  63. 


44  Asaph   (son  of  Joseph  35)  married  Polly,  daughter  of Drake,  of 

Easton,  1791.     Children  :  — 

45  Asaph,  b.  1793.  49  Azel,  b.  1801. 

46  Olive,  b.  1794.  50  Edwin,  b.  1803. 

47  Joseph,  b.  1796.  51  Emma,  b.  1803. 

48  Laura,  b.  1799. 

This  family  removed  to  Weybridge,  Vt.     The  wife  died  Aug.  3,  1858. 

52  Maxly   (son  of  Joseph  35)  married  !Mary,  daughter  of Monk, 

March  22,  1804.     Children  :  — 

53  Joseph,  b.  March  3,  1810  [55]  ;  m.  Charlotte  F.  Capen,  Dec.  19,  1841. 

54  Mary  Clapp,  b.  Oct.  5,  1812  ;  died  Dec.  9,  1813. 

The  father  died  Oct.  25,  1825.     The  wife  died  Jan.  20,  1834. 

55  Joseph  (son  of  Manly  52)  married  Charlotte  Foster,  dau.   of  Samuel 

Capen,  of  Stoughton,  Dec.  19,  1841.     Children  :  — 

56  Samuel  Manly,  June  27,  1843. 

57  Wilrnot  Joseph,  b.  Jan.  4,  1849. 

58  Frederick  Reupcke,  h.  Feb.  5,  1851. 

59  Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  Dec.  12,  1855.  - 


60  Waldo  IIayward  (son  of  Edmund),  who  was  son  of  Thomas,  the  son 

of  Deacon  Joseph,  the  son  of  Thomas  IIayward,  who  tirst  came  to 
Duxbury  from  England,  married  Lucy,  daughter  of  Samuel  Bartlett, 
1781.     Children:  — 

61  Ira,  b.  Sept.  18,  1782  [68]  ;  married  Sarah  Edson,  April  3,  1806. 

62  Abby,  b.  Feb.  16,  1786  ;  married  Isaac  Eames,  1811. 

63  Bela,  b.  Nov.  16,  1787  [74]  ;  m.  Lavina  Drake ;  removed  to  Stoughton. 

64  Zina,  b.  May  3,  1789  ;  married  Almira  Jenkins,  of  East  Bridgewater. 

65  Waldo  b.  Aug.  24,  1794;   m.    1st,   Polly  Alger,  1816;    2d,  Nancy 

Alger,  1818  ;  3d,  Widow  Laura  IIayward. 

66  Ortho,  b.  April  3,  1796  ;  married  Roena  Howard. 

67  Lucinda,  b.  Nov.  22,  1800 ;  died  Nov.  3,  1821,  aged  21. 

The  father  died  March  18,  1834,  aged  76.    The  mother  died  Aug.  20, 
1831,  aged  69. 


68  Ira  (son  of  Waldo)  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Josiah  Edson,  April 
3,1806.     ChUdren:  — 


FAMILY   REGISTER.  519 


69  Otis,  b.  Dec.  6,  1806  [75]  ;  married  Bethiah  Kingman,  Aug.  23,  1829. 

70  Ambrose,  b.  Jan.  10,  1810  [82]  ;  m.  Hannah  Howlaml,  April  11,  1833. 

71  Sumner  Augustus,  b.  July  20,  1812  [90]  ;  m.  Cynthia  B.  Washburn, 

Nov.  27,  1834. 

72  Julia,  b.  Oct.  4,  1814  ;  married  Melzar  Kingman,  Sept.  8,  1833. 

73  Sarah  Reliance,  b.  March  8,  1818  ;  died  June  1,  1837. 

The  wife  died  June  29,  1819.     He  then  married  Widow  Susanna  Fish, 

1820.  _  The  father  died  Feb.  14,  1850. 
This  family  removed  to  Kingston. 


74  Bela  (son  of  "Waldo  GO)  m.  Lavina  Drake,  of  Stoughton.     Children  :  — 

Beta  Baylies  [90].  Samuel. 

75  Otis  (son  of  Ira  68)  m.  Bethiah,  daughter  of  Jonathan  Kingman,  of 

West  Bridgewater,  Aug.  23,  1829.     Children  :  — 

76  Bethiah  Otis,  b.  April  26,  1830  ;  died  Feb.  8,  1835. 

77  Mekitable  Kingman,  b.  Nov.  16.  1832. 

78  John  Wales,  b.  April  26,  1835  [100] ;  m.  Harriet  M.  Hervey,  Dec.  21, 

1860. 

79  Bethiah,  b.  May  12,  1837 ;  married  John  D.  Thayer,  Aug.  9,  1864. 

80  Minerva,  b.  March  29.  1839.         81  Mary  Jane,  b.  Dec.  17,  1844. 
The  father  is  Deputy  Sheriff  of  Plymouth  County. 


82  Ambrose  (son  of  Ira  68)  m.  Hannah,  daughter  of  Jabez  Howland,  of 

West  Barnstable,  Mass.,  Apriljl,  1833.     Children  :  — 

83  Augustus,  b.  Sept.  1,  1834  [102]  ;  m.  Eveline  Pratt,  of  West  Braintree, 

Vt. 

84  Melville,  b.  April  21,  1836  ;  attorney  and  counsellor-at-law,  in  Wil- 

liamsburgh,  N.  Y. 

85  Hannah  Corinna,  b.  March  19,  1838. 

86  Ambrose  Henry,  h.  May  21, 1840  ;  Co.  D,  28th  Pennsylvania  Regiment, 

June  19,  1864  ;  killed  at  battle  before  Atlanta,  Georgia. 

87  Albert  Francis,  b.  Sept.  26,  1842.      89  John  Parker,  b.  Nov.  20,  1848. 

88  Julius  Freenian,  b.  Nov.  27,  1844. 
Grocer,  on  Main  Street. 


90  Sumner  Augustus  (son  of  Ira  68)  married  Cynthia  B.  Washburn,  Nov. 

27,  1834.     Childi-en  :  — 

91  Sarah  W.,  b.  Nov.  28,  1839  ;  m.  Portus  B.  Hancock,  Aug.  4,  1860. 

92  Abby  Wales,  b.  March  14,  1842 ;  died  Sept.  16,  1864. 

93  Maria  Chilton,  h.  April  27,  1845.   95  Julia  Bradford,  b.  Oct.  5,  1850. 

94  Lora  Standish,  b.  July  10,  1848. 
Blacksmith. 


96  Bela  Baylies  (son  of  Bela  74)  came  from  Stoughton  to  North  Bridge- 

water  in  1832  ;  married  Olive  Porter,  daughter  of  Caleb  Copeland, 
May  29,  1843.     Children  :  — 

97  Olive  Augusta,  b.  Feb.  3,  1847.    99  Edward  Byram,  b.  Jan.  11,  1851. 

98  Elmer  Baylies,  b.  March  27,  1849. 


100  John  Wales  (son  of  Otis  75)  m.  Harriet  Matilda,  daughter  of  Lorenzo 

D.  Hervey,  Dec.  2,  1860.     Children  :  — 

101  George  Otis,  b.  Nov.  8,  1861. 
Baker. 


520  HISTORY    OF   NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 


102  Augustus  (son  of  Ambrose  82)  m.  Eveline  M.  Pratt,  of  West  Brain- 

tree,  Vt.     Children  :  — 

103  Arthur  Augustus,  b.  March  19,  1862. 
Clerk  in  New  York. 


104  Major  Nathan  IlA-nyARD  came  from  West  Bridge  water  in  1816  ;  son 

of  Luther,  and  grandson  of  Elijah,  of  that  town  ;  married  Rhoda, 
daughter  of  Howard  Cary,  Esq.,  of  North  Bridgewater,  Nov.  17, 
1818.     Children :  — 

105  HuMah  Cary,  b.  July  21,  1819  ;  died  single. 

106  Daniel  White,  b.  July  7,  1820  [123] ;  m.  1st,  Elizabeth  Orinda  Hunt, 

Sei)t.  1,  1847  ;  2d,  Phebe  P.  Hunt,  Nov.  20,  1849. 

107  Catherine,  b.  March  25,  1822;  m.  Edward  H.  Spalding,  Dec.  13, 1838. 

108  Ellen  Louisa,  b.  March  16,  1824  ;  died  young. 

109  Eden  Louisa,  b.  April  9,  1825 ;  m.  Charles  Richardson,  of  Boston, 

Nov.  18,  1842. 

110  Nathan  Willis,  b.  Oct.  14,  1827  [132] ;  m.  Caroline  Amanda  Andrews, 

of  Minot,  Me.,  Nov.,  1855. 

111  Elizabeth,  b.  Sept.  19,  1830  ;  died  Sept.  4,  1843. 

112  Simeon  Francis,  b.  June  10,  1832 ;  Co.  K,  4th  N.  H.  Regiment. 
The  father  died  Nov.  29,  1858.     The  wife  died  Sept.  20,  1862. 

113  Naiium  (son  of  Luther)   married  Keziah  Packard,  of  Easton,  Mass. 

Children :  — 

114  Nahum  Bradford  [135],  m.  Mercy  P.  Harlow,  of  Sandwich,  Mass. 

115  Albert,  died  in  infancy. 

116  Albert,  died  1834. 

117  Lucius  [138],  married  Elizabeth  Hayward,  of  Raynham,  Mass. 

118  Benjamin  Franklin  [146],  m.  Nancy  Linfiold,  of  East  Randolph,  Mass. 

119  Henry  Martin  [149],  m.  Rebecca  W.  Ilowland,  of  South  Dartmouth. 

120  Lucretia  Ann,  m.  John  Hathaway,  of  Raynham,  Mass.,  Nov.  20,  1845. 

121  George,  died  young.  122  Sanford,  died  young. 

The  father  removed  from  West  Bridgewater ;  residence  on  Elm  Street. 


123  Daxiel  WniTE  (son  of  Major  Nathan  104)  m.  Elizabeth  Orinda,  dau. 

of  Martin  B.  Hunt,  of  Belmont,  Me.,  Sept.  1,  1847.  The  wife  died 
Oct.  7,  1847.  He  then  married  Phebe  Perkins,  sister  of  the  first 
wife,  Nov.  20,  1849.     Children  :  — 

124  Lizzie  Orinda,  b.  May  19,  1851.  126  Alice  Cary,  b.  July  8, 1855. 

125  Austin  Elliott,  h.  Aug.  15,  1853.  127   Walter  Sumner,  b.  Dec.  3,  1856. 
12S  Nathan,  b.  Dec.  9,  1858. 

129  Daniel  Ellworth,  b.  xMay  4,  1861  ;  died  Aug.  20,  1862. 

130  Mabel,  b.  Dec.  1,  1862.  131  Phebe,  b.  Feb.  16,  1865. 


132  Nathan  Willis  (son  of  Major  Nathan  104)  m.  Caroline  Amanda  An- 

drews, of  Minot,  Me.,  Nov.,  1855.     Children  :  — 

133  Horace  Cary,  b.  Sept.  3,  1856.       134  Nellie  Maria. 
The  father  died  Jan.  23,  1864,  aged  37  years. 

135  Nauim  Bradford  (son  of  Nahum  113)   married  Mercy  P.  Harlow,  of 

Sandwicli,  Mass.     Children  :  — 

136  Henry  Martin.  137  James  Andrew. 


133  Lunrs  (son  of  Nahum  ILO)  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Dr.  Elisha 
Hayward,  of  Raynham,  Mass.     Children  :  — 


FAMILY   REGISTER.  521 


139  George.  141  Helen.  143  Franklin.  145  Cloiilde  Maria. 

140  Albert.  142  Adelaide.     144  Mary  Anna. 


146  Benjamin  Franklin  (son  of  Nahum  113),  born  Aug.  28,  1822  ;  came 
from  West  Bridgewater  in  1852 ;  m.  Nancy,  daughter  of  Joseph 
Linfield,  of  East  Randolph,  Dec.  1,  1848.     Children  :  — 

M7  Manj  Emma,  b.  June  9,  1850. 

148  Charles  Linfield,  b.  March  22,  1852. 

Shoe  manufacturer  at  Campello.     The  father  died  Jan.  22,  1859. 

149  Henry  Martin  (son  of  Nahum  113)  married  Rebecca  Wilbur,  dau.  of 

William  Howland,  of  South  Dartmouth,  Mass.     Children  :  — 

150  Henry  William.  152  Edward  Gray.  154  Abhy  Anthony. 

151  Caleb  Anthony.  153  Lucy  Ann  Mendall. 


THE  HAYDEN  FAJNIILY. 

1  Colonel  JosiAH  (son  of  Benjamin)  came  from  Braintree  to  the  North 

Parish   when  a  young  man  ;    married  Silence,  daughter  of  Daniel 
Howard,  March  15,  1763.     Children:  — 

2  Charles.  3  Josiah.  4  Daniel. 

5  Tiley,  married,  1st, Clark  ;  2d,  Jonathan  Gary. 

6  Mehitable.  7  Damaris.  8  Betsy.  9  Mary. 
This  family  removed  to  Winslow,  ]\Ie.     He  died  1814,  aged  84.     He 

was  a  major  in  the  Revolutionary  War,  and  a  colonel  iii  militia,  also 
selectman  of  the  town  for  several  years. 


10  Luther  (son  of  Levi)  came  from  Braintree  to  North  Bridgewater,  May 

29,1822;  married  Sarah   Gardner,  daughter  of  Levi  Humphrey,  of 
Braintree,  April  23,  1812.     Children  :  — 

11  Luther  Alonzo,  b.  March  8,  1813  ;  ra.  Judith  Hodge,  of  Randolph. 

12  Madison,  b.  July  15,  1814  ;  married  Mary  Hodge. 

13  Sarah  Sumner,  b.  Aug.  13,  1810  ;  married  Royal  HoUis. 

The  wife  died  Feb.  30,  1818.  He  then  married  JMary,  daughter  of 
Nathaniel  Spear,  of  Randolph,  May  12,  1822.     Children  :  — 

14  Mary  Porter,  b.  April  30,  1823  ;  married  Samuel  Harris. 

15  Elvira,  b.  JMarch  4,  1825  ;  married  Barton  Howard,  April  4,  1849. 

16  Isaiah,  h.  May  20.  1827. 

17  Isaac,  b.  Feb.  16,  1830  ;  died  single. 

The  wife  died  Aug.  21,  1853.  He  then  married  Eliza,  daughter  of 
Enoch  Penniman,  of  Randoljijh,  and  widow  of  Bryant  Clark,  of  Ran- 
dolph, May  6,  1860. 

18  Samuel  (son  of  Samuel)  came  from  Quincy  to  North  Bridgewater  in 

1844  ;  married  Lois,  daughter  of  Thomas  White.     Children  :  — 

19  Lois,  married  Joseph  Wiggin,  of  New  Market,  N.  H. 

20  Georye  Loring  [28],  married  Jerusha  Snow,  Nov.  5,  1840. 

21  Mary,  married  Alanson  Curtis,  May  9,  1839. 

22  Emily. 

23  Caroline,  married  Samuel  C.  Perkins,  June  23,  1844. 

24  Charles,  married  Susan  Barnes,  of  Plymouth. 

25  Thomas,  married  Canjline  F.  Barnes. 

26  Ellen,  married  Waldo  Field,  Nov.  30,  1848.  27  Joseph. 
The  lather  died  Dec.  12,  i^HT. 

66 


522  HISTORY   OP   NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 


28  George  Loring  (son  of  Samuel  18)  married  Jerusha,  daughter  of  Ara 

Snow,  Nov.  5,  1840.     Children  :  — 

29  Adelaide  Frances,  b.  July  29,  1841  ;  died  Aug.  24,  1842. 

30  Adc/ine  Aurjusta,  b.  Nov.  18.  1842. 

31  Albtrt  Wilson,  b.  Oct.  25,  1S44. 

32  Ellen  Jerusha,  b.  March  14,  1847. 

33  Grorge  Wallace,  b.  April  11,  1849. 

34  Dennis  Clarence,  b.  April  1,  1851. 

35  Ara  Snoiv,  b.  May  30,  1853  ;  died  Sept.  2,  1855. 
30  Charles  Snow,  b.  July  8,  1856. 

37  Elmer  Atwater,  b.  Nov.  24,  1858. 

38  Herbert  Lincoln  Ellsworth,  b.  March  8,  1861. 
Centre  Street. 


THE  HARRIS  FAMILY. 


1  Samtel  (son  of  John),  born  Jan.  13,  1789  ;  married  Adeline,  daughter 

of  Gideon  Howard.     Children  :  — 

2  Samuel  [8],  m.  Ist,  jMehitable  Pool  ;  2d,  Mary  P.  Hayden  ;  3d,  Rachel 

Yeaton  ;  4th  Samantha  Lancaster. 

3  Isaac,  married  Abigail  Howard. 

4  Francis,  married  Mary  Goodwin. 

5  Leonard,  died  Dec.  4,  1837. 

6  Adeline,  married  Nahum  Dickerman,  Sept.  10,  1851. 

7  Leonard. 

The  mother  died  April  19,  1847.     The  flither  died  Oct.  7,  1854. 


8  Samuel  (son  of  Samuel  1)  married  Mehitable,  daughter  of  John  Pool, 

of  Abington.     The  wife  died .     He  then  married  Mary  Porter, 

daughter  of  Luther  Hayden  of  North  Bridgewater.     Children  :  — 

9  Mary  Mehitable. 

The  wile  died .     He  then  married  Rachel,  daughter  of  Seth  Yeaton, 

of  Minot,  Me.     Children  :  — 

10  Samuel  Francis,  b.  July  4,  1853  ;  died  Oct.  3,  1853. 

The  wife  died  .     He  then  married  Samantha,  daughter  of  James 

Lancaster,  of  Eastport,  Me.,  Nov.  9,  1856.     Children  :  — 

11  Elmira  Jane,  b.  Aug.  13,  1857. 

12  Samuel  Francis,  b.  Aug.  10,  1859. 

13  Samantha  Lancaster,  b.  July  3,  1862. 

14  SiDXEY  (son  of  John)  married  Susan,  daughter  of  Caleb  Packard,  of 

West  Bridgewater,  May  4,  1831.     Children  :  — 

15  Sidney  Alonzo,  b.  Aug.  7,  1832  [26]  ;  married  Julia  F.  Skinner,  Oct. 

21, 1859. 

16  Georffc  H.,  b.  Sept.  11,  1835  [29]  ;  m.  Mary  Hunt,  Oct.  10,  1854. 

17  William  Gordon,  b.  Sept.  27,  1837;  single. 

18  Ahicl  Packard,  b.  March  17,  1839  ;  died  Sept.  26,  1860. 

19  Marcus  Morton,  b.  Nov.  6,  1840. 

20  Roland,  b.  (Jet.  10,  1845. 

21  Sarah  Frances,  b.  April  14,  1847. 

22  Isaac  (son  of  John)  married  Adeline,  daughter  of  Eliphalet  Kingman, 

May  18,  1834.     Children  :  — 


FAMILY   REGISTER.  523 


23  Lucia,  b.  Nov.  18,  1835  ;  died  March  11,  1842. 

24  Adeline,  b.  Aug.  8,  1837. 

25  Isaac  Kingman,  b.  Feb.  15,  1840;  graduate  Normal  School,  18G2. 
The  father  died  Ju-nc  10,  1840. 


26  Sidney  Alonzo  (son  of  Sidney  14)  married  Julia  Frances,  daughter  of 

H.  G.  0.  Skinner,  Oct.  21,  1859.     Cliildren  :  — 

27  Francenette  Gray,  b.  Sept.  2,  1860  ;  died  Sept.  4,  1861. 

28  Marion  Holmes,  b.  Sept.  15,  1862. 
The  father  died  Nov.  29,  1864. 


29  George  H.   (son  of  Sidney  14)  m.  Mary,  daughter  of  Arnold  Hunt, 

Oct.  10,  1854.     Children  :  — 

30  Alice  Lilian,  b.  Oct.  10,  1855. 

31  Frederick  Morton,  b.  July,  1857. 

32  Georgianna  b.  Oct.,  1860. 

33  George  Ellsworth,  b.  March,  1862. 
The  father  died  Nov.  13,  1862. 


THE  HAMILTON  FAMILY. 

1  Oliver  Holmes  (son  of  John)  came  from  Waterboro',  Me.  ;  born  Oct. 

25,  1811  ;  married  Elvira  Foster,  daughter  of  James  M.  Willis,  Feb. 
1,  1835.     Children  :  — 

2  Lucius  Morton,  h.  June  10,  1835  [11]  ;  m.  Augusta  Johnson,  of  East 

Bridgewater. 

3  Laroy  Sunderland,  b.  Jan.  11,  1836;  m.  Eliza  Jane  Horton,  of  East 

Bridgewater. 

4  Josephine  Elvira,  b.  Feb.  1,  1839  ;  m.  Lorenzo  Byram,  of  East  Bridge- 

water. 

5  Alonzo   Spalding,  b.  July  15,  1841 ;  was  in  Co.  F,  7th  Mass.  Regt. ; 

aftervrard,   33d  Maine;    wounded    at  battle  of  Petersburg,   June 
17, 1863. 

6  Ellen  Ardell,  b.  Dec.  2,  1843  ;  m.  Leonard  Vose,  March  11,  1865. 

7  Clara  Holmes,  b.  March  15,  1846.     9  Lizzie  Emma,  b.  July  24,  1850. 

8  Charles  Lyman,  b.  July  17,  1848.  10  Addie  Emerson,  b.  Sept.  9,  1852. 
Elm  Street. 


11  LuciTJS  Morton  (son  of  Oliver  Holmes  1)  married  Augusta,  daughter 

of  Zebina  Johnson,  of  East  Bridgewater,  March  1, 1852.     Children  :  — 

12  Morton  Welmont,  b.  Sept.  1854, 
Reside  at  East  Weymouth,  Mass. 


13  Elijah  Hamilton  (son  of  Melatiah)  came  fromEastham  in  April,  1853; 

married  Mercy  Paine,  daughter  of  Benjamin  Linnell,  of  Orleans, 
Mass.,  Nov.  3,  1842.     Children  :  — 

14  Emma  Merina,  b.  July  20,  1846. 

15  Cynthia  Small,  b.  July  22,  1849. 

16  Cora  Frances-  b.  Jan.  27,  1857. 
Provision  dealer. 


524  HISTORY   OF    NORTH    BRIDGEWATEB. 


THE  HUNTINGTON  FAMILY. 

1  Rev.  Daniel  was  the  son  of  Gen.  Jedediah  Huntington  ;  born  in  Nor- 

wich, Conn.,  Oct.  17,  1788;  came  to  North  Bridgewater  in  1812; 
married  Mary  Hallam,  daughter  of  Captain  Gurdon  Saltonstall,  July 
12,  1812.     Children  :  — 

2  Mary  Hallam,  b.  June  20,  1813  ;  died  Feb.  20,  1820. 

3  Anna  Moore,  h.  Dec.  28,  1814  ;  m.  Alfred  Hebard,  of  Windham,  Conn., 

April  20,  1841  ;  a  graduate  of  Yale  College  in  1832 ;  now  resides  at 

Carondolet,  ^Missouri.     Children  :  — 
Au(justus  Huntington,  b.  June  21,  1842. 
Mary  Saltonstall,  b.  June  3,  1847. 

4  Hannah  Sage,  b.  x\.ug.  26,  1816  ;  m.  Franklin  Chappell,a  merchant  of 

New  London,  Nov.  10,  1841.     Children:  — 
Frank  Huntington,  b.  Feb.  4,  1843. 
William  Saltonstall,  b.  April  15,  1847. 
Alfred  Hebard,  b.  May  12,  1849. 
Mr.  Chappell  died  Feb.  19,  1848. 
Mary  Hallam,  the  wife,  died  May  25,  1822.     He  then  married  Alma, 

daughter  of  Benjamin  French,  of  Boston,  Oct.  28,  1823. 

5  Charles  Frexcii  (son  of  Rev.  Daniel  1),  b.  Dec.  1, 1824  ;  married  Abby 

M.  Burrill,  of  Portland,  Me.,  June  30,  1846,  who  has  one  daughter, 
Alma.  The  wife  is  not  living.  The  lather  and  daughter  reside  at 
Brookline,  !Mass. 


6  William  Saltonstall  (son  of  Rev.  Daniel  l),born  Sept.  25,1828; 

married  Lucy  Otis,  daughter  of  Valentine  Erkskine,  of  South  Abing- 

ton,  Mass.,  May  24,  1854.     Children  :  — 
Daniel  Hebard,  b.  March  4,  1855  ;  died  Oct.  1855. 
Adelaide  Hebard,  h.  Feb.  15,  1856  ;  died  July  7,  1865. 
Mary  Alma.  h.  July  21-,  1800. 
William  Hunter,  b.  Jan.  7,  1802. 
William  Huntington  was  one  of  those  who  entered  the  United  States 

service  in  the  Rebellion  of  1861,  having  enlisted  Sept.   14,  1861  ; 

muHtcred  out  Sept.  24,  1864,  with  an  honorable  discharge. 

7  Mary  Hallam,  b.  Sept.  25,  1828  ;  died  Nov.  21,  1831. 

8  Mary  Alma.  b.  Sept.  13,  1834  ;  now  resident  of  New  London. 

9  Alma  Louisa,  b.  Dec.  23,  1830  ;  died  Dec.  21,  1834. 

Tlie  wife  died  June  3,  1837.  He  then  married  Sarah  Sayr  Rainey,  of 
New  London,  Conn.,  Nov.  1,  1841. 

Rev.  Mr.  Huntington  was  the  tliird  minister  in  the  North  Parish  ;  first 
settled  Oct.  28,  1812;  dismissed  March  27,  1833,  when  he  removed 
to  New  London.  Settled  as  pastor  of  the  South  Congregational 
Church,  at  Campello,  Jan.  1,  1840,  where  he  remained  thirteen 
years,  till  1^53,  and  again  removed  to  New  London,  where  be  died, 
May  21,  1858.     [See  biographical  notice,  page  137.] 


THE  HUMPHREY  FAMILY. 

1  James  Humphrev  was  born  May  14,  1772  ;  married  Margaret  Hereey, 

of  liingham,  Sept.  22,  1793.     Children  :  — 

2  Salh/,  born  Jan.  18,  1793  ;  married  William  Carter. 

3  Lydia,  h.  Feb.  28,  1796  ;  manied  Asa  Pratt,  1815. 


FAMILY   REGISTER.  525 


4  John,  h.  Feb.  23,  1798  [9]  ;  married  Maria  B.  Green,  of  Boston. 

5  Chandler  R.,  b.  Oct.  17,  1800  [17]  ;  m.  Caroline  Uarrington,  of  Med- 

ford,  Mass. 

6  Lucy,  b.  June  8,  1804  ;  married  Henry  Butler,  of  Stoughton. 

7  James,  b.  Oct.  4,  1807  [22]  ;  married  Abbie  A.  Green,  of  Boston. 

8  Margaret,  b.  Oct.  4,  1807  ;  married  Benjamin  G.  Green,  of  Boston. 
The  father  died  April  11,  1833.     The  wife  died  March  16,  1849. 


9  John  (son  of  James  1)  m,  Maria  B.  Green,  of  Boston.     Children  :  — 

10  John  Hersey,  b.  Dec.  25,  1824  [34] ;  married  Mary  Paul,  of  Boston, 

May  1,  1854. 

11  Benjamin  Augustine,  b.  July  5,  1826  [36]  ;  married  Rebecca  E.  Cope- 

land,  of  Milton,  Mass. 

12  Charles  Doane,  b.  June  25,  1828  [39] ;  married  Sarah  A.  Downs,  of 

Lebanon,  Me. 

13  Adelaide  Maria,  b.  April  2,  1830  ;  m.  Thomas  J.  Crowell,  of  Braintree. 

14  Edward,  died  young,  April  14,  1833. 

15  Ella  Frances,  b.  April  13,  1834 ;  m.  George  H.  Jones,  of  Braintree. 

16  Edward  Irving,  b.  Feb.  15,  1837  ;  m.  Olive  W.  Curtis,  of  Weymouth. 
Residents  of  Boston. 


17  Chandler  R.  (son  of  James  1)  married  Caroline,  daughter  of  Jonathan 

Harrington,  of  Medford,  Mass^,,  Children  :  — 

18  Charles  Hersey,  b.  March  24,  1825  ;  died  Jan.  6,  1828.* 

19  Caroline  Elizabeth,  b.  Sept.  20,  1827  ;  married  William  G.   Kettell, 

Aug.  5,  1847. 

20  Almira  Harrington,  h.  April  24,  1829;  married  Samuel  B.  Wheeler, 

Oct.  1,  1847. 

21  Ellen  Jane,  b.  Aug.  11,  1833  ;  married  Paul  T.  Tufts. 
Marble-worker  in  Boston. 


22  James  (son  of  James  1)  married  Abbie  Adelaide,  daughter  of  Samuel 

S.  Green,  of  Boston,  May  12,  1833.     Children  :  — 

23  James  Arthur,  died  Sept.  26,  1835. 

24  George  Walton,  married  Lydia  Carr,  of  Easton. 

25  James  Arthur,  died  April  11,  1839. 

26  Sarah  Maria,  married  Luther  Lisson,  of  Easton. 

27  James  Arthur,  died  in  the  army. 

28  Charles  Warren. 

29  Francis  Chandler,  died  Sept.  8,  1847. 

30  Frank  Alfred.  31  Carrie  Estelle.   32  Abbie  Louise.  33  Alice  Gertrude. 
Residents  of  Easton,  Mass. 


34  John  Hersey  (son  of  John  9)   married  Mary,  daughter   of  William 

Paul,  of  Boston,  May  1,  1854.     Have  an  adopted  child  :  — 

35  Anna  Elizabeth,  b.  June  10,  1852. 

Piano-forte  manufacturer,  Washington  Street,  Boston. 


36  BsNJAMiN  Augustine  (son  of  John  9)  married  Rebecca  Elizabeth,  dau. 

of  Lewis  Copeland,  of  ^lilton,  Mass.,  May  1,  1849.     Children  :  — 

37  Lewis  Copeland,  b.  Dec.  10,  1850. 

38  Elliot  Ware,  b.  Feb.  7,  1856  ;  died  Dec.  23,  1858. 
Reside  in  Boston. 

*  Killed  by  an  axe  in  the  hands  of  Daniel  Perkins,  an  insane  man. 


526  HISTORY    OF    NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

39  Charles  Doane  (son  of  John  9)  married  Sarah  Abby,  daughter  of 

Mark  Downs,  of  Lebanon,  Me.     Children  :  — 

40  Charles  Sturgis,  b.  July  12, 1851. 

41  Clara  Abhy.  b.  Jan.  8,  1856. 

42  Floraice  Maria,  b.  April  2,  1858. 

43  Waller  Downs,  b.  April  30,  1862. 

44  Eliza  Franklin,  b.  June  30,  1864. 
Reside  in  Boston. 


THE  HUNT  FA^IILY. 


1  Charles  (son  of  Charles) ,  born  July  4,  1785  ;  came  from  Milton  ;  mar- 

ried Anna,  daughter  of  Joseph  Snell,  Dec.  24.  1806.     Children  :  — 

2  Eliza,  b.  May  6,  1807  ;  married Riddle,  of  New  Hampshire. 

3  Mary,  b.  Sept.  1,  1808 ;  married  Daniel  Knapp,  of  Norton. 

4  John  Whitney,  b.  Nov.  14,  1810  [8]  ;  married  Eliza  Gore  Jackson. 

5  Charles,  b.  Oct.  9,  1812  ;  married  Louisa  Wilson. 

6  Nancy,  h.  Sept.  14,  1817 ;  married  Noah  Cheaman,  Dec.  3,  1836. 

7  Clarissa,  h.  Get.  9,  1821 ;  died  single. 


8  John  "Whitnet  (son  of  Charles)  married  Eliza  Gore,  daughter  of  Cap- 

tain Oliver  Jackson,  Nov.  29,  1838.     Children  :  — 

9  Harrison  A.,  b.  Feb.  19,  1840.* 

10  Clara,  b.  Feb.  4,  1843. 

11  John  Edward,  h.  July  11, 1847  ;  Co.  B,  59th  Mass.  Regiment. 

12  Preston  Whitney,  b.  Aug.  10,  1852. 

13  Arnold,  married  Sally,  daughter  of  Ephraim  Willis,  April  4,  1822. 

Children :  — 

14  Charles  Addison,  b.  July  11,  1823  ;  married  Rebecca  C.  Kimball,  Nov. 

22,  1846. 

15  Adeline  Willis,  b.  Aug.  8,  1824. 

16  Juliet,  b.  Dee.  20,  1825. 

17  Albert  Davis,  b.  June  13,  1827. 

18  Jane  Frances,  b.  July  20,  1830. 

The  father  died  Jan.  24,  1863,  aged  65. 


THE  HOLBROOK  FAMILY. 

1  Robert  Swan  Holbrook  came  from  Stoughton  ;  married  Silence,  dau. 

of  Daniel  Howard,  May  29,  1800.     Children  :  — 

2  Daniel  Howard,  b.  Oct.  21,  1801  [9]  ;  married  Jane  Whitman  Snell, 

Oct.  9,  1827. 
The  wife  died .     He  then  married  Vesta,  daughter  of  Daniel  How- 
ard, Esq.,  April  8, 1804.     Children  :  — 

3  Tiley  Howard,  b.  Oct.  6,  1805  ;  m.  Samuel  Gardner,  Oct.  10,  1822. 

4  William,  b.  Sept.  8,  1808  fll] ;  married  Abigail  Snell,  Oct.  28,  1830. 

5  liobert,  h.  June  30,  1811  [15] ;  m.  Susan  Capeu  Packard,  May  15,  1839. 
G  Hiram,  h.  July  10,  1813  ;  died  Nov.  24,  1813. 

7  Hiram,  b.  June  8,  1815  ;  married  Josephine  Hodges. 

8  Vesta,  h.  July  30,  1818  ;  died  single,  Jan.  24,  1851. 

*  He  was  sergeant  in  Co.  B,  59th  Mass.  Regiment;  was  taken  prisoner  at 
the  bjkttle  of  Petersburg,  Va.,  and  died  at  Danville  iinson,  Nov.  2'2,  18G4. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  527 

9  Daxiel  Howard  (son  of  Robert  Swan  1)  married  Jane  'Whitman,  dau. 
of  Matthew  Snell,  Oct.  9,  1827.     Children  :  — 

10  Susan  Ann,  married  Adoniram  Re3Tiolds,  of  Maine. 

The  father  died  July  8,  1832.     The  widow  then  married  Henry  Hay- 
ward,  of  West  Bridgewater. 


11  William  (son  of  Robert  Swan  1)  married  Abigail,  daughter  of  Alvin 

Snell,  Oct.  28,  1830.     Children  :  — 

12  Abbic  Frances,  b.  Dec.  15, 1831  ;  m.  Francis  P.  Holmes,  Aug.  16,  1852. 

13  Daniel  Howard,  b.  Aug.  10,  1834  [19]  ;  m.  Annis  Louisa  Dunbar. 

U  Preston,  b.  Oct.  12,  1840.  He  was  in  Co.  C,  35th  Mass.  Regiment ; 
was  taken  prisoner  in  battle  of  Poplar  Spring  Church,  placed  in 
Libby  Prison,  Richmond,  one  night ;  from  thence  taken  to  Salisbury, 
N.  C,  where  he  remained  five  months. 


15  Robert  (son  of  Robert  Swan  1)  married  Susan  Capen,  daughter  of 

Howard  Packard,  May  15,  1839.     Children  :  — 

16  Susan  Jane,  b.  Nov.  2,  1847. 

17  Albion  Howard,  b.  Oct.  3,  1850. 

18  Myron,  b.  Aug.  9,  1852;  died  Aug.  27,  1852. 
The  father  died  May  23,  1854. 

19  Daniel  Howard  (son  of  William  11)  married  Annis  Louisa,  daughter 

of  Welcome  Dunbar,  of  West  Bridgewater,  Oct.  2,  1859.     Chil- 
dren :  — 

20  Abbie  Louise,  h.  Feb.  11,  1861. 


THE  HOLMES  FAMILY 


1  Peleg  (son  of  Francis)  married  Eunice  Wood  ;  came  from  Plympton  to 

North  Bridgewater.     Children  :  — 

2  Philander  [4],  married  Betsy  F.  French. 

3  Marcus  [12],  married  Lucy  E.  Packard,  May  31,  1840. 

4  Philander  (son  of  Peleg  1)  married  Betsy  French,  daughter  of  Par- 

menas  Brett,  Feb.  5,  1827.     Children  :  — 

5  George  Newland,  b.   Oct.  21,  1828  [27] ;  m.  Sophronia  H.  Holmes, 

April  9,  1851. 

6  Susan  Wales,  b.  Feb.  2,  1830. 

7  Adonis  Sylvester,  b.  Nov.  18,  1832  ;  died  single. 

8  Elizabeth  Ann,  b.  Dec,  12,  1834  ;  married  Elbridge  W.  Morse. 

9  Charles  French,  b.  April  21,  1837. 

10  Henry  Philander,  b.  Dec.  23,  1839. 

11  Frank  Woods,  b.  June  29,  1846. 
The  father  died  Dec.  1856. 


12  Marcus  (son  of  Peleg  1)  married  Lucy  Eldridge,  daughter  of  Samuel 

Packard,  May  31,  1840.     Children  :  — 

13  Minerva  Clifton,  b.  March  4,  1844. 

14  Marcus  Morton,  h.  Oct.  26,  1845. 

15  Walter  Packard,  h.  Aug.  6, 1849  ;  died  Aug.  27,  1849. 
lu  Lucy  Ella,  b  Oct.  6,  1859. 


528  HISTORY    OF    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

17  Lizzie  Estelle,h.  Oct.  6,  1859  ;  died  Aug.  3,  1860. 

18  Samxtel  (son  of  John)  came  from  South  Bridgewater  to  North  Bridge- 

water  ;  m.  Deborah,  daughter  of  Dea.  Zenas  Packard.     Children  : — 

19  Alphcus,  b.  July  IG,  1814  [29]  ;  m.  Abigail  Sylvester,  Sept.  13,  1835. 

20  Deborah,  b.  May  28,  181(3 ;    m.  let,  Ebenezer  Calwell ;    2d,  Edwin 

Pollard. 

21  Betsij,  married  H.  G.  0.  Skinner,  Oct.  18,  1833. 

22  Elizabeth,  b.  April  12,  1818  ;  married  Stephen  Soule,  of  Stoughton. 

23  Samuel  Martin,  b.  !March  15,  1820  [37]  ;  married  Lucia  M.  Foster. 

24  Mary  Perkins,  b.  Jan.  19,  1822  ;  died  Aug.  13,  1825. 

25  Abncr  Hayden,  b.  Dec.  11,  1823  [43]  ;  married  Caroline  E.  Dunbar. 

26  Thomas  Ellis,  b.  Jan.  16,  1828  ;  died  March  21.  1828. 
The  fother  was  born  Aug.  25,  1793  ;  died  Dec.  17,  1827. 


27  George  Newlaxd  (son  of  Philander  4)  married  Sophronia  Hale,  dau. 

of  Francis  Holmes,  of  Jefferson,  N.  II.,  April  9,  1851.     Children :  — 

28  George  Clarence,  b.  June  29,  1853. 


29  Alpheus  (son  of  Samuel  18)  married  Abigail,  daughter  of  Gustavus 

Sylvester,  Sept.  13,  1835.     Children  :  — 

30  Frederic  Ellis,  b.  Aug.   19,  1838  [48]  ;  m.  Abbie  D.  Hervey,  Jan. 

3,  1864. 

31  Warren  Adelbert,  b.  Apr.  4, 1841  [50] ;  m.  Abby  Thomas,  Apr.  4,  1865. 

32  Edward  Alton,  b.  Sept.  12,  1843. 

33  Herbert  Francis,  b.  A^Dril  20,  1847. 

34  Willie  Mcndon,  b.  May  19,  1850. 

35  Abby  May,  b.  Feb.  9,  1855.  36  Carrie  Emma,  b.  Sept.  3,  1856. 

37  Samuel  Martin  (son  of  Samuel  18)  married  Lucia  Morton,  daughter 

of  Joseph  Foster,  of  Kingston.     Children  :  — 

38  Elmer  Wallace,  b.  Dec.  8,  1841  ;  m.  Ruth  C.  Nickerson,  of  Harwich, 

Mass.,  Sept.  7,  1864. 

39  Lucia  Ann,  h.  Oct.  26, 1843  ;  married  Dexter  D.  Keith,  April  23, 1861. 

40  George  Elwood,  b.  Jan.  20,  1846  ;  Co.  F,  58th  Regiment  Mass.  Volun- 

teers ;  taken  prisoner  while  on  picket  duty,  near  Petersburg,  June 
7,  1864. 

41  Sarah  Ellen  Foster,  b.  March  23,  1848. 

42  Arabella  Mozart,  h.  June  12,  1850. 
The  father  died  June  11,  1851. 


43  Abner  ITayden  (son  of  Samuel  18)  married  Caroline  E.,  daughter  of 

Thomas  Dunbar.     Children  :  — 

44  Walter  Marion.  46  Ellen  Oneida. 

45  Caroline  Amanda.  47  Abncr,  died  March  11,  1844. 
Reside  on  Belmont  Street. 


48  Frederic  Ellis  (son  of  Alpheus  29)  married  Abbie,  daughter  of  Lo- 

renzo D.  Hervey,  Jan.  3,  1864.     Children  :  — 

49  Hattie  Ellis,  b.  Oct.  20,  1864. 

50  Warrev  Adelbert  (son  of  Alpheus  29)  married  Abbie,  daughter  of 

Wiiliain  Th(.ina8,  of  Mansfield,  April  4,  1864. 
Co.  F,  12tli  Kc-ginient ;  in  service  from  1861,  to  March  4,  1863 ;  dis- 
charged for  inability. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  529 


51  Nathan  married  Catherine .    Children  :  — 

52  James  H.  54  Mary  C.  5G  Nathan  E.         58  E.  E. 

53  Orrin  D.  55  Isabel.  57  Lemuel  L. 


1  HOLLIS.  —  Royal  (son  of  Ambrose)  married  Sarah  Sumner,  daughter 

of  Luther  Hayden.     Children  :  — 

2  Sally  Hayden,  b.  Sept.  8,  1831 ;  m.  Adoniram  Judson  Loring,  May 

2,  1850. 

3  Luther  Hayden,  b.  April  18,  1833  ;  married  Marcy  C.  Lang. 

4  Levi   Woodbury,  b.  May  26,  1837  ;  married  Annie  M.  Alden,  of  Ran- 

dolph, March  22,  1805. 

5  Leonard  Morton,  b.  March  7,  1841. 

6  Elvira  Hayden,  b.  March  8,  1850. 

7  Myron  Lawrence,  b.  Feb.  18,  1852. 
Residence,  Winter  Street. 


8  Luther  Hayden  (son  of  Royal  1)  married  Marcy  Comfort,  daughter  of 

William  Lang,  of  Rumford,  Me.,  Oct.  6,  1858.     Children  :  — 

9  Alma  Blanche,  b.  March  8,  1860. 

Mr.  Hayden  was  in  Co.  K,  32d  Regiment. 

10  John  Lewis  (son  of  Nehemiah)  came  from  Boston ;  married  Caroline, 

dau.  of  Samuel  Foster,  of  Groveland,  Mass.,  Nov.  1836.     Children  :  — 

11  Mary  Ann,  b.  Jan.  24,  1838. 

12  Emcline  Augusta,  b.  July,  1840  ;   died  Sept.  1841. 

13  Caroline  Frances,  b.  June  17,  1842. 

14  John  Edward,  b.  Oct.  20,  1846.  15  Ella  Maria,  b.  Aug.  13,  1850. 
Shoe  manufacturer.  Centre  Street.     Residence,  Elm  Street. 


1  HERVEY.  —  Lorenzo  Dow  (son  of  David)  came  from  West  Bridge- 

water  ;  married  Harriet  Kenny,  daughter  of  James  Ripner,  of  New 
Haven,  Conn.,  Oct.  22,  1837.     Children  :  — 

2  Harriet  Matilda,  b.  June  18,  1838  ;  married  John  W.  Hayward,  Dec. 

2,  1860. 

3  Abbie  Smith,  b.  March  24,  1842  ;  m.  Frederick  E.  Holmes,  Jan.  3, 1864. 

4  Mary  Ann,  b.  June  24,  1844. 

Tin  plate  and  sheet-iron  worker.  Main  Street. 


5  Oliver  B.  (son  of  David)  married  Sarah  B.,  daughter  of Shaw, 

Oct.  25,  1841.     Children  :  — 

6  Louisa  P.,  b.  June  4,  1843;  married  Henry  Warren,  of  Randolph. 

7  Francis  B„  b.  Feb.  4,  1848. 

The  wife  died  March  23,  1852.     He  then  married  Deborah,  daughter 
of  Simeon  Leach,  Dec.  5,  1852.     Children  :  — 

8  Willie  Leach,  b.  Oct.  3,  1855  ;  died  Jan.  16,  1862. 


THE  HALL  FAMILY. 


1  John  Hall  (son  of  John)  came  from  Raynham  to  North  Bridgewater 
"a  18^^  ■   •"•■  •       ■  - 

,18 

07 


in  1826  ;  married  Theresa,  daughter  of  Mannasseh  Dickerman,  July 
5,  1824.     Children  :  —  *' 


530  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 


2  John  Davis,  b.  April  8,  1825  ;  died  June  12,  18G4. 

3  Francis  Orlando,  b.  Aj^ril  13,  1827  ;  married  Lucinda  P.  Burrill. 

4  Benjamin  Franklin,  b.  May  25,  1829  ;  married  Phebe  Augusta  Briggs. 

5  Elizabeth  Tcrrill,  b.  ]\Iay  21,  1831  ;  married  Elisha  HoUis. 

6  William  Henry,  b.  April  9,  1833  [11]  ;  married  Nancy  Hollis. 

7  James  Lyman,  b.  April  9,  1835  ;  married  Elizabeth  Taylor. 

8  Hester  Ann,  b.  Feb.  10,  1837  ;  married  Andrew  Jackson  Frost, 

9  Augustus  Florentine,  b.   Oct.   3,   1839  ;  m.  Susan  E.   Osborne ;  died 

Nov.  29,  18G3. 
10   George  Anthony,  b.  Feb.  22,  1842  ;  married  Mary  M.  Peck, 

Andrew  J.  Frost  died  in  Hospital,  Aug.  29,  1862  ;  was  a  member  of 
Co.  F,  12th  Regt. 


11  William  Henry  (son  of  John  1)  married  Nancy,  daughter  of  Paul  Hol- 

lis, of  East  Stoughton,  Oct.  1,  1852.     Children  :  — 

12  Arthur  Henry,  b.  May  11,  1854. 

13  Ernest  Clifford,  b.  June  22,  1856  ;  died  March  9,  1859. 

14  Adeline  Frances,  b.  Dec.  18,  1859. 

15  Horace  Alton,  b.  May  23,  18G2  ;  died  Sept.  6,  1862. 

16  David  (son  of  Daniel),  born  Feb.  22,  1811  ;  came  from  Duxbury  to 

North  Bridgewater  in  1831  ;  married   Mary  Partridge,  daughter  of 
Nathaniel  Soule,  of  Duxbury,  Nov.  2,  1836.     Children  :  — 

17  Austin,  h.  April  18,  1838  ;  died  April  29,  1838. 

18  Melissa,  h.  Nov.  22,  1839  ;  married  Ellis  Drake,  of  Stoughton,  1860. 

19  Eveline  Augusta,  b.  Sept.  21,  1841. 

20  Charles  Henderson,  b.  Sept.  1,  1843  ;  died  Nov.  9,  1844. 

21  Isabel  Minerva,  b.  iMarch  11,  1845  ;  died  Jan.  21,  1849. 

22  David  Soule,  b.  March  22,  1848.    24  Joshua  Walton,  b.  Feb.  13,  1854. 

23  Laura  Jane,  b.  Aug.  11,  1851,       25  Mary  Althca,  b.  Feb.  11,  1859, 


26  Oliver  Wendell  (son  of  Isaac)  came  from  Wrentham  to  North  Bridge- 

water  in  or  about  1830  ;  married  Susan,  daughter  of  Cyrus  Howard, 
June  22,  1831.  The  wife  died  May  4,  1837.  He  then  married 
Susan  Howard,  daughter  of  Charles  Copeland.     Children  :  — 

27  Mary  Brownell,  b.  April  11,  1841. 

28  Edward  Copeland,  b.  March  4,  1846, 
The  wife  died  March  27, 1850. 


THE  HARTWELL  FA^HLY, 

1  Isaac  (son  of  John)  married  Melinda,  daughter  of  Nathaniel  Manly. 

Children  :  — 

2  Isaac  Harrison,  b.  Jan.  14,  1813  [14]  ;  married  Harriet  Packard. 
The  father  died  April  17,  18G3,  aged  79  years. 

3  Charles  Augustus  (eon  of  John)  married  Abigail  Copeland,  daughter 

of  Nehemiah  Howard,  Oct.  7,  1827.     Children  :  — 

4  John  Horvard,  b.  June  14,  1828  ;  married  Mary  Martis,  of  Easton, 

5  Roxellana  Maria,  b.  Sept.  G,  1831  ;  m.  Bradford  Packaid,  of  Easton. 

6  Susan  Howard,  b.  July  3,  1833  ;  died  April  17,  1839. 

7  Abby  Augusta,  b.  Aug.  12,  1838 ;  m.  Frances  Porter,  of  East  Bridge- 

water. 
The  wife  died  Nov.  3,  1838.     He  then  married  Deborah  Wales,  dau.  of 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  531 

Nehemiah  Howard,  sister  of  the  first  wife,  May  26, 1839.  The  wife 
died  Sept.  3,  1848.  lie  then  married  Hannah  Howard,  daughter  of 
Ambrose  Leach,  of  West  Bridgewater,  Oct.  3,  1849.     Children  :  — 

8  Francis,  b.  Aug.  17,  1854. 

9  John  (son  of  Daniel  L.),  born  Dec.  21,  1832  ;  came  from  Haverhill, 

N.  H.,  in  1849  ;  married  Abigail  Leonard,  daughter  of  Lewis  F. 
Williams,  of  Easton,  May  8,  1853.     Children  :  — 

10  Ahhie  Harris,  b.  Feb.  23,  1854. 

11  Louisa  Fremont,  b.  May  22,  185G. 

12  John  Thomas,  b.  March  22,  1859. 

13  Eudora,  b.  Sept.  20,  18G1 ;  died  June  20,  1862. 

14  Isaac  Harrison  (eon  of  Isaac  1)  married  Harriet,  daughter  of  Micah 

Packard,  Esq.,  Jan.  1,  1834.     Children  :  — 

15  Clarence  Evander,  b.  July  6,  1836  [19]  ;   married  Martha  Dunbar, 

May  15,  1856. 

16  Adeline  Eudora,  b.  Feb.  12,  1839  ;  m.  Reuben  L.  Willis,  Dec.  13, 1859. 

17  Lucinda,  b.  March  13,  1846.  18  Leonora,  b.  June  28,  1853. 


19  Clarence  Evander  (son  of  Isaac  Harrison  14)  married  Martha,  dau. 

of  Stillman  Dunbar,  May  15,  1856.     Children  :  — 

20  Preston,  b.  Dec.  25,  1856. 

21  Kattie,  b.  Nov.  14,  1858. 

22  Fannie  Maria,  b.  Nov.  14,  1861  ;  died  May  23,  1864. 
Private  in  Co.  F,  12th  Regiment  Mass.  Volunteers. 


1  HARLOW.  —Nathaniel  B.,  born  Aug.  28, 1795  ;  came  from  Hanover 

to  North  Bridgewater  ;  married  Mary  Curtis,  March  25,  1824.     Chil- 
dren :  — 

2  Mary  Emily,  b.  Dec.  23,  1832  ;  m.  Isaac  N.  Chase,  of  Bucksport,  Me. 

3  JSathamel  Barnes,  b.  Nov.  15,  1838  ;  died  Sept.  22,  1859. 

The  wife  died  April  6,  1842,  aged  44.     He  then  married  Sophia,  dau. 
of  Jonathan  Howard,  March  3,  1844.     Children  :  — 

4  Hattie  Aufjusta,  b.  April  27,  1845,     5  Ella  Maria,  b.  Jan.  15,  1848. 
The  father  was  a  manufacturer ;  died  March  6,  1852,  aged  56. 


1  HATCH. — Calvin  (son  of  James)  came  from  Hanson  to  North  Bridge- 

water  in  1821  ;  married  Zilpha  Palmer,  of  Bridgewater,  Jan.  4,  1829, 
Children  :  — 

2  Calvin,  died  Feb.  13,  1830.  3  Calvin  Baalis,  died  Sept.  7,  1833, 
Cabinet-maker.     Residence  on  MontcUo  Street. 


1  HANCOCK.  — Moses  Winchester  (son  of  James),  b.  Jan.  5,  1819  ? 

came  from  Coventry,  Vt.  ;  married  Cornelia  Ann,  daughter  of  Daniel 
Adams,  of  Kingston.     Children  :  — 

2  Daniel  Winchester,  b.  Sept.  15,  1845. 

3  William  Henry,  b.  Sept.  30,  1850. 

4  Walter  Frank,  died  Sept.  7,  1861. 
Expressman. 


532  HISTORY  OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 


1  HOBART.  —  Nathaniel  came  from  Dorchester  in  1780,  and  settled 

where  Joseph  T.  Hobart  now  resides,  in  the  north-east  corner  of  tho 
town. 

2  Joseph  Torrey  (eon  of  the  above-named)  married  Jlary  Wood,  daughter 

of  Nathaniel  Shepardson,  of  North   Bridgewater,  Nov.   28,  1827. 
Children :  — 

3  Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  Oct.  7,  1828  ;  married  John  Emery. 

4  Lucy  Ann  Caroline,  b.  Jan.  11,  1831  ;  m.  Albert  Leonard,  of  Randolph. 

5  Ellen  Lucretia,  b.  Aug.  13,  1835  ;  married  Jackson  Bonney,  of  Maine. 
C  Ezra  Leonard,  b.  Aug.  14,  1840  ;  died  Sept.  16,  1842. 

7  Amelia  Gertrude,  b.  Aug.  2,  1843. 

8  Alice  Fostina,  b.  Aug.  3,  1848. 


1  HATHAWAY.  —  Charles  Little,  born  Feb.  19,  1815  ;   came  from 

RoSbury  to  North  Bridgewater  in  1828  ;  married  Betsy,  daughter  of 
Amasa  Morton,  of  Plymouth,  Mass.,  Nov.  29,  1888.     Children  :  — 

2  Charles  Morton,  b.  Sept.  17,  1839. 

3  Betsy  Anna,  b.  Oct.  31,  1841  ;  died  May  20,  1860. 

4  Addie  Frances,  b.  Feb.  17,  1844. 

5  Edward  T)yar,  b.  July  12,  1853. 
Blacking  manufacturer,  Montello  Street. 


6  Charles  Morton  (son  of  Charles  Little)  married  Susan  Augusta,  dau. 

of  William  Morey,  Jr.,  of  Plymouth,  Jan.  15,  1862.     Children  :  — 

7  Frank  Morton,  b.  Jan.  8,  1863. 
Blacking  manufacturer,  Montello  Street. 


1  HOLLYWOOD.  — Peter  Frank  (son  of  Peter) ,  born  Aug.  9,  1821; 

married  Julia  Diubgne,  daughter  of  Elkanah  Hamblin,  of  Ware- 
ham,  Mass.,  Feb.  17,  1846.     Children  :  — 

2  Alice,  b.  Dec.  23,  1846. 

3  Peter  Frank,  b.  Sept.  1,  1847. 

4  George  Hamblin,  b.  July  31,  1849. 

5  Jenny  Prentice,  b.  Aug.  27,  1851. 

6  Stephen  Swift,  h.  Aug.  17,  1854  ;  died  May  20,  1856. 

7  Joseph  Milltlt,  b.  Oct.  10,  1856. 
Merchant  tailor  on  Main  Street. 


1  HEXRY. — Thomas  Henry  came  from  Ireland  about  1740,  and  settled 

in  the  north-east  section  of  the  town,  on  or  near  the  place  occupied 
by  Theron  Ames;  he  married  Ann  Miller,  March  21,  1743.  Chil- 
dren :  — 

2  Thomas,  b.  March  21,  1744. 

3  James,  b.  Jan.  7,  1746;  married  Mehitable  Ilall,  1770. 

4  Jennet,  b.  Dec.  15,  1747  ;  m.  Uosea  Dunbar,  of  Halifax,  Oct.  22, 1767. 
6  John,  b.  Feb.  25,  1750.  8  Ann,  b.  May  1,  1756. 

6  Marrjarct,  b.  Feb.  10,  1752.  0  Samuel. 

7  Darid,  h.  Jan.  19,  175-1.  10    William. 

Mr.  Henry  and  his  family,  all  excepting  Jennet,  removed  to  Harpers- 
field,  N.  Y.  Thomas  and  .James  were  killed  by  the  Indians  and 
Tories  in  1775  or  1770.  John  was  taken  prisoner,  carried  to  Canada, 
and  tiiere  died.     Tiiis  family  was  a  pious  and  industrious  people. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  533 


1  HARDEN.  — Peleg  Stetson   (son  of  John)   marriecl  Sarah,  daughter 

of  Thomas  White,  of  Abington,  Nov.  8,  1836.     Children  :  — 

2  Daniel  Webster,  b.  May  29,  1837  ;  Co.  C,  29th  Regiment  Mass.  Volun- 

teers ;  died  at  the  U.  S.  Hospital,  at  Annapolis  Junction. 

3  Isabel  Frances,  b.  April  12,  1S43  ;  m.  John  E.  Eaton,  Sept.  28,  18G2. 

4  Walter  Stetson,  b.  July  11,  1856. 


1  HAVEN.  —  Henry  Rust  (son  of  John)  came  from  Meredith  Bridge, 

N.  H.,  to  North  Bridgewater  ;  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  David 
Packard.     Children  :  — 

2  George  Henry,  b.  May  12,  1853. 

3  Susie  Blanchard,  b.  April  6,  1857  ;  died  March  4,  1864. 

4  Freddie  Douglas,  b.  Feb.  1,  1860. 
Cabinet-maker. 


5  George  Avery  (son  of  John)   came  from  Meredith  Bridge,  N.  H.,  to 

North  Bridgewater  ;  married  Maria  Williams,  dau.  of  Joseph  Norrls, 
of  AVindsor,  Me.,  Oct.  21,  1855.     Children  :  — 

6  Frank  Norris,  b.  June  23,  1856. 

7  Mary  Abbie,  b.  Nov.  23,  1857. 

8  Lizzie  Willey,  b.  April  22,  1860. 

9  George  Mari,  b.  Aug.  23,  1859  ;  died  March  31,  1863. 
Shoe  manufacturer. 


1  HERROD.  — Samuel   (son  of  John)    came  from  England  to  North 

Bridgewater  in  the  fall  of  1847  ;  married  Hannah  Williams,  dau.  of 
Silvester  Grant,  of  Warren,  R.  I.,  Jan.  22,  1852.     Children  :  — 

2  Ernest  Augustus,  b.  March  21,  1855. 

3  Edward  Everett,  b.  Nov.  4,  1857. 

4  Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  April  17,  1861  ;  died  June  4,  1861. 

5  Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  Dec.  20,  1862. 
Shoe  manufacturer  on  Main  Street. 


THE  HOWARD  FAMILY. 


1  John  and  James  Howard,  brothers,  came  from  England  and  settled  in 

Duxbury.     John  removed  from  thence  to  the  West  Parish  of  Bridge- 
I  water,  and  became  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  the  town,  in   1651. 

(James  went  to  Bermuda.)  When  a  lad,  it  is  said  John  lived  in 
Captain  Miles  Standish's  iamily.  He  was  a  man  of  great  influence 
in  the  new  plantation,  and  was  one  of  the  first  military  officers  in 
Bridgewater.  Previous  to  1700  the  name  was  commonly  written 
Ilaward,  but  dui-ing  the  last  century  it  is  spelled  Howard.  The 
names  of  Howard  and  Ilayward  are  often  confounded,  and  by  many 
are  pronounced  alike.  They  may  have  been  the  same  name  originally, 
although  John  always  wrote  it  Haward,  without  any  y. 

2  John  [9],  married  Sarah  Latham,  1703. 

3  James,  married  Elizabeth  Wafihl)urn,  1686. 

4  Jonathan,  married  Sarah  Dean,  1692. 

5  Elizabeth,  married  Edward  Fol)es. 

6  Sarah,  married  Zacheus  Packard. 


534  HISTORY   OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 


7  Bethiah,  married  Henry  Kingman. 

8  Ephraim  [10],  married  Mary  Keith,  1689. 

The  father  was  an  inn-keeper  as  early  as  1670.     He  died  in  1700. 

9  John  (son  of  John  1)  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Robert  Latham, 

1703.     Children :  — 

10  Susanna,  b.  1697  ;  married  Captain  Nathaniel  Ames,  Dec.  2,  1702. 

11  Edward,  h.  1007  ;  married  Mary  Byram,  Feb.  7,  1711. 

12  Robprt,  b.  1699  [25]  ;  married  Abigail  Keith,  April  25,  1725. 

13  Martha,  married  David  Perkins. 

14  Sarah,  married  David  Turner,  of  Rehoboth,  1721. 

15  Bethiah,  married,  Ist,  Jonathan  Randall ;  2d,  John  Hayes,  of  Provi- 

dence, R.  I. 


16  EpnRAiM   (son  of  John  1)   married  Mary,  daughter  of  Rev.  James 

Keith.     Children  :  — 

17  Jane,  b.  Sept.  17,  1689  ;  m.  Nehemiah  Washburn,  March  26,  1713. 

18  Susanna,  b.  March  8,  1692;  married  Samuel  Jacobs,  1720. 

19  Martha,  h.  Aug.  7,  1005  ;  m.  Josiah  Williams,  of  Taunton,  1714. 

20  Ephraim,  b.  March  25.  1697  ;  married  Abigail  Tisdale,  1722. 

21  Daniel,  b.  Oct.  3,  1099  [34]  ;  m.  Damaris  Williams,  Jan.  10,  1723. 

22  David,  b.  March  3,  1703  ;  married  Bethiah  Leonard,  of  Taunton. 

23  Silence,  b.  June  3,  1705  ;  married  John  Burr,  Nov.  7,  1722. 

24  Mary,  b.  Dec.  21,  1707  ;  m.  1st,  John  Field,  1720  ;  2d,  Elisha  Pierce. 


25  Captain  Robert  Howard  (son  of  John  0)  was  one  of  the  first  settlers 

of  the  North  Parish  ;  married  Abigail,  daughter  of  Joseph  Keith, 
April  25,  1725.     Children  :  — 

26  John,  b.  Dec.  20,  1726  [38]  ;  married  Abigail  Hudson,  Dec.  28,  1752. 

27  Martha,  b.  Oct.  27,  1729  ;  married  William  Edson,  Nov.  27,  1754. 

28  Keziah,  b.  June  4,  1732  ;  died  Sept.  1,  1749. 

29  Robert,  b.  June  29,  1735  [48]  ;  married  Abis^ail  Snell,  May  5,  1757. 

30  Adam,  b.  March  18,  1737   [55] ;  married  Mary  Keith,  June  25,  1759. 

31  Abif/ail,  h.  Sept.  9,  1740  ;  died  Dec.  9,  1747. 

32  Betty,  b.  Dec.  1,  1744;  married  Abijah  Thayer. 

33  Daniel,  b.  Jan.  6,  1750  [50]  ;  married  Vesta  Howard,  June  29,  1773. 
The  father  died  in  1779,  aged  80. 

Captain  in  the  militia. 


34  Daniel  (son  of  Ephraim  10)   married  Damaris,  daughter  of  Thomas 

Williams,  of  Taunton,  1724.  lie  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  in  the 
North  Parish,  a  man  of  great  respectability.  Represented  the  town 
many  years  in  General  Court,  beside  filling  many  public  offices  of 
trust ;  a  justice  of  the  peace,  and  captain  of  a  military  company. 
His  children  were  :  — 

35  Mary,  b.  Aug.  24,  1727  ;  m.  Colonel  Simeon  Cary,  June  27,  1754. 

30  Barnabas,  b.  June  19,  1730  [07]  ;  m.  Mehitable  Packard,  July  2,  1755.. 

37  Silence,  b.  Oct.  31,  1741  ;  m.  Colonel  Josiah  Haydcn,  March  15,  17G3, 
He  died  in  1799,  aged  80  years. 

38  John  (son  of  Captain  Robert  25)  married  Abigail,  daughter  of  Daniel 

Hudson,  1752.     Children  :  — 

39  Ichahod,  b.  Feb.  9,  1754  [78]  ;  married  Molly  Keith,  Feb.  2,  1794. 

40  Krziah,  b.  Nov.  17,  1755;  died  Jan.  20,  I7t3. 

41  Bcla,  h.  Oct.  28,  1757  [88] ;  married  Mehitable  Cary,  Nov.  28,  1782. 


HOUSE  OF  EEV.  JOHN  PORTER,   FIRST  MINISTER  OF  NORTH 
PARISH.    (Green  Street.) 


RESIDENCE    OF    THE    LA.TE    BARNABAS    HO'WARD,    Esq. 
I  Formerly  used  as  a  Public  House.) 


FAMILY   REGISTEE.  535 


42  Abigail,  b.  Nov.  25,  1759  ;  died  Jan.  27,  1761. 

43  Abi(/ail,  b.  Feb.  9,  17G2  ;  married  Jonatlian  Perkins,  Oct.  18,  1785. 

44  John,  b.  Oct.  28,  1704  [92]  ;  married  Polly  Gill,  1794. 

45  Adam,  b.  Aug.  29,  1767  [95] ;  m.  Lois  Lovell,  of  Mansfield. 

46  Alfred,  b.  April  23,  1770  [98] ;  married  Lavina  Bisbec,  1794. 

47  Kcziah,  b.  July  4,  1774  ;  married  Joshua  Nilee,  1796. 
The  father  died  Oct.  20,  1792,  aged  66. 

48  Robert   (son  of  Robert  25)  married  Abigail,  daughter  of  Zachariah 

Snell,  May  5,  1757.     Children  :  — 

49  Zachariah,  b.  May  21,  1758  ;  married  Patty  Crafts,  IMarch  6,  1787  ; 

was  a  clergyman ;    settled  in  Canton,    where   he   died,  leaving   no 
children. 

50  Robert,  b.  Jan.  25,  1760  [107J  ;  m.  Susanna  Perkins,  Sept.  25,  1788. 

51  Si/lvia,  h.  June  22,  1762. 

52  Hannah,  b.  March  2,  1765  ;  m.  Joseph  Sylvester,  Esq.,  Aug.  10,  1786. 

53  Abigail,  b.  June  25, 1767  ;  married  Ephraim  Sturtevant,  Nov.  10,  1791. 

54  Lucinda,  b.  Feb.  4,  1778  ;  married  Noah  Chesman,  May  12,  1799. 
"The  father  died  1808,  aged  73. 


55  Adam   (son  of  Robert  25)   married  Mary,  daughter  of  Abiah  Keith, 

June  25,  1759,  and  died  1781,  aged  44,  leaving  no  children. 

56  Daniel  (son  of  Robert  2'.5)  married  Vesta,  daughter  of  Barnabas  How- 

ard, Esq. ,  June  29,  1773.     Children  :  — 

57  Darius,  b.  Dec.    13,  1773   [113]  ;  m.   1st,  Sophia  Howard,  June  3, 

1804  ;  2d,  Iluldah  Gary,  June  5,  1806. 

58  Daniel,  b.  Feb.  6,  1775  [122]  ;  m.   1st,  Susan  Kingman  ;  2d,  Widow 

Mary  Emerson. 

59  Ambrose,  b.  July  30,  1776  [130] ;  m.  Ruth  Parker,  and  removed  to 

Winslow,  Me. 

60  Ziphion,  b.  Dec.  15,  1779  [137]  ;  m.  Amy  Reynolds,  1803 ;  settled  in 

Winslow,  Me. 

61  Vfsta,  b.  Nov.  12,  1781  ;  m.  Robert  Swan  Holbrook,  of  Stoughton. 

62  Damaris,  b.  March  10,  1784  ;  m.  Jabez  Woodman,  of  New  Gloucester, 

Maine. 

63  Cyrus,  b.  July  22,  1788  [147]  ;  m.  1st,  Sylvia  Howard^  April  9,  1809  ; 

2d,  Abi  Edson,  May  11,  1823  ;  3d,  Keziah  Hayden,  April  30,  1839. 

64  Sidney,  b.  June  12,  1790  [158]  ;  m.  Sally  Littlefield,  of  Stoughton, 

1820. 

65  Polly,  b.  AprU  20,  1792  ;  single. 

66  Lewis,  b.  July  10,  1794  [163] ;  married  Eliza  Ford. 
The  father  died  April  20,  1821,  aged  71  years. 

67  Barnabas  (son  of  Daniel  34)   married  Mehi table,  daughter  of  Seth 

Packard,  July  2,  1755.     Children  :  — 

68  Vesta,  b.  Oct.  4,  1755  ;  married  Daniel  Howard,  June  29,  1773. 

69  Damaris,  b.  March  20,  1757;    married  Captain  John  French,  1779. 

70  Oliver,  b.  June  19,  1758  [170]  ;  m.  Susanna  Reynolds,  Nov.  2,  1780. 

71  Daniel,  b.  Dec.  5,  1759  [181] ;  married  Silence  Packard. 

72  Barnabas,  b.  Oct.  20,  1761  ;  died  single. 

73  Jonas,  b.  July  25,  1763  [185]  ;  m.  Abigail  Packard,  Feb.  26, 1784. 

74  Mehitable,  b.  Feb.  27,  17G5  ;  married  John  Wales,  Jan.  8,  1789. 

75  Gideon,  b.  Feb.  27,  1767  [196];  married  Molly  Willis,  May  4,  1788. 

76  Lois,  b.  Nov.  23,  1769  ;  married  Nathan  Keith,  June  13,  1786. 

77  Anna,  b.  July  29,  1771  ;  died  single. 

The  lather  died  Nov.  8,  1813,  aged  84.    The  wife  died  Nov.  28,  1813. 


536  HISTORY    OF   NOETH    BRIDGEWATER. 


78  Deacon  Ichabod  (eon  of  John  38)  married  Molly,  daughter  of  Levi 

Keith,  Feb.  2,  1794.     Children  :  — 

79  Melinda,  b.  Feb.  9,  1796  ;  married  Ozen  Gurney,  Dec.  11,  1820. 

80  Bethiah,  b.  March  30,  1797  ;  married  Martin  Gary,  Oct.  17,  1822. 

81  Linus,  b.  Sept.  2,  1799  [208]  ;  married  Zilpha  Field,  June  5,  1832. 

82  Li/sandcr,  b.  April  15,  1802  [214] ;  m.  Mary  B.  French,  Feb.  16, 1826. 

83  Nanci/,  b.  May  1,  1804  ;  married  Charles  Southworth,  Oct.  18,  1834. 

84  Maria,  b.  May  21,  1800. 

85  Henry,  b.  June  15,  1808  [217]  ;  m.  1st,  Charlotte  Packard  ;  2d,  Emily 

Ware. 
8G  David,  h.  April  4,  1810  ;  m.  Widow  Mary  B.  Howard,  Sept.  25,  1836. 
87  Mary  Ann  Keith,  b.  July  11,  1812  ;  died  Oct.  11,  1843. 

The  father  died  March  22,  1841.     The  mother  died  May  11,  1837. 

He  -was  a  deacon  of  the  First  Congregational  Church  for  many  years. 


88  Bela  (son  of  John  38)  married  Mehitable,  daughter  of  Colonel  Simeon 

Cary,  Nov.  28,  1782.     Children  :  — 

89  Cary,  b.  1782. 

90  Sibil,  b.  1784  ;  married  Oliver  Dike,  Nov.  29,  1810. 

91  Oliver  Dike. 

The  father  died  June  6,  1786.     The  widow  then  married  Samuel  Dike, 
Jan.  31,  1793. 


92  JoHX  (son  of  John  38)  married  Polly  Gill,  1794.     Children  :  — 

93  Eliza  Gill,  b.  1801.  94  Polly  Hudson,  b.  1803. 
The  father  died  Jan.  17,  1805. 

Removed  to  Canton,  Mass. 


95  Adam  (son  of  John  38)  married  Lois,  daughter  of  Deacon  Isaac  Lovell, 

of  Mansfield,  Mass.     Children  :  — 

96  Daniel  Hudson,  b.  Feb.  14,  1814. 

97  Olive  Fobes,  b.  Dec.  20,  1816. 

The  father  died  July  15,  1859.     The  mother  died  Feb.  20,  1865. 

98  Alfred  (son  of  John  38)  married  Lavina  Bisbee,  of  Stoughton,  Mass., 

1794.     Children :  — 

99  Alfren,  b.  April  24,  1796. 

100  Lavina,  b.  x\pril  IG,  1798  ;  died  single. 

101  Sarah,  b.  xMay  23,  1800  ;  died  single. 

102  Abujail  Hudson,  b.  Nov.  30,  1802 ;  died  single. 

103  John,  h.  Sept.  28,  1805  ;  m.  1st,  Abigail  Bryant ;  2d,  Lavina  Willis. 

104  Palty  Snell,  b.  Doc.  12,  1807  ;  died  single. 

105  William  Gray,  b.  Sept.  21,  1810  ;  m.  Ist,  Harriet  Field;  2d,  Louisa 

Field. 
lOG  Sibil,  b.  June  24,  1813  ;  married  William  Brown. 

The  father  died  March  24,  1834,  aged  64  years.     The  mother  died  April 
13,  1856,  aged  80. 


107  Robert  (son  of  Robert  48)   married  Susanna,  daughter  of  Jonathan 

Perkins,  Sept.  25,  1788.     Children  :  — 

108  Rhoda,  b.  June  25,  1790  ;  married  Colonel  Edward  Southworth,  Dec. 

7,  1815. 
100  Myra,  b.  Aug.  9,  1792 ;  died  1840. 
110  Lucia,  b.  June  16,  1795  ;  m.  Colonel  Nathan  Jones,  Dec.  17,  1820. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  537 


111  Noble,  b.  May  18,  1797  ;  died  Aug.  19,  1800. 

112  Harrison,  b.  Oct.  7,  1801  [222] ;  married  Emily  Fillebrown  Packard, 

Aug.  27,  1838. 
The  father  died  Feb.  23,  1846,  aged  86  years. 

113  DARitJS  (son  of  Daniel  56)  married  Sophia,  daughter  of  Jonas  Howard, 

June  3 ,  1804.     Children  :  — 

114  Elmira,  b.  Dec.  10,  1804. 

115  Sophia,  b.  June  19,  1807  ;  married  Charles  Snell,  Oct.  2,  1827. 

116  Darius,  b.  June  19,  1807  ;  died  young,  April  17,  1815. 

The  mother  died  Aug.  15,  1807.     He  then  married  Huldah,  daughter 
of  Jonathan  Gary,  June  5,  1808.     Children  :  — 

117  Cary,  b.  Aug.  6,  1809  [234] ;  m.  Sylvia  H.  Packard,  Nov.  28,  1833. 

118  Aurelia,  b.  March  23,  1813  ;  m.  Edward  S.  Packard,  Aug.  29,  1836. 

119  Frederic,  b.  Feb.  14,  1815 ;  single. 

120  Darius,  b.  Oct.  29,  1817  [237]  ;  m.  Ellen  Broadhurst,  Sept.  22,  1844. 

121  Abigail  Perkins,  b.  March  18,  1820  ;  married  Luther  Hayward,  March 

31,  1839. 
The  father  died  April  8,  1836.     He  was  a  selectman  of  the  town,  also 
deputy  sheriff  several  years. 

122  Daniel  (son  of  Daniel  56)  married  Susan,  daughter  of  Ezra  Kingman, 

of  East  Bridgewater,  Nov.  4,  1802.     Children  :  — 

123  Sidney  Kingman,  died  July  3,  1849.         124  Susan  Whitman. 

The  wife  died  .     He  then  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Ebenezer 

and  Elizabeth  (Goff )  Hall,  of  Newcastle,  Me.,  June  9,  1809.     Chil- 
dren :  — 

125  Mary  Emerson.  127   Vesta  Jane,  died  Aug.  22,  1831. 

126  E/iza  Ann.  128  Daniel  Mosely. 

129  Harriet  Newell. 

The  wife  died  Jan.  4, 1854.    The  father  died  at  Vassalboro',  Me.,  April 
30,  1864,  aged  89. 

130  Ambrose  (son  of  Daniel  56)  married  Ruth  Parker,  Aug.  1801.     Chil- 

dren :  — 

131  Vesta,  married  Luther  Sawtelle,  Dec.  1826  ;  residents  of  Sidney,  Me. 

132  Ruth,  married  Charles  Drummond,  March  24,  1829  ;  resident  of  Wins- 

low,  Me. 

133  Lydia  Clark,  married  Franklin  Dunbar,  Jan.  30,  1830. 

134  Sybil  Patlee,  married  William  Bassett,  of  Bridgewater,  Aug.  13,  1832. 

135  Hannah,  married  Thomas  Dunbar,  March  17,  1836  ;  resident  of  Fair- 

field, Me. 

136  Cyrus  [241]  married  Cornelia  A.  Bassett. 
This  family  settled  in  Winslow,  Me. 

137  ZirnioN  (son  of  Daniel  56)  married  Amy,  daughter  of  Joseph  Reynolds, 

1803.     Children  :  — 

138  Camilla,  b.  1804  ;  married  Benjamin  Stevens,  of  Winthrop,  Me. 

139  Catherine,  b.  1806  ;  married  Rev.  Aaron  Sanderson,  of  Waterford,  Me. 

140  Vesta,  h.  1808  ;  married  Benjamin  Stockin,  of  Monmouth,  Me. 

141  Maria,  b.   1810 ;  m.  Calvin  Chandler,  of  Winthrop,  Me.     The  wife 

died  May  21,  1824. 

142  Daniel,  h.  May  27,  1812  ;  married  Phebe  Maxim,  of  Wayne,  Me. 

143  Martha,  b.  1814  ;  married  Calvin  Chandler,  of  Winthrop,  Me. 

144  Otis,  b.  Dec.  28,  1816 ;  married  Alfeedia  Gott,  of  Wayne,  Me. 

145  Lewis,  h.  1819  ;  died  in  infancy. 

68 


538  HISTORY  OP  NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 


146  Mary  T.,  b.  Oct.  14,  1824 ;  m.  Albion  P.  Gibbs,  of  Livermore,  Me. 
The  lather  died  Jan.  6,  1849.     This  family  resided  at  Winslow,  Me. 

147  CrRCS  (son  of  Daniel  56)  married  Sylvia,  daughter  of  Colonel  Caleb 

Howard,  April  9,  1809.     Children  :  — 

148  Susan,  b.  Aug.  15,  1812  ;  married  Oliver  W.  Hall,  June  22,  1831. 

149  Ci/rus,  b.  Xov.  14,  1817  [251] ;  married  Hannah  Field,  Nov.  6,  1844. 

150  Sylvia,  died  Feb.  14,  1822. 

The  wife  died .  He  then  married  Abi,  daughter  of  William  Ed- 
son,  May  11,  1823,     Children  :  — 

151  Caroline,  b.  Dec.  25,  1825  ;  died  April  23,  1830. 

152  Ambrose,  b.  July  16,  1828  ;  married  Maria  Chandler. 

153  Caroline,  b.  June  IG,  1830  ;  died  July  7,  1852. 

154  Adoniram,  h.  Oct.  12,  1834  ;  married  Harriet  Adelaide  Mathews. 

155  Susan,  b.  May  15,  1837  ;  single. 

The  wife  died  Dec.  25,  1838.  He  then  married  Keziah,  daughter  of 
John  Randall,  of  Easton,  and  widow  of  John  Hayden,  April  30, 
1839.     Children  :  — 

156  Edwin,  b.  Feb.  25,  1842.  157  Franklin  b.  July  3,  1844. 
The  wife  died  AprU  30,  1857. 

158  SiDXET  (son  of  Daniel  56)  married  Sally,  daughter  of Littlefield, 

of  Stoughton,  1820.     Children  :  — 

159  Hovendcn  Littlefield,  b.  March  15,  1821    [255J ;  married  Emily  Jane 

French,  Sept.  3,  1846. 

160  John  Shrpard,  b.  Sept.  7,  1824  [261];  married,  1st,  Cynthia  Faxon; 

2(1,  Jklarv  Ford. 
101  Nathan  Capen,  b.  June  11, 1828  [264] ;  married  Mary  Elizabeth  Beals, 
May  1,  1850. 

162  Vesta,  b.  1832  ;  married  Frank  W.  Hatch,  of  Marshfield. 

163  Lewis  (son  of  Daniel  56)  married  Eliza,  daughter  of  James  Ford,  of 

Abington.     Children  :  — 

164  Leivis,  b.  March  29,  1829. 

165  Loenza,  Oct.  30,  1831  ;  died  Oct.  28,  1846. 

166  Tyler,  h.  Feb.  2,  1835 ;  died  May  6,  1861. 

167  Ellen  Augusta,  b.  June  8,  1836  ;  m.  Robert  H.  Packard,  Oct.  20, 1856. 

168  Webster,*  b.  Jan.  29,  1838  ;  married  Lucy  Ella  Clapp,  of  EiSton. 
109  Eliza  Frances,  b.  Oct.  9,  1842 ;  m.  Austin  C.  Packard,  Oct.  16,  1860. 


170  Oliver  (son  of  Barnabas  67)  married  Susanna,  daughter  of  Thomas 

Reynolds,  Nov.  2,  1780.     Children  :  — 

171  Parnel,  b.  June  2,  1782  ;  married  James  Ford,  Oct.  26,  1800. 

172  Oliver,  b.  Jan.  27,  1784  [268]  ;  m.  Lucy  Sturtevant,  Dec.  4,  1808. 

173  Daniel,  b.  Sept.  20,  1785  [277] ;  m.  Ahigail  Howard,  March  14,  1806. 

174  Emily,  b.  June  12,  1786 ;  married  ApoUos  Howard,  April  8,  1802. 

175  Berntce,  b.  April  15,  1787  ;  married  Zophar  Field,  Feb.  6,  1811. 

176  Lois,  b.  March  23,  1789  ;  married  Samuel  Linfield,  of  Randolph. 

177  Olis,  h.  Feb.  11,  1792  [281]  ;  m.  Reuma  Southworth,  Aug.  2;^,  1818. 

178  Melntable,  b.  May  23,  1794;  married  Charles  Copeland,  Dec.  9,  1816. 

179  Betsy,  b.  July  11,  1796  ;  married  Robert  Packard,  Oct.  17,  1822. 

180  Olive. 

The  father  died  Jan.  29,  1845,  aged  86.     The  mother  died  Dec.  31, 
1817,  aged  61. 

•  Was  a  member  of  Co.  F,  L2th  Mass.  Regiment. 


FAMILY   REGISTER.  539 


181  Daniel  (son  of  Barnabas  67)  married  Silence,  daughter  of  Thomas 

Packard.     Children  :  — 

182  Polly,  married  John  Holbrook,  of  Stoughton,  Oct.  11,  ISOO. 

183  Silence,  married  Robert  Swan  llolbrook,  of  Stoughton,  Mny  29,  1800. 

184  Relief,  married  Benjamin  Capen,  of  Stoughton,  Jan.  9,  1805. 

185  Jonas    (son   of  Barnabas  67)   married  Abigail,  daughter   of  Nathan 

Packard,  Feb.  25,  1784.     Children  :  — 

186  Sophia,  b.  May  28,  1785  ;  married  Darius  Howard,  June  3,  1804,  and 

died  1807. 

187  Rowena,  b.  April  19,  1787  ;  married  Simeon  Gary,  Oct.  27,  1806. 

1^8  Barnabas,  h.  May  15,  1789  ;  married Bisbee,  of  Hartford,  Me. 

189  Jonas,  b.  Oct.  17,  1791 ;  died  single,  Dec.  15,  1824. 

10  An7ia,  b.  April  2,  1794;  m.  Charles  Littlefield,  of  Stoughton,  1821. 

191  Louisa,  b.  Oct.   10,  1798;  m.  Loring  H.  Thayer,  of  Randolph,  Aug. 

19,  1821. 

192  Lydia,  b.  Dec.  29,  1800;  m.  Darius  Littlefield,  of  Stoughton,  Sept. 

30,  1821. 

193  Edwin,  b.  Feb.  1,  1803  ;  married Alden,  of  Randolph. 

194  Angelina,  b.  Aug.  3,  1806  ;  married  Henry  Thayer,  of  Randolph. 

195  Sophia,  b.  Feb.  10,  1810  ;  m.  Alanson  Wentworth,  of  Stoughton. 


106  Gideon  (son  of  Barnabas   67)   married  Molly,  daughter   of  Nathan 
Willis,  May  4,  1788.     Children  :  — 

197  Gideon,  b.  April  29,  1789  [283] ;  m.  Sibil  Harris,  May  18,  1811. 

198  Austin,  b.  Sept.  7,  1791  [296];  m.  Abigail  Crane,  March  18,  1819. 

199  Martha  Marsh,  b.  Dec.  4,  1793  ;  m.  Daniel  H.  Gary,  April  19,  1812. 

200  Adeline,  b.  April  20,  1796  ;  married  Samuel  Harris,  of  Abiugton. 

201  Lucy,  h.  June  13,  1798  ;  married  Lot  Blanchard,  of  Stoughton,  1817. 

202  Albert,  h.  Oct.  2,  1800  ;  married  Eliza  Blanchard,  Oct.  2,  1822. 

203  Mary,  h.  JMarch  2,  1803  ;  married  Silion  Packard. 

204  Elijah,  h.  April  8,  1805  ;  married  Abigail  Faxon. 

205  Betsy,  b.  Aug.  6,  1807  ;  married  Albert  Holbrook,  of  Stoughton. 

206  Francis,  b.  Aug.  10,  1809  ;  married Clark,  of  Rochester. 

207  Nathan    Willis,  b.  April  16,  1812  ;  married,  1st,  Lucia  Packard ;  2d, 

Martha  Coffin  ;  3d,  Hannah  Hunter  ;  4th,  Augusta  Hunter. 


208  Linus  (son  of  Deacon  Ichabod78)  married  Zilpha,  daughter  of  William 

Field,  June  5,  1832.     Children  :  — 

209  John  Abbott,  h.  Jan.  2,  1835. 

210  Linus  Preston,  b.  June  9,  1836  ;  killed  at  second  battle  of  Bull  Run, 

Aug.  30,  1862. 

211  Julia  Maria,  b.  May  3   1838. 

212  Waldo  Vose,   b.  Oct.  2,  1841.       213   George  Henry,  b.  Nov.  12, 1843. 

214  Lysander  (son  of  Deacon  Ichabod  78)  married  IMary  Brett,  daughter 

of  Alpheus  French,  Feb.  16,  1826.     Children  :  — 

215  Samuel  Walter  Scott,  b.  June  1,  1827  [298] ;  married  Harmony  F. 

Packard,  Nov.  23,  1853. 

216  Lysander  Bradford,  b.  June  5,  1830  [301]  ;  married  Matilda  Packard, 

Nov.  23,  1853. 
The  father  died  April  10,  1835.     The  widow  then  married  David  How- 
ard, Sept.  25,  1836. 


217  Henry  (son  of  Deacon  Ichabod  78)  married  Charlotte,  daughter  of 
Howard  Packard,  Sept.  29,  1831.     Children  :  — 


540  HISTORY    OP    NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

218  Edward  Payson,  b.  Sept.  1,  1832. 

The  wife  died  Nov.  24,  18-i(3.     He  then  married  Mary  Emily  Ware,  of 
Wrentham,  Mass.,  Dec.  1,  1847.     Children  :  — 

219  Hairy  Wheaton,  b.  Feb.  14,  1849. 

220  Emily  Ware,  b.  March  24,  1851. 

221  Bertha  Codding,  b.  April  20,  1857. 

222  Harrison  (son  of  Robert  107)  mirried  Emily  Fillebrown,  daughter  of 

Benjamin  Packard,  of  \Yinthrop,  Me.,  Aug.  27, 1838.     Children  :  — 

223  Robert  Noble,  b.  Aug.  31,  1839. 

224  Harrison,  b.  July  19,  1841  ;  died  Aug.  24,  1841. 

225  Tyler,  b.  July  19,  1841 ;  died  Aug.  6,  1841. 

220  George  Albion,  b.  Nov.  7,  1842  ;  Co.  G,  24th  Mass.  Volunteers. 

227  Justin,  Co.  C,  24th  Mass.  Volunteers. 

228  Susan  Emily,  b.  Jan.  9,  1846  ;  died  Sept.  1,  1847. 

229  Malcomb,  b.  Sept.  1,  1847  ;  died  June  15,  1863,  from  kick  of  a  horse. 

230  Abby,  b.  Mav  18,  1849  ;  died  April  18,  1850. 

231  Arthur,  b.  Jan.  4,  1851. 

232  Rhoda  Frances,  b.  Aug.  31,  1852.         233  Roger,  Ix  July  4,  1854. 
Farmer. 


234  Gary  (son  of  Darius  113)   married  Sylvia  H.,  daughter  of  Captain 

Robert  Packard,  Nov.  28,  1833  :  — 

235  Lyman,  b.  May  16,  1830 ;  died  Sept.  27,  183G. 

236  Embcrt,  h.  July  23,  1842 ;  m.  Hattie  C.  Howard,  of  Winslow,  Me., 

Dec.  7,  1805. 
Carpenter  and  cabinet-maker. 

237  Darius  (son  of  Darius  113)  married  Ellen  B.  Broadhurst,  Sept.  22, 

1844.     Children  :  — 

238  Edgar  Percival,  b.  June  5,  1847. 

239  Mary  Ellen,  b.  Aug.  17,  1850.       240  Fanny  Bixby,  b.  Nov.  28,  1853. 
Shoe  manufacturer. 


241  Cyrus  (son  of  Ambrose  130)  married  Cornelia  A.  Bassett,  Sept.  24, 

1839.     Children  :  — 

242  Hattie  Cornelia,  married  Embert  Howard,  of  CampcUo,  Dec.  7,  1865. 

243  Sidney  [304],  married  Mary  Stratton,  April  16.  1849. 

244  Lucia.  247  Edward  Otis.  249  Mary  Frank. 

245  Thalia.  248  John  Francis.  250  Katie  Dinsmore. 

246  George  Bassett. 


251  Cyrus  (son  of  Cyrus  147)  married  Hannah^  daughter  of  Zopbar  Field, 

Nov.  6,  1844.     Children  :  — 

252  Isabel  Alma,  b.  Nov.  6,  1844. 

253  Caroline  Agnes,  b.  June  J6,  1850  :  died  Feb.  23,  1862. 

254  Ernest  Carleton,  b.  March  29,  1863. 


255  HovENDEN  LiTTLEFiELD  (soH  of  Sidney  158)  married  Emily  Jane,  dau. 

of  Samuel  French,  of  Turner,  Me.,  Sept.  3,  1846.     Children  :  — 

256  Samuel  French,  h.  July  17,  1847  ;  died  Oct.  22,  1865. 

257  Sidney,  b.  S.pt.  20,  1850. 

258  Charles  Addison,  b.  Feb.  17,  1854. 

259  Jeremiah  Capen,  b.  Oct.  31,  1859.    260  Ellis  Clifton,  b.  Feb.  14,  1863. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  541 


261  John  Shepard  (son  of  Sidney  158)  married  Cynthia,  daughter  of  Daniel 

Faxon,  of  Randolph,  May  27,  1852.  The  wife  died  Nov.  17,  1859. 
He  then  married  Mary,  daughter  of  James  Ford,  of  Abington,  Jan. 
1,  1862.     Children  :  — 

262  Frank  Elwood,  b.  Feb.  25,  18G3  ;  died  Sept.  3,  1863. 

263  Herbert  Winslow,  h.  Sept.  8,  1864. 
Shoe  manufacturer. 


*^ 


264  Nathan  Capen  (son  of  Sidney  158)  m.  Mary  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 

Captain  Jeremiah  Beals,  May  1,  1850.     Children :  — 

265  Adelia  Elizabeth,  b.  May  20,  1851. 

266  Jeremiah  Bcals,  b.  Oct.  5,  1855. 

267  Anna  Winslow,  b.  April  16,  1858. 


268  Oliver  (son  of  Oliver  170)  married  Lucy,  daughter  of  Ephraim  Stur- 

tevant,  Dec.  4,  1808.     Children  :  — 

269  Ahiffail,  b.  Sept.  18,  1809  ;  married  William  Packard,  May  13,  1829. 

270  Willard,  h.  Aug.  22,  1811  ;  married  Harriet  Hawes. 

271  Rufus  Emery,  b.  Dec.  26,  1813  ;  m.  1st,  Sarah  B.  Dunbar,  Jan.  19, 

1836  ;  2d,  Julia  Ann  Kingman,  May  18,  1838.    He  died  July  8, 1838. 

272  Elizabeth,  b.  April  22,  1816. 

273  Daniel  Sturtevant  [309],  married  Rhoda  Gary,  Feb.  17,  1839. 
27-4  Lucy,  married  Loring  S.  Holbrook,  Nov.  10,  1842. 

275  Elizabeth,  single. 

276  Gorham  Bradford,  married  Ellen  Mann,  of  Pembroke,  Oct.  31,  1858. 


277  Daniel  (son  of  Oliver  170)  married  Abigail,  daughter  of  Colonel  Caleb 

Howard,  March  14,  1806.     Children  :  — 

278  Apollos  Everett,  b.  Jan.  9,   1807  [313]  ;  m.  1st,  Rebecca  Foss  ;  2d, 

Widow  Caroline  W.  Stark,  Oct.  2,  1855. 

279  Daniel,  b.  Jan.   17,  1809  [318] ;  m.  Calista  Spaulding,  of  Townsend, 

Mass.,  Nov.  5,  1829. 

280  Abigail,  b.  Feb.  24,  1811  ;  died  Jan.  2,  1822. 

The  father  died  Nov,  26,  1812.     The  wife  died  Dec.  15,  1858,  aged  73. 


281  Otis  (son  of  Oliver  170)  married  Reuma,  daughter  of  Charles  South- 

worth,  Aug.  28,  1818.     Children  :  — 

282  Franklin  Otis,  b.  Jan.  2,  1819  [323]  ;  married  Helen  M.  Davis,  March 

17,  1844. 
The  father  died  Sept.  23,  1854,  aged  62  years. 


283  Gideon  (son  of  Gideon  196)  married  Sibil,  daughter  of  John  Harris, 

May  18,  1811.     Children  :  — 

284  Gideon,  married  Sally  Stetson,  of  Quincy. 

285  Sibil,  married  Albert  Decoster. 

286  Adeline,  died . 

287  Matilda,  married  Hiram  Faunce. 

288  Jason,  married  Sarah  AVhiting,  of  Quincy. 

289  Barton,  married  Susan  ^laxfield,  of  Maine. 

290  Adeline,  married  Bethuel  Harris. 

291  Almeda,  married  Henry  Packard,  of  Abington. 

292  Miranda,  married  jNIehitable  Ludden. 

293  Andrew  Jackson,  married  Lucia  Moody,  of  Me. 


542  fflSTORY  OF   NORTH  BRIDGEWATEE. 

294  Luanda  Maria,  married  Isaiah  Hayden,  of  North  Bridgewater. 

295  Rodney,  married  Eunice  Moody,  of  Me. 
This  family  resided  at  South  Kandolph. 

296  Austin  (son  of  Gideon  197)  married  Abigail  Crane,  of  Stoughton, 

1819.     Children:  — 

297  Abifjail,  b.  June  29,  1820  ;  married  Isaac  Harris. 
The  wife  died  Oct.  15,  1858. 


298  Samuel  W.  S.  (son  of  Lysander  214)  married  Harmony  Frances,  dau. 

of  Deacon  Simeon  Packard,  Nov.  23,  1853.     Children  :  — 

299  Walter  Franklin,  b.  Jan.  19,  1856. 

300  Fanny  Edward,  b.  Aug.  1,  1857. 
Photographic  artist.  Main  Street. 


301  Lysaxder  Bradford  (son  of  Lysander  214)  married  Matilda,  daughter 

of  Deacon  Simeon  Packard,  Kov.  23,  1853.     Children  :  — 

302  Louise  Frances,  b.  March  21,  1855. 

303  Annie  May/iciv,  b.  April  8,  1857. 
Photographic  artist,  Main  Street. 


304  Sidney  (son  of  Cyrus  242)  married  Mary  Stratton,  April  16,  1849. 

Children  :  — 

305  William  Stratton.  307  Horace  Sidney. 

306  Abbie  May.  308  Jennie  May. 

309  Daniel  Stcrtetant  (eon  of  Oliver  268)  married  Rhoda,  daughter  of 

Barzilla  Cary,  Feb.  17,  1839.     Children  :  — 

310  Warren  Alcott,  h.  Dec.  20,  1839  [32G] ;  married  Mary  A.  Stetson,  Dec. 

25, ISGI. 

311  Frank  Lucius,  b.  Sept.  20,  1853 ;  died  Dec.  1,  1853. 

312  Lizzie  Stone,  b.  Jan.  12,  1855. 
Shoe  manufacturer,  Montello  Street. 

313  AroLLos  ErERETT  (son  of  Daniel  277)  married  Rebecca,  daughter  of 

Daniel  Fuse,  of  Lebanon,  Me.,  Sept.  25,  1831. 
The  wife  died  Nuv.  16,  1834.     He  then  married  "Widow  Caroline  W. 
Stark,  daughter  of  Joel  Converse,  of  Lyme,  N.  H.,  Oct.  2,  1855. 
Children  :  — 

314  Caroline,  b.  Aug.  3,  1856.  316  Mabel  E.,  b.  June  9,  1862. 

315  Abbic,  h.  Dec.  5,  1859.  317  Franklin  E.,  b.  Oct.  25,  1864. 
Residence  at  Franklin,  Mass. 


318  Daniel  (son  of  Daniel  277)  married  Calista  Spaulding,  Nov.  5,  1829. 

Children  :  — 

319  Daniel,  b.  Oct.  13,  1830  [328] ;  m.  Almira  E.  Hood,  Sept.  28,  1852. 

320  Abif/ail,  b.  Nov.  21,  1833. 

321  Elkn  C,  b.  Sept.  17,  1836.  322  Mary  E.,  b.  May  9,  1840. 
Residence  at  ^Ve8t  Roxbury,  Mass. 

323  Fr.\>-klin  Otis  (son  of  Otis  281)  married  Helen  Matilda,  daughter  of 

Samuel  S.  Davis,  March  17,  1844.     Children  :  — 

324  7A7.n  0//5,  b.  Feb.  6,  1845.      '""J'.'^Jci 

325  Edith  Mrrriam,  b.  Nov.  24,  1857.  ? /f^^**"^  '^.^  Ar^fAA  ,, 
Bout  manufacturer. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  543 


32G  Warren  Alcott  (son  of  Daniel  Sturtevant  309)  married  Mary  Agnes, 
daughter  of  Charles  Stetson,  of  Kingston,  Mass.,  Dec.  25,  1861. 
Children  :  — 

327  Mary  Stetson,  b.  Nov.  19,  18G2. 
Shoe  manufacturer. 


328  Daniel  (son  of  Daniel  318)  married  Almira  Eliza,  daughter  of  Frederic 

Hood,  of  Edgecomb,  Me.,  Sept.  28,  1852.     Children  :  — 

329  Frederic  Theodore,  b.  Jan.  9,  1859. 

330  Flora,  h.  March  31,  1861. 

331  Ida  Grace,  b.  Jan.  24,  1863.  332  Lilian  G.,  b.  Sept.  6,  1864. 
Newspaper  and  periodical  depot,  Post  office,  State  Street,  Boston.     Res- 
idence at  West  Koxbury. 


333  COLONEL  CALEB  HOWARD  was  the  eon  of  George,  the  son  of 

Ephraim,  the  son  of  Ephraim,  the  son  of  John,  one  of  the  first 
settlers  of  the  town  of  Bridge  water  from  Duxbury,  and  the  common 
ancestor  of  the  name  of  Howard.  He  married  Sylvia,  daughter  of 
Daniel  Alger.     Children  :  — 

334  Hannah,  b.  May  9,  1782  ;  m.  Zibeon  Crafts,  Oct.  29,  1799. 

335  Apollos,  b.  Aug.  23,  1784  [345]  ;  married  Olive  Cary,  April  8,  1802. 

336  Abigail,  b.  March  23,  1780  ;  married  Daniel  Howard,  March  14,  1806. 

337  St/lvia,  b.  June  9,  1788  ;  married  Cyrus  Howard,  April,  1809. 

338  Vesta,  b.  Mav  17,  1790;  married  David  Torrey,  of  Scituate. 

339  Chloe,  b.  Jan.  19,  1793  ;  died  single. 

340  Nancy,  h.  Jan.  10,  1795;  married  Azor  Packard,  Feb.  14,  1815. 

341  Welcome,  b.  April  17,  1797  [350]  ;  m.  Susan  Tilden,  April  21,  1825. 

342  Olive,  b.  July  24,  1799  ;  married  John  Wales,  June  13,  1820. 

343  Caleb,  b.  June  8,  1802  [365]  ;  married  Polly  Tilden,  Dec.  25,  1823. 

344  Tho7nas  Jefferson,  b.  July  20,  1804  [374] ;  m.  Lavina  Tilden,  Jan.  2, 

1831. 
Mr.  Howard  was  a  justice  of  the  peace,  colonel  in  the  militia,  and 
held  many  public  offices.  His  wife  died  Sept.  17,  1819.  He  then 
married  Abigail,  daughter  of  Issachar  Snell,  Esq.,  May  17,  1820. 
He  died  Jan.  4,  1831,  aged  71  years.  The  wife  died  April  11,  1848, 
aged  75. 


345  Apollos  (son  of  Colonel  Caleb  333)  married  Olive,  daughter  of  Major 
Daniel  Cary,  April  8,  1802.  He  afterward  married  Emily,  daughter 
of  Oliver  Howard.     Children  :  — 

340  Harriet,  married  Charles  Horton,  of  Milton. 

347  Noble  [382]  married  Catherine  Lathrop,  of  Boston. 

348  George  [385]  married  Eliza  Packard,  of  Randolph. 

349  Emily,  married  Leonard  Emerson,  of  Maiden. 

The  wife  died .     He  then  married  Bethiah,  daughter  of  Jonathan 

Porter,  of  North  Bridgewater.     Children  :  — 

350  Nancy,  died  Sept.  8,  1860. 

351  Chloe  married  Walter  Chamberlain,  of  Augusta,  Me. 

352  Amanda. 

353  Charles  Henry  [387]  married  Sarah  Ann  Bearce,  of  Hyannis,  Mass. 

354  Abbie,  married  Orlando  Arnold,  of  Sidney,  Me. 

355  Davis  Porter,  married  Sarah  Bacon  Berry,  of  Hyannis,  Mass. 
The  father  died  March  5,  1849. 


544  HISTORY   OP   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

356  "Welcome  (son  of  Colonel  Caleb  333)  married  Susan,  daughter  of  John 

Tilden,  April  21,  1825.     Children  :  — 

357  Welcome  Adams,  h.  Aug.  20,  1826. 

358  Susan  Tilden,  b.  Dec.  10,  1828  ;  m.  Erastus  N.  Fay,  April  3,  1856. 
350  John  Tilden,  b.  Nov.  9,  1830  ;  m.  Kate  L.  Stebbins,  March  12,  1857. 
3G0  Edwin,  b.  Nov.  11,  1832. 

361  Mary,  b.  July  26,  1835  ;  married  Daniel  N.  Keith,  Dec.  30,  1855. 

362  Henry,  b.  April  14,  1838. 

363  Charles,  b.  April  24,  1841  ;  Co.  F,  12th  Regiment ;  was  one  to  help 

bring  the  body  of  Colonel  Fletcher  Webster- off  the  battle-field. 

364  Ellen  Richardson,  b.  Oct.  25,  1848  ;  m.  Edwin  Keith,  Nov.  25,  1862. 


365  Caleb  (son  of  Colonel  Caleb  333)  married  Polly,  daughter  of  John 

Tilden,  Dec.  25,  1823.     Children  :  — 

366  Syhna  Alger,  b.  Aug.  9,  182-1. 

367  Caleb,  b.  Aug.  11,  1828  ;  killed  in  the  battle  of  Poplar  Grove  Church, 

Sept.  30,  1864. 

368  Ahhie  Louisa,  b.  March  1,  1834  ;  died  Oct.  11,  1855. 

369  Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  Aug.  19,  1836. 

370  Emeline  Frances,  b.  March  19,  1838. 

371  Julia  Anne,  b.  Nov.  24,  1841. 

372  Josephine  Packard,  b.  INIarch  6,  1843. 

373  Clara  Leland,  b.  March  14,  1848. 

Died  at  Medfield,  Mass.,  June  6,  1854,  aged  57  years. 

374  Thomas  Jefferson  (son  of  Colonel  Caleb  333)  married  Lavina,  daughter 

of  John  Tilden,  Jan.  2,  1831.     Children  :  —  ^ 

375  Thomas  Franklin,  b.  June  14,  1831 ;  married  Frances  A.  Clark,  July 

10,  1855. 

376  Caleb,  b.  Aug.  2,  1834. 

377  Willard,h.  July  10,  1838  ;  Adjutant  54th  Mass.  Regiment  (colored), 

Colonel  R.  G.  Shaw. 

378  Frederick,  b.  March  19,  1837  ;  died  1838. 

379  Davis,  h.   July   16,   1842 ;   44th   Regiment  Mass.   Volunteers,  nine 

months'  men. 

380  Georr/e  Burrill,  b.  Nov.  24,  1846. 

381  Frederick  Leslie,  b.  Feb.  2,  1849. 


382  Noble  (son  of  Apollos  345)  married  Catherine  Lathrop,  of  Hyannis, 

Mass.     Children  :  — 

383  Harriet,  married  Francis  Sanderson. 

384  Sarah  Nettie,  married  Adams  Lathrop. 

Mr.  Howard  is  mail  agent  on  Cape  Cod  Railroad,  and  resides  at  Hy- 
annis. 


385  George  (son  of  Apollos  345)  married  Eliza  Packard,  of  Randolph, 

Mass.     Children  :  — 

386  Mary  Emma. 

Resident  of  West  Randolph,  Mass. 


387  Cuarles  Henry  (son  of  Apollos  345)  married  Sarah  Ann  Bearce,  of 

Hyannis,  Mass.     Children  :  — 

388  Clara  Ardell. 

blaster  uf  repairs  on  Cape  Cod  Railroad  ;  resident  of  Hyannis. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  545 

389  ASA  HOWARD  was  son  of  Benjamin,  horn  Sept.  24,  1776;  came  to 

North  Bridge-water  in  1802 ;   married   Eunice,  daughter  of  Isaac 
Thayer.     Children  :  — 

390  Ephraim,  b.  April  19,  1798  [399] ;  m.  1st,  Lydia  Gary,  1821 ;  2d,  Han- 

nah Finney,  1837. 

391  Sajnuel,  b.  July  12,  1800  ;  m.  Mary  Carleton ;  died  May  5,  1859. 

392  Charles,  b.  April  18,  1803  [407]  ;  m.  Lavina  Rounds,  July  G,  1828. 

393  Isaac  Thayer,  b.  May  7.  1805  ;  died  1822,  aged  17. 

394  Mary  Ann,  b.  Feb.  24,  1808  ;  married  William  Faxon,  July  31,  1825. 

395  Asa,  died  July  4,  1813  :  died  Oct.  1814. 

396  Asa,  b.  Aug.  28,  1815 ;  died  Sept.  10,  1817. 

397  Elizabeth  Bird,  b.  Feb.  22,  1818  ;  married  Lewis  Fisher,  Jr.,  1840. 

398  Martha  Jane,  b.  June  10,  1820  ;  married  David  F.  Studley,  1839. 
The  father  died  Aug.  23,  1828. 


399  Ephraim  (son  of  Asa  389)  m.  Lydia,  daughter  of  James  Cary,  June 

24,  1821.     Children  :  — 

400  Lucian,  b.  Oct.  28,  1822  ;  died  Jan.  9,  1822. 

401  Mary  Jane,  b.  Dec.  22,  1823  ;  died  Jan.  9,  1824. 

The  wife  died  Feb.  22,  1831.     He  then  married  Hannah,  daughter  of 
Captain  Seth  Finney,  of  Plymouth,  Sept.  27,  1837.     Children  :  — 

402  Samuel  Finvey,  b.  March  12,  1839. 

403  Hannah  Jane,  b.  April  16,  1840;  m.  Austin  Farrington,  of  Stoughton. 

404  Ephraim  Henry,  b.  May  8,  1841 ;  died  May  25,  1841, 

405  Ephraim  Francis,  b.  Dec.  20,  1845  ;  Co.  — ,  35th  Regiment. 

406  Elizabeth  Bird,  b.  Aug.  16,  1854. 
The  wife  died  Sept.  1,  1862. 


407  Charles  (son  of  Asa  389)  m.  Lavina,  daughter  of  John  Rounds,  of 

Rehoboth,  July  6,  1828.     Children  :  — 

408  Lydia   Williams,  b.  Nov.  24,  1834 ;  m.  George  J.  Cram,  of  Canton, 

Feb.  12,  1864. 

409  Charles,  b.  Jan.  9,  1837  ;  married  Maria  Copeland,  Nov.  27,  I860. 

410  Geor(je  Elmer,  b.  Sept.  6,  1846  ;  died  Oct.  2,  1847. 

411  Henry  Herbert,  b.  March  22,  1849. 


412  WILLIAM  PENN  HOWARD  (son  of  Elijah  Howard,  Esq.)  came  from 

Easton  to  North  Bridgewater ;   married  Abby,  daughter  of  John 
Wales.     Children  :  — 

413  Louisa  A.,  b.  1848. 

414  Frederic  W.,  b.  1851. 

The  father  died  Aug.  31,  1855.  In  the  death  of  this  young  man  the 
community  felt  his  loss  seriously.  He  was  a  public-spirited  man, 
generous,  genial,  and  greatly  beloved  by  all  with  whom  he  had  to  do. 
At  the  time  of  his  decease  a  grand  display  was  in  preparation,  of  the 
various  trades  in  the  town,  to  raise  funds  for  the  improvement  of  the 
cemetery  grounds,  together  with  a  fair,  of  which  he  had  been  chosen 
President.  Cut  down  in  the  prime  of  life,  and  in  the  midst  of  the 
lively  and  stirring  events  then  at  hand,  his  loss  cast  a  deep  gloom 
over  the  people  of  the  town.  His  remains  were  followed  to  the  grave 
by  a  band  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  which  organization  he  was  an  active, 
prominent  member. 

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546  HISTORY   OF    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

THE  JACKSON  FAMILY. 

1  Ephraim  is  the  firet  of  this  name  that  settled  in  the  town  of  Bridge- 

water,  and  probably  resided  in  the  West  Parish.  He  married  Lydia 
Leach,  and  removed  to  Wrentham.  His  son,  Ephraim,  from  whom 
those  bearing  that  name,  in  Bridgewater,  have  descended,  married 
JBathsheba,  daughter  of  John  Trask,  17G5.     Children  :  — 

2  Asa,  b.  Dec.  5,  17G5  ;  went  West ;  married  in  Worthington. 

3  Oliver,  b.  March  18,  17G7  [14]  ;  married  Olive  Gurney,  May  6,  1807. 

4  Caleb,  b.  Sept.  3,  1769  [22J  ;  married  Zeruiah  Keith,  Aug.   20,  1801. 

5  Lydia,  b.  Feb.  20,  1771  ;  married  Isaac  Damon,  of  Chesterfield,  Mass. 

6  Balhshcha.  b.  July  28,  1772;  married  Simeon  Howard. 

7  George   Washington,  b.  Oct.   19,  1776  ;  m.  Molly  Briggs,  of  Halifax. 

8  Rhoda,  b.  Jan.  16,  1778  ;  married Dunston. 

9  Caldn,  b.  June  17,  1779  [30] ;  m.  Sally  Godfrey,  July  5,  1810. 

10  Clarissa,  h.  Dec.  20,  1780  ;  married  Mayhew  Packard. 

The  Avife  died  Dec.  24,  1782.     He  then  married  Hannah  Delano,  Feb. 
5,  1784.     Children  :  — 

11  Barnard  [35],  married  Bathsheba  Keith.  July  15,  1808. 

12  Lucy,  married  Sullivan  Packard,  Aug.  23,  1804. 

13  Polly,  married Pope. 

The  lather  died  May  29,  1814,  aged  75.     The  mother  died  Dec.  24, 1782. 

14  Captain  Oliver  (son  of  Ephraim  1)  married  Olive,  daughter  of  Cap- 

tain Zachariah  Gurney,  May  0,  1807.     Children  :  — 

15  Benjamin  Franklin,  b.  Oct.   1,  1807  [46] ;  m.  Rebecca  Snell,  Sept. 

26,  1834. 

16  Henry,  b.  July  26,  1811  [52]  ;  m.  Martha  C.  Keith,  Jan.  1,  1840. 

17  Alphcus  Gurney,  b.  June  11,  1813  [57]  ;  m.  Mary  Howard  Alger,  Oct. 

29,  1840. 

18  Eliza,  b.  Aug.  21,  1817  ;  married  John  W.  Hunt,  Nov.  29,  1838. 

19  Oliver,  b.  Oct.  16,  1819  [59] ;  m.  Melvina  F.  Packard,  June  9,  1846. 

20  Olive  Jane,  b.  Nov.  14,  1825;  m.  Guilford  White,  Esq.  Sept.  14,  1845. 

21  Thomas,  b.  Sept.  21,  1822  [63] ;  m.  Btsy  A.  Perkins,  Nov.  1848. 
The  father  died  March  19,  1845,  aged  78  years. 


22  C.AI.EB   (son  of  Ephraim  1)  married  Zeruiah.  daughter  of  Jonathan 

Keith,  Aug.  20,  1801.     Children  :  — 

23  Mary  Keith,  b.  Dec.  21,  1801 ;  m.  Job  Bartlett,  of  West  Bridgewater, 

1827. 

24  Hannah,  b.  Feb.  2,  1804  ;   ra.  Asa  Copeland,  of  West  Bridgewater, 

1823. 

25  Adeline,  b.  Jan.  11,  1807  ;  m.  Horace  Parlin,  1829. 

2*)  Elizabeth,  b.  (Jet.  6,  1809  ;  married  Jesse  Rice,  of  Nahant. 
27  Jonathan  Keith,  b.  April  10,  1812  ;  died  single,  Aug.  1842. 
2-<  Thomas,  b.  Sept.  17,  1814  ;  removed  to  Califormia,  1849. 
29  Samuel,  b.  Feb.  0,  1818  ;  m.  Julia  Hewett,  of  Livermore,  Me.,  1845. 
The  wife  died  June,  1844,     The  father  died  Sept,  1847,  at  Winthrop, 
Me. 


30  C.\LviN  (son  of  Ephraim  1)  married  Sally,  daughter  of Godfrey, 

July  5,  1810.     Children  :  — 

31  Nahum  Hodges,  h.  June  15,  1812 ;  married  Betsy  Alexander. 

32  Ophdia  Rosscler,  b.  Jan.  3,  1814 ;  m.  David  Stone  ;  resident  of  Kill- 

ingly,  Conn. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  547 


33  Mary  Godfrey,  b.  July  28,  1815. 

34  Hector  Varnum,  b.  Jan.  22,  1818  ;  m.  Miriam  M.  Oakes,  of  South- 

bridare. 


35  Barnard  (son  of  Ephraira  1)  married  Bathsheba  Keith,  daughter  of 

Jonathan  Keith,  July  15,  1808.     Children  :  — 

36  L7jdia  Keith,  b.  Feb.  10,  1809  ;  died  single,  1849. 

37  Efhraim,  b.  Jan.  16,  1.811  [67J  ;  married  Lucy  Wild,  of  Braintree. 

38  Benjamin  Delano,  b.  Nov.  3,  1812  ;  m.  Mary  Drake,  Nov.  11,  1838, 

39  Marcia  Kingman,  b.  Jan.  10,  1814  ;  m.  Lorenzo  Wade,  Nov.  1837. 

40  Simeon  Keith,  b.  Feb.  14,  1816  ;  died  July  17,  1820. 

41  David  Packard,  b.  Feb.  5,  1818  ;  died  young. 

42  Hannah  Snell,  b.  Feb.  5,  1820  ;  married  James  Reed  Stoddard,  July 

29,  1837. 

43  David  Cobb,  b.  May  25,  1823  ;  married  Mary  Ann  Leach. 

44  Warren  Nason,  b.  Aug.  11,  1829  ;  m.  Juila  Caswell,  June  6,  1858. 

45  Abigail  Keith,  b.  Oct.  7,  1831  ;  married  Dwight  E.  Hale.     lie  was 

starved  to  death  by  the  rebels  in  Salisbury,  N.  C,  July  9,  1865. 
The  mother  died  April  9,  1853.     The  father  died  July  4,  1859. 

46  Ben.tamin  Franklin  (son  of  Captain  Oliver  14)  married  Rebecca,  dau. 

of  Alvin  Snell,  Sept.  26,  1834.     Children  :  — 

47  Andrew,  b.  Nov.  30,  1838  ;  private  in  Co.  F,  12th  Mass.  Regiment. 

48  Laban,  b.  Oct.  23,  1840 ;  private  in  Co.  F,  12th  Mass.  Regiment. 

49  Oliver,  b.  Nov.  15,  1843. 

60  Alvin,  b.  Jan.  8,  1847.  51   Willard  Edward,  b.  May  4, 1851. 

Farmer,  on  East  Street. 


52  Henry  (son  of  Captain  Oliver  14)  married  IMartha  Cary,  daughter  of 

Captain  Ziba  Keith,  Jan.  1,  1840.     Children  :  — 

53  Na7ici/  Cary,  b.  Nov.  9,  1840. 

54  Henri/  Martin,  h.  Dec.  6,  1842  ;  m.  Susie  E.  Packard,  Nov.  13, 

55  Martha  Ella,  b.  June  30,  1852. 

56  Addie  Watson,  b.  Feb.  10,  1856. 
Shoemaker. 


57  Alpheus  Gurnet  (son  of  Captain  Oliver  14)  married  Mary  Howard, 

daughter  of  Cyrus  Alger,  of  West  Bridgewater,  Oct.   29,   1840. 
Children  :  — 

58  Olive  G.,  died  Jan.  9,  1845. 
The  father  died  March  23,  1848. 


59  Oliver  (son  of  Captain  Oliver  14)  married  Melvina  Frances,  daughter 

of  Arza  Packard,  June  9,  1846.     Children  :  — 

60  Ablne  Frances,  b.  Oct.  27,  1848  ;  m.  Ziba  C.  Keith,  Dec.  31,  1865. 

61  Sarah  Ophelia,  b.  Sept.  27,  1850. 

62  Oliver  Granville,  b.  July  21,  1853  ;  died  Sept.  1,  1855. 

63  Tho-Mas  (son  of  Captain  Oliver  14)  married  Betsy  Abigail,  daughter  of 

Jusiah  Perkins,  Nov.  1848.     Children  :  — 

64  Elmer  Thomas,  b.  Dec.  9,  1850. 

65  Emerson  Gurney,  b.  July  29,  1853. 

66  Charles  Sumner,  b.  May  1,  1862. 
Farmer,  on  South  Street. 


548  msTORT  OP  north  bridgewateb. 

67  Ephraim  (son  of  Barnard  35)  married  Lucy,  daughter  oLAtherton 

Wild,  of  Braintree,  April  19,  1832.     Children  :  — 

68  Harriet  Frances,  b.  April  30,  1833. 

69  Gilbert  Lafayette,  b.  April  8,  1835. 

70  HenvT/  Clay,'h.  April  19,  1838  ;  m.  Mary  Amanda  Moulton,  of  Ossi- 

pee,  N.  H.,  Aug.  15,  18G0.     Dry-goods  ealeeman  in  Boston. 

71  Anna  Wild,  b.  Sept.  24,  1811. 

72  Paul  Wild,  b.  Feb.  21,  1844 ;  Co.  G,  24th  Regiment  Mass.  Volunteers  ; 

wounded  June  7,  18G4. 

73  George  Baxter,  b.  Dec.  3,  1849  ;  died  Nov.  21,  1858. 
The  wife  died  Sept.  6,  1860. 

Stone-mason. 


1  JAMESON.  —  William,  born  June  18,  1790  ;  married  Mehitable,  dau. 

of  Samuel  Brett,  Feb.  5,  1815.     Children  :  — 

2  Lucinda  Emeline,  b.  Sept.  8,  1815  ;  died  Aug.  27,  1815. 

3  Joel  Packard  [6],  b.  June  14,  1819  ;  married  Prudence  Jane  Dudley, 

March  4,  1852. 

4  William  Nelson,  b.  Oct.  1,  1821 ;  married  Adeline  Baker,  of  Duxbury, 

Jan.  6,  1853  ;  died  March  18,  1855. 

5  Jonas  Packard  \9],  b.  Aug.  13,  1823  ;  m.  Sibil  Brett,  Aug.  29,  1847. 
The  wife  died  July  1,  1856. 

Farmer. 


6  Joel  Packard  (son  of  William  1)  married  Prudence  Jane,  daughter  of 

Stephen  Dudley,  of  Readfield,  Me.,  March  4,  1852.     ChUdrea  :  — 

7  Martha  Adeline,  b.  Nov.  1,  1852.    8  Elizabeth  Adelaide,  b.  May,  1855. 
Shoemaker  and  farmer. 

The  father  died  Jan.  16,  1859. 


9  Jonas  Packard  (son  of  William  1)  married  Sibil,  daughter  of  Josiah 
Brett,  Aug.  29,  1847.     Children  :  — 

10  Geori^e  Harlon,  b.  March  29,  1848. 

11  Alma  Lavina,  b.  Nov.  24,  1852  ;  died  Dec.  18,  1853. 

12  Nellie  Nancy,  h.  Feb.  24,  1800  ;  died  Oct.  11,  1860. 
Shoemaker  and  farmer. 


THE  JOHNSON  FAMILY. 


1  William  (son  of  Thomas)  came  from  Kingston  to  North  Bridgewater  ; 

horn  Aug.  31,  1813  ;  married  Mary,  daughter  of Alden,  June 

2,  1836.     Children  :  — 

2  Mary  Alice,  b.  April  13,  1839. 

3  William  Thomas,  b.  Dec.  12,  1840  ;  died  Jan.  29,  1864. 

4  Frank  Myron,  h.  Jan.  29,  1852  ;  died  July  23,  1853. 
The  fatlier  died  June  10,  1854. 


5  Charles  Stevens  (son  of  Thomas) ,  bom  April  24,1810;  came  from 

Kingston  ;  married  Lucinda,  dau.  of  Captain  David  Ames,  in  1831. 
Ciiildren  :  — 

6  Emma  Aurjusta,  h.  Jan.  13,  1840.     8  Adeline,  b.  March  15,  1845. 

7  Richard  Francis,  b.  July  5,  1843.     9  Adelaide,  b.  March  15,  1845. 


FAMILY   REGISTER.  649 

10  Charles  Edwin,  b.  June  24,  1853  ;  Co.  C,  3d  Rhode  Island  Battery  ; 

wounded  near  Harper's  Ferry  while  skirmishing. 
Carpenter,  Main  Street. 

11  Henry  (son  of  Thomas),  born  Dec.  7,  1818;  came  from  Kinpjston  ; 

married  Mehitable  Brett,  daughter  of  Captain  David  Ames,  Nov.  7, 
1844.     Children  :  — 

12  Henry  Augustus,  b.  Dec.  14,  184C. 

13  Julia  Amanda,  b.  Sept.  12,  1848  ;  died  Sept.  24,  1853. 
The  wife  died  March  24,  1854. 

Teamster. 


14  Edwin  (son  of  Thomas),  born  Dec.  29,  1823  ;  came  from  Kingston; 
married  Mary  Mercy,  daughter  of  William  Bradford,  May  14, 1851. 
The  wife  died  Jan.  24,  185G.     lie  then  married  Abby  Ann,  daughter 
of  Ephraim  Keith,  of  Bridgewater,  Nov.  11,  1857. 
Clerk. 


15  Nahum  (son  of  Isaac),  born  April  3,  1824  ;  came  from  Bridgewater  in 

1844  ;  married  Harriet  Amanda,  daughter  of  Martin  Hayward,  1854. 
Children  :  — 

16  Frederic  Hayward,  b.  Nov.  1,  1857. 

The  wife  died  Jan.  6,  1860.     He  then  married  Elizabeth  Ann,  daughter 
of  Josiah  Packard,  Oct.  31,  1861.     Children  :  — 
17'  Harriet,  died  Nov.  6,  1863. 

Miss  Packard,  the  last  wife,  was  a  graduate  of  the  New  England  Female 

Medical  College,  and  was  in  practice  for  a  short  time. 
Shoe  manufacturer. 


THE  JONES  FAMILY. 


1  Captain  Asa  Jones  was  the  son  of  Nathan  Jones,  of  Rajrnham,  Mass.  ; 

came  to  North  Bridgewater,  and  married  Rachel,  daughter  of  Captain 
Jeremiah  Beals,  Dec.  4,  1792.     Children  :  — 

2  Nathan,  b.  Aug.  19,  1794  [7]  ;  married  Lucia  Howard,  Feb.  17,  1820. 

3  Rossctcr,  b.  Sept.  16,  1797  [9]  ;  m.  Hannah  Marshall,  Jan.  1,  1824. 

4  Sally,  h.  Aug.  12,  1799  ;  married  John  Thompson,  Nov.  18,  1819. 

5  Augustus,  b.  Oct.  12,  1891  [12]  ;  m.  Almeda  Torrey,  Nov.  27,  1828. 

6  Asa  Bcals,  b.  Sept.  21, 1893  [15]  ;  m.  Huldah  J.  Noyes,  Dec.  21,  1829. 
The  wife  died  .      lie  then  married  Charity,  daughter  of  Mark 

Perkins,  Nov.  27,  1806. 
The  father  died  Dec.  6,  1840.     The  mother  died  March  20,  1849. 


7  Nathan  (son  of  Captain  Asa  1)  married  Lucia,  daughter  of  Robert 

Howard,  Feb.  17,  1820.     Children  :  — 

8  Rachel  Beals,  b.  Dec.  25,  1822;  m.  George  H.  Cushman,  Oct.  5, 1845, 

and  have  three  children  :  — 
1  Alice.  2  Helen.  3  Henry  Laurens,  b.  April,  1851. 

9  RossETER  (son  of  Captain  Asa  1)  married  Hannah,  daughter  of  Hay- 

ward Marshall,  Jan.  1,  1824.     Children  :  — 

10  Abigail  Alice,  b.  Jan.  8,  1827  ;  died  Nov.  27,  1847. 


550  HISTORY    OF    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

11  Bradford  Elliot,  b.  Sept.  22,  1841  fl8] ;  married  Katy  M.  Paine,  of 

Province  town. 
The  father  died  July  3,  1842.     Carpenter. 

12  AiGCSTLS  (son  of  Captain  Asa  1)  married  Almeda,  daughter  of  Turner 

Torrey,  Nov.  27,  1828.     Children  :  — 

13  Augustus  Turner,  b.  May  21,  1832  [20] ;  married  Helen  Eveleth,  of 

Xew  Gloucester,  Me. 

14  Sarah  Fidelia,  b.  Jan.  1,  1834 ;  m.  Charles  R.  Ford,  Oct.  18,  1857. 
Carpenter. 

15  Asa  Beals  (son  of  Captain  Asa  1)  married  Huldah  Jenkins,  daughter 

of  Daniel  Noyes,  of  Abington,  Dec.  21,  1829.     Children  :  — 

16  Frederic  Gilmorc,  h.  Sept.  28,  1832  [21] ;  married  Isabella  D.  Hunt. 

17  Asa  Dexter,  b.  Feb.  2,  1834  [24]  ;  married  Ellen  Sweeny. 
The  father  died  Feb.  2G,  1805. 


18  Bracford  Elliot  (son  of  Rossetcr  9)  m.  Katy  M.,  dau.  of  Dr.  Stephen 

A.  Paine,  of  Provincetown,  Mass.,  Sept.  21,  18G2.     Children  :  — 

19  Kate,  b.  Aug.  8,  1863. 

20  Augustus  Turver   (son  of  Augustus  12)  married  Helen  Eveleth,  dau. 

of  Moses  Eveleth,  of  New  Gloucester,  Me.,  Dec.  2,  1860. 
Mr.  Jones  is  a  graduate  of  Yale  College.     Editor  and  Proprietor  of  the 
North  Bridgewater  Gazette. 


21  Frederic  Gilmore  (son  of  Asa  Beals  15)  married  Isabella  Davis,  dau. 

of  Arnold  Hunt,  Sept.  23,  1851.     Children  :  — 

22  Walter  Frederic,  b.  Oct.  21,  1855. 

23  Edwin  Bradford,  b.  Nov.  19,  1858. 
Shoe  manufacturer. 


24  Asa  Dexter  (son  of  Asa  Beals  15)  married  Ellen,  daughter  of  Edmund 

Sweeny,  Jan.  19, 1851.     Children  :  — 

25  Ellis,  h.  Jan.  24,  1853.  26  Ella,  b.  Jan.  24,  1853. 

27  AO/nc  Frances,  b.  Jan.  1,  1855. 

28  Marietta,  b.  May  12,  18-57. 

29  Georf/e  Dexter,  b.  May  12,  1857. 

30  Charles  Edmund,  b.  April  18,  1859  ;  died  Sept.  18,  1859. 

31  Clara  Augusta,  b.  Feb.  14,  1>>61  ;  died  L8G1. 
Shoemaker. 


1  JO.SLYN.  —  Em?iia  H.    (son  of  Eleazer),  born   Jan.   1811;   married 

llaniiiih  Barrell,  daughter  of  Dr.  Daniel  Sawin,  of  East  Bridgewater. 
Cliildren  :  — 

2  Cornelia  Atwood,  b.  Jan.  1841. 

3  Elm^r  Watson,  b.  April,  1843. 

4  Alice  Wadsworth,  b.  May,  1845 ;  married  Adelbert  Linfield. 

Th  •  wife  died  Dec.  17,  1856,  aged  42.  He  then  married  Ellen,  dau.  of 
Alliert  Kingman,  and  widow  of  T.  Emerson  Gurney,  Sept.  1,  1857. 
Children  :  — 

5  Albert,  b.  Feb.  28,  1865. 

Espressman  l>etwecn  North  Bridgewater  and  Boston. 


FAMILY   REGISTEE.  551 


THE  KEITH  FAMILY. 

1  Rev.  JAIMES  KEITH  came  from  Aberdeen,  Scotland,  in  IG62,  at  tho 

age  of  18.  He  was  the  first  ordained  minister  in  Bridgewater, 
having  been  ordained  in  Feb.  1GG4.  He  married  Susanna,  daughter 
of  Deacon  Samuel  Edson.     Children  :  — 

2  James,  married . 

3  Joseph,  married  Elizabeth  Fobes. 

4  Samuel,  married  Bcthiah  Fobes. 

5  Timothy  [11],  married  Hannah  Fobes,  Feb.  1,  1710. 

6  John,  married  llannali  Washburn,  April  18,  1711. 

7  Josiah,  married  JMary  Lathrop. 

8  Margaret,  married Hunt. 

9  Mary,  married  Ephraim  Howard. 

10  Susanna,  married  Major  Jonathan  Howard. 

His  second  wife  was  Widow  Mary  Williams,  of  Taunton. 

The  father  died  at  West  Bridgewater,  July  23,  1719,  aged  76,  after  a 
pastorate  of  56  years.  From  this  family  has  sprung  a  large  and  re- 
spectable list  of  descendants,  which  are  scattered  over  every  portion 
of  the  country.  It  is  said  that  in  1810  there  were  200  bearing  the 
name  of  Keith  in  the  town  of  Bridgewater,  which  included  what 
is  now  North,  "East,  West,  and  South  Bridgewater. 


11  Timothy  (son  of  James  1)  married  Hannah,  daughter  of  Deacon  Ed- 

ward Fobes,  Feb.  1,  1710.     Children  :  — 

12  Timothy,  b.  Jan.  27,  1711  [16]  ;  m.  Bethiah  Ames,  June  2,  1737. 

13  Abiah,  b.  Oct.  11.  1712  [19]  ;  married  Mary  Snell,  Aug.  26,  1737. 

14  Nathan,  h.  Dec.  16,  1714  [29]  ;  married  Hannah  Snell,  Aug,  26,  1746. 

15  Hannah,  b.  April  16,  1718  ;  married  Daniel  Ames,  .Ian.  28,  1742. 
This  family  were  among  the  first  in  the  North  Parish. 

The  wife  died  May  23,  1765.     Tlie  fatlier  died  Nov.  8,  1767,  aged  83. 


16  Timothy  (son  of  Timothy  11)  married  Bethiah,  daughter  of  William 

Ames,  June  2,  1737.     Children  :  — 

17  Levi,  b.  Aug.  25,  1738  [38]  ;  married  Jemima  Perkins,  Nov.  8,  1759. 

18  Timothy,  b.' July  24,  1740. 
The  father  died  1740,  aged  29. 


19  Abiah  (son  of  Timothy  11)  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Joseph  Snell, 

Aug.  22,  1737.     Children  :  — 

20  Mary,  b.  April  6,  1738  ;  married  Adam  Howard,  June  25,  1759. 

21  Reuben,  b.  Oct.  3,  1740  ;  died  April  11,  1758. 

22  Mehitable,  b.  Jan.  1,  1742;  died  xMarch  21,  1747. 

23  Isaac,  b.  May  18,  1744  ;  died  March  5,  1747. 

24  Anne,  b.  Sept.  30,  1748. 

25  Asa,  b.  June  10,  1750  [48] ;  m.  Susanna  Cary,  June  21,  1774. 

26  Bathsheha,  b.  Oct.  14,  1752  ;  married  Edward  Bass,  of  Braintree,  Feb. 

27,  1772. 

27  Keziah,  b.  April  12,  1754. 

28  Shepard,  b.  Nov.  3,  1756  [57] ;  married  Sally  Hawes,  1795. 

The  father  died  Sept.  9,  1781,  aged  69.     The  wife  died  June  11,  1804. 


20  Nathan  (son  of  Timothy  11)  married  Hannah,  daughter  of  Joseph 
Suell,  Aug.  26,  1746.  'Children  :  — 


552  HISTORY   OF    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 


30  Mchitdble,  b.  Jan.  28,  1747  ;  m.  Theophilus  Curtis,  Feb.  13,  1766. 

31  Simeon,  b.  Jan.  19,  1749  [G5J  ;  married  Molly  Gary,  June  15,  1775. 

32  Damaris,  b.  Jan.  3,  1751 ;  m.  Joseph  Allen,  of  Braintree,  1769. 

33  Isaac,  b.  Dec.  2G,  1753  [76]  ;  married  Hannah  Cole,  1775. 

34  Jonathan,  b.  Nov.  19,  1754  [78]  ;  m.  Hannah  Snell,  Aug.  28,  1777. 

35  Hannah,  b.  Nov.  25,  1756  ;  died  May  9,  1773. 

36  Martha,  b.  Feb.  1,  1761  ;  married  Elisha  Bisbee,  1779. 

37  JSathan,  b.  June  23,  1764  [88] ;  m.  Lois  Howard,  June  13,  1786. 

The  lather  died  Jan.  9, 1786.     The  mother  died  Feb.  10, 1773,  aged 49. 


38  Levi  (son  of  Timothy  16)  married  Jemima,  daughter  of  Luke  Perkins, 

Nov.  8,  1759.     Children:  — 

39  Bcthiah,  b.  May  7,  1760  ;  m.  Nathaniel  Keynolds,  Jr.,  April  20,  1777. 

40  Timothy,  b.  May  16,  1761. 

41  Reuben,  b.  June  24,  1762;  died  June  19,  1768. 

42  Benjamin,  b.  Nov.  18,  1763  [91]  ;  married  Patty  Gary,  Dec.  18,  1778. 

43  Jemima,  b.  Jan.  26,  1765  ;  died  Jan.  20,  1766. 

44  Jemima,  b.  July  13,  1767  ;  married  William  Field,  1797. 

45  Molhj,  b.  June  25,  1769  ;  died  Oct.  2,  1769. 

46  Levi,  b.  May  7,  1773  [98]  ;  married  Abigail  Porter,  Dec.  28,  1797. 

47  Molly,  b.  June  16,  1775  ;  m.  Deacon  Ichabod  Howard,  Feb.  2,  1794. 

48  Asa  (son  of  Abiah  19)  married  Susanna,  daughter  of  Ephraim  Gary, 

June  21,  1774.     Children  :  — 

49  Bethuel,  b.  June  5,  1775  [101]  ;  married  Mary  Pearson,  of  Randolph. 

50  Mehitable,  b.  April  26,  1778  ;  married  John  Keith,  1800. 

51  Asa,  b.  Dec.  2,  1779. 

52  HuMah,  b.  July  23,  1781 ;  died  1808. 

53  Alden,  b.  May  12,  1783  ;  settled  at  Warsaw,  N.  Y. 

54  Susanna,  b.  March  10,  1785  ;  died  1813. 

55  Sibil,  b.  Feb.  3,  1787. 

56  Mary,  b.  Feb.  24,  1789  ;  died  1809. 

The  sons  all  removed  to  the  West.     The  father  died  of  small-pox.     The 
widow  then  married  Eleazer  Keith,  1795. 


57  Shepard  (son  of  Abiah  19)  m.  Sally  Hawes,  March  12,  1795.     Chil- 

dren :  — 

58  Roivena,  b.  April  11,  1795.  62  Sally,  b.  Dec.  6,  1802. 

59  Abi,  h.  Oct.  23,  1796.  .     63  Scepter,  h.  June  1,  1809. 
GO  Melina,  h.  Julv  23,  1798.  64  Mary,  h.  Feb.  8,  1813. 
61  Olive,  b.  Sept.' 18,  1799. 

65  Simeon  (son  of  Nathan  29)  married  Molly,  daughter  of  Colonel  Simeon 

Gary,  June  15,  1775.     Children  :  — 

66  Hampden,  b  July  15,  1776  [113] ;  married  Sally  Baseett,  1799. 

67  Hannah,  b.  Dec.  25,  1777  ;  married  George  Haskell,  1795. 

68  Molly,  h.  Oct.  10,  1779;  married  Dr.  Issuchar  Snoll,  Nov.  28,  1799. 

69  Austin,h.  Aug.  20,  1781  [122] ;  m.  Melutal)le  Gopcland,  Aug.  3, 1813. 

70  Sidney,  h.  Sept.  27,  17<'^3  ;  married  Samimtlia  Snell,  ISOG. 

71  Martha,  h.  June  17,  1785  ;  m.  Amos  Bond,  of  Augusta,  Mc.,  1807. 

72  Pardon,  h.  \\c.  4,  17X7  [128] ;  married  Abigail  Wild,  1812. 

73  Rhoda.  b.  Fel).  IG,  1790  ;  married  Rev.  Junas  Perkins,  1815. 

74  Silvia,  h.  May  18,  1792  ;  married  Jusiah  Williams,  1814. 

75  Krziah.  b.  April  11,  1794  ;  married  Peter  Talbot,  of  Winslow,  Me. 
The  father  died .     Tlie  mother  died . 

Uampdcn  and  Sidney  settled  in  Winslow,  Me. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  553 


76  Isaac  (son  of  Nathan  29)  married  Hannah,  daughter  of  Ephraim  Cole, 

1775.     Children:  — 

77  Timothy,  b.  April  2,  1776  ;  m.  1st,  Lavina  Wilbur  ;  2d,  Hannah  Hay- 

ward,  1797. 
The  father  died  in  the  army,  1770.     The  widow  then  married  Captain 
Seth  Keith,  1778. 


78  Jonathan  (son  of  Nathan  29)  m.  Hannah,  daughter  of  Charles  Snell, 

Aug.  28,  1777.     Children  :  — 

79  Isaac,  b.  April  22,  1778  [138] ;  married  Lydia  French,  April  9,  1801. 

80  Zeruiah,  b.  May  2G,  1782  ;  married  Caleb  Jackson,  Aug.  20,  1801.^ 

81  Silence,  b.  April  9,  178-i  ;  m.  Deacon  Silvanus  French,  Feb.  9,  1855. 

82  Sally,  h.  Feb.  21,  1788  ;  m.  Calvin  Wild,  of  Braintree,  Nov.  29,  1811. 

83  Batkshcba,  b.  May  1,  1790  ;  m.  Barnard  Jackson,  July  15,  1808. 

84  Abigail,  b.  March  17,  1793  ;  died  single,  Jan.  28,  1843. 

85  Hannah,  b.  Feb.  15,  1795 ;  married  Cyrus  Willis. 

86  Jonas,  b.  May  14,  1797  [139]  ;  m.  Mercy  E.  Bartlett,  of  Plymouth, 

1820. 

87  Susanna,  b.  Aug.  14,  1799  ;  married  Elias  Nason,  of  Foxboro',  Mass. 
The  fiither  died  June  23,  1810.     The  mother  died  Oct.  3,  1830. 


88  Nathan  (son  of  Nathan  29)  m.  Lois,  daughter  of  Barnabas  Howard, 

Esq.,  1786.     Children:  — 

89  Lois,  b.  1788  ;  married  Francis  Nash,  of  Braintree,  March  26,  1810. 

90  Nahum  Mitchell,  b.  1794. 

The  father  died  June  23,  1810.     This  family  removed  to  Maine. 

91  Benjamin  (son  of  Levi  38)  married  Patty,  daughter  of  Colonel  Simeon 

Cary,  Dec.  18,  1788.     Children  :  — 

92  Ziba,  b.  Nov.  30, 1789  [141] ;  m.  1st,  Sally  Cary,  Nov.  25,  1813  ;  2d» 

Polly  Noyes,  of  Abington,  March  13,  1834. 

93  Arza,  b.  May  10,  1791  [153] ;  m.  Marcia  Kingman,  May  29,  1814. 

94  Bela,  b.  Feb.  2,  1793  [159] ;  married  Mary  Kingman,  Jan.  1,  1821. 

95  Charles,  b.  Aug.  8,  1794  [16G] ;  ra.  Mehitable  Perkins,  Dec.  8,  1817. 

96  Polly,  b.  Oct.  9,  1798  ;  married  Franklin  Ames,  March  29,  1821. 

97  Jason,  b.  March  6,  1801  [172]  ;  m.  Sus.m  Smith,  of  Milford,  Conn. 
The  father  died  Sept.  9,  1814.     The  wife  died  June  10,  1852. 

98  Levi  (son  of  Levi)  married  Abigail  Porter,  Dec.  28, 1797. 

99  Alvin,  b.  1799.  100  Clarissa,  b.  1801. 
This  family  removed  to  Maine. 

101  Deacon  Bethuel  (son  of  Asa  48)  married  Mary  Pearson,  of  Randolph, 

March  30,  1802.     ChUdren  :  — 

102  Mary,  b.  Aug.  30,  1803  ;  married  Asa  Sprague,  of  Brookfield,  Vt. 

103  Martha  F.,  b.  March  22, 1805  ;  m.  Laban  Ain8worth,of  Tunbridge,  Vt. 

104  Sally,  b.  Aug.  6,  1807 ;  died  June  12,  1825. 

105  Amelia,  b.  March  13,  1809  ;  m.  Samuel  Bannister,  of  Union  Grove,  111. 

106  Bethuel,  b.  Dec.  21,  1811  [173]  ;  married  Elizabeth  Prescott  Paine. 

107  Asa,  b.  Sept.  24,  1813  [176] ;  married  Laura  E.  Story. 

108  Susan  Glidden  b.  Dec.  27,  1815  ;  m.  Pelcg  Morey,  of  East  Bethel,  Vt. 

109  James  Monroe,  b.  April  15,  1819  [181]  ;  m.  Ist,  Adeline  Weatherbee  ; 

2d,  Mary  C.  Richardson  ;  3d,  Louisa  J.  Dyer. 

110  Samuel,  b.  July  16,  1821  [185]  ;  married  Millicent  Benson. 

111  Henry  Clay,  b.  April  26,  lri23  [187]  ;  married  Ruth  C.  Canney. 


554  HISTOEY   OP   NORTH    BlflDGEWATER. 

112  George  Hackctt,  b.  May  4,  1825  [191] ;  married  Henrietta  S.  Jewett. 
The  father  died  at  Randolph,  Vt. ,  Nov.  2, 1848.     The  mother  died  July 

4,  1802. 

113  Hampden  (son  of  Simeon  G5)  married  Sally,  daughter  of  Joseph  Bassett, 

Esq.,  1799.     Children:  — 

114  Hannah,  b.  1801 ;  died .         118  Sarah. 

115  James,  b.  1803.  119  Hannah. 
IIG  Mary.                                                 120  Rkoda. 
117  Howard.  121   George. 

Tliis  family  removed  to  Winslow,  Me. 


122  Austin  (son  of  Simeon  65)  married  Mehitable,  daughter  of  Jonathan 

Copeland,  Aug.  3,  1813.     Children  :  — 

123  Eliza  Copeland,  b.  Nov.  8,  1814. 

124  Samuel  Dunbar,  b.  June  11, 1816  [192] ;  married  Cordelia  Freeman,  of 

Brewster. 

125  Henry  Sntll,  h.  Oct.  17,  1818  ;  married,  Ist,  Sarah  Havward  Manly, 

Dec.  9,  1847  ;  2d,  Athalia  Alden. 

126  Charles  Austin,  h.  Aug.  20, 1821  ;  married  Hannah  Copeland,  of  West 

Bridgcwater,  June  1,  1865. 

127  Jonathan  Copeland,  h.  July  31,  1824;  married  Lucy  R.   Cushing,  of 

Abington,  Jan.  20,  1858. 
The  father  was  a  farmer  at  West  Bridgewater  ;  died  Nov.  15,  1858, 
aged  77. 


128  Pardon  (son  of  Simeon  65)  married  Abigail,  daughter  of  Silas  Wild,  of 

Braintree,  1809.     Children  :  — 

129  Willard,  b.  June  6, 1812  [195] ;   m.  1st, Pendleton  ;  2d,  Cynthia 

Bacon. 

130  Nathan,  b.  Feb.  11,  1814  ;  m.  Elizabeth  C.  Perkins,  Sept.  15,  1853. 

131  Hannah,  h.  Nov.  30,  1815  ;  married  Thomas  Packard,  March  2,  18S7. 

132  Mary  Wild,  b.  Feb.  10,  1818  ;  m.  Abraham  M.   Clark,  Oct.  20,  1846. 

133  Betsy  Ann,  b.  March  31,  1820  ;  m.  Samuel  Kimball,  Dec.  7,  1845. 

134  Simeon  Cary,  b.  Sept.  1,  1822 ;  married  Susan  F.  Reed,  May  7,  1851. 

135  Abigail  Thayer,  b.  July  18,  1820  ;  married  Charles  W.  Bacon,  April 

24,  1851. 

136  Howard  Pardon,  b.  June  13,  1831 ;  m.  Sarah  Alden,  Sept.  15,  1858. 

137  Caroline,  b.  Aug.  30,  1836. 

The  wife  died  Oct.   19,  1830.     lie  then  married  Sarah,  daughter  of 

Caleb  Suell,  of  West  Bridgewater.     The  wife  died  Oct.  5,  1863. 
Farmer  at  West  Bridsrewater. 


138  Isaac  (son  of  Jonathan  78)  m.  Lydia,  daughter  of  William  French, 
1801.     Had  no  children. 
The  husband  died  March  26,  1853,  aged  75.     The  wife  died  Feb.  9 

1852,  aged  73. 
Shoemaker. 


139  Jonas  (son  of  Jonathan  78)  married  Mercy  E.  Bartlett,  of  Plymouth, 

Mass.,  1820.     Have  one  adopted  daughter  :  — 

140  Mercy  K.  Burgess. 

Mr.  Keith  was  a  farmer;  died   Nov.  29,  1864.     He  left  the  following 
sums   for 'benevolent  purp'jses  :    American   Board  of  Comjnisaioners 


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FAMILY   REeiSTER.  555 


for  Foreign  Missions,  $1,000  ;  American  Home  Missionary  Society, 
$1,000  ;  MassacliusettB  Sabbath  School  Society,  $1,000  ;  to  the  Con- 
gregational Church  in  Campello,  $1,000.  which,  together  with  $1,000 
previously  presented  to  tiie  American  Tract  Society,  is  a  very  hand- 
some sum  lor  religious  purposes. 


141  ZiBA  (son  of  Benjamin  91)  married  Sally,  daughter  of  Jonathan  Gary, 

Nov.  25,  1S13.     Children  :  — 

142  Benjamin,  b.  Oct.  19,  1814  [204]  ;  m.  Seraphina  Lathrop,  Oct.  1839. 

143  Franl^lin,  b.  Jan.  28,  181G  [20Gj  ;  m.  Betsy  Bailey,  of  Sidney,  Me.  ^ 

144  Martha  Cary,  b.  Dec.  G,  1817  ;  married  Henry  Jackson,  Jan.  1,  1840.  i-./?- 
1^5  Martin  Luther,  b.  Feb.  8,  1822  [213]  ;  married  Mary  C.   Keith,  Nov. 

IG,  1843. 
116  Nancy  Cary,  b.  April  14,  1824  ;  died  Jan.  30,  1838. 

147  Dai^id,  b.  iMay  12,  182G  ;  died  Sept.  23,  1826. 

148  Jonathan,  b.  xMay  12,  1826  [217] ;  m.  let,  Lavina  Ames  ;  2d,  Olive  P. 

Foster. 

149  Levi  Watson,  b.  April  9,  1830  [221]  ;  married  Amelia  S.  Ripley,  Feb. 

28,  18G4. 
The  wile  died  Sept.  26.  1832.     He  then  married  Polly,  daughter  of 
Daniel  Noyes,  of  Abington,  March,  13,  1834.     Children  :  — 

150  Daniel  Noyes,  b,  April  29,  1835  [222]  ;  married  Mary  Howard,  Dec. 

30,  1855. 

151  Edwin,  b.  April  21.  1840;  married  Ellen  R.  Howard,  Nov.  26,  1862. 

152  Ziba  Cary,  b.  July  13,  1842 ;  m.  Abbie  F.  Jackson,  Dec.  31,  1865. 
The  lather  was  a  farmer  at  Campello  ;  died  Sept.  28,  1862. 


153  Arz.v  (son  of  Benjamin  91)  m.  Marcia,  daughter  of  Abel  Kingman, 

Esq.,  May  29,  1814.     Children  :  — 

154  Lucy  Jane,  b.  Aug.  29,  1819  ;  died  March  15,  1832. 

155  Marcia  L.,  b.  Dec,  21,  1821  ;  m.  Rev.  J.  L.  Armes,  Aug.  8,  1841. 

156  Harmony  Packard,  b.  April  4,  1825  ;    married  Henry  B.  Holmes,  of 

South  Plymouth,  Mass.,  June  2,  1850. 

157  Albert,  b.  Dec.  31,  1823  [225]  ;    m.  Charlotte   Pearce,  of  Attleboro', 

Mass. 

158  Arza  Benjamin,  b.  June  5,^830  [231]  ;  m.  Mary  Ann  Cary,  of  Fox- 

boro',  April  25,  1854. 
The  lather  died  Oct.  30,  1864. 
Shoemaker. 


159  Bela  (son  of  Benjamin  91)  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Seth  Kingman, 

Jan.  1,  1821.     Children:  — 

160  Lewis,  b.  Nov.   12,  1821  [236]  ;  married,  1st,  Charlotte   White  ;  2d, 

Marietta  White. 

161  Scth  Kimjman,  b.  Sept.  23,  1823;  died  Aug.  12,  1825. 

162  Henry  Kingman,  b.  Dec.  17,  1826  [240]  ;   married  Vesta  S.  Cary,  July 

18,  1847. 

163  Mary  Kimjman,  b.  Oct.  12,  1828. 

164  Louisa,  b.  Sept.  20, 1830  ;  m.  Simeon  Franklin  Packard,  Jan.  25, 1855. 

165  Ellen  Sherman,  b.  Sept.  16,  1836. 

Mr.  Keith  is  a  carpenter  by  trade,  also  a  justice  of  the  peace  for  Ply- 
mouth County  ;  has  served  the  public  in  various  ways,  having  been 
selectman  and  overseer  of  tlie  poor  for  several  years.  He  was  one  of 
the  principal  founders  of  tlie  South  Congregational  Society,  and 
builder  ol  the  first  house  of  worship  at  Campello. 


556  HISTORY  OF    liORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

166  Charles  (son  of  Benjamin  91)  married  Mehitable,  daughter  of  Josiah 

Perkins,  Dec.  8,  1817.     Children  :  — 

167  Damaris  Willis,  b.  Oct.  8,  1818  ;  married  Vinal  Lyon,  of  Middleboro', 

Nov.  25,  1840. 

168  Charles  Perkins,  b.  June  20,  1820  [243]  ;  married  Mary  K.  Williams, 

Doc.  4,  1843. 

169  Anna  Reynolds,  b.  Nov.  11,  1822;  m.  Theodore  Lilley,  May  8,  1848. 

170  Rhoda  Perkins,  b.  Oct.  28,  1830  ;  m.  Barnabas  H.  Gray,  May  8,  1851. 

171  Sanford,  b.  Nov.  25,  1833  ;    married  Maggie  Harvey   (daughter  of 

Charles  F.  Harvey),  of  Louisville,  Ky. 
The  fatherdied  July  29, 1859,  aged  65.     The  widow  died  April  22, 1863. 


172  Jason  (son  of  Benjamin  91)  m.  Susan  Smith  of  Milford,  Conn.     Re- 

sided at  Campello  several  years  ;  from  thence  he  removed  to  New 
Haven,  Conn. ;  thence  to  Louisville,  Ky.,  where  he  resided  till  May, 
1861,  when  he  removed  to  Wisconsin.     No  children.     Colporteur. 

173  Bethuel  (son  of  Bethuel  101)  married  Elizabeth  Prescott  Paine,  July  1, 

1835.     Children  :  — 

174  George  Holland,  b.  Oct.  27,  1840 ;  m.  Lucy  A.  Wiggin,  May  7,  1863. 

175  Francis  Wayland,  b.  Aug.  26,  1844. 
He  is  a  physician  at  Stamford,  Conn. 


176  Asa  (son  of  Bethuel  101)  married  Laura  E.  Story,  Oct.  4, 1836.     Chil- 

dren :  — 

177  Laura  Elizabeth,  b.  July  17,  1840  ;  died  Sept.  4,  1850. 

178  Asa  Stearns,  b.  May  9,  1845  ;  is  a  cadet  in  Naval  Academy,  New- 

port, R.  I. 

179  Bradford  Story,  b.  Aug.  30,  1855. 

180  Charles  Sumner,  b.  Jan.  15,  1858. 

This  family  reside  at  Briggsville,  111.     A  farmer. 

181  James  Monroe  (son  of  Bethuel  101)  m.  Adeline  Weatherbee,  Aug.  20, 

1849.     Children:  — 

182  John  Weatherbee,  b.  Sept.  5,  1860. 

183  Arthur  Monroe,  b.  July  9,  1862. 

His  wife  died  July  24.1s54.  He  then  married  Mrs.  Mary  C.  Richard- 
son, of  Boston,  Oct.  10,  1850.  The  wife  died  Dec.  12,  1800.  He 
then  married  Louisa  Josephine  Dyer,  of  Providence,  R.  I.,  Sept.  3, 
1803.     Children:  — 

184  James  Dyer,  b.  Dec.  30,  1805. 

Mr.  Keith  graduated  at  Brown  University.  Sept.  1845  ;  admitted  to  the 
Suffolk  Bar,  1848  ;  represented  tiie  city  of  Roxbury  in  the  Legis- 
lature of  Massachusetts  1851  ;  district  attorney  for  the  South- 
Eastern  District  of  Mass.  from  1854  to  1857  ;  is  a  justice  of  the 
peace  and  quorum,  also,  throughout  the  Commonwealth,  and  is  au 
attorney  and  counsellor-at-law,  in  Court  Street,  Boston.  Resident 
of  Roxbury,  Mass. 

185  Samuel  (son  of  Bethuel  101)  married  Millicent  Benson,  June  17,  1847. 

Children  :  — 

186  Gertie  A.,  b.  March  15,  1850. 

He  is  a  graduate  of  University  Medical  College,  of  New  York  City,  in 
1854  :  a  practising  physician  at  Northlield,  Vt. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  557 

187  Henry  Clay  (son  of  Bethuel  101)  m.  Kuth  C.  Canney,  Sept.  4,  1849. 

Children  :  — 

188  Albert  Arthur,  b.  Jan.  30,  1851. 

189  Mary  Addic,  b.  Sept.  23,  1855.      190  John  Henry,  b.  Jan.  17,  1858. 
A  resident  of  MinneapoliB,  Minnesota. 


191  George  Hackett  (son  of  Bethuel  101)  m.  Henrietta  S.  Jewett,  July 
2,  1863.     A  physician,  and  resides  at  St.  Paul,  Minnesota. 


192  Samuel  Dunbar  (son  of  Austin  122)   married  Cordelia,  daughter  of 

Solomon  Freeman,  of  Brewster,  April  20,  1854.     Children  :  — 

193  Isabel,  b.  Jan.  20,  1855.  194  Austin,  b.  Dec.  27,  1857. 

Leather-cutter. 


195  WiLLARD  (son  of  Pardon  128)  married  Pendleton.     Children  :  — 

196  Henry  P.,  b.  Nov.  18,  1844.  198  Frank  P.,  b.  Nov.  12,  1847. 

197  Amos  Laurie,h.  April  17, 1846.     199  Joseph  Moore,  b.  July  10, 1849. 
The  wife  died  .     He  then  married  Cynthia,  daughter  of  Willard 

Bacon,  of  Walpole,  Mass.,  Dec.  6,  1855.     Children  :  — 

200  Willard  Henry,  b.  April  23,  1857  ;  died  Sept.  28,  1857. 

201  Hannah  Keith,  b.  Nov.  14,  1858. 

202  Clara  Frances,  b.  Oct.  30,  1861. 

203  Mary  Angeline,  b.  Oct.  30,  1863. 
Shoe  manufacturer. 


204  Benjamin  (son  of  Captain  Ziba  141)  married  Seraphina  W.,  daughter 

of  Spencer  Lathrop,  of  West  Bridgewater,  Oct.  1839.     Children  :  --- 

205  Elmer  L.,  b.  Jan.  11,  1841. 

The  father  was  a  shoemaker ;  died  April  8,  1854,  aged  39. 


206  Franklin  (son  of  Captain  Ziba  141)  married  Betsy,  daughter  of  Paul 

Bailey,  of  Sidney,  Me.,  Oct.  8,  1840.     Children  :  — 

207  Adelbert  Franklin,  b.  Aug.  2,  1841. 

208  Helen  Maria,  b.  Oct.  22,  1843  ;  m.  Sidney  E.  Packard,  Nov.  20,  1864. 

209  Flavel  Bailey,  b.  Nov.  8,  1845.      211  Dennis  Gary,  b.  May  11,  1852. 

210  George  Eldon,  b.  Feb.  8,  1850.     212  Myron  Lee,  b.  March  26,  1859.-- 
Shoe  manufacturer. 


213  Martin  Luther  (son  of  Captain  Ziba  141)   married  IMary  Copeland, 

daughter  of  Sylvanus  Keith,  of  East  Bridgewater,  Nov.  16,  1843. 
Children :  — 

214  Myron  Forrest,  b.  Aug.  29,  1847  ;  died  Oct.  22,  1851. 

215  Walter  Lee,  b.  Dec.  7,  1851. 

210  Evelyn  Huntington,  b.  Ayril  27,  1853. 

Shoe  Merchant,  on  Pearl  Street ;  manufactory  at  Campello  ;  residents 
of  Boston. 


217  Jonathan  (son  of  Captain  Ziba  141)  married  Lavina,  daughter  of  Na- 
thaniel Ames,  May  7,  1848. 

The  wife  died  Sept.  22,  1850.    He  then  married  Olive  Packard,  dau. 
of  John  Foster,  Nov.  1851.     Children  :  — 


658  HISTORY   OP   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 


218  Edward  Clayton,  b.  Feb.  9,  1855. 

219  Marion  Foster,  b.  Oct.  29,  1857. 

220  Charles  Herbert,  b.  Sept.  21,  1861. 
Farmer,  on  Gary  Street. 


221  Levi  Watson  (son  of  Captain  Ziba  141)  married  Amelia  S.,  daughter 
of  Cliipman  Ripley,  of  South  Abington,  Feb.  28,  1864. 
Shoemaker. 


222  Daniel  Noyes  (son  of  Captain  Ziba  141)  married  Mary,  daughter  of 

Welcome  Howard,  Dec.  30,  1855.     Children  :  — 

223  Luella  Forrest,  b.  Feb.  19,  1860  ;  died  Dec.  29,  1862. 

224  Nellie  Mina,  b.  March  10,  1863. 
Shoe- finisher. 


225  Albert   (son  of  Arza  153)   married  Charlotte,  daughter  of  Stephen 

Pearce,  of  Attleboro',  April  1,  1847.     Children  :  — 

226  Marcia  Adelaide,  b.  Oct.  18,  1848  ;  died  Aug.  20,  1858. 

227  Alice,  b.  Oct.  19,  1850. 

228  Herbert,  b.  Aug.  29,  1852  ;  died  Aug.  25,  1859. 

229  Charlotte  Ray,  b.  Jan.  14,  1865. 

230  Lillian  May,  b.  Jan.  14,  1865. 
Shoe  manufacturer,  Campello. 

231  Arza  Benjamin  (son  of  Arza  153)  married  Mary  Ann,  daughter  of  Otia 

Cary,  Esq.,  of  Foxboro',  Mass.,  April  25,  1854.     Children  :  — 

*232  Otis  Franklin,  b.  July  27,  1855  ;  died  Feb.  27,  1857. 

233  Warren  Burton,  b.  Oct.  6,  1857. 

234  Marcia  Anna,  b.  Sept.  10,  1859.       235  Herbert  Cary,  b.  Dec.  4,  1861. 
Shoe  manufacturer,  Campello. 

236  Lewis  (son  of  Bela  159)  married  Charlotte,  daughter  of  Isaac  White, 

of  Norton.     Children  :  — 

237  Lyman  Irving,  b.  March  5,  1849. 

238  Chester  Veniice,  b.  June  27,  1851. 

239  Clara  White,  h.  June  14,  1853. 

Tiic  wife  died  June  22,  1854.     He  then  married  Marietta,  sister  of  the 

first  wife,  1855. 
Trader  ;  he  died  very  suddenly,  June  11,  1859,  aged  39  years. 


240  Henry  Kingman  (son  of  Bcla  159)  married  Vesta  Snell,  daughter  of 

Barzilla  Cary,  July  18,  1847.     Children  :  — 

241  Lewis  Henry,  b.  June  8,  1848.       242  Emma  Cary,  b.  Feb.  27, . 

Merchant ;  resident  of  Kingston.  Mass. 


243  Charles  Perkins  (son  of  Charles  166)  married  Mary  K.,  daughter  of 
Josiah  Williams,  Dec.  4,  18'43.     Cliildren  :  — 

2AA  Sarah  Williams,}).  March  31,  1M5.  ' 

245  Preston  Bond,  b.  Oct.  18,  1847.    246  Rufus  Perkins,  b.  March  2, 1851. 
Shoe-cutter. 


247  Lucirs  Bonaiwrte  (son  of  Ambrose  Keith),  born  in  Halifax,  M'sa., 
Sept.  7,  1^*03  ;  came  from  New  Bedford  to  North  Bridgewater  ;  mar- 
ried Aliuira,  dau.  o!  William  Brett,  Sept.  20,  1829.     Children  :  — 


FAMILY   REGISTER.  559 

248  Ambrose,  h.  Dec.  20,  1830 ;  died  Aug.  20,  1831. 

249  Ambrose,  h.  Nov.  4,  1831  ;  died  March  10,  1832. 

250  Tluuldeus,*  b.  Juno  10,  1833  ;  died  May  G,  1864. 

251  William,  b.  Nov.  12,  1840  ;  died  Oct.  13,  1841. 

252  Emma  Frances,  b.  March  IG,  1843 ;  died  July  19,  1843. 

253  William,  b.  Dec.  22,  1846. 
The  lather  died  Sept.  16,  18G4. 

Mr.  Keith  was  a  distinguished  member  of  the  Masonic  order,  and  the 
estimation  in  which  he  was  held  by  them  may  be  seen  in  the  exten- 
sive representation  of  the  diiferent  Lodges.  A  procession,  headed  by 
the  North  Bi-idgewater  Brass  Band,  followed  hisi-emains  to  the  Union 
Cemetery,  consisting  of  thj  following  :  A  delegation  from  the  Old 
Colony  Encampment  of  Knight  Templars,  and  the  John  Cutler  Lodge, 
of  Abington  ;  Norfolk  Union  Lodge,  of  Randolph  ;  Orphan's  Hope 
Lodge,  of  Weymouth  ;  Rising  Star  Lodge,  of  Stoughton  ;  Fellowship 
Lodge,  of  Bridgewater ;  Star  in  the  East  Lodge,  of  New  Bedford, 
and  Paul  Revere  Lodge,  of  North  Bridgewater. 


254  Hartwell  (son  of  Hartwell)  came  from  Bridgewater  to  North  Bridge- 

water  ;  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Joseph  Bassett,  April  8,  1816. 
Children  :  — 

255  Harriet  E.,  b  Jan.  20,  1817  ;  m.  Thomas  White,  of  East  Randolph. 

256  Cordelia  Maria,  b.  March  6,  1819  ;  m.  George  Fobes,  of  Bridgewater. 

257  Francis  Hartwell,  b.  April  24,  1824  ;  m.  Anna  Millbanks,  of  Utica, 

N.  Y. 

258  Joseph  Bassett,  b.  June  2,  1829  ;  resides  at  Albany,  N.  Y. 

259  Mary  Jane,  b.  June  2,  1829  ;  married  David  IL  Cobb,  Jan.  8,  1850. 
200  Horace  Grenville,  b.  Jan.  10,  1831  ;  resides  at  Philadelphia. 

261  Calvin  (son  of  Beza)   married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Isaac  Kimball,  of 

Easton,  April  28,  1831.     Children  :  — 

262  Sarah  Elizabeth,  b.  March  14,  1833  ;  married  Levi  B.  White,  of  East 

Randolph. 
Painter. 


263  Dexter  D.  (son  of  William  Keith)  came  from  Bridgewater;  married 

Lucia  Ann,  daughter  of  Samuel  Martin  Holmes,  April  23,   1861. 
Children  :  — 

264  Flora  Morton  Holmes,  b.  Oct.  24,  1863. 

Mr.  Keith  enlisted  in  Co.  F,  12th  Mass.  Regiment,  in  1861 ;  lost  his 
right  hand  in  the  battle  of  Plymouth,  N.  C,  April,  1864,  and  taken 
prisoner  at  the  same  time. 


THE  KINGMAN  FAMLLY. 


1  HENRY  KINGMAN,  of  Weymouth,  is  the  first  of  this  name  that  we 
find  in  the  country.  He  came  from  Wales  in  1632  ;  was  made  free 
in  1636  ;  grand-juror  1637,  and  representative  1638  and  1652  ;  was 
on  a  committee  to  lay  out  and  define  the  town  ways.  His  wife  was 
Joanna ,  by  whom  he  had  six  children  :  — 

*  Thaddeus  enlisted  as  clerk  in  Company  F,  12th  Mass.  Regiment,  Col.  Fletcher 
Webster  ;  left  home  Api'il  29,  18*31.  About  the  time  of  the  battle  of  the  Wilderness, 
and  while  doiijg  his  duty  on  picket,  he  was  shot  by  a  rebel. 


560  HISTORY  OP    NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 


2  Edward,  died  single.  5  Daughter,  married Barnard. 

3  Thomas,  married  Rebecca .  6  Daughter,  married Holbrook. 

4  John,  married  Elizabeth .  7  Daughter,  married Davis. 

The  wife  died  Dec.  2,  1659. 


8  John  (eon  of  Henry  1)  married  Elizabeth ,  and  had  sis  children  :  — 

9  John,  b.  1GG4  ;  married  Desire  Harris,  1G90. 

10  Henry,  b.  1GG8  [15]  ;  married  Bethiah  Howard,  1G93. 

11  Samuel,  b.  1670  ;  married  Mary  Mitchell,  Jan.  1,  1G96. 

12  Elizabeth,  b.  1673  ;  married  Thomas  Mitchell,  Jan.  1,  1G96. 

13  Deliverance,  b.  167G  ;  married  Jacob  Mitchell,  Jan.  1,  1G96. 

14  Susanna,  b.  1679  ;  married  Captain  Chilton  Latham,  Dec.  6,  1699. 
This  family  removed  from  Weymouth  to  West  Bridgewater  about  1685, 

and  lived  on  the  farm  afterward  occupied  by  Caleb  Kingman. 

15  Hexry  (son  of  John  8)  married  Bethiah,  daughter  of  John  Howard, 

1693.     Children  :  — 

16  Bethiah,  b.  June  6,  1693  ;  m.  Benjamin  Washburn,  Feb.  11,  1714. 

17  Elizabeth,  b.  March  26,  1695. 

18  Sarah,  b.  June  29,  1697  ;  married  Benjamin  Pratt,  June  24,  1719. 

19  Martha,  b.  July  10,  1699  ;  m.  Benjamin  Washburn,  Aug.  6,  1729. 

20  Henry,  b.  April  19,  1701  [26] ;  married  Mary  Allen,  Nov.  24,  1726. 

21  Keziah,  b.  Nov.  14,  1704  ;  married  Eleazer  Keith,  June  9,  1726. 

22  Hannah,  b.  June  26,  1706  ;  married  John  Alden,  Nov.  2,  1727. 

23  Jonathan,  b.  April  28,  1708  ;  married  Mary  Keith,  March  15,  1732. 

24  Anne,  b.  June  5,  1710  ;  married  Gershom  Conant,  1739. 

25  Mary,  b.  Aug.  20,  1713  ;  married  William  Keith,  Feb.  15,  1738. 


26  Henry  (son  of  Henry  15)  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Samuel  Allen, 

1726.     Children  :  — 

27  Mary,  b.  May  1,  1727  ;  married  Ben]amin"Pettingill,  1747. 

28  Martha,  b.  May  4,  1729  ;  died  May  9,  1732. 

29  Jane,  b.  May  4,  1729  ;  married  Elisha  Gurney,  1760. 

30  Matthew,  b.  Se^it.  8,  1732  [41]  ;  married  Jane  Packard. 

31  Anna,  b.  Sept.  16,  1733  ;  died . 

32  Henry,  b.  June  29,  1735  ;  married  Mary  Keyzer. 

33  Benjamin,  b.  May  21,  1739  ;  died  May  18,  1747. 

The  wife  died  1740.  He  then  married  Abigail,  widow  of  Seth  Cope- 
land,  and  daughter  of  Thomas  White,  of  Braintree,  March  15,  1743. 
Children  :  — 

34  Abigail,  b.  Jan.  14,  1744  ;  died  May  22,  1747. 

35  Abigail,  b.  Sept.  4,  1749  ;  married  Daniel  Dunbar,  1771. 

36  Anna,  b.  Jan.  20,  1752  ;  married  IMajor  James  Keith. 

37  Benjamin,  b.  Jan.  20,  1755  ;  died  June  6,  1758. 

38  Seth,  b.  July  7, 1757  [53]  ;  married,  1st,  Judith  Washburn  ;  2d,  Jennet 

Edson . 

39  Benjamin,  b.  Aug.  27,  1760  [65] ;  m.  Rhoda  Shaw,  Sept.  18,  1783. 

40  Submit,  b.  June  30,  1763  ;  married  Simeon  Shurtleff,  Aug.  16,  1781. 
The  father  died  Oct.  5,  1775.     The  mother  died  Aug.  20,  1740. 


41  ^Iatthew  (son  of  Henry  26)  married  Jane,  daughter  of  David  Packard, 

Nov.  6,  1755.     Children  :  — 

42  Simeon,  b.  May  27,  1756  [75] ;  'm.  Rebecca  Freeman,  of  Eastham. 

43  Marij,  b.  Dec.  18,  1757  ;  married  Charles  Snell,  April  16,  1778. 

44  Eunice,  b.  Feb.  16,  1760 ;  married  Perez  Southworth,  Sept.  26,  1780. 

45  Hannah,  b.  May  5,  1761  ;  married  Jacob  Packard,  of  Warwick. 


FAMILY   REGISTER.  561 


46  Harmony,  b.  Jan.  3,  1763  ;  married  Joel  Packard,  of  Fairhavcn. 

47  Jane,  b.  Oct.  23,  1764  ;  married  Micah  Shaw,  Nov.  11,  1793. 

48  Martha,  b.  Aug.  31,  1766  ;  married  Captain  Thomas  Thompson,  1792. 

49  Abel,  b.  Aug.  22,  1768  [82J  ;  married,  1st,  Lucy  Washburn  ;  2d,  Betsy 

Manly  ;  3d,  Fanny  Padleford. 

50  Henry,  b.  April  7,  1770  ['J9]  ;  married  Anna  Bryant,  Jan.  16,  1792. 

51  Eliphalvt,  b.  Feb.  18,  1775  [100]  ;  m.  Zilpha  Edson,  Nov.  27,  1801. 

52  Keziah,  b.  Jan.  31,  1777  ;  married  Cyrus  Packard,  April  16,  1795. 
The  flither  died  Nov.  22,  1809.     The  wife  died  Feb.   11,  1822,  aged 

88  years. 
Mr.  K.  was  a  farmer  and  resided  on  Summer  Street. 


53  Seth  (son  of  Henry  26)  married  Judith,  daughter  of Washburn, 

of  Kingston,  1787.     Children  :  — 

54  Amhrose,  b.  Marcb  20,  1789  [108]  ;  married,  1st,  Esther  Edson  ;  2d, 

Ruth  Pratt ;  3d,  Mary  Richards  ;  4th, . 

55  Martin,  b.  Sept.  19,  1791  [119]  ;  m.  Phebe  Packard,  Oct.  14,  1816. 

56  Benjamin,  b.  Dec.  3,  1793  [126]  ;  m.  Rebecca  Packard,  Dec.  4,  1817. 

57  Henry,  b.  Jan.  26,  1796  [132]  ;  m.  Sophronia  Parker,  Sept.  23,  1815. 

58  Abiel,  h.  March  29,  1797  [140]  ;  m.  Mary  Cary  Shaw,  Jan.  12,  1819. 

59  Mary,  h.  July  29,  1799  ;  married  Bela  Keith,  Jan.  1,  1821. 

60  Josia/i  Washburn,  b.  Feb.  0,  1802  [146]  ;  m.  1st,  Polly  Packard,  Nov. 

19,  1822  ;  2d,  Margaret  Dunlap,  Feb.  26,  1835. 

61  John    Washburn,  b.  July  24,  1804  [159] ;  married  Almira  Copeland, 

Nov.  26,  1826. 

62  Lucy,  b.  Jan.  27,  1808  ;  married  Daniel  Fames,  Nov.  2,  1837. 

63  Judith    Washburn,  b.  Nov.   15,  1809  ;  m.   Francis  Copeland,  of  West 

Bridgewater,  Nov.  8,  1830. 
The  wife  died  Dec.  1,  1809,  aged  45.     He  then  married  Jennet,  dau. 
of  William  Edson,  March  26,  1811.     Children  :  — 

64  Elbridge,  b.  Aug.  19,  1812  [162]  ;  m.  Susan   Crocker,  April  13,  1835. 
The  wife  died  Feb.  8,  1833.     He  then  married  Olive,  daughter  of  Bar- 
nabas Curtis,  Oct.  14,  1833.     He  died  Feb.  18,  1843,  aged  86  years. 

Mr.  K.  was  a  farmer  and  resided  on  Summer  Street. 


65  Bknjamin  (son  of  Henry  26)  married  Rhoda,  daughter  of  William 

Shaw,  Sept.  18,  1783,  and  removed  to  Winchester,  N.  H.     Cliil- 
dren  :  — 

66  Parna,  married  Benjamin  Whipple,  of  Richmond,  N.  H. 

67  Ahif/ail,  married  John  Barrus,  of  Richmond,  N.  H. 

68  Rhuda,  married  Nathan  Atwood,  of  Warwick,  Mass. 

69  Olive,  married  Cyrus  Greenwood,  of  Nashua,  N.  H. 

70  Sybil,  married  John  G.  Morse,  of  Winchester,  N.  H. 

71  Melinda,  married  Samuel  Sprague,  of  Richmond,  N.  H. 

72  Alpheus,  b.  July  9, 1786  [165]  ;  m.  Esther  Thayer,  of  Winchester,  N.  H. 

73  Henry,  married  Almira  Jennings,  of  Warwick,  Mass. 

74  Eliphalet  [178],  married  Mehitable  Allen,  of  Warwick,  Mass. 


75  Simeon  (son  of  Matthew  41)  married  Rebecca,  daughter  of Free- 

man, of  Eastham,  Mass.,  1778.     Children  :  — 

76  kebecca,  b.  March  24,  1780. 

77  Freeman,  b.  Sept.  4,  1781. 

78  Polly,  b.  Aug.  4,  1783  ;  m.  Rev.  Martin  Alden,  of  Yarmouth,  Mass. 

79  Patty,  b.  Jan.  1,  1786  ;  m.  Dr.  Oliver  Ford,  of  Barnstable,  Mass. 

80  Matthew,  b.  July  22,  1789  [184]  ;  m.  Mercy  Kenrick,  of  Orleans,  Mass. 

81  Rebecca,  b.  Oct.  11,  1791  ;  married  Eliakim  Iliggins. 

Mr.  Kingman  was  a  justice  of  the  peace,  also  a  military  man.     His 

71 


562  HISTORY    OF    NORTH    BRIDGE  WATER. 

family  settled  at  Orleans,  Mass.,  and  from  them  has  descended  a  large 
I  and  highly-respectable  family. 

82  Abel  (eon  of  Matthew  41)  married  Lucy,  daughter  of  Elisha  Wash- 

burn, of  Kingston,  Mass.,  Nov.  15,  1791.     Children  :  — 

83  Jahez,  b.  Nov.  19,  1793  [196] ;  married,  Ist,  Phebe  Brett,  June  7, 1818  ; 

2d,  Jennet  Dunbar,  Sept.  18,  1836. 

84  Marcia,  b.  Nov.  2,  1796 ;  married  Arza  Keith,  March  29,  1814. 

85  Temperance,  b.  Aug.  8,  1798  ;  single. 

86  Arnold,  b.  Feb.  16,  1800  [208]  ;  m.  Emeline  Bosworth,  Nov.  28,  1838. 

87  Harmony,  h.  Feb.  27, 1802  ;  m.  Deacon  Simeon  Packard,  Oct.  18, 1821. 

88  Albert,  h.  March  11,  1804  [211]  ;  m.  Lavina  Alden,  Nov.  27,  1827. 

89  Abel  Washburn,  b.  April  22,  1806  [215]  ;  married,  1st,  Clarissa  Alden, 

May  29,  1831 ;  2d,  Olive  T.  Packard,  July  8,  1863. 
The  wie  died  May  13,  1806.     He  then  married  Betsy,  daughter  of  Na- 
thaniel Manly,  Nov.  16,  1807.     Children  :  — 

90  Edwin  Howard,  b.  Jan.  6, 1809  [223] ;  married  Frances  A.  Perry,  Nov. 

30,  1830. 

91  Polly,  h.  April  7,  1810 ;  m.  Rufus  Godfrey,  of  New  Bedford,  Mass. 

92  Jane  Packard,  b.  Dec.  22,  1812 ;  m.  Calvin  Bates,  Nov.  28,  1«33. 

93  Willard,  b.  April  8,  1815  ;  died  Sept.  16,  1838,  aged  23. 

94  Martin,  b.  Dec.  14,  1816 ;  died  Sept.  14,  1816. 

95  Lucy,  b.  Jan.  10,  1818  ;  m.  Warren  Ladd,  Esq.,  of  New  Bedford,  Nov. 

22,  1842. 

96  Betsy  Manly,  b.  Nov.  28,  1820 ;  married  George  B.   Dunbar,  April 

24,  1843. 

97  Luthera,  b.  Nov.  19,  1823. 

The  wife  died  Dec.  15,  1827.  He  then  married  Fanny,  daughter  of 
Hon.  Seth  Padlcford,  of  Taunton,  Mass.,  and  widow  of  Alvin  Perry, 
of  Norton,  Dec.  11,  1828.     Children  :  — 

98  Laura  Bowen,  b.  Nov.  1,  1830  ;  married  William  B.  Barry,  of  Boston, 

June  25,  1851. 

The  father  died  Jan.  19,  1850,  aged  82. 

Mr.  Kingman  occupied  a  conspicuous  place  in  the  administration  of  the 
municipal  government.  Few  men  lived  longer  or  led  a  more  active 
and  enterprising  life  than  he.  We  find  his  name  on  nearly  every 
page  of  the  records  of  the  old  town  of  Bridgewater  previous  to  its 
division.  He  was  selectman  of  that  town  at  the  time  of  the  incor- 
poration of  the  town  of  North  Bridgewater,  and  was  active  in  that 
movement.  For  a  number  of  years  he  represented  the  town  in  the 
Legislature  of  Massachusetts,  and  for  two  years  occupied  a  seat 
in  the  State  Senate  from  Plymouth  County  ;    was  a  justice  of  the 

f)eace  for  a  long  time,  also  captain  in  the  militia,  beside  other  pub- 
ic offices.  He  possessed  a  strong,  clear,  discriminating  mind  ; 
a  man  of  sound  judgment,  indomitable  energy,  and  a  steadinei^s 
of  purpose  before  which  every  obstacle  thrown  in  his  path  van- 
ished ;  a  firm,  consistent  member  of  the  Church  of  Christ,  of 
warm  and  generous  temperament,  fair  and  upright  in  all  his  dealings, 
kind  and  affectionate  to  all,  and  where  best  known  was  the  most  hon- 
ored and  respected,  and  was  one  of  the  most  useful  citizens  of  the 
town. 


99  Captain  IIen'UY  (son  of  Matthew  41)  riiarried  Anna,  daughter  of  Dr. 
Philip  Bryant,  Jan.  16,  1792,  and  removed  to  Pelham,  Mass. 

100  Eliphalet  (son  of  Matthew  41)  married  Zilpha,  daughter  of  Josiah 
Edson,  Nov.  27,  1801.     Children  :  — 


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101  Liicius,  h.  Jan.  23,  1803  [230] ,  m.  Lucia  Holmes,  Nov.  17,  1835. 

102  Matthew,  b.  Feb.  24, 1807  [237]  ;  married,  Ist,  Maria  Norton,  Sept.  8, 

1835  ;  2d,  Widow  Catherine  P.  Gary,  March  11,  1852. 

103  Adeline,  b.  Oct.  2,  1809  ;  married  Isaac  Harris,  May  18,  1834. 

104  Isaac,  b.  Dec.  12.  1811  [243]  ;  married  Sibil  Ames,  June  2,  1844. 

105  Davis,  b.   Feb.  27,  1814  [249]  ;  m.  Ist,  Susanna  French,  April  22, 

1838  ;  2d, . 

106  Lucia,  b.  Sept.  14,  1816  ;  m.  Ist,  James  Otis  Clapp,Oct.  5, 1840  ;  2d, 

Henry  Snell,  Oct.  8,  1856. 

107  EUphakt,  b.  Feb.  18,  1821  [255]  ;  m.  Mary  Parker,  Nov.  22,  1855. 
The  wife  died  March  31,  1853,  aged  75.     The  father  died  Oct.  30, 

1856,  aged  81  years. 
Mr.  Kingman  was  a  justice  of  the  peace  for  several  years,  and  a  promi- 
nent man  in  the  government  of  the  town. 

108  Ambrose  (son  of  Seth  53)  married  Esther,  daughter  of  Josiah  Edson, 

Nov.  29,  1810.     Children:  — 

109  Francis,  b.  Sept.  5,  1810  [258]  ;  married,  1st,  Mary  E.    G.  Eaton, 

1836  ;  2d,  Mary  N.  Cole,  1847. 

110  Nancy  Adams,  b.  Nov.  7,  1813 ;  married  Oilman  C.  Gleason.  of  Read- 

ing, Sept.  20,  1832. 

111  Esther  Elvira,  b.  June  19, 1815  ;  married  Gardner  French,  of  Reading, 

Mass.,  July  1,  1834. 

112  Aldcn  Bradford,  b.  Aug.  29,  1817 ;  died  Nov.  7,  1819. 

113  Josiah  Edson,  b.  Sept.  25,  1819  ;  died  Sept.  10,  1822. 

114  Sarah  Jane,  b.  Sept.  23,  1822;  died  March  7,  1823. 

115  Josiah  Alden,  b.  Nov.  22,  1823  [262];  married,  Ist,  Sarah  B.  Damon  ; 

2(1,  Susan  B.  Davis  ;  3d,  Julia  Ann  Whitehouse. 

116  Dianthe  Jme,  b.  Oct.  11,  1825  ;  married  Rufus  Noyes,  Nov.  15,  1857. 

117  Susan  Adeline,  b.  Jan.  22,  1830  ;  married  Edward  C.  Packard,  May 

6,  1852. 
The  wife  died  June  12,  1838,  aged  50  years.     He  then  married  Ruth, 
daughter  of  Daniel  Pratt,  of  Reading,  Mass.,  Nov.  29,  1838.     Chil- 
dren :  — 

118  Milton  Davis,  b.  Aug.  31,  1840  ;  m.  Julia  Gilmore  Richards,  of  Fal- 

mouth,  Me.,  Dec.  22,  1862. 
The  wife  died  Feb.  27,  1845.     He  then  married  Mary,  daughter  of 

William  Richards,  of  Falmouth,  Me,  Dec.  23,  1845.     The  wife  died 

1802.     He  then  ">i.  Rosana,  daughter  of  Abiel  Brown,  of  Tewks- 

bury,  Mass.,  March  30,  1864. 
Wheelwright  and  carriage  manufacturer ;  resident  of  Reading,  Mass. 


119  Martin  (son  of  Seth  53)  married  Phebe,  daughter  of  Levi  Packard, 

Oct.  14,  1816.     Children:  — 

120  Leander   Crosby,  b.  Oct.  25,  1818  [265] ;  married  Azubah  G.  IMorton, 

Oct.  22,  1840. 

121  Abirjail  Cobb,  b.  July  30,  1825  ;  m.  Elisha  K.  Collins,  Jan.  4,  1848. 

122  Julm  Howard,  b.  Sept.  20,  1821  ;  m.  Calvin  D.  Eaton,  April  6,  1840. 

123  Lucjj  Frances,  h.  March  30,  1830  ;  died  Aug.  28,  1853,  aged  23  years. 

124  Heman  Packard,  b.  Feb.  24,  1834. 

125  Esther  Elvira,  b.  July  9,  1837  ;  m.  Robert  A.  Taber,  Oct.  9,  1861. 
Mr.  Kingman  removed  from  his  native  place  to  Pelham,  Mass.,  in  1816, 

where  he  kept  public-house  and  variety  store  for  several  years,  and 
was  a  prominent  man  in  the  administration  of  town  affairs,  having 
held  many  public  offices  of  trust  in  that  town.  He  removed  from 
thence  to  Cabotville,  Mass.,  in  1840  ;  afterward  became  a  trader  at 
North  Bridgewater,  Foxboro',  and  New  Bedford,  where  he  continued 


564  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 


till  his  death.  He  was  an  honest,  upright  man,  and  much  respected 
by  all  who  knew  him  ;  kind  and  generous,  he  sought  the  good-will  of 
aU.    He  died  at  New  Bedford,  Mass.,  Oct.  27,  1855. 


126  Benjamin  (son  of  Scth  53)  married  Eebecca,  daughter  of  Josiah  Pack- 

ard, Dec.  4,  1817.     Children  :  — 

127  Julia  Ann,  b.  Aug.  22,  1819  ;  married,  Ist,  Rufus  E.  Howard,  May 

18,  1838 ;  2d,  Hon.  Edward  Southworth,  Jr.,  Feb.  2,  1843. 

128  Rufus  Packard*  b.  Nov.  4,  1821 ;  m.  Abbie  Baker,  of  Yarmouth,  Mass. 

129  Henry  Lyman,  b.  July  27,  1827  ;  died  single,  Nov.  2,  18G2. 

130  Benjamin  Franklin,  b.  Oct.  27,  1829  [2G8J ;  married  Ada  E.  Ramsdell, 

of  Warren,  Mass.,  Dec.  18,  1854. 

131  Maria,  b.  Oct.  19,  1840  ;  married  Charles  F.  Marston,  Oct.  19,  1863  ; 

she  died  March  9,  1864.  Mr.  Marston  died  Jan.  23,  1865. 
Mr.  Kingman  has  occupied  a  prominent  public  position  in  the  town  ; 
has  served  them  as  selectman,  overseer  of  the  poor,  and  engineer 
of  fire  department ;  represented  the  town  of  North  Bridgewater  in 
the  Massachusetts  Legislature  two  years  ;  was  deputy  sheriff  of  Ply- 
mouth County  nearly  thirty  years  ;  at  one  time  was  a  director  in  the 
Fall  River  Railroad  ;  was  one  of  the  original  subscribers  to  the  North 
Bridgewater  Bank,  of  which  he  has  been  a  director  since  its  forma- 
tion ;  also  a  director  of  the  llingham  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Com- 
pany, of  Hingham,  Mass. 

132  Henry  (son  of  Seth   53)  married  Sophronia,  daughter  of  William 

Parker,  of  Reading,  Mass.,  Sept.  23,  1815.     Children  :  — 

133  Mary  Shaw,  b.  Feb.  19,  1816 ;  married  William  Phelps,  Jan.  4,  1836. 

134  Henry  Washburn,  h.  Dec.  15,1818  [271];  married  Martha  C.  Hopkins, 

April  20, 1842. 

135  Oilman  Dennis,  b.  May  18,  1820  [280]  ;  married  Nancy  B.  Hill,  Nov 

25,  1841. 

136  Fidelia,  b.  Oct.  30,  1821  ;  married  John  Steele,  Dec.  8,  1840. 

137  William  Parker,  b.  Marcli  11, 1823  [283]  ;  married,  Ist,  Lucy  A.  Man- 

ning, 1851  ;  2d.  Abby  L.  Marsh,  1856. 

138  Martin  Edward,  b.  Oct.  14,  1824  [285] ;  married  Frederica  Ruther,  of 

New  York,  Feb.  6,  1851. 

139  Sumner  Augustus,  b.  Dec.  25,  1837  [293] ;  married  Emilie  Stout,  of 

New  York,  Feb.  17,  1859. 
The  wife  died  Feb.  28,  1858.     The  father  died  Nov.  14,  1860. 
The  father  was  a  furniture  manufacturer  at  Reading  Mass. 

140  Abiel  (son  of  Seth  53)  married  !Mary  Cary,  daughter  of  Mieah  Shaw, 

Jan.  12,  1819.     Children:  — 

141  William  Henry,  b.  Aug.  16,  1820  ;  died  single,  April  23,  1848. 

142  Edmund,  b.  May  15,  1822  [296] ;  married  Rebecca  Dike,  Nov.  30, 

1851;  died  July  21,  1852. 

143  Lucas,  b.  July  21,  1824  [297]  ;  m.  Sylvia  J.  Ilollis,  June  4,  1846. 

144  Arabella,  b.  May  21,  1826  ;  married  Elisha  Washburn,  Nov.  28,  1844. 

145  Elizabeth  A.,  b.  July  2^,  1829  ;  m.  Elisha  Washburn,  Dec.  30,  1847. 
The  wife  died  June  6,  1852.     The  husband  died  March  29,  1854,  aged 

57  years. 
Mr.  K.  was  a  shoemaker,  and  resided  on  Summer  Street. 


146  JosiAU  AYASiir.URN  (son  of  Scth  53)  married  Polly,  daughter  of  Cyrus 
Packard,  Nov.  19,  1822.     Children  :  — 

*  Is  Cashier  of  North  Bridgewater  Bank. 


FAMILY  REGISTEE.  565 


147  Abigail  Copeland,  b.  Feb.  19,  1824 ;  married  Anson  Morse,  of  Wal- 

pole,  Mass.,  Jan.  1,  1844. 

148  Jane  Packard,  b.  Nov.  19,  1825  ;  died  July  2,  1827. 

149  Judith,  h.  June  29,  1827  ;  died  July  13,  1827. 

150  Jane  Packard,  b.  Aug.  29,  1828  ;  m.  Isaac  Perkins,  May  24,  1849. 

151  Bradford,  h.  Jan.  5,  1831  [301]  ;  married  Susan  B.  Ellis,  of  Plympton, 

Mass.,  Jan.  1,  1852. 

152  Charlotte,  b.  Oct.  14,  1832  ;  died  July  29,  1833. 

153  Seth,  b.  July  21,  1834  ;  died  Sept.  4,  1^34. 

The  wife  died  Aug.  4,  1834.  lie  then  married  Margaret,  daughter  of 
John  Dunlap,  of  Pelham,  Mass.,  Feb.  26,  1835.     Children  :  — 

154  Harriet  Nason,  b.  June  29,  1836. 

155  Gardner  Josiah,  b.  Aug.  23,  1838  [303] ;  married  Fanny  T.  Nickerson, 

of  Nantucket,  May  5,  1861. 

156  Alinaria,  b.  April  1,  1842  ;  m.  Franklin  Fobes,  of  Bridgewater,  April 

lU,  1861. 

157  Eldora  Louisa,  b.  April  29,  1846. 

158  George  Webster,  b.  Nov.  21,  1852 ;  died  May  8,  1856. 

Mr.  Kingman  was  an  extensive  furniture  manufacturer  till  1853  ;  ia 
now  a  shoe  manufacturer.  He  has  served  the  town  of  North  Bridge- 
water  in  several  public  offices  ;  represented  that  town  in  the  Legisla- 
ture of  Massachusetts  in  1847  and  1848  ;  is  now  a  justice  of  the 
peace.  He  was  appointed  a  recruiting  officer  in  1864  to  obtain  sol- 
diers for  the  rebellion. 

Residence,  Main  Street,  Campello. 


159  John  Washburn  (son  of  Seth  53)  married  Almira,  daughter  of  Caleb 

Copeland,  Nov.  26, 1826.     Children  :  — 

160  Lois,  b.  Oct.  16,  1827  ;  married  Welcome  H.  Wales,  Oct.  16,  1845. 

161  Martin,  b.  March  9,  1835  [305]  ;  married  Helen  Kelley,  of  New  Bed- 

ford, Mass.,  Sept.  1,  1859. 
Rolling  machine  manufacturer  ;  residence  on  Belmont  Street. 


162  Elbridge  (son  of  Seth  53)  married  Susan,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  Crocker, 

of  Easton,  April  13,  1835,     Children  :  — 

163  Emerson,  b.  May  9,  1838  [308] ;  married  Louisa  Josephine  Dunham, 

Oct.  23,  1862. 

164  Otis,  b.  March  13,  1844  ;  died  Aug.  13,  1848. 
Shoemaker  ;  residence  on  Pine  Street. 


165  Alpheus  (son  of  Benjamin  65)  married  Esther,  daughter  of  Henry 

Thayer,  ot  Winchester,  N.  H.,  April  6,  18U7.     Children  :  — 

166  Alvin,  b.  July  4,  1807  ;  married  Lucinda  Rugg,  of  Keene,  N.  H.,  Feb. 

21,  1832. 

167  Eliza  Dodd,  b.  July  9,  1809  ;  married  Caleb  Sawyer  Graves,  of  Keene, 

N.  H.,  Nov.  1,  1832. 

168  Pliny,  b.  May  22,  1811  ;  died  Jan.  4,  1814. 

169  Emerson,  b.  Aug.  14,  1812  ;  died  Dec.  2,  1812. 

170  Sidney,  h.  Oct.  18,  1813  ;  married  Martha  Ann  Parker,  of  Keene,  N. 

11.,  Dec.  22,  1841. 

171  Nancy  Thayer,  b.  Feb.  27,  1815  ;  married  William  Thomas,  of  West 

Boylston,  JNlass. 

172  Emeline  Perkins,  b.  Nov.  11,  1816;  married  Mason  Thomas,  of  West 

Boylston. 

173  Pliny  Emerson,  b.  Nov.  7,   1818  ;    married    Caroline  French,  Feb. 

3,  1842. 


566  HISTORY   OP    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

174  Marshall,  b.  May  26,  1820  ;  married  Abigail  P.  Fairbanks,  of  Win- 

chester, N.  H. 

175  Warner  Emmons,  b.  April  16,  1827  ;  married  Chestina  E.  Sprague,  of 

Medford,  Mass.,  Sept  8,  1857. 

176  Ellen  Mehitable,  b.  Jan.  27,  1829. 

177  Luin  Francis,  b.  Aug.  17,  1831. 
The  father  died  June  6,  1839. 


178  Eliphalet  (son  of  Benjamin  65)  married  Mehitable  Allen,  of  Warwick, 

Mass.     Children  :  — 

179  Allen,  died  young.  180  Sophronia  Thomas.  181  Julia  Ann. 
182  Allen,  married Tucker,  of  Winchester,  N.  H.     183  Marietta. 

This  family  resided  at  Manchester,  N.  H. 

184  Matthew  (son  of  Simeon  75)  married  Mercy,  daughter  of  Jonathan 

Kenrick,  of  Orleans,  Mass.,  Dec.  1,  1808.     Children  :  — 

185  Rebecca,  b.  Oct.  10,  1809  ;  married  Eliakim  Higgins,  of  Orleans,  Mass., 

1832.     Children: — Freeman.  Warren. 

186  Betsy  Kenrick,  b.  Feb.  2,  1812  ;  married  Josiah  Y.  Paine,  of  Harwich, 

Mass.,  and  have  five  sons  and  six  daughters. 

187  Freeman,  b.  May  26,  1814  ;  toll-keeper  and  policeman  at  East  Boston 

Ferry. 

188  Overt/,  b.  March  28,  1816  ;  died  in  infancy. 

169  Simeon,  h.  Dec.  22,  1817  ;  manied  Patia  Knowles,  of  Orleans,  Mass., 
1844;  had  two  children.  The  father  died  at  eea,  Nov.  15,  1860, 
aged  43  years  ;  was  master  of  barque  "  Rebecca  Goddard  "  at  the 
time  of  his  death. 

190  Alfred,  h.  Feb.  24,  1820 ;  died  in  infancy. 

191  Selh  Kenrick,  h.  March  9,  1822;  single;  captain  of  barque  "Kate 

Hastings,"  in  the  fruiting  trade,  from  the  Mediterranean. 

192  Isabella  Maria,  h.  July  31,  1825  ;  married  Captain  Frederic  M.  Percival, 

ot  Orleans,  Mass.,  1857. 

193  Matthew,  b.  Oct.  29,  1834  ;  died  Feb.  23,  1858. 

194  Alonzo  Herbert,  b.  Dec.  18,  1827  ;  m.  Sarah  Mayo,  of  Orleans,  1853. 

195  Eliza  Myrick,  b.  Jan.  18,  1831  ;  married  Captain  Newcomb  C.  Young, 

of  Orleans,  and  have  one  son,  Matthew  Kingman. 

196  Jabez  (son  of  Abel  82)   married  Phebe,  daughter  of  William  Brett, 

June  7,  1818.     Children:  — 

197  Cyrus  Brett,  b.  June  14,  1821  [310]  ;  married  Angelina  Bates,  Feb. 

6,  1856. 

198  Phebe,  b.  Oct.  14,  1822 ;  died  Feb.  22,  1849. 

199  Edward  Sherman,  b.  June  19,  1828. 

200  Susan,  b.  May  25,  1829  ;  married  Jeremiah  J.  Torrey,  of  Leverett, 

Mass.,  Sept.  15,  1851. 

201  Ellen,  b.  July  5,  1830. 

202  Jane  Brett,  married  David  Henderson,  March  29,  1854. 

203  Mary  Allen,  b.  1833  ;  died  Oct.  7,  1833. 

The  wife  died  Oct.  6,  1833.     He  then  married  Jennet,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam Dunbar,  of  Halifax,  Mass.,  Sept.  18,  1836.     Children  :  — 

204  Ellis  Bartlelt,  b.  May  23.  1837 ;  died  Sept.  25,  1838. 

205  Henry,  b.  March  1,  1840  ;  died  Feb.  18,  1841. 

206  Eliza  Dunbar,  b.  May  28,  1841 ;  married  Daniel  W.  Belcher,  May 

31, 1863. 

207  (icorge  Henry,  b,  Oct.  31,  1846. 

The   father  died  July  30,  1864,  aged   70  yearp.     He  was  once  captain 
of  a  militia  company.     A  farmer,  and  wheelwright  by  trade. 


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FAMILY  REGISTER.  567 

208  Arnold  (eon  of  Abel  82)   married  Emcline,  daughter  of  Waterman 

BoBWorth,  of  Ilalifax,  Mass.,  Nov.  28,  1838.     Children  :  — 

209  Emeline  Waterman,  b.  March  6,  1840 ;  died  Sept.  19,  1842. 

210  Mercy  Alice,  b.  Nov.  6,  1843  ;  m.  Charles  A.  Gould,  Sept.  21,  1865. 
The  lather  died  1865. 


211  Albert  (son  of  Abel  82)  married  Lavina,  daughter  of  Williams  Alden, 

Nov.  27,  1827.     Children:  — 

212  Ellen,  b.  July  4,  1831;  married,   Ist,  Thomas  E.   Gurney,  Jan.  4, 

1853  ;  2d,  Elisha  H.  Josiyn,  Sept.  1,  1857. 

213  Mary  Gilmorc,  b.  July  4,  1836.      214  Lizzie  Anna,  b.  Oct.  31,  1842. 

215  Dr.  Abel  Washburn  (son  of  Abel  82)  married  Clarissa,  daughter  of 

Williams  Alden,  May  29,  1831.     Children  :  — 

216  Frajices  Wilhams,  b.  Nov.  7,  1833  ;  died  May  26,  1834. 

217  Clara  Clifford,  h.  Jan.  8,  1836  ;  married  Captain  Alexander  Wheldon, 

of  Dartmouth. 

218  Abel  Willard,  b.  July  8,  1838. 

219  Hannah  Williams,  b.  Nov.  13,  1840 ;  died  April  5,  1842. 

220  Thomas  Sewall,  b.  April  8,  1843. 

221  Helen,  b.  Feb.  19,  1846 ;  died  July  19,  1847. 

222  Barton  Elliot,  b.  Aug.  19,  1849. 

The  wife  died  Nov.  23,  1860.  He  then  married  Olive  T.,  daughter  of 
- —  Packard,  July  8,  1863. 

Mr.  Kingman  was  a  graduate  of  Amherst  College  in  1830  ;  has  since 
been  a  successful  physician  in  the  town.  He  held  the  office  of  post- 
master under  Buchanan's  administration. 


223  Edwin  Howard  (son  of  Abel  82)  married  Frances  Adeline,  daughter 

of  Alvan  Perry,  of  Norton,  Mass.,  Nov.  30,  1830.     Children  :  — 

224  Charles  Edwin,  b.  Dec.  30,  1833  [312] ;  married  Caroline  Wilson,  of 

Fall  River,  Jan.  1,  1854. 

225  Sarah  Frances,  b.  Dec.  27,  1836  ;  married  J.  F.  Hale,  May  3,  1861. 

226  Ali-an  Perry,  h.  March  25, 1839  ;  m.  Lucy  Jane  Dunbar,  April  0,  1862. 

227  Thomas  Beamis,  b.  Oct.  8,  1844.  228  Louisa  Sophia,  b.  May  31,  1847. 
229  Edward  Franklin,  b.  Aug.  23,  1851. 

Mr.  Kingman  is  a  justice  of  the  peace,  was  selectman  of  the  town 
several  years,  and  for  a  long  time  has  been  very  successfully  engaged 
in  moving  buildings. 


230  Lucius   (son  of  Eliphalet  100)   married  Lucia,  daughter  of  Colonel 

Charles  Holmes,  of  Kingston,  Mass.,  Nov.  17,  1835.     Children:  — 

231  Adeline,  b.  Sept.  6,  1836  ;  died  Sept.  7,  1838. 

232  Ada,  b.  April  15,  1838  ;  died  Sept.  6,  1838. 

233  Lucius,  b.  Sept.  11,  1839  ;  belongs  to  2d  Regiment  Kansas  Cavalry. 

234  Lucia,  b.  Nov.  16,  1841  ;  died  Nov.  14,  1843. 

235  Eugene,  b.  Aug.  8,  1843. 

236  Ambrose,  b.  Nov.  18,  1845  ;  died  same  day. 
The  wife  died  Nov.  21,  1845. 

He  is  a  graduate  of  Brown  University ;  an  attorney  and  counsellor-at- 
law  ;  resides  at  Quincy,  111. 


237  Matthew  (son  of  Eliphalet  100)  married  Maria,  daughter  of  Noah 
Norton,  Sept.  8,  1835.  Had  one  child.  The  wife  died  at  Cam- 
bridgeport,  Feb.  18,  1851.     He  then  married  ]Mrs.  Catherine  Phelps, 


568  HISTORY  OF    NORTH   BRn)GEWATER. 


daughter  of  the  late  Deacon  Roger  Phelps,  of  "Windsor,  Conn.,  and 
■widow  of  the  late  Rev.  Austin  Cary,  of  Sunderland,  Mass.,  March 
11,  1852.     Children  :  — 

238  Nathaniel  Snow,  b.  Sept.  17,  1845 ;  died  June  17,  1851. 

239  Maria  Norton,  b.  Dec.  14,  1852. 

240  Catherine  Phelps,  h.  Oct.  14,  1854. 

241  Sarah  Norton,  b.  Oct.  5,  1856. 

242  Roffcr  Phelps,  b.  April  19,  1859  ;  died  Feb.  3,  1861. 
He  is  an  Orthodox  Congregational  clergyman. 


243  Isaac  (son  of  Eliphalet  100)  married  Sibil,  daughter  of  Theron  Ames, 

June  2,  1844.     Children  :  — 

244  Lewis,  b.  Feb.  26,  1845.  245  Lucia  Adeline,  b.  Dec.  8,  1846. 

246  Ellen,  b.  July  30,  1850  ;  died  April  6,  1851. 

247  Rosclla,  b.  Aug.  29,  1852.  248  Isaac  Henry,  b.  June  8,  1854. 
He  has  held  the  office  of  selectman. 

Farmer. 


249  Davis   (son  of  Eliphalet  100)  married  Susanna,  daughter  of  Deacon 

Silvanus  French,  of  Campello,  April  22,  1838.     Children  :  — 

250  Elvira,  b.  March  30,  1839  ;  m.  John  E.  Spaulding,  Sept.  1862. 

251  Lucius  French,  b.  April  18,  1842  ;  died  in  Q.  S.  Service,  at  Newbern, 

N.  C,  Sept.  23,  1862. 

252  Zilpha,  b.  Nov.  7,  1844. 

253  Gcorffc,  h.  June  7,  1847  ;  died  Aug.  30,  1852. 

254  Albert  Davis,  b.  May  13,  1852  ;  died  Jan.  31,  1855. 

The  wife  died  Feb.  10,  1800.     He  then  married  Lydia  Bancroft,  dau. 

of  Jonathan  Smith,  of  Buckland,  Mass.,  June  12,  1861. 
This  family  reside  in  Worcester,  INIass. 

255  Eliphalet  (son  of  Eliphalet  100)  married  Mary  Frances,  daughter  of 

Gould  Parker,  of  Reading,  Nov.  22,  1855.     Children :  — 

256  Eliphalet,  b.  Jan.  12,  1858.            257  Ellen  Maria,  b.  Nov.  18,  1859. 
Farmer.  

258  Francis  (son  of  Ambrose  108)  married  Mary  E.  G.,  daughter  of  Wil- 

liam Eaton,  of  Reading,  Mass.,  March  5,  1836.     Children  :  — . 

259  Melvin,  b.  June  14,  1841.  200  Lucia,  h.  Sept.  10,  1838. 

The  wife  died  Jan.  1,  1847.     He  then  married   Mary  Niles,  daughter 
of  J.  Cole,  of  Orford,  N.  H.,  Aug.  15,  1847.     Children  :  — 

261  Martha  Israella,  b.  Oct.  12,  1848  ;  died . 

Furniture  manufacturer. 


262  Josiah  Aldex  (son  of  Arabros3  108)  married  Sarah  B.,  daughter  of 
John  Damon,  of  Reading,  Mass.,  Oct.  10,  1844.  The  wife  died  June 
23,  1847.  He  then  married  Susan  B.,  daughter  of  Thaddeus  Davis, 
of  Alstead,  N.  H.,  May  8,  1848.     Children  :  — 

203  Arthur  Davis,  b.  June  15,  1852. 

Tlie  wife  died  Aug.  I'J,  1852.  He  then  m.  Julia  Ann,  daughter  of 
Robert  'Whitehuuse,  of  Smithfield,  Me.,  Dec.  25,  1852.  Children  :  — 
264  Mary  Arnhrosene,  b.  Dec.  2,  1857.     (Adopted.) 

Furniture  dealer  in  Boston  ;  residence  on  Piockney  Street. 


265  Le.\ndeb  Crosby  (son  of  Martin  119)   married  Azubah  G.  Morton,  of 
Northampton,  Oct.  22,  1840.     Children  :  — 


FAMILY   REGISTER.  569 


266  Martin  Morton,  b.  Oct.  23,  1841. 

267  Lasoit  French,  b.  Oct.  4,  1843  ;  died  June  21,  1844. 
The  father  died  in  New  Bedford,  Mass.,  Oct.  19,  1857. 
Mr.  K.  was  a  trader. 


268  Bexjamin  Franklin  (eon  of  Benjamin  126)  married  Ada  Eels,  daughter 

of  Josepli  Ramedell,  Esq.,  of  Warren,  Mass.     Children  :  — 

269  Susan  Homer,  b.  May  16,  1857. 

270  Joseph  RamsdcU,  b.  April  15,  1860. 

Dry-goods  trader  ;  residence  at  North  Bridgewater. 

271  Henry  Washburn  (son  of  Henry  132)  married  Martha  0.,  daughter  of 

Joseph  Hopkins,  of  Reading,  Mass.,  April  20,  1842.     Children  :  — 

272  Augustus  Elizabeth,  b.  Feb.  14-,  1844. 

273  Heiiry  Leroy,  b.  Nov.  13,  1845 ;  died  April  13,  1849. 

274  Albion  Hopkins,  b.  April  10,  1847  ;  died  July  27,  1848. 

275  Ella  Louisa,  b.  April  30,  1849. 

276  Martha  Josephine,  b.  Feb.  27,  1851. 

277  William  Henry,  b.  Jan.  14,  1853. 

278  Frederic  Hopkins,  b.  March  31,  1855. 

279  Henrietta  Washburn,  b.  July  9,  1857. 

The  father  died  June  18,  1857.     The  mother  died  July  5,  1858. 
Mr.  K.  was  a  furniture  dealer  in  New  York  City. 

280  Oilman  Dennis  (son  of  Henry  132)  married  Nancy  Maria,  daughter  of 

Jonas  B.  Hill,  of  Reading,  Mass.,  Nov.  25,  1841.     Children  :  — 

281  Zelia  Maria,  b.  Nov.  13,  1845.       282  Charles  Henry,  b.  Oct.  25, 1847. 
Cabinet  maker  ;  residence  at  Reading,  Mass. 


283  "William  Parker  (son  of  Henry  132)   married  Lucy  A.,  daughter  of 

Solomon  Manning,  of  Bedford,  N.  H.,  Nov.  27,  1851.  The  wife 
died  April  6,  1855.  He  then  married  Abby,  daughter  of  Langdon 
Marsh,  of  Eaton,  N.  H.,  Nov.  20,  1856.     Children  :  — 

284  Emma  Edwinice,  b.  May  20,  1859  ;  died  Jan.  1,  1861. 

Furniture  dealer  in  Pearl  Street,  New  York  City  ;  residence  at  Read- 
ing, Mass. 


285  Martin  Edward  (son  of  Henry  132)  married  Frederica  Eliza,  daughter 

of  William  Ruther,  of  Berna,  Germany,  Feb.  6,  1851.     Children  :  — 

286  Emma  Frances,  b.  Oct.  10,  1851 ;  died  Sept.  11,  1853. 

287  Alida  Eliza,  b.  June  4,  1853. 

288  Charles  Edward,  b.  Aug.  29,  1854  ;  died  April  25,  1861. 

289  Henry  Martin,  b.  March  21,  1856. 
200  Chester  Sumner,  b.  Aug.  8,  1857. 

291  William  Phelps,  b.  June  18,  1859. 

292  Rufus  Packard,  b.  March  18,  1865. 

Wholesale  furniture  dealer  in  Chatham  Street,  New  York  City ;  resi- 
dence at  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


293  Sumner  Augustus  (son  of  Henry   132)  married  Emilie,  daughter  of 

Richard  Stout,  of  New  York  City,  Feb.  17,  1859.     Children  :  — 

294  Richard  Stout,  b.  Feb.  13,  1861.  295  Elliot  Sumner,  b.  186-. 
Furniture  dealer  in   Chatham  Street,  New  York  City  ;   residence  at 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

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570  HISTORY    OF    NOBTH   BRIDGEWATEB. 


296  EDMtTND  (son  of  Abiel  140)  married  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Nathaniel 
Dike,  of  North  Bridgewater,  Nov.  30,  1854.     The  husband  died  July 
20,  1852.     The  widow  then  married  Willard  Shepardson,  March  18, 
1856,  who  died  at  Aurora,  Ind.,  March  12,  1857. 
Mr.  K.  was  a  shoemaker. 


297  Lucas  (son  of  Abiel  140)   married  Sylvia  J.  Hollis,  June  4,  1846. 

Children  :  — 

298  Edward  S.,  b.  March  21,  1847  ;  died  March  14, 1865, at  Madison,  Wis. 

299  Arabella,  b.  Oct.  30,  1849  ;  died  Feb.  6,  1850. 

300  Mary  Ellen,  b.  June  4,  1851. 

The  father  was  a  shoemaker  ;  he  died  Sept,  7,  1852.     The  widow  then 
married  Horace  M.  Clark,  Aug.  11,  1855.     She  died  June  12,  1863. 


301  Bradford  (son  of  Josiah  Washburn  146)  m.  Susan  Bradford,  dau.  of 

Cupt.  Thomas  Ellis,  of  Plympton,  Mass.,  Jan.  1, 1852.     Children  ;  — 

302  Carrie  Parker,  b.  July  15,  1858  ;  died  Sept.  18,  1859. 

Attorney  and  counsellor  at-law,  at  33  School  Street,  Boston  ;  justice  of 
the  peace  for  Norfolk  County  ;  member  of  the  New  England  Historic 
Genealogical  Society,  Boston  ;  corresponding  member  of  the  State 
Historical  Society,  of  Madison,  VV^isconsin  ;  and  author  of  the  "  King- 
man Memorial,"  and  "  History  of  North  Bridgewater  ;  "  resides  at 
Brookline,  Mass. 


303  Gardner  JosiAn  (son  of  Josiah  Washburn  146)  married  Fanny  The- 

resa, daughter  of  Captain  Joseph  H.  Nickerson,  of  Nantucket,  Mass., 
May  5, 1861.     Children  :  — 

304  Charles  Webster,  b.  Oct.  3,  1862. 

Mr.  K.  is  a  shoe  manufacturer  at  Campello,  Mass. ;  residents  of  Cam- 
pello. 

305  Martix  (son  of  John  Washburn  159)  married  Helen  Hathaway,  dau. 

of  Leonard  Kelley,  of  New  Bedford,  Mass.,  Sept.   1,  1859.     Chil- 
dren :  — 

306  Carrie  Maria,  b.  April  9,  1861.  307    Georc/e  Martin,  b.  June  10,  1865. 
Dry-goods  merchant  at  Brookline,  Mass. 

308  Emerson  (son  of  Elbridge  162)  married  Louisa  Josephine,  daughter  of 

Soranes  Dunham,  Oct.  23,  1862.     Children  :  — 

309  Elmer  Nelson,  b.  Aug.  16,  1864. 
Shoemaker. 


310  Cyrus  Brett  (son  of  Jabez  196)  married  Angelina,  daughter  of  Calvin 

Bates,  of  North  Bridgewater,  Feb.  0,  1856.     Children  :  — 

311  Francis  Calvin,  b.  April  23,  1865. 
Shoe  manufacturer  on  Summer  Street. 


312  Charles  Edwin  (son  of  Edwin  Howard  223)  m.  Caroline,  daughter  of 

Abram  Wilson,  of  Fall  River,  Jan.  1,  1854.     Children  :  — 

313  Lucy  Wilson,  b.  Sept.  5,  1856. 

314  Charles  Herbert,  b.  May  1,  1858. 

315  Carrie  Frances,  b.  March  20,  1860. 
Shoemaker. 


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FAMILY  REGISTER.  671 

316  LEWIS  ARASTUS    KINGMAN    (son  of  Henry),  born   March   13, 

1820  ;  came  from  Mansfield,  Mass.,  in  1852  ;  married  Mary  Jane, 
daughter  of  Pliny  Alderman,  of  Westfield,  Mass.,  June  4,  1844. 
Children  :  — 

317  Nancie  Carpenter,  b.  April  17,  1847. 

318  Herbert  Lewis,  b.  Aug.  6,  1850. 

319  Morton  Alderman,  b.  May  20,  1855. 

320  Jennie  Louise,  b.  Oct.  15,  1858. 

321  Eddie  Clifford,  b.  June  28,  1860  ;  died  Aug.  7,  1860. 
Carriage  manufacturer,  near  Tilden'e  Corner. 


1  KIMBALL.  —  RcFUS  C.   (son  of  Rufus),  bom  Jan.  23,  1821;  came 

from  Sanbornton,  N.  H.  ;  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Ezra  Tobey,  of 
Sandwich,  June  6,  1857.     Children  :  — 

2  William,  b.  Dec.  16,  1848  ;  died  May  13,  1850. 

3  Ezra  Tobey,  b.  Dec.  18,  1851. 

4  Rufus  Henry,  b.  April  5,  1854.       5  Fannie  Carlton,  b.  May  10,  1857. 
Mr.  Kimball  is  of  the  firm  of  Howard,  Clark,  &  Co. 


6  Samuel  (son  of  Putnam),  born  Sept.  19,  1839  ;  came  from  Plymouth, 

Mass.,  to  North   Bridgewater  ;  married   Betsy,  daughter  of  Pardon 
Keith,  of  West  Bridgewater,  Dec.  7,  1845.     Children  :  — 

7  Edward  Pardon,  b.  Feb.  27,  1847  ;  died  Aug.  19,  1847. 

8  Lizzie  Pntnam,  b.  July  2,  1848.       10  Ella  Maria,  b.  May  19,  1856. 

9  Fannie  Sawyer,  b.  April  25,  1852.    11  Lottie  Lemist,  h.  June  2,  1858. 
12  Edith,  b.  Jan.  10,  1861  ;  died  Sept.  24,  1801. 

The  father  was  killed  at  the  second  Bull  Run  battle  of  Virginia,  in  the 
Rebellion  of  1801,  Aug.  30,  1862. 


1  KNAPP.  —  Abijah  (son  of  Jonathan)  came  from  Taunton  to  North 

Bridgewater  in  1793  ;  married  Lydia  Austin.     Children  :  — 

2  Drurilla,  b.  Jan.  3,  1793. 

3  Nabby,  b.  Dec.  29,  1794. 

4  Abijah,  h.  Feb.  19,  1797. 

5  Deborah,  b.  March  9,  1799  ;  died  Aug.  28,  1830. 

6  Betsy,  married  Jeptha  Howard,  Dec.  1,  1803. 

7  Abi,  b.  June  12,  1780  ;  married  Arza  Packard,  1812. 

8  Lydia,  married  Ezekiel  Merritt,  Nov.  2,  1809. 

9  Polly,  married  Azel  Gurney,  April  13,  1815. 

10  Samuel,  b.  April  22,  1801  :  died  young,  May  4,  1S19. 

The  mother  died  April  26,  1830.     The  father  died  Nov.  23,  1833. 


THE  LINCOLN  FAJIILY. 


1  Nehemiah  (son  of  Ezekiel)  came  from  Abington  to  North  Bridgewater  ; 

married  Keziah,  daughter  of  Deacon  James  Packard,  Nov.  24,  1748. 
The  wife  died  Sept.  8,  1803.     The  husband  died  Jan.  13,  1818. 

2  Gideon  (son  of  Ezekiel,  and  brother  of  Nehemiah  above  named)  was 

adopted  by  his  Uncle  Nehemiah,  and   had  his  estate,  and  settled  in 


572  HISTORY   OF    NOETH   BRIDGEWATER. 


North  Bridgewater,  on  the  road  leading  from  Abington  to  North 
Bridgewatcr,  near  Sprague's  Works.  He  married  Martha,  daughter 
of  Luke  Perkins,  Aug.  13,  1781.     Children  :  — 

3  Nchemiah,  b.  Nov.  8,  1782  [15]  ;  m.  Martha  Packard,  Jan.  10,  1802. 

4  Mrhitabk,  b.  March  29,  1784  ;  m.  Japhet  Beals,  of  Augusta,  Me.,  Oct, 

2,  1803. 

5  Keziah,  b.  July  4,  1785  ;  married  Bela  Curtis,  Jan.  19,  1803. 

6  Ruel,  b.  Feb.  6,  1787  [21] ;  married  Eunice  Willis,  Dec.  30,  1804. 

7  Charles,  b.  April  20,  1788  ;  died  March  3,  1794  ;  drowned  in  forge- 

flume. 

8  Martha,  b.  Aug.   17,  1789  :  married  Benjamin  Gardner,  of  Augusta, 

Me.,  1803. 

9  Content,  b.  June  13,  1791  ;  died  July,  1791. 

10  Roxana,  b.  May  23,  1792. 

11  Triphena,  b.  April  21,  1793. 

12  Charles,  b.  Dec.  27, 1795  [28]  ;  m.  Ptebecca  Wood  Porter,  Oct.  13, 1816. 

13  Serena,  b.  June  22,  1797  ;  married  Ziba  Bisbee,  1814. 

14  Luke  Perkins,  b.  Dec.  22,  1798  [34]  ;  married  Stella  White. 
The  father  died  Dec.  25,  1797.     The  mother  died . 


15  Nehemiah  (son  of  Gideon  2)  married   Martha,  daughter  of  Simeon 

Packard,  Jan.  10,  1802.     The  wife  died  .     He  then  married 

Mehitable,  daughter  of  Deacon  David  Edson,  Feb.  5,  1823.     Chil- 
dren :  — 

16  David  Edson,  b.  Nov.  8,  1823. 

17  Nehemiah,  b.  July  21,  1824  ;  married  Cornelia  Ann  Hayward. 

18  I)a?iiel,  b.  June  19,  1820  ;  died  July  4,  1827. 

19  David,  h.  Nov.  29,  1828 ;  drowned  July  15,  1837. 

20  Amelia,  b.  Dec.  25,  1832. 

The  father  was  a  l)lacksmith  ;  died  !March  7,  1861,  aged  78. 


21  PiUEL  (son  of  Gideon  2)  married  Eunice,  daughter  of Willis,  Dec. 

30,  1804.     Children  :  — 

22  Roxana,  b.  July  14,  1805  ;  died  Jan.  14,  1806. 

23  Charles,  b.  Feb.  4,  1807. 

24  Isaac,  b.  March  11,  1809. 

25  ElOridfje  Gerry,  b.  Oct.  23, 1810  [43] ;  married  Sarah  Ann  Shepardson, 

April  10,  1834. 

26  E?nelme,  h.  March  6,  1813  ;  died  May  8,  1815. 

27  Eliza,  b.  March  31,  1815. 
Residents  of  East  Bridgewater. 


28  Charles  (son  of  Gideon  2)  married  Rebecca  Wood,  daughter  of 

Porter,  Oct.  13,  1816.     Children  :  — 

29  Mary  Porter,  b.  Oct.  19,  1816  ;  married,  Ist,  Samuel  Proctor,  Oct.  7, 

1841  ;  2d,  Geor;re  Loring,  May  2,  1850. 

30  Josiah  Sears,  b.   Dec.  1,  1820  [53];  married  Almeda  A.  Wing,  Feb. 

17,  18<0. 

31  Lucy  Jane,  b.  Aug.  24,  1825  ;  married  Ebenezer  G.  Rhodes,  April 

30,  1845. 

32  Rcliccca  Frances,  b.  Feb.  3,  1831. 

33  Charles  Beals,  b.  July  27,  1835  [58]  ;  married  Emily  A.  Stoddard, 

Nov.  25, 1858. 
Awl  manufacturer;  justice  of  the  peace,  and  engineer  of  the  fire  de- 
partment. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  673 

34  Luke  Perkins  (son  of  Gideon  2)  married  Stella,  daughter  of  Adonijah 

White,  of  Easton,  Mass.     Children  :  — 

35  Lyman  White,  b.  Jan.  1,  1823. 

36  Ellen  Aurecn,  h.  Jan.  22,  182G.     37  Mary  Emma,  b.  July  11,  1830. 
Piano-forte  maker,  Boston. 


38  Nehemiah   (son  of  Captain  Nehemiah  15)  m.  Cornelia  Ann,  dau.  of 

Ortho  Hayward,  of  East  Bridgewater,  Mass.,  Feb.  14,  1847.     Chil- 
dren :  — 

39  Ella,  b.  Nov.  11,  1848. 

40  Lucia,  b.  Jan.  14,  1849.  41  Clara,  b.  Nov.  7,  1855. 
42  Hattie  Hayioard,  b.  May  4,  1857  ;  died  April  18,  18G3. 

School-teacher  ;  resides  at  New  Bedford,  Mass. 


43  Elbridge  Gerry   (son  of  Ruel  21)  married  Sarah  Ann,  daughter  of 

Nathaniel  Shepardson,  April  10,  1834.     Children  :  — 

44  Mary  Edson,  b.  [May  29,  1835  ;  married  Stephen  Chesman,  Jr.,  of  East 

Randolph,  Jan.  4,  1852. 

45  George  Almond,  b.  Sept.  16,  1837. 

46  Henry  Elbridge,  b.  April  13,  1840  ;  married  Jeanette  A.  Tobey,  Nov. 

24,  1804. 

47  Isaac  Augustus,  b.  Jan.  28,  1843  ;  married  Helen  Frances  Thompson, 

Jan.  1,  1804. 

48  Sarah  Ann,  b.  Oct.  30,  1845  ;  died  May  8,  1851. 

49  Eliza  Jane,  b.  June  17,  1848. 

50  Elvira  Maria,  b.  Aug.  14,  1850. 

51  Stephen,  b.  Oct.  4,  1854  ;  died  Oct.  4,  1854. 

52  Emma  Florence,  b.  Oct.  4,  1854  ;  died  Oct.  2,  1855. 
Shoemaker. 


53  JosiAH  Sears  (son  of  Charles  28)  married  Almeda  A.  Wing,  Feb.  17, 

1846.     The  wife  died  Sept.  1, 1848,     He  then  married  Hannah,  dau. 
of  John  Hoit,  May  10,  1850.     Children  :  — 

54  Sarah  Agnes,  b.  Jan.  11,  1851.      55   William  Vose,  b.  Dec.  16,  1855. 

55  Josiah  Edward,  b.  Jan.  4,  1853.    57  John  Hoit,  died  July  30,  1858. 
Awl  manufacturer  ;  residents  of  Canaan,  N.  11. 


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58  Charles  Beals  (son  of  Charles  28)   married  Emily  A.,  daughter  of 

Robert  A.  Stoddard,  Nov.  25,  1858.     Children  :  — 

59  Frederic,  b.  May  22,  1860 ;  died  Aug.  3,  1860. 

60  Fannie  Maria,  b.  May  22,  1800. 
Awl  manufacturer, 

^  THE  LEACH  FAMILY. 

1  Nathan    (son  of  Timothy)   married   Deborah,  daughter  of  William 

Leach,  or  perhaps  the  widow  of  Ebenezer  Leach,  1771.     Children  :  — 

2  Reliance,  b.  May  29,  1772  ;  married  Noah  Tirrell,  1794. 

3  Thaddeus,  b.  March  13,  1775.        5  Sarah,  married  Allen  Smith,  1815. 

4  Oliver,  m.  Sally  Brown,  1803.       6  Libbcus. 

7  Eliphalet  [25],  married  Hannah  Shaw,  Dec.  11,  1806. 

8  ISathan  [32],  married  Mehitable  Gloyd,  1805. 

The  father  died  Feb.  1, 1826,  aged  79.    The  mother  died  Jan.  14,  1834, 
aged  83. 


\ 


574  HISTORY   OF    NORTH   BRmGEWATER. 


9  Oliver  (son  of  Nathan  1)  married  Sally,  daughter  of  Knight  Brown, 
1803.     Children  :  — 

10  Elbridge  [39],  married  Deborah  H.  Joslyn,  of  Hanover. 

11  John  [40],  married  Lydia  French. 

12  Oliver  [42],  married  Susanna  Howland,  Oct.  27,  1828. 

13  Aaron,  shot  while  on  a  gunning  expedition,  May  13,  1821. 

14  Allen  [48],  married  Lydia  Jenkins. 

15  Sarah. 

The  wife  died  May  15,  1816,  aged  34.     He  then  married  Mary,  daughter 
of  Peleg  Stetson,  1817.     Children  :  — 

16  Marcus,  b.  Dec.  7,  1818  [52]  ;  married  Eliza  P.  Bourne,  of  Hanson, 

Oct.  24,  1847. 

17  Clarissa  Stetson,  died  Jan.  18,  1842,  aged  22. 

18  Aaron  Davis  [57]  ;  married  Sophia  Worth. 

19  Emily  Jane. 

20  Lucius  [5'J],  married  Celia  S.  Howland,  March  7,  1855. 

21  Pelcfj  Stetson  [02],  married,  Ist,  Angeline  Damon,  Feb.  9,  1854;  2d, 

Eliza  A.  Packard,  Dec.  31,  1863. 

22  Charlotte  Eveline,  married  Daniel  Hall. 

23  Maria  Augusta. 

24  Levi  [04],  married  Sylvia  A.  Cook,  Oct.  4,  1861. 

The  wife  died  Feb.  3,  1846.    The  father  died  Aug.  28,  1848,  aged  69. 

25  Eliphalet  (son  of  Nathan  1)  married  Hannah,  daughter  of  Asa  Shaw, 

Dec.  11,  1806.     Children  :  — 

26  Isaac,  b.  Aug.  17,  1807. 

27  Nahum,  b.  Feb.  13,  1809. 

28  Hannah,  b.  Nov.  13 . 

29  Washmf/ton,  b   April  3,  1812;  married  Susan  White,  Dec.  10,  1836. 

30  Dexter,  b.  Jan.  31,  1814.  31  Martha,  b.  Dec.  6,  1815. 


32  Nathan   (son  of  Nathan  1)  married  Mehitable  Gloyd,  1805.     Chil- 

dren :  — 

33  Nathan,  b.  Jan.  28,  1805  ;  died . 

34  George  Washington,  b.  Jan.  11,  1807  ;  married  Sarah  Jane  Murphy. 

35  Mdulabk,  h.  July  12,  180'J  ;  m.  Barak  Wilbur,  of  West  Bridgewater. 

36  Eliza,  b.  Dec.  1,  1811  ;  married  Bosworth,  of  East  Bridgewater. 

37  Sally,  married Orcutt,  of  Abington. 

38  Harriet,  married  James  Tew,  April  3,  1845. 

39  Elbridge  (son  of  Oliver  9)   married  Deborah  H.,  daughter  of  Eleazer 

Joslyn,  of  Hanover,  Mass.,  and  has  several  children. 

40  John  («on  of  Oliver  9)  married  Lydia  French.     Children  :  — 

41  John  Milton,  b.  Sept.  12,  1838. 
The  wile  died  Juuc  13,  1856. 


42  Oliver  (son  of  Oliver  9)  married  Susanna,  daughter  of  Perez  Howland, 

of  Hanson,  Oct.  27,  1828.     Children  :  — 

43  Oliver  Francis,  b.  Feb.  26,  1831  ;  m.  Julia  P.  F.  Willis,  of  Kingston, 

Sept.  7,  1853. 

44  Susanna  Adeline,  b.  April  29,  1835  ;  married  John  T.  Burke,  May 

30,  1801. 

45  Daniel  Howland,  b.  July  27,  1839  [65]  ;  married  Julia  Elizabeth  How- 

land, Dee.  20,  1858. 


FAMILY   REGISTER.  575 

46  Clarissa  Jane,  b.  April  1,  1844  ;   married  DeWitt  Clinton  Packar'^. 

Jan.  5,  1865.  ' 

47  Bathsheba  Frances,  b.  May  4,  1852  ;  died  Oct.  15,  1852. 


48  Allen  (son  of  Oliver  9)  married  Lydia  Jenkins.     Children  :  — 

49  Lydia  /.,  married  Chester  T.  Peckham,  of  Fall  River. 

50  Chastina,  died  Jan.  27,  1846,  aged  3  years. 

51  Chastina,  died  Sept.  13,  1848,  aged  5  years. 

The  wife  died  Dec.  11,  1840.     He  had  a  second  'wife,  that  died  July 

26,  1848. 


52  Marcus  (son  of  Oliver  9)  married  Eliza  Paris,  daughter  of  Abel  Bourne, 

of  Hanson,  Oct.  24,  1847.     Children  :  — 

53  Wendall,  b.  Oct.  1,  1848.  55  Ahby,  b.  May  28,  1855. 

54  Anna,  b.  June  11,  1853.  56  Edith,  b.  Oct.  28,  1861. 
Shoe  manufacturer  on  Pine  Street. 


57  Aaron  Davis  (son  of  Oliver  9)  married  Sophia  Worth.     Children  :  — 

58  Allen  Davis,  died  Sept.  22,  1851,  aged  1  year  and  9  months. 
The  father  died  Sept.  5,  1856.     The  wife  died  March  5,  1862. 

59  Lucius   (son  of  Oliver  9)  married   Celia  Statira,  daughter  of  Robert 

Howland,  of  Pembroke,  March  7,  1855.     Children  :  — 

60  Lucius  Melvin,  b.  Nov.  25,  1855.        61  Celia  Ellen,  b.  June  27,  1862. 


62  Peleg  Stetson  (son  of  Oliver  9)  married  Angeline,  daughter  of  Elijah 

Damon,  Feb.  9,  1854.     Children  :  — 

63  Pekfj  Stetson,  b.  Dec.  9,  1855. 

He  afterwards  married  Eliza  Augusta,  daughter  of  Israel  Packard,  Dec. 

31,  1863. 
Shoe  manufacturer,  on  Elm  Street. 


64  Levi  (son  of  Oliver  9)  married  Sylvia  Ann,  daughter  of  Seymour  Cook, 

of  Springfield,  Vt.,  Oct.  4,  1861. 

65  Daniel  Howland  (son  of  Oliver  42)  married  Julia  Elizabeth,  daughter 

of  Charles  Howland,  of  South  Hanson,  Dec.  26,  1858.     Children  :  — 

66  Eleanor  Forrest,  b.  Jan.  26,  1860. 
Shoe  manufacturer. 


1  LEONARD.  — Thomas  came  from  Middleboro',  Mass.,  in  1848;  mar- 

ried  Deborah   Torrey,  daughter  of  George  Shaw,  May  26,  1845. 
Children  :  — 

2  Alice  Dean,  b.  Sept.  7,  1854 ;  died  Jan.  22,  1855. 

3  Acfnes  Shaw,  b.  Sept.  17,  1856  ;  died  Sept.  29,  1861. 

4  Fanny  Dean,  b.  March  31,  1863. 
Jeweller  ;  residence  on  Church  Street. 

5  Seth  (son  of  Seth)  came  from  Dorchester  in  1823 ;  married  Martha, 

daughter  of  Daniel  H.  Cary,  of  North  Bridgewater.     Children  :  — 

6  Lucia  Ann,h.  Dec.  2,  1838. 

7  Mary  Howard,  h.  Sept.  17,  1840 ;   married  James  Frances  Kingeley,  of 

Randolph. 


576  HISTORY   OP   NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

8  Daniel  Gary,  b.  Dec.  4,  1842. 

9  George  Ellis,  b.  April  7,  1846. 

10  Melissa  Holbrook,  b.  March  7,  1850. 

The  wife  died  Feb.  9,  1854.     lie  then  married  Caroline  Burnham,  dau. 
of  Oliver  Carleton,  of  South  Acworth,  N.  H.     Children  :  — 

11  Glara  Josephine,  b.  May  4,  1859. 


1  LILLEY. — Theodore  (son  of  Joseph)   came  from  Boston  in  1828; 

married  Anna  Reynolds,  daughter  of  Charles  Keith,  May  8,  1842. 
Children  :  — 

2  Glara  Anna,  b.  March  2,  1864.       3  Mary  Alice,  b.  July  9,  1847 
Boot-maker  ;  residence  on  South  Street,  Campello. 


1  LITTLEFIELD.  —  Henry    Martyn    (son   of   Nathaniel)    came  from 

Stoughton  to  North  Bridgewater ;  married  Mary,  dau.  of  Nathaniel 
Ames,  April  27,  1845.     Children  :  — 

2  Nathaniel  Preston,  b.  May  10,  1848  ;  died  March  30,  1852. 

3  Orvilla  Martyn,  b.  April  17,  1855. 

4  Lyman  Henry,  b.  June  24,  1858. 

The  wife  died  Oct.  7,  1860.     He  then  married  Philena,  daughter  of 

Bowen,  Feb.  13,  1861. 

Carpenter  ;  residence  on  Ames  Street. 


1  LYON.  —  ViNAL  Lyon  came  from  Middleboro'  to  North  Bridgewater ; 

m.  Damaris,  dau.  of  Charles  Keith,  Nov.  25,  1840.     Children  :  — 

2  Ellis  Vinal,  b.  Aug.  30,  1841  ;  married  Hattie  F.  Kingman,  of  Wey- 

mouth, Dec.  1,  1«61. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  4th  Mass.  Cavalry,  Capt.  Lucius  Richmond. 
He  died  Sept.  24,  1864,  near  Petersburg,  Va.  The  term  of  service 
of  the  regiment  had  just  expired  and  his  friends  were  expecting  him 
home  on  the  day  that  news  came  of  his  death.  His  body  was  em- 
balmed and  sent  home.  He  was  buried,  at  Campello,  with  military 
honors,  Sunday  Oct.  2,  1864,  a  detachment  of  cavalry  attending  the 
funeral . 

3  Martha  Ann,  b.  Nov.  10,  1843. 

4  Ghloe  Richmond,  b.  April  5,  1845.    6  Mary  Williams,h.  Sept  16, 1849. 

5  Granville  Ward,  b.  Oct.  7,  1846.     7  Abby  Jane,  b.  Sept.  7,  1852. 
8  Mafjyie  Keith,  b.  March  24,  1859  ;  died  Sept.  1859. 

Carpenter;  residence  on  Main  Street,  Campello. 


1  LEWIS.  —  William,  born    Aug.    10,   1802;    came   from   Marshfield, 

Mass.,  to  North  Bridgewater  in  1819  ;  married  Mary  Perkins,  dau. 
of  Deacon  Zenas  Packard,  May  28,  1830.     Children  :  — 

2  Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  Oct.  4,  1831. 

3  William  Bradford,  b.  Sept.  2,  1833  ;  died  Oct.  17,  1852. 

4  Horatio  Packard,  b.  Aug.  2,  1836  [11] ;  married  Nancy  K.  Baker,  of 

Eastham. 

5  Benjamin  Franklin,  b.  April  20,  1839  [13] ;  m.  Emeline  J.  Keith. 

6  John  Edward,  b.  Aug.  15,  1841  ;  died  Sept.  7,  1842. 

7  Abigail  Garver,  b.  June  24,  1843  ;  died  Sept.  7,  1845. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  577 


8  Welthea  Abigail,  b.  Oct.  7,  1844  ;  died  Nov.  25,  1845. 

9  Charles  Winslow,  b.  May  27,  1846  ;  died  Aug.  10,  1846. 
10  Sarah  Ellen,  b.  Jan.  10,  1848. 

Painter  ;  residence  on  Main  Street. 


11  Horatio  Packard  (eon  of  William  1)  married  Nancy  Knowlcs  Baker, 

of  Eastham,  Dec.  29,  1858.     Children  :  — 

12  Walter  Bradford,  b.  July  11,  18G4. 


13  Benjamin  Franklin  (son  of  William  1)  married  Emeline  Josephine, 

daughter  of  William  Keith,  of  Bridgewater,  Jan.  24,  1803.     Chil- 
dren :  — 

14  Mary  Emma,  b.  April  11,  1865. 


1  LORING.  — James  Loring  lived  in  town  for  a  time  ;  married  Mercy, 

daughter  of  Ezra  Warren,  Nov.  27, 1800.     The  wife  died .     lie 

then  married  Jennette,  daughter  of  Amos  Whitman,  June  4,  1809. 
Children :  — 

2  Lucius,  b.  Jan.  13,  1811. 

3  Vashti,  b.  April  27, 1814 ;  died  July  17,  1811. 

4  George  (son  of  Friend)  came  from  Portland,  Me.,  in  1832  ;  married 

Hannah  Harlow,  daughter  of  Micah  Bryant,  of  Plympton,  Mass., 
July  7,  1836.     Children  :  — 

5  Augustus  Barnabas,  b.  Sept.  15,  1840  [9]  ;  married  Martha  Crocker. 

6  George  Edward,  b.  Jan.  24,  1843  ;  died  Sept.  3,  1843. 

7  Erastus,  b.  Sept.  5,  1847  ;  died  Oct.  30,  1847. 

The  wife  died  May  21,  1849.  He  then  married  Mary  Porter,  daughter 
of  Charles  Lincoln,  and  widow  of  Samuel  Proctor,  May  2,  1850. 
Children  :  — 

8  Alice  Frances,  b.  Sept.  17,  1853. 
Residence  on  Pleasant  Street. 


9  Augustus  Barnabas  (son  of  George  4)  married  Martha,  dau.  of  Charles 
Crocker,  of  North  Bridgewater,  Sept.  23,  1861.     Children  :  — 

10   George  Walter,  b.  March,  1865. 


11  Adoniram  Judson  (son  of  James)  married  Abigail  Williams,  daughter 

of  Hosea  Alden,  of  Abington.     The  wife  died  .     He  then  mar- 
ried Sally  Hayden,  dau.  of  Royal  HoUis,  May  2, 1850.     Children  :  — 

12  Melvina,  b.  Aug.  27,  1851.  13  Frank,  b.  April  9,  1853. 

The  wife  died  .     He  then  married  Eunice  Matilda,  daughter  of 

Charles  Warren,  of  Groton,  Mass.,  Nov.  10,  1857. 
Residence  on  Cary  Street. 


1  LEMMAR.— William  married  Mary  Perkins,  daughter  of  Samuel 

Dike,  Aug.  2,  1846.     Children  :  — 

2  Betsy  Alice,  b.  Sept.  5,  1847  ;  died  Aug.  20,  1850. 

3  Ellina  Miriam,  b.  Oct.  18,  1850  ;  died  Nov.  20,  1853. 

4  Samuel  Otto,  b.  April  7,  1854. 

5  Lillie  Burrill,  b.  Aug.  7,  1800  ;  died  Aug.  12,  1862. 

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578  HISTORY  OP    NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

1  LATIIROP.  —  Caleb  IIolbrook   (son  of  Barnabas)    came  from  Ran- 

dolph ;  married  Sarah  Cobb,  of  Kandolph.     Children  :  — 

2  Ann  Maria,  b.  July  17,  1841 ;  m.  Andrew  Jackson,  Nov.  5,  1865. 
The  wife  died   June  1,  1843.     He  then  married  Sally,  daughter  of 

Nahum  Perkins,  Nov.  18,  1844.     Children  :  — 

3  Nahum  Perkins,  b.  Sept,  11,  1845. 

4  Lizzie  Perkins,  b.  Sept.  18,  1847. 
Leather-cutter  :  residence  on  Summer  Street. 


1  LUCAS.  — Benjamin  Puffer  (son  of  Joel)  came  from  Quincy  ;  married 

xVbbie  Stimson,  daughter  of  Lemuel  Whiting,  of  Canton,  and  widow 
of  Cephas  W.  Drake,  Oct.  18,  1857.     Children  :  — 

2  Benjamin  Puffer,  b.  April  26,  1859. 

Cabinet-maker  ;  chief  engineer  of  fire  department ;  residence  on  Pond 

Street. 


1  LANDERS.  —  Edmund  Nelson  (son  of  Lot)  came  from  Minot,  Me. ; 

married  Meribah,  daughter  of  John   C.  Perkins,  of  Middleboro', 
Mass.,  Feb.  17,  1848.     Children  :  — 

2  Leon  Perkiyis,  b.  Jan.  31,  1851  ;  died  Sept.  15,  1851. 

3  Arthur  Stevens,  b.  Oct.  24,  1857  ;  died  Sept.  22,  1858. 

4  George  Gladden,  b.  Aug.  11,  1851  (adopted). 
Residence  on  High  Street. 


THE  MANLY  FAMLY. 


1  Daniel  (son  of  Thomas)  came  from  Easton  to  North  Bridgewater  in 

1752  ;  married  Rebecca  Manly.     Children  :  — 

2  Daniel,  b.  1752  [G]  ;  married  Phebe  Howard,  1782. 

3  Nathaniel,  b.  March  20,  1755  [15]  ;  married  Betty  Hayward,  1778. 

4  Olive. 

The  wife  died  April  30,  1790.     He  then  married  Sarah  Monk,  Nov.  23, 
1790.     Children :  — 

5  Sarah,  b.  1791  ;  married  George  Howard,  May  29,  1808. 
The  father  died  Jan.  18,  1804,  aged  83. 


6  Daniel  (son  of  Daniel  1)  married  Phebe,  daughter  of  Captain  Jonathan 

Howard,  1782.     Children  :  — 

7  Daniel,  b.  Sept.  22,  1784  ;  single  ;  died  Jan.  20,  1806. 

8  Susanna,  b.  Dec.  13,  1786  ;  married  Martin  Hayward,  June  16,  1808. 

9  Saliin,  h.  Feb.  21,  1789  ;  died  single,  July  19,  1857. 

10  Harriet,  b.  April  23,  1792  ;  single. 

11  Galen,  b.  Dec.  25,  17'J4  ;  single. 

12  Salmon,  h.  Deo.  25,  1794  [25]  ;  married  Iza  Annette  Howard,  June 

17,  1829. 

13  Linus,  b.  July  4,  1798  ;  m.  Ist,  Zilpha  Williams ;  2d,  Rachel  Drake. 

14  Phebe,  b.  May  26,  1803  ;  died  Nov.  3,  1805. 

The  father  died  Oct.  27,  1827,  aged  75.     The  wife  died  Dec.  6,  1843, 
aged  85. 


15  Nathaniel  (son  of  Daniel  1)  married  Betty,  daughter  of  Thomas  Hay- 
ward, 1778.     Children:  — 


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FAMILY   REGISTER.  579 

16  Rebecca,  h.  Nov.  19,  1780  ;  m.  Jerathmcol  Hayward,  Fch.  10,  1802. 

17  Betty,  h'.  Jan.  31,  1783  ;  married  Abel  Kingman,  Esq.,  Nov.  IG,  1807. 

18  Polli/,  b.  Dec.  20,  1784;  married  Nathan  Packard,  May  31,  1815, 

19  Howard,  b,  Jan.  10,  1787  [31]  ;  m.  Sarah   Uayward,  March  24,  181G. 

20  Melinda,  b.  March  1,  1789  ;  married  Isaac  Hartwell,  1809. 

21  Olive,  b.  May  21,  1791  ;  m.  Kolandson  Marshall,  June  2G,  1808. 

22  Vesta,  b.  May  22,  1793  ;  married  Daniel  llayward,  May  8,  1817. 

23  Sally,  b.  July  3j  1795  ;  married  Charles  Clapp,  Oct.  10,  181G. 

24  Susanna,  b.  April  24,  1797  ;  married  Jonas  11.  Keith,  Aug.  4.  181G. 
The  mother  died  July  14,  1825.     The  lather  died  Fob.  14,  1834. 

25  Salmon  (son  of  Daniel  6)   married  Iza  Annette,  dau.  of  Zephaniah 

Howard,  of  West  Bridgewater,  June  17,  1829.     Children  :  — 

26  Daniel,  b.  March  4,  1831  ;  married  Fanny  F.  Wells. 

27  Milo,  b.  Feb.  25,  1834  ;  married  Mary  M.  Packard,  Nov.  23,  1856. 

28  Henry,  b.  Aug.  31,  1841. 

29  Harriet  Jane,  b.  Feb.   18,  1845  ;  married  Nathan  F.  Packard,  Dec. 

26, 1863. 

30  Charles  Galen,  b.  Aug.  3,  1849. 

The  father  died  Aug.  15,  1852,  from  injuries  received  by  falling  from 
a  scaifold  in  his  barn,  injuring  his  spine. 


31  Howard   (son  of  Nathaniel  15)   married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Daniel 

Hayward,  March  24,  1816.     Children  :  — 

32  Sarah  Hayward,  b.  July  30,  1818  ;  married  Henry  S.  Keith,  of  West 

Bridgewater. 

33  Jason,  b.  July  23,  1821 ;  m.  Almira  Packard,  of  Colchester,  Conn. 

34  Nathaniel,  b.  Sept.  10,  1824. 

35  Phebe  Blake,  b.May  22,  1801. 

36  Francis  Asbury,  b.  Jan.  11,  1829  ;  died  May  21,  1830. 

37  Eliza  Frances,  b.  July  18,  1830  ;  married  John  Hayward. 

38  Miles,  b.  Jan.  13,  1832  ;  died  Nov.  3,  1833. 

39  Julius,  b.  Feb.  1,  1834  ;  died  April  2,  1853. 

40  Herbert,  b.  Jan.  2,  1836   died  at  St.  Augustine,  Fla. 

The  father  died  Sept.  16,  1824.     The  mother  died  April  13,  1848. 

41  MiLO  (son  of  Salmon  25)  married  Mary  Manley,  daughter  of  Nathan 

Packard,  Nov.  23,  1856.     Children  :  — 

42  Albert.  44  Susan  Emily,  b.  Nov.  10,  1859. 

43  Ellen,  b.  July  28,  1857.  45  Bertha,  b.  June  23,  1862. 


THE  MARSHALL  FAMILY. 

1  Hayward  (son  of  Benjamin),  born  x\pril  6,  1771 ;  came  from  Stough- 

ton  ;  married  Olive,  daughter  of  Joseph  llayward,  June  8,  1794. 
Children  :  — 

2  Abiffoil,  b.  May  12,  1795  ;  married  Waldo  Field,  Dec.  4,  1816. 

3  Benjamin,  b.  Jan.  19,  1798  ;  married  Polly  Howard,  Nov.  23,  1820. 

4  Hayward,  b.  March  5,  1800  [14] ;  m.  Almira  Wild,  Dec.  21,  1826. 

5  Perez,  b.  Dec.  29,  1801  [19]  ;  married,  Ist,  Sophrouia  Thompson  ;  2d, 

Elizabeth  Tisdale. 

6  Hannah,  b.  Dec.  15,  1803  ;  married  Rossetter  Jones,  Jan.  1,  1824. 
The  father  died  June  13,  1839,  aged  68.     The  mother  died  Nov.  12, 

1860. 


580  HISTORY  OF   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 


7  BENJAMm  (son  of  Hay  ward  1)  married  Polly,  daughter  of  Nehemiah 

Howard,  Nov.  23,  1820.     Children  :  — 

8  Mary  Frances,  b.  April  20,  1822  ;  died  Sept.  30,  1825. 

9  Benjamin  Francis,  b.  April  24,  1826  ;   married  Mary  R.    Leonard, 

March  9,  1851. 

10  Mary  Jane,  b.  April  20,  1828  ;  died  Oct.  9,  1829. 

11  Seba  Hoivard,  b.  Dec.   14,  1834  [29]  ;   married  Arabella  E.  Flagg, 

March  3,  1859. 

12  Nehemiah  Howard,  b.  March  8,  1837 ;  died  March  12,  1838. 

13  Caleb  Howard,  b.  July  16,  1840. 

The  wife  died  April  19,  1852.     He  then  married  Huldah  Venelia  Mur- 
ray, of  Sudbury,  Vt.,  Nov.  25,  1852. 

14  Hatward  (son  of  Hay  ward  1)  married  Almira,  daughter  of  Richard 

Wild,  of  Easton,  Dec.  21,  1826.     Children  :  — 

15  Olive  Hayward,  b.  Feb.  28,  1828  ;  married  Frederic  L.  Trow,  of  East 

Bridge  water,  March  8,  1847. 

16  Eugene,  b.  July  10,  1832  ;  a  soldier  in  the  5th  Iowa  Cavalry. 

The  wife  died  Oct.  12,  1845.     He  then  married  Nancy,  daughter  of 
Joseph  Hayward,  of  Weybridge,  Vt.,  May  20,  1847.     Children:  — 

17  Polly  Alma,  b.  Nov.  12.  1852. 

18  Cary  Hayward,  b.  Jan.  13,  1859. 
Farmer,  Turnpike  Street. 

19  Perez  (son  of  Hayward  1)  married  Sophronia,  daughter  of  Captain 

Thomas  Thompson,  April  24,  1825.  The  wife  died  May  1,  1836. 
He  then  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Colonel  Israel  Tisdale,  of 
Sharon,  Dec.  15,  1838.     Children :  — 

20  Howard  Tisdale,  b.  Oct.  24,  1839  ;  married  Sarah  A.  Dunbar,  Aug. 

28,  1862. 

21  Susan  Elizabeth,  b.  Jan.  9,  1841. 

22  Albert  Leander,  b.  April  21,  1842  ;  in  14th  Mass.  Battery,  1863. 

23  Louisa  Ann,  b.  Feb.  29,  1844. 

24  Edward  Elma,  b.  Sept.  5,  1846  ;  drowned  Feb.  26,  1853. 

25  Emma  Josephine,  b.  July  12,  1848. 

26  Alice  Almira,  b.  Sept.  17,  I'^SO. 

27  Charles  Sumner,  b.  March  27,  1853. 

28  Abby  Sophronia,  b.  Aug.  21,  1855  ;  died  Aug.  3,  1856. 
The  wife  died  March  27,  1858. 

Shoe  manufacturer,  Turnpike  Street. 


29  Seba  Howard  (son  of  Benjamin  7)  married  Arabella  Elizabeth  Flagg, 

March  3,  1859.     Children  :  — 

30  Willie  Channing,  born  March  28,  1860. 


1  MERRITT.  —  EzEKiEL  (son  of  Ezekiel),  born  July  21,  1780;  married 

Lydia,  daughter  of  Abijah  Knapp,  Oct.  26,  1809.     Children :  — 

2  Phebe,  b.  July  17,  1810 ;  m.  Nathaniel  Shepardson,  Sept.  6,  1838. 

3  Ezekiel,  b.  Nov.  9,  1812;  married  Eunice  Dean. 

4  Azel,  b.  Aug.  24,  1815  ;  died  Aug.  7,  1817. 

5  Nancy,  b.  Jan.  24,  1818  ;  married  Francis  H.  Nash,  May  7,  1850. 

6  Isaac,  b.  Sept.  7,  1820  [11]  ;  married  Harriet  Keith,  of  Easton. 

7  Sally,  h.  Jan.  25,  1823  ;  married  Darius  Place. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  581 

8  Lydia,  b.  Jan.  22,  182G  ;  married  Harrison  Freeman. 

9  George,  b.  Aug.  5,  1828  ;  m.  Hannah  Fobes  Edson,  March  23,  1857. 

10  Adeline,  h.  Fob.  1831  ;  died  Feb.  17,  1833. 
The  father  died  Sept.  10,  184G. 

11  Isaac  (son  of  Ezekiel)  married  Harriet  Keith,  of  Easton.     Children  : 

12  Isaac  H.,  died  Oct.  18,  1843.  13  Isaac  E.,  died  Sept.  8,  1849. 


1  MAY. — John  came  to  North  Bridgewater  Oct.   13,   1811;  married 

Dorothy,  daughter  of  Samuel  Littletield,  of  East  Stoughton,  April 
7,  1806.     Children  :  — 

2  Ellison  H.,  b.  April  18,  1807  ;  died  young. 

3  Clarissa  Littlefield,  b.  Jan.  3,  1810  ;  married  Enos  Hawes,  of  Canton, 

Mass.,  Sept.  5,  1827. 

4  Hannah,  b.  Nov.  18,  1812  ;  m.  Edwin  Reynolds,  May  28,  1833. 

Mr.   May  was  a  member  of  Captain  Nehemiah  Lincoln's  Company  in 
war  of*  1812. 


1  MORTON.  —  Ellis  J.  (son  of  Amasa)  came  from  Stoughton  to  North 

Bridgewater  ;  married  Abby  Saunders,  daughter  of  W.  T.  Anthony, 
of  Providence,  R.  I.,  Jan.  1,  1840.     Children  :  — 

2  Ellis  Wesley,  b.  Oct.  8,  1840  ;  resident  of  Boston. 

3  Frederic,  b.  April  14,  1845 ;  died  Aug.  18,  1845. 

Firm  of  Morton  &  Bartlett,  oil  merchants,  182  Broad  Street,  Boston  ; 
residence  at  West  Roxbury. 


1  MERCHANT.  —  George  Augustine  (son  of  Edward)  came  from  Bel- 

fcade,  Me.,  1846;  married  Eliza  Ann,  daughter  of  William  Vose, 
ept.  1,  1850.     Children:  — 

2  Angelia  Morton,  b.  Aug.  13,  1852. 

3  Frances  Loraine,  b.  Aug.  10,  1855. 

4  George  Stetson,  b.  April  25,  1859. 

5  Nellie  Vose,  b.  March  24,  1862. 
Machinist. 


1  MITCHELL.  —  Benjamin  Gordon  (son  of  Robert  Gordon)  came  from 

New  Hampton,  N.  H.,  to  North  Bridgewater  in  1846  ;  married  JuUa 
Howard,  daughter  of  Azel  Packard,  Oct.  18,  1847.     Children  :  — 

2  Orra  Emma,  b.  Feb.  24,  1854.         3  Benjamin  Ellis,  b.May  28,  1858. 
Shoemaker ;  residence  on  Montello  Street. 


4  Simeon  (son  of  Simeon  W.)  came  from  Bridgewater  in  1852  ;  married 

Mary  Ellen,   daughter  of    Nathaniel  Blackstone,   Oct.   24,    1852. 
Children  :  — 

5  Lizzie  Luella,  b.  May  24,  1854. 

6  Flora  Angie,  b.  March  3,  1857.     7  Frank  Blackstone,  b.  May  4,  1861. 
Trader. 


1  McBRIDE.  —  John  McBride  came  from  Ireland  ;  married  Jane,  dau. 
of  Alexander  Wilson,  Jan.  16,  1755.     Children  :  — 


582  HISTORY    OF    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 


2  Alexander,  h.  Oct.  18,  1755.  3  Sarah,  b.  July  2,  1757. 

This  family  was  among  the  first  settlers  of  the  town.  There  were  but 
few  Irish  people  in  the  town  at  that  time.  They  removed  to  Har- 
persfield,  N.  Y. 


1  MORRISON.  —  Robert  Morrison  came  to  the  North  Parish  in  1740. 

Children :  — 

2  William,  married Strowbridge,  and  settled  in  Middleboro'. 

3  Alexander,  married Erkskine,  and  removed  to  Boston. 

4  John,  married GiiSn,  Oct.   27,  17G6  ;    removed   to   Connecticut. 

Rev.  GifEn  Morrison,  of  the  Isle  of  Sable,  West  Indies,  was  his  son. 


1  MOREY. — Isaiah  Shaw  (son  of  Ira)  came  from   Orford,  N.  H.,  in 

1838 ;  married  Eunice  Ripley,  daughter  of  Isaac  Churchill,  of  Plymp- 
ton,  July  2,  1843.     Children  :  — 

2  George  Spencer,  b.  Sept.  15,  1846.     4  Mary  Shaw,  b.  Nov.  25,  1849. 

3  Millian  Shaw,  b.  Sept.  5,  1848.  5  Eunice  Mabel,  b.  Dec.  22,  1858. 
Residence  on  Pleasant  Street. 


1  Mclaughlin.  —  Samuel  (son  of  Samuel)  came  from  Kingston,  Mass., 

in  1844  ;  married  Hannah  Beals,  daughter  of  Jeremiah  Snell,  April 
14,  1847.     Children  :  — 

2  Charles  Weston,  b.  Feb.  7,  1848. 

3  George  Walter,  b.  July  11,  1850. 

4  Harriet  Emma,  b.  Nov.  2,  1855.     5  Frank  Arthur,  b.  Dec.  27,  1859. 


1  MASON.  —  Albert  Herman  came  from  Attleboro',  Mass.  ;    m.  Aman- 

da, daughter  of  Amasa  Howard,  of  West  Bridgewater,  March  14, 
1857.     Children  :  — 

2  Edwin  Clay,  b.  Dec.  31,  18G3. 

Wheelwright  and  carriage  manufacturer,  Main  Street. 


1  MORSE.  —  Anson  Morse  (son  of  David)   came  from  East  Walpole, 

Mass. ;  married  Abigail  Copeland,  daughter  of  Josiah  W.  Kingman, 
of  Campello,  Jan.  1,  1844.     Children  :  — 

2  Adelaide  Melissa,  b.  May  25,  1845  ;  died  Oct.  3,  1845. 

3  Marr/arct  Kingman,  b.  May  1,  1848  ;  died  Aug.  24,  1848. 

4  Nancy  Jane,  b.  June  2,  1849  ;  died  Nov.  15,  1851. 

Mr.  Morse  is  a  cabinet-maker  ;  resides  at  South  Dedham,  Mass. 


THE  NOYES  FAMILY. 


1  Lieut.  Ephraim  (son  of  Captain  Daniel)  was  born  Feb.  20, 1757  ;  came 

from  Abington  to  North  Bridgewater  in  1800  ;  married  Sarah,  dau. 
of  Samuel  Dike,  Jan.  20,  1780.     Children  :  — 

2  Banid,  b.  Dec.  31,  1791  [7]  ;  marrie  1  Eleanor  Clark,  Nov.  16,  1820. 

3  Jacob,  b.  March  5,  1795  [15]  ;  married  Oiivc  Edson,  Dec.  28,  1818. 


FAMILY   REGISTER.  583 

4  Alva,  b.  March  14,  1799  [18] ;  married  Sophronia  Southworth,  Dec. 

11,  1821. 

5  Sarah,  b.  March  26,  1784  ;  m.  let,  Noah  Norton,  1803  ;  2d,  Scth  Snow. 

6  Rebecca,  b.  July  1,  1789  ;  married  Josiah  EamcH,  Oct.  19,  1S08. 
The  father  died  June  14,  1822.     The  mother  died  July  22,  1842. 

7  Daniel  (son  of  Ephraim  1)   married  Eleanor  Clark,  Nov.   10,  1820. 

Children  :  — 

8  Mary  H.,  b.  Oct.  29,  1821. 

9  Eleanor  C,  h.  Jan.  10,  1823  ;  married  J.  F.  Jackson. 

10  Daniel  T.,  b.  April  20,  1824,  married  Lydia  Edwards. 

11  Sarah  E.,  b.  Feb.  11,  1828  ;  married  Rev.  Charles  Aiken. 

12  Emily,  b.  June  1,  1830. 

13  Lucy  T.,  b.  April  1,  1832  ;  died  Jan.  1,  1838. 

14  Wallace  £.,  b.  Nov.  10,  1839  ;  died  Sept.  IG,  1840. 

The  father  died  April  10,  1852  ;  he  was  a  merchant  in  Boston,  under 
the  firm  of  Maynard  &  Noyes,  from  1810  to  1850,  and  was  a  liighly- 
respected  and  useful  man. 

15  Jacob  (son  of  Ephraim  1)  married  Olive,  daughter  of  Josiah  Edson, 

Dec.  28,  1818.     Children:  — 

16  Henry  Augustus,  b.  Sept.  28,  1820  [24]  ;  married  Hannah  A.  Loud, 

Oct.  22,  1845. 

17  Lewis  Ellingwood,  b.  July  23,  1823  [27]  ;  married  Lucy  A.  Briggs, 

Sept.  10,  1849. 
The  wife  died  April  13,  1853. 
Farmer  ;  resident  of  Abington,  Mass. 

18  Alva  (son  of  Ephraim  1)  married  Sophronia,  daughter  of  Perez  South- 

worth,  Dec.  11,  1821.     Children  :  — 

19  Rufus  Southworth,  b.  Nov.  15,  1822  [30] ;  married  Dianthe  J.  King- 

man, Nov.  15,  1847. 

20  Harmony  ^.,  b.  July  10,  1824;  married  Simeon  L.  Whitcomb,  Nov. 

15,  1849. 

21  Ephraim,  b.  April  24,  1826  [34]  ;  married  Nancy  Richards. 

22  Eunice  A.,h.  July  1,  1828  ;  married  franklin  Ward. 

23  Edward  O.,  b.  Oct.  18,  1840 ;  m.  Rebecca  0.  Kilburn,  Oct.  27,  1864. 
Farmer  on  Centre  Street. 


24  Henrt  Augustus  (son  of  Jacob  15)  married  Hannah  A.  Loud,  Oct.  22, 

1845.     Children  :  — 

25  Amelia  Frances,  b.  Nov.  26,  1846  ;  died  March  2,  1848. 

26  Ella  Maria,  b.  Sept.  28,  1851. 
Residents  of  Abington. 

27  Lewis  Ellingwood  (son  of  Jacob  15)  married  Lucy  A.  Briggs,  Sept. 

10,  1849.     Children  :  — 

28  Charlotte  Elizabeth,  b.  Aug.  10,  1850. 

29  Anna  Loudon,  b.  May  29,  1856. 
Residents  of  Abington. 

30  Rufus  Southworth  (son  of  Alva  18)  m.  Dianthe  Jane,  daughter  of  Am- 

brose Kiiijrman,  of  Reading,  Mass.,  Nov.  15,  1847.     Children  :  — 


584  HISTORY   OF   NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 


31  Albion  Kingman,  b.  March  10,1849. 

32  Charles  Alva,  b.  July  26,  1855. 

33  Sophronia  Southworth,  b.  Oct.  2,  1858. 
Farmer  on  Centre  Street. 


34  ErHRAiM  (son  of  Alva  18)  married  Nancy,  daughter  of  Luther  Rich- 

ards, of  Dover,  Maes.     Children  :  — 

35  Francis  S.  36  Edward. 
Trader  in  California. 


1  NASH.  —  Francis  Howard  (son  of  Francis)  came  from  Braintree  in 

1836  ;  married  Susan,  daughter  of  Daniel  Packard,  March  8,  1832. 
Children :  — 

2  Henry  Francis,  b.  Oct.  29,  1834  ;  married  Abbie  Fuller. 

3  Rvfus,  h.  May  8, 1837  ;  died  Dec.  16,  1859. 

4  George  Morton,  h.  Nov.  9,  1840  ;  vras  a  member  of  Co.  K,  32d  Mass. 

Regiment ;  killed  at  battle  of  Spottsylvania. 
The  vrife  died  Jan.  1849.     He  then  married  Nancy,  daughter  of  Ezekiel 
Merritt,  May  7,  1850.     Children  :  — 

5  Susan  Alice,  h.  May  5,  1851. 

6  Waldo  Merritt,  b.  Aug.  20,  1852. 

7  Bradford  Howard,  b.  Sept.  28,  1853. 
Residence  on  Howard  Street. 


1  O'NEIL.  —  Michael  O'Neil  was  born  Aug.  12, 1796  ;  married  Bridget 

M.  Gurk,  Nov.  17,  1816.     Children  :  — 

2  William,  b.  Jan.  14,  1818  ;  died  Aug.  6,  1821. 

3  Mary  Ann,  b.  Dec.  23,  1820  ;  died  Dec.  10,  1842. 

4  Edward,  b.  Oct.  29,  1822  [13]  ;  married  Mary  Russell,  July  15,  1849. 

5  Arthur,  b.  Nov.  28,  1824  [18]  ;  married,  Ist,  Mary  Pierce ;  2d,  Mary 

Ann  Leak. 

6  Melvina  Celicia,  b.  Oct.  29,  1826  ;  married  Freeman  Pierce. 

7  Clarissa  Alice,  b.  Oct.  3,  1830  ;  died  Oct.  21,  1851. 

8  William  Henry,  b.  Nov.  9,  1829  ;  married  Margaret  Ann  Kelley,  July 

15,  1855. 

9  Margaret  Ellen,  b.  July  8.  1832  ;  married  Noah  Cressey. 

10  Rosaline  Theresa,  b.  May  30,  1835  :  died  Aug.  5,  1855. 

11  John  James,  h.  April  1,  1836  ;  unmarried. 

12  Michael  Francis,  b.  June  28,  1837  ;  died  May  30,  1851. 
The  father  was  a  tailor  ;  died  Dec.  21,  1863,  aged  07. 


13  Edward    (son   of  Michael   1)    married   Mary   Elizabeth,  daughter  of 

Joseph  Russell,  of  Yarmouth,  Mass.,  July  15,  1849.     Children:  — 

14  Frank  Mortimer,  b.  Aug.  14,  1850  ;  died  Nov.  15,  1850. 

15  Clara  Ella,  h.  Oct.  29,  1851  ;  died  Dec.  5,  1851. 

16  Eddie  Russell,  b.  June  4,  1858.      17  Frank,  b.  June  25,  1864. 
Merchant  tailor  at  Alexandria,  Va. 


18  Arthur  (son  of  Michael  1)  married  Mary  Johnson,  dau.  of  Thomas 
Pierce,  of  Warcham,  June.   1849.     The  wife  died  June  21,  1865. 
lie  then  married  Mary  Ann  Leak,  of  Boston,  Nov.  10,  1857. 
Tailor. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  585 

1  OSBORNE.  —  Isaac  P.  came  from  East  Bridwewater  in  1846  ;  married 

Ellen  Sabrina,  daughter  of  Martin  Snow,  May  G,  184G.     Children :  — 

2  Ellen  Lucreiia,  b.  Jan.  24,  1849. 

3  Isaac  Elmer,  b.  Aug.  2,  1851. 

4  Anna  Louisa,  b.  Dec.  4,  1855. 

5  Wesley  Fremont,  b.  May  2,  1859  ;  died  May  5,  1859. 

6  Adelaide  Frances,  h.  Dec.  28,  18G1. 

7  Lottie  Foster,  b.  Jan.  2,  1863. 


8  William  Atwood  (son  of  Barak)  came  from  Hanson,  Mass.  ;  married 

Jane  Augusta,  daughter  of  Rev.  J.  C.  Fifield,  of  Plymouth,  N.  II., 
Jan.  11,  1851.     Children:  — 

9  Ada  Jane,  b.  July  20,  1853. 

10  Wilbe  Atwood,  b.  Nov.  18,  1856. 

11  Mary  Augusta,  b.  June  24,  1864. 

Conductor  of  North  Bridgewater  special  train,  on  Old  Colony  &  New- 
port Railroad. 


1  ORR.  —  Melville  (son  of  Hugh)   came  from  East  Bridgewater  in 

1830  ;_  married  Sally,  daughter  of  Isaac  Tower,  of  Randolph.     Chil- 
dren :  — 

2  Sarah  Jane. 

3  Sarah  Jane,  b.  Dec.  8,  1830  ;  m.  Enoch  Cornell,  of  Edgartown. 

4  Thomas  Melville  [9],  married  Sarah  Jane  Hunt,  of  Belmont,  Me. 

5  Wilson,  married  Charlotte  Dowdell,  of  Worcester. 

6  Isabel  King.  7  Julia  Ann.  8  Lucia  Robinson. 


9  Thomas  Melville  (son  of  Melville  1)  married  Sarah  Jane,  daughter  of 
Martin  B.  Hunt,  of  Belmont,  Me.,  Sept,  11,  1859. 

10  Nellie  Stone,  b.  Nov.  6,  1860. 


1  ORCUTT.  —  Nathaniel  Orcutt  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Josiah 

Leonard,  Jr.,  1768.     Children  :  — 

2  Leonard,  b.  1768  ;  married  Charity  Reynolds,  Sept.  13,  1797. 

3  Mary,  b.  1772  ;  married  Samuel  Holmes,  Jan.  5,  1794. 

4  Nathaniel,  b.  1778. 

5  Josiah,  b.  1781 ;  married  Naomi  Chesman,  Nov.  20,  1806. 

6  Hannah,  b.  1787  ;  married  Deacon  Jacob  Fuller,  Sept.  9,  1806. 
The  father  was  a  lieutenant ;  died  Oct.  24,  1810,  aged  65  years. 


THE  PACKARD  FAMILY. 


1  SAMUEL  PACKARD,  wife  and  child,  came  from  Windham,  near 
Hingham,  England,  in  the  ship  "  Diligence,"  of  Ipswich,  John 
Martin,  master.  There  were  133  passengers.  He  first  settled  in 
Hingham,  Mass.,  in  1638  ;  from  thence  he  removed  to  West  Bridge- 
water.  He  was  a  constable  and  tavern-keeper.  All  of  this  name 
who  have  gone  from  the  Bridgewaters  were  probably  descendants  of 
his,  and,  in  fact,  nearly  all  of  the  name  in  this  country  can  Ijc  traced 
to  that  place.  There  have  been  a  variety  of  ways  in  which  the  name 
has  been  written;  namely,  PecAer,  Packer,  Pec/card,  Pcckcrd ;  but 
the  usual  and  proper  name  is  Packard.     His  children  were  :  — 

74 


586  msTORY  OF  north  bridgewateb. 


2  Elizabeth,  married  Thomas  Alger,  of  Easton,  1665. 

3  Samuel,  married  Elizabeth  Lathrop. 
—4  Zaccheus  [14],  married  Sarah  Iloward. 

5  Thomas,  no  record  of  marriage  ;  he  had  a  son  Joseph. 

6  John,  no  record. 

7  Nathaniel,  married  daughter  of  John  Kingman. 

8  Mary,  married  Richard  Phillips,  of  Weymouth. 

9  Hannah,  married  Thomas  Randall. 

10  Israel,  was  a  trooper  in  1671  ;  we  find  no  further  record  of  him. 

11  Jael,  married  John  Smith. 

12  Deborah,  married  Samuel  Washburn. 

13  Deliverance,  married  Thomas  Washburn. 


/'14  Zaccheus  (son  of  Samuel  1)  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  John  Howard. 
Children :  — 
45  Israel,  b.  April  27,  1680  ;  married  Hannah ,  1703. 

16  Sarah,  b.  Aug.  19,  1682 ;  m.  Captain  Josiah  Edson,  July  27,  1704. 

17  Jonathan,  b.  Dec.  7,  1084  ;  married  Susanna  Hayward,  Dec.  24,  1719. 

18  David,*  h.  Feb.  11,  1687  [33]  ;  m.  Hannah  Ames,  Dec.  17,  1712. 

19  Solomon,*  b.  March  20,  1689  [43]  ;  m.  Sarah  Lathrop,  Nov.  16,  1715. 

20  James,*  b.  June  2,  1691  [55]  ;  m.  Jemima  Keith,  June  7,  1722. 

21  Zaccheus,*  b.  Sept.  4,  1693  [61] ;  m.  Mercy  Alden,  Oct.  21,  1725. 

22  John,*  b.  Oct.  8,  1695  [68] ;  married  Lydia  Thompson,  1726. 

23  Abiel,*  b.  April  29,  1699  [74]  ;  married  Sarah  Ames,  Jan.  11,  1723. 
The  father  died  Aug.  3,  1723. 


24  Israel  (son  of  Zaccheus  14)  married  Hannah .     Children  :  — 

JP  Sefh,  b.  1703  [85]  ;  married  Mercy  Bryant. 

26  Mehitable,  b.    1705 ;   married,  Ist,  John  Ames,   1725  ;    2d,   Samuel 

West,  1727. 

27  Sarah,  b.  1707. 

28  Eliphalet,  h.  1708. 

29  Hannah,  b.  1710  ;  married Phillips. 

30  Zeruiah,  b.  1713  ;  married  Benjamin  VVashburn,  1743. 

31  Israel,  b.  1717.  32  Robert,  b.  1722. 
The  wife  died  .     He  then  married  Susanna,  daughter  of  Daniel 

Field,  Nov.  20,  1735. 


33  David  (son  of  Zaccheus  14)  married  Hannah,  daughter  of  John  Ames, 

Dec.  17,  1712.     Children  :  — 

34  David,  b.  Sept.  25,  1713  [98]  ;  m.  Mehitable  Richards,  June  30, 1736. 

35  William,  h.  Nov.  14,  1715  [105] ;  m.  Sarah  Richards,  Sept.  16,  1740. 

36  Hannah,  b.  March  18,  1718  ;  m.  Samuel  Brett,  Dec.  21,  1737. 

37  Isaac,  b.  June  2,  1720  [114]  ;  m.  Abigail  Porter,  March  28,  1745. 

38  Mary,  b.  June  8,  1722;  married  Daniel  Richards,  Sept.  16,  1740. 

39  Ebenezcr,  b.  Feb.  23,  1724  [11.-] ;  m.  Sarah  Perkins.  Feb.  25,  1746. 

40  Abiah,  b.  May  2,  1727  [131] ;   married  Phebe  Pain,  Dec.  30,1758. 

41  Mehitable,  b.  1730  ;  married  Simeon  Brett,  Jan.  31,  1748. 

42  Jane,  b.  1734;  married  Matthew  Kingman,  Nov.  6,  1755. 

The  father  died  Nov.  3,  1755,  aged  68.     The  wife  died  Jan.  10,  1767. 


43  Solomon  (son  of  Zaccheus  14)  lived  on  the  place  afterward  owned  by 
the  late  Waldo  Hayward,  and  now  occupied  by  Zina  Hayward  ; 
married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Samuel  Lathrop,  Nov.  16,  1715.     The 

wife  died  .     He   then   married  Susanna,  daughter  of  Samuel 

Kingman.     Children  :  — 

*  These  six  brothers  settled  in  the  old  North  Parish. 


FAMILY   REGISTER.  587 

44  Sarah,  b.  May  23,  1719  ;  married  Isaac  Fuller,  Nov.  8,  1737. 

45  Jacob,  b.  Sept.  2,  1720  [UUJ  ;  m.  Dorothy  Perkins,  Nov.  24,  1742. 

46  Nathan,  h.  March  1722  ;  died . 

47  Susanna,  b.  March  11,  1724  ;  married  Joseph  Alden,  Dec.  16,  1742. 

48  Joanna,  b.  Nov.  24,  1725  ;  married  Isaac  xVilen,  Feb.  20,  1745. 

49  Martha,  h.   Nov.   27,   1727;  married,  1st,  Isaac  Alden,  Jr.,  Nov.  6, 

1755  ;  2d,  Israel  Bailey,  1700. 

50  Solomon,  b.  Oct.  17,  1729  [149]  ;  m.  Hannah  Bailey,  Nov.  20,  1700. 

51  Nathan,  b.  Feb.  19,  1733  [158]  ;  married  Martha  Perkins. 

52  Benjamin,  b.  Oct.   20,   1734  [105]  ;    married  Ruth    U-ach,  Feb.   13, 

1703  ;  removed  to  Maine. 

53  Ze/mlon,  b.  Aug.  5,  1730 ;  married  Rebecca  Richardson,  1764. 

54  Micah,  b.  Aug.  13,  1738  ;  removed  to  Maine. 

The  wife  died  .     He  then  married  Dorothy,  widow  of  Mark  Per- 
kins, Oct.  5,  1760.     The  wife  died  May  1,  1782. 

55  James  (son  of  Zaccheus  14)  married  Jemima,  daughter  of  Joseph  Keith, 

June  7,  1722  ;  lived  on  the  place  now  occupied  by  Marcus  Holmes. 
Children  :  — 

56  James,  b.  Sept.  23,  1724  [169]  ;  m.  Mary  Thayer,  of  Braintree,  1747. 

57  Keziah,  b.  Oct.  29,  1727  ;  married  Nehemiah  Lincoln,  Nov.  24,  1748. 

58  Jemima,  b.  Aug.  8,  1729  ;  married  Ichabod  Edson,  July  19,  1759. 

59  Rebecca,  b.  July  1,  1732;  married  Luke  Perkins,  Aug.  24,  1749. 

60  Reuben,  b.  Nov.  8,  1737  [178]  ;  married  Anne  Perkins,  Oct.  3,  1759. 
The  wife  died  Dec.  8,  1763.     The  father  died  Nov.  24,  1705. 

He  was  one  of  the  first  deacons  in  the  North  Parish. 


61  Zaccheus  (son  of  Zaccheus  14)  married  Mercy,  daughter  of  Isaac  Alden, 

1725.     Children  :  — 

62  Eleazer,  b.  Sept.  24, 1727  rl83] ;  married  Mercy  Richards,  1751 ;  went 

West. 

63  Benjamin,  b.  Aug.  5,  1730 ;  died  Sept.  19,  1730. 

64  Jesse,  b.  Oct.  26,  1731  ;  died  March  29,  1732. 

65  Seth,  b.  May  23,  1733. 

66  Simeon,  b.  March  30,  1736  [187]  ;  m.  Mary  Perkins,  July  6,  1761. 

67  Mercy,  married  Ezra  Warren,  1757. 
The  father  died  1775,  aged  82. 


68  JouN    (son   of   Zaccheus  14)  married  Lydia  Thompson,   of  Halifax. 
Children  :  — 

09  Lydia,  b.  Dec.  27,  1726  ;  married  Edward  Southworth,  Dec.  16,  1750. 

70  Abel,  b.  Sept.   8,  1729  [199]  ;  m.  Esther  Porter,  1751  ;  removed  to 

Cummington. 

71  Abigail,  b.  Oct.  8,  1733  ;  married  George  Packard,  May  15,  1700. 

72  John,  h.  Nov.  6,  1735  [207]  ;  married  Sarah  Hammond,  March  17, 

1703  ;  removed  to  Plainfield. 

73  Barnabas,  b.  March  3,  1738  [211]  ;  m.  Sarah  Ford,  1704  ;  removed  to 

Plainfield. 
The  father  died  June  3,  1738,  aged  43. 
This  family  resided  on  the  place  now  occupied  by  Micah  Faxon.     He 

built  the  first  grist-mill  in  the  town. 

74  Captain  Abiel  (son  of  Zaccheus  14)  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  John 

Ames,  Jan.  11,  1723.     Children  :  — 

75  Josiah,  b.  Oct.  2,  1723  [219]  ;  married  Sarah  Ames,  Jan.  12,  1747. 
70  Abiel,  b.  March  19,  1728  ;  died  Jan.  18,  1759. 


L 


'688  HISTORY   OF   NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 

77  Joshua,  b.  July  26,  1730  [230] ;  married  Mehitable  Alden,  1755. 

78  Thomas,  b.  Sept.  21,  1732  [23G]  ;  married  Mary  Howard,  175(5. 

79  Timothy,  b.  April  2,  1735  [245]  ;  married  Sarah  Alden,  1700. 

80  Sarah,  b.  Sept.  30,  1737  ;  married  Ebenezer  Snell,  April  5,  1764. 

81  Betty,  b.  Oct.  6,  1739  ;  married  Jacob  Edson,  May  14,  1759. 

82  Daniel,  b.  May  9,  1742  [253]  ;  m.  Hannah  Perkins,  July  14,  1765. 

83  Eliab,  b.  July  28,  1745  [258]  ;  m.  Alice  Packard,  May  14,  1709. 

^A:- Benjamin,  h.  Nov.   11,1749  [261];  married  Lurania  Phinney,  Aug. 
22, 1775. 
The  father  died  1776,  aged  76.     The  wife  died  at  Bridgewater,  1790, 

aged  83. 
This  family  resided  on  the  farm  more  recently  occupied  by  Captain 
Nathaniel  Wales.     He  was  a  captain  in  the  militia.     He  was  the 
largest  landholder  in  the  North  Parish  ;  owned  one  thousand  acres 
of  land  in  one  body,  upon  which  he  settled  seven  of  his  sons. 


85  Seth  (son  of  Israel  24,  and  grandson  of  Zaccheus)  married  Mercy,  dau. 

of Bryant.     Children  :  — 

86  Sarah,  b.  Aug.  25,  1728  ;  married  Samuel  Cole,  1752. 

87  Lucy,  b.  July  26,  1731  ;  married  Ebsnezer  Edson,  1751. 

88  Mehitable,  b.  March  28,  1733 ;  m.  Barnabas  Howard,  Esq.,  1755. 

89  Mercy,  b.  May  20,  1735  ;  married  Thomas  Wegt,  1756. 

90  Isaac,  b.  Sept.  22,  1737  ;  removed  to  Petersham. 

91  Mary,  b.  Nov.  28,  1739  ;  married  Simeon  Alden. 

92  Seth,  b.  March  12,  1743  ;  m.  Lois  Leach,  1764 ;  removed  to  Roxbury. 

93  Joshua,  b.  April  20,  1741. 

94  Abigail,  b.  March  17,  1746  :  married Leeds,  of  Dorchester. 

95  Abner,  b.  April  9,  1749  ;  removed  to  Conway,  Mass. 

96  Jonathan,  b.  Sept.  27,  1751  [262]  ;  married  Susanna  Alger. 

97  Jerusha,  married Leeds,  of  Dorchester. 

The  father  died . 


98  David  (son  of  David  33)  married  Mehitable,  daughter  of  Benjamin 

Richards,  June  30,  1736.     Children  :  — 

99  Abraham,  b.  March  26,  1738  ;  died  March  2,  1749.  ^ 

100  Mehitable,  b.  July  8,  1739  ;  died  March  26,  1756. 

101  Abiezcr,  b.  Feb.  18,  1741  [270]  ;  m.  Mary  Holbrook,  of  Braintree,  1764. 

102  David,  b.  Nov.  15,  1747  [275]  ;  m.  Joanna  Jackson,  Dec.  27,  1764. 

103  Abraham,*  b.  1749  ;  married  Freelove  Dyer,  1774. 

104  Ephraim,*  b.  Oct.  26,  1751  ;  married  Sarah  Packard,  Sept.  3,  1773. 
T'he  wile  died  Nov.  22,  1707.     The  father  died  1785,  aged  73. 


105  William   (son  of  David   33)   married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Benjamin 

Richards,  Sept.  16,  1740.     Children  :  — 

106  Amy,  b.  July  19,  1741;  married  Levi  French,  Nov.  29,  1764. 

107  Hannah,  b."  Feb.  23,  1743  ;  married,  Ist,  Philip  Reynolds,  1765  ;  2d, 

Enos  Thayer. 

108  William,  h.  Feb.  16,  1745  [283]  m.  Hannah  Reynolds,  June  8,  1769. 

109  Lemuel,  b.  June  9,  1747  [295]  ;  m.  Sarah  Hunt,  of  Abington,  1774. 

110  Sarah,  b.  May  10,  1750;  m   Samuel  Sturtevant,  Sept.  14,  1709. 

111  Silva7ius,  h.  Jan.  27,  1752  [307]  ;  married  Elizabeth  Marston,  1777. 

112  Keziah,  b.  March,  1754  ;  married Pierce. 

113  Matilda,  married  Captain  Zachaiiah  Gurney,  Sept.  30,  1783. 

The  father  died  Oct.  28,  1«05,  aged  90.     The  mother  died  Jan.  4, 
1800,  aged  86. 

*  Removed  to  the  West. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  689 

114  Isaac  (son  of  David  33)  married  Abigail,  daughter  of  Samuel  Porter, 

of  Abington,  March  28,  1745.     Children  :  — 

115  Alice,  b.  April  12,  1746  ;  died  March  14,  1747. 

116  Isaac,  b.  Feb.  3,  1750  [308]  ;  m.  Mary  Atwo()4y-t>f  Eastham,  Maea. 

117  Abigail,  b.  Oct.  25,  1754 ;  m.  Hon.  Daniel  Howard,  Dec.  22,  177G. 
The  father  died  1792,  aged  72.     He  was  captain  in  the  militia. 


118  Ebenezer  (son  of  David  33)  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Marie  Perkins, 

Feb.  25,  1746.     Children  :  — 

119  Alice,  b.  April  13,  1747  ;  married  Eliab  Packard,  May  14,  1769. 

120  Ehenezer,h.  March  4,  1749  [310] ;   m.  Mary  Reynoldfl,  March  31,  1774. 

121  Eunice,  b.  Dec.  13,  1750;  married  William  Jameson,  Sept.  11,  1780. 

122  Jonas,  b.  June  4,  1752  [321]  ;  m.  Mehitable  Brett,  Sept.  11,  1777. 

123  Adin,  b.  Feb.  18, 1754  [332] ;  married  Keziah  Phinney,  Nov.  16,  1780. 

124  Mattheio,  b.  April  10,  1756  [337] ;  m.  Keziah  Perkin^s  April  17,  1781. 

125  Elifhalet,  b.  Feb.  27,  1758  [342]  ;  m.  Lydia  Barrell,  Jan.  24,  1782. 

126  Robert,  b.  Jan.  29,  1760  [350]  ;  m.  Ruth  Barrell,  Nov.  28,  1782. 

127  Joel,  b.  Feb.  20,  1762  [362] ;  m.  Harmony  Kingman,  Nov.  1,  1785. 

128  Lot,*  b.  March  30,  1763  [363]  ;  m.  Mary  Nelson,  of  New  Bedford, 

1791. 

129  Noah,*  b.  :May  5, 1765  [365]  ;  married  Polly  Packard. 

130  Joseph  [369],  married  Susanna  Bates,  Aug.  31,  1794. 

The  fether  died  June  20,  1803,  ag;ed  79.     The  mother  died  March  12, 
1810,  aged  85. 

131  Abiah  (son  of  David  33)  married  Phebe  Pain,  Dec.  30,  1758.     Chil- 

dren :  — 

132  Abiah,  b.  Aug.  4,  1759  [377] ;  married  Mary  French,  Oct.  22,  1788. 

133  Levi,  b.  Oct.  31,  1761  [382]  ;  married  Ruth  Snow,  of  Eastham. 

The  wife  died  March  29,  1763.     He  then  married  Eunice  Howard,  of 
Braintree,  1764.     Children  :  — 

134  Silas,  May  10,  1765  [388] ;  married  Chloe  Willis,  1789. 

135  Phebe,  b.  March  30,  1767  ;  married  Amzi  Brett,  May  22,  1788. 

136  Eunice,  b.  March  30,  1767  ;  m.  Uriah  Capen,  of  Stoughton,  1797. 

137  Howard,  b.  Dec.  16,  1768  [393]  ;  m.  Jane  Capen,  of  Stoughton,  1799. 

138  Betsy,  b.  Aug.  3,  1770  ;  married  Isaiah  Packard,  Dec.  30,  1792. 

139  Hannah,  married,  1st,  Zadoc  Perkins,  Dec.  15,  1796  ;    2d,  William 

Edson,  1812. 
The  father  died  1809,  aged  74. 


140  Jacob  (son  of  Solomon  43)  married  Dorothy,  daughter  of  Mark  Per- 

kins, Nov.  24,  1742.     Children  :  — 

141  Jacob  [398],  m.  Rebecca  French,  May  5,  1774;  removed  to  Warwick. 

142  Mark  [400],  m.  Hannah  Shaw,  Dec.  15,  1774  ;  removed  to  Warwick. 

143  Oliver  [409],  married,  Ist,  Relief  Edson,  Nov,  20,  1777;  2d,  Ami 

Ilawes,  of  Stoughton. 

144  Asa,  b.  May  3,  1758  [416]  ;  married  Nancy  Quincy,  Nov.  20,  1777. 

145  Hezekiah,  b.  Dec.  6,  1761  [423]. 

146  Rhoda,  married  Abijah  Stowell,  of  Newton,  1771. 

147  Dorothy,  married  James  Richards,  1777. 

148  Philibert,  b.  Sept.   15,  1756 ;  married  Henry  Thayer,  Jan.  27,  1783, 

and  removed  to  Winchester,  N.  II. 
The  father  died  Feb.  2,  1777,  aged  56. 

*  Removed  to  Maine. 


590  HISTORY   OP    NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

149  Solomon  (eon  of  Solomon  43)  married  Hannah,  daughter  of  Israel 

Bailey,  1700.     Children  :  — 

150  Hannah,  h.  Oct.  12,  1764;  married  Joel  Edson,  1789. 

151  Salli/,  b.  1709  ;  died  1830,  aged  61  years. 

152  Luci/,  b.  1773  ;  died  1830,  aged  57  years. 

153  S(y/omon,  no  record. 

154  May  hew  [432],  married  Clarissa  Jackson,  1801. 

Tlie  wife  died  1776,  aged  40.     He  then  married  Sarah,  widow  of  Abisha 
Stetson,  1779.     Children:  — 

155  Cynthia,  b.  1780  ;  married  Levi  Churchill,  1799. 

156  Micah,  b.  1783  ;  married  Sarah  Whitmarsh,  1812. 

157  Nahum,  b.  1789  ;  m.  Mercy  Ford,  of  Marehfield,  Mass.,  1817. 
The  father  died  1807,  aged  77.     The  wife  died  1810,  aged  67. 

158  Nath.\n  (son  of  Solomon  43)  married  Martha,  dau.  of  Mark  Perkins, 

1763.     Children  :  — 

159  Susanna,  died  Nov.  22,  1785. 

160  Marlboro,  b.  1763  ;  removed  to  Me. 

161  Jesse,  died  Oct.  18,  1776. 

162  Nathan,  b.  1767. 

163  Benaiah,  b.  1769  ;  removed  to  Maine. 

164  Lavinia,  died  June  29,  1776. 

The  father  died  Dec.  22,  1772.    The  widow  then  married  Thomas 
Packard,  Jan.  18,  1780. 


165  Benjamin  (son  of  Solomon  43)  married  Ruth,  daughter  of  Nehemiah 
Leach,  Feb.  13,  1763,  and  removed  to  Maine. 


166  Zebulon   (son  of  Solomon   43)    married  Rebecca  Richardson,  1764. 

Children  :  — 

167  Susanna,  b.  Dec.  18,  1765.  168  Zebulon,  b.  1768. 

The  father  died  1769.     The  widow  then  married  Silas  Kingsley,  of 
Easton,  1774, 


169  James  (son  of  James  55)  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Ephraim  Thayer, 

Jr.,  of  Braintree,  1747.     Children  :  — 

170  Content,  b.  Aug.  25,  1747  ;  married  Isaac  Kingman,  1768. 

171  Ece,  b.  Ncv.  23,  1750 ;  married  Benjamin  Robinson,  May  29,  1770. 

172  Mary,  b.  Aug   13,  1754  ;  married Prince. 

173  Luke,  b.  Aug.  23,  1756. 

174  James,  b.  Aug.  4,  1758  [435]  ;  m.  Jemima  Churchill,  Aug.  27,  1778. 

175  Sarah,  h.  Oct.  4,  1700. 

176  Israel,  b.  Sept.  22.  1705. 

177  Ephraim,  h.  Jan.  25,  1708 ;  married  Charity  Packard,  1790. 


178  Reuren  (son  of  James  55)  married  Anna,  daughter  of Perkins, 

Oct.  3,  1759.     Children  :  — 

170  Ichahod,  b  June  15,  1760  ;  married  Rachel  Cole,  1786. 

180  Nehemiah,  b.  Feb.  27,  1762. 

181  Susanna,  b.  Dec.  28,  1703.  182  Anne,  b.  Dec.  19,  1765. 
This  family  removed  to  Hebron,  Me. 


183  Eleazer  (son  of  Zaccheus  01)  married  Mercy  Richards,  1751.     Chil- 
dren ;  — 


FAMILY   REGISTER.  591 


184  Olive,  b.  Feb.  25,  1751. 

185  Noah,  b.  Oct.  3,  1752.  186  Eleazer,  b.  March  31,  175G. 
This  family  went  West. 


187  Simeon  (son  of  Zaccheus  61)  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Mark  Perkins, 

July  6,  1761.     Children  :  — 

188  Simeon,  b.  April  10,  1762  ;  died  in  the  army,  Oct.  22,  1782,  aged  20. 

189  Isaiah,  b.  Sept.  18,  1765  [441]  ;  m.  Betsy  Packard,  D«c.  30,  17'J2. 
100  Ze7ias,  b.  May  22,  1771  [449]  ;  ni.  Deborah  Thayer,  of  Braintree. 

191  Barnabas,  b.  Nov.  28,  1772;  m.  Melatiah  Packard,  Oct.  2,  1794. 

192  Alclcn,  b.  March  10,  1778  [460]  ;  m.  Persis  Howard,  March  20,  1805. 

193  Benjamin,  b.  Aug.  7,  1780  [466] ;  married  Nancy  Richards,  March 

30,  1809. 

194  Huldah,  b.  Feb.  20,  1764  ;  m.  Howard  Gary,  Esq.,  Dec.  15,  1785 

195  Mehitable,  b.  June  18,  1767  ;  died  May  3,  1789. 

196  Mary,  b.  April  8,  1769  ;  married  Noah  Packard,  1790. 

197  Olive,  b.  May  28,  1774  ;  married  David  Ford,  April  24,  1794. 

198  Patty,  b.  tlune  3,  1783 ;  married  Captain  Nehemiah  Lincoln,  Jan. 

10,  1802. 
The  father  died  Oct.  23,  1815,  aged  80.    The  wife  died  Oct.  22,  1820, 
aged  81. 

199  Abel  (son  of  John  68)  married  Esther  Porter,  1751.    Children  :  — 

200  Abel,  b.  April  16,  1754.  203  Lydia,  b.  July  4,  1760. 

201  Esther,  b.  June  21,  1756.  204  Mary,  b.  Sept.  29,  1764. 

202  Adam,  b.  Feb.  11,  1758.  205  Olive,  b.  Feb.  3,  1767. 

206  Theophilus,  b.  March  4, 1769  ;  married  Mary  Terrill,  of  Abington. 
This  family  removed  to  Cummington,  Mass. 

207  John  (son  of  John  68)  married  Sarah  Hammond,  March  17,  1763. 

Children  :  — 

206  Azubah,  b.  Jan.  22,  1764. 

209  Sarah,  h.  Jan.  14,  1765.  210  Rebecca,  b.  Oct.  19,  1769. 

The  mother  died  Aug.  22,  1773.     He  then  married  Vinson,  and 

removed  to  Plainfield,  Mass. 


211  Barnabas  (son  of  John  68)  married  Sarah  Ford,  1764.     Children  :  — 

212  Barnabas,  b.  May  19,  1764  216  Cyrus,  b.  Feb.  26,  1771. 

213  Molly,  b.  March  30,  1766.  217  John. 

214  Pollycarpus,  b.  Jan.  25,  1768.  218  Philander. 

215  Bartimeus,  b.  1769. 

This  family  removed  to  Plainfield,  Mass. 

219  JosiAH  (son  of  Captain  Abiel  74)  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Thomas 

Ames,  Jan.  12,  1747.     Children  :  — 

220  Susanna,  b.  Dec.  12,  1749  ;  m.  Samuel  Sturtevant,  Sept.  14,  1769. 

221  Sarah,  b.  Oct.  20,  1751  ;  married  Ephraim  Packard,  Sept.  3,  1773. 

222  Mary,  b.  March  9,  1753  ;  married  Samuel  Brett,  March  18,  1778. 

223  Josiah  [478],  married  Pvebecca  Perkins,  Oct.  10,  1782. 

224  Abiel*' [^%Z],  married  Hannah  Harris,  Oct.  4,  1794. 

225  Shepard. 

226  Edward*. 

22,7  Ames  [484],  married  Susanna  Joy,  Jan.  30,  1797. 

*  Removed  to  Hebron,  Me. 


592  HISTORY   OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 


228  Betsy*  married  Deacon  James  Perkins,  Sept.  25,  1783. 

229  Anna,  married  Seth  Snow,  Oct.  23,  1795. 


230  Joshua  (eon  of  Captain  Abiel  74)  married  Mehitable,  dau.  of  Samuel 

Alden,  Jan.  1755.     Children  :  — 

231  Caleb,  b.  March  5,  1758  ;  married  Lydia  Ford,  of  Keadfield,  Me.,  and 

had  ten  children,  residing  in  Maine. 

232  Joshua,  b.  Aug.  27,  1759  ;  married  PhebeFord,  of  Readfield,  Me.,  and 

have  ten  children  settled  in  various  parts  of  Maine. 

233  Ralph,  married  Nancy  Vose  of  Milton,  Mass.,  and  have  four  children. 

234  Lcbbeus.  235  Mehitable. 
This  family  all  removed  to  Winthrop,  Maine. 

236  Thomas  (son  of  Captain  Abiel  74)  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Henry 

Howard,  1756.     Children  :  — 

237  Parmenas,  b.  Nov.  26,  1757  [492]  ;  married  Martha  Reynolds,  April 

9,  1778. 

238  Silence,  b.  Feb.  11,  1760  ;  married  Daniel  Howard. 

239  Mary,  b.  May  8,  1762  ;  married  John  Robinson,  1781. 

240  Thomas,  b.  Aug.  20,  1764  [502]  ;  m.  Joanna  Edson,  Oct.  19,  1788. 

241  Zibia,  b.  March  6,  1766  ;  married  Jacob  Packard,  1789. 

242  Elijah,^  b.  Nov.  21,  1769  ;  m.  Nabby  Packard,  Sept.  26,  1793. 

243  Cyrus,  b.  Jan.  18,  1772  [505]  ;  m.  Keziah  Kingman,  April  16,  1795. 

244  Daniel,\  b.  Oct.  22,  1776  ;  m.  Nancy  Keith,  May  11,  1796. 
He  married  Martha,  widow  of  Nathan  Packard,  Jan.  18,  1780. 


245  Timothy  (son  of  Captain  Abiel  74)  married  Sarah  Alden,  1760.     Chil-     ^ 

dren  :  —  "vT^ 

246  Bethuel,  b.  March  20,  1760  ;  m.  Rebecca  Peterson,  of  Duxbury. 
.:S47  Calvin,  b.  Feb.  18,  1762  [516]  ;  m.  Betsy ;  removed  to  Easton. 

248  Luther, %  b.  Feb.  11,  1764  ;  married  Abigail  Thomas,  1787. 

249  Sarah,  b.  Jan.  17,  1767  ;  married  Elisha  Eames. 

250  Timothy,  b.  March  7,  1769  ;  m.  Aholibama  Curtis,  Jan.  13,  1790. 

251  Perez,X  b.  May  30,  1771  ;  married  Mercy  Thomas,  1792. 

252  Josiah  Edson,%  b.  Sept.  17,  1776. 
The  father  died  1780,  aged  48. 

253  Daniel  (son  of  Captain  Abiel  74)  married  Hannah  Perkins,  July  14, 

1765.     Children :  — 

254  Hannah,  b.  Oct.  12,  1766. 

255  Abigail,  b.  June  28,  1768  ;  m.  Jonathan  Howard  3d,  April  10,  1794. 

256  Daniel,  b.  June  18,  1770 ;  married  Zibea  Robinson,  and  removed  to 

Pel  ham,  Mass. 

257  Rhoda,  b.  May  21,  1772. 
»This  family  removed  to  the  West. 

258  Eliab  (son  of  Captain  Abiel  74)  married  Alice,  daughter  of  Ebenezer 

Packard,  May  14,  1769.     Children  :  — 

259  Eliab,  b.  1770  ;  married  Hannah  Shaw,  of  Abiogton,  1792. 

260  Alice,  b.  1771. 

This  lamily  removed  West. 

261  Benjamin  (son  of  Captain  Abiel  74)  married  Lurania,  daughter  of 
*  Removed  to  Minot,  Me.      t  Removed  to  Pelham.      %  Removed  to  the  West 


FAMILY   REGISTER.  593 

Pelatiah  Phinney,  Aug,  22,  1775.  The  father  died  1808,  nged  59, 
leaving  no  children.  His  estate  he  bequeathed  to  Captain  Adin 
Packard. 


Jfi2  Jonathan    (son  of  Seth  85)    married  Susanna  Alger,    1778.     Chil- 
dren :  — 

263  Israel,  b.  1779  [520]  ;  married  Susanna  Edson,  Dec.  27,  1801. 

264  Reuel,  b.  1780  ;  removed  to  Randolph. 

265  Othniel,  b.  1786  ;  removed  to ,  N.  H. 

266  Asa,  b.  1791 ;  married  Susanna  Loach. 

267  Albe,  b.  1793  ;  removed  to  Randolph. 

268  Isaac,  b.  1796  ;  removed  to  ^liddleboro'. 

269  Betsy,  b.  1799  ;  married Watson. 


270  Abiezer  (son  of  David  98)  married   Mary  Holbrook,  of  Braintree, 

176-1.     Children  :  — 

271  Mchitable,  b.  Nov.  28,  1765.  273  Lydia,  b.  Dec.  26,  1769. 

272  Mary,  b.  Dec.  2,  1767.  274  Hannah,  b.  July  15,  1772. 
This  family  removed  to  Stoughton. 

275  David  (son  of  David  98)  married  Joanna,  daughter  of  Ephraim  Jack- 

son, Dec.  27,  1764.     Children  :  — 

276  David,  b.  Feb.  27,  1768  ;.died  young. 

277  Charity,  b.  May  29,  1770  ;  married  Ephraim  Packard,  1790. 

278  Abel,  removed  West. 

279  John,  removed  West. 

280  Olive,  married  Holmes  Tillson,  Jan.  1,  1797. 

281  Martha,  married  Barzilla  Field,  Dec.  25,  1794. 

282  Mary,  married Rice. 

The   father  died  of  small-pox,  1786,  aged  44.     The  widow  married 
Jonathan Hayden,  of  Grafton,  Mass.,  Oct.  29,  18U7. 

283  William   (son  of  William  105)  married  Hannah,  dau.  of  Nathaniel 

Reynolds,  June  8,  1769.     Children  :  — 

284  Sihon,  b.  March  11,  1770  [531]  ;  m.  Abigail  Scott,  of  Dedham,  1794. 

285  Nancy,  b.  Feb.  5.  1772. 

286  Eliphaz,  removed  to  Milton. 

287  William,  b.  INlarch  5,  1780  [542] ;  removed  to  Stoughton. 

The  wife  died  .     He  then  married  Mary  ^7ales,  Feb.  18,  1784. 

Children :  — 

288  Ambrose.  290  Charles.  292  Polly.  294  Sarah. 

289  Cyrus.  291  Hannah.  293  Matilda. 


295  Lemuel  (son  of  William  105)  married  Sarah,  dau.  of  Micah  Hunt,  of      ^o 

Abington,  1774.     Children  :  —  v^i"'"'*^ 

296  Lemuel,  b.  Sept.  17,  1775  ;  died  in  Boston,  Nov.  26,  1822.  1**^^  ^ 

297  Sally,  b.  July  27,  1777  ;  married  Thomas  Cary. 

298  Micah,  b.  Jan.  29,  1780  [549]  ;  married  Lucinda  Hartshorn,  of  Wal- 

pole,  1811. 

299  John,  b.  April  3,  1782  [559]  ;  married  Silence  Packard,  1806. 

300  Arza,  b.  Sept.  26,  1784  [561] ;  married  Abi  Knapp,  1812. 

301  David,  b.  Feb.  8,  1787  [567] ;  married  Susanna  Perkins,  Jan.  1,  1810. 

302  Sylvanus,  b.  April  6,  1789  [576]  ;  married  Sarah  Freeman,  of  Schenec- 

tady, N.  Y.,  July  11,  1818. 

303  Martin,  b.  July  24,  1791 ;  married  Mary  Powers,  of  Boston. 

75 


594  HISTORY    OF    NOETH    BRIDGEWATER. 

304  Orren,  b.  July  9,  1793  ;  died . 

305  Ozen,  b.  July  9,  1793  ;  died . 

30G  Isaac,  b.  March  13,  179G  [577]  ;  m.  Sally  Packard,  March  11,  1821. 
The  father  died   Nov,  7,  1822,  aged  75.     The   mother  died  March 

11,  1825. 
He  was  a  captain  in  the  militia,  also  a  justice  of  the  peace. 

307  Sylvanus  (son  of  William  105)  married  Elizabeth  Marston,  1777,  and 

had  several  daughters. 

308  Isaac  (son  of  Isaac  y4)  married  Mary  Atwood,  of  Eastham,  Mass., 

1770.     Children  :  — 

309  Isaac,  h.  March  16,  1778  ;  married Cobb,  of  Boston,  and  removed 

to ,  N.  Y. 

The  father  died  June  17,  1778.    The  widow  then  married  Daniel 

Cooley,  Esq.,  of  Amherst,  Mass.,  Jan.  18,  1796. 
This  family  resided  on  the  farm  more  recently  occupied  by  the  late 

David  Packard,  at  Campello. 

310  Ebenezer  (son  of  Ebenezer  118)  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Nathaniel 

Reynolds,  March  31,  1774.     Children  :  — 

311  Mchitablc,  b.  Aug.  24,  1774  ;  married  Walter  Ames,  March  31,  1796. 

312  Philij),  b.  March  7,  1776.  313  Mary,  b.  Oct.  31,  1778. 

The  wife  died   .     He  then  married  Content  Harlow,  April  '    . 

1781.     Children  :  — 

314  Sarah,  b.  Jan.  31,  1781 ;  married  Matthew  Randall,  March  7,  1802. 

315  Ebenezer,  b.  Nov.  18,  1783  ;  m.  Zeruiah  Phiuney,  March  27,  1806. 

316  Sylvester,  b.  Sept.  22,  1785. 

317  Rhoda,  b.  Jan.  1,  1788. 

318  Ansel,  b.  Nov.  30,  1789. 

319  Charles,  b.  Aug.  27,  1792. 

320  Content,  married  Benjamin  Southworth,  June  16,  1819. 
The  father  died . 


321  Jonas  (son  of  Ebenezer  118)  married  Mehitable,  daughter  of  Samuel 

Brett,  Sept.  11,  1777.     Children  :  — 

322  John,  b.  Sept.  30,  1779  [581]  ;  m.  Martha  French,  Jan.  7, 1803. 

323  Eunice,  b.  May  27,  1781  ;  married  Josiah  Brett,  Oct.  28,  1812. 

324  Jonas,  b.  Dec.  15,  1782 ;  married  Susan  Brainard  ;  removed  to  Read- 

field,  Me. 

325  Mehitable,  b.  Aug.  26,  1784  ;  m.  William  Jameson,  Sept.  11,  1780. 

326  Moses,  b.  Jan.  19,  178G  ;  single. 

327  Hannah,  b.  Dec.  22,  1787  ;  died  Sept.  9,  1858,  aged  70  years. 

328  Lucinda,  b.  Feb.  9,  1790  ;  married  Captain  David  Ames. 

329  David,  b.  March  18.  1792  [588]  ;  m.  Elizabeth  Drake,  Dec.  5,  1822. 

330  Sibil,  b.  Jan.  20,  1796  ;  single. 

331  Joel,  b.  Oct.  28,  1797  ;  died  Aug.  12,  1821. 

The  wife  died  Aug.  13,  1821.     The  father  died  Jan.  22, 1835,  aged  82. 

332  Adin   (son  of  Ebenezer  118)  married  Keziah,  daughter  of  Pelatiah 

Phinncy,  Nov.  16,  1780.     Children  :  — 

333  Lucy,  b.  Oct.  1,  1781  ;  m.  Atherton  Wild,  of  Braintree,  Sept.  22, 1808. 

334  Adin,  married  Sally  Ilorton,  April  23,  1806;  removed  to  Merrimac. 

335  Susanna,  married  Ephraim  Cole,  Dec.  15,  1808. 

336  Sally,  married  Isaac  Packard,  March  11,  1821. 

The  lather  died  Sept.  10, 1837.     The  mother  died  Jan.  6, 1839,  aged  86. 


FAMILY   REGISTER.  695 

337  Matthew  (son  of  Ebenezer  118)  married  Kcziah,  daughter  of  Luke 

Perkins,  April  17,  1781.     Children  :  — 

338  Nehemiah,  married  Chloe  Snell,  1807. 

339  Ehphalet,  married  Abigail  Snell,  1814. 

340  Matthew.  341  Keziah. 
The  father  died . 


342  Deacon  ELirnALET  (son  of  Ebenezer  118)  married  Lydia,  daughter  of 

AVilliam  Barrell,  Jan.  24,  1782.     Children  :  — 

343  Robert,  b.  Oct.  15,  1784. 

344  Ruth,  b.  Sept.  19,  1786  ;  married  Dr.  Samuel  W.  Thayer. 

345  Bc/a,  b.  Feb.  20,  1793.  346  Lydia,  b.  March  14,  1795. 
The  wife  died  April   1,  1800.     He  then  married  Anna  French,  widow 

of  David  Thayer,  of  Braintree,  Oct.  11,  1800.     Children  :  — 

347  Betsy,  b.  Sept.  1,  1801. 

348  Mary,  b.  June  19,  1805.  349  Esther,  b.  Aug.  5,  1809. 
The  father  died  Jan.  16,  1819,  aged  61  years,  at  Winthrop,  Me. 

350  Captain  Robert  (son  of  Ebenezer  118)  married  Ruth,  daughter  of  Wil- 

liam Barrell,  of  East  Bridgewater,  Jan.  28,  1782.     The  wife  died 

.     lie  then  married  Sally,  daughter  of Perkins,  Nov.  11, 

1788.     Children  :  — 

351  Rvth,  b.  Sept.  9,  1789  :  married  Martin  Southworth,  Nov.  21,  1811. 

352  Huldah,  b.  May  30,  1781  ;  married  Adam  Capen,  June  4,  1816. 

353  Patty,  b.  Sept.  15,  1793  ;  married  Theron  Ames,  Dec.  11,  1816. 

354  Olive,  b.  Sept.  18,  1795  ;  married  Newton  Shaw,  Dec  3,  1818. 

The  wife  died  Dec.  31,  1797.     He  then  married  Sarah,  dau.  of  Joseph 
Hayward,  May  27,  1798.     Children  :  — 

355  Robert  [593],  married  Betsy  Howard,  Oct.  16,  1822. 

356  Isaac  [597],  married  Jane  B.  Packard,  Jan.  29,  1826. 

357  Ebenezer  H.,  died  Sept.  14,  1825,  aged  22. 

358  SaUy,  single. 

359  Silvia,  married  Cary  Howard,  Nov.  28,  1833. 

360  Almira,  died  June  26,  1822,  aged  9  years. 

361  Mary,  married  Spencer  Noyes,  of  Abington. 

The  father  died  Feb.  10,  1844,  aged  84.    The  wife  died  Jan.  17,  1856, 
aged  80. 


362  Joel  (son  of  Ebenezer  118)  married  Harmony,  daughter  of  Matthew 
Kingman,  Nov.  1,  1785,  and  removed  to  Dartmouth,  Mass. 


363  Lot   (son  of  Ebenezer  118)  married  Mary  Nelson,  of  New  Bedford,. 

1791,  and  removed  to  Maine.     Children  :  — 

364  Polly  Nelson,  b.  1793. 

365  Noah  (son  of  Ebenezer  118)  married  Polly,  daughter  of  Simeon  Pack- 

ard, 1791,  and  removed  to  Maine.     Children  :  — 

366  Mehitable,  b.  March  30,  1791. 

367  Nancy,  b.  Oct.  10,  1792.  368  Robie,  b.  March  20,  1794. 

3Q9  Joseph  (son  of  Ebenezer  118)  married  Susanna  Bates,  Aug.  31,  1794, 

Children  :  — 
370  Harmony,  b.  1795  ;  married  David  Foster,  of  Winthrop,  Me. 


596  msTOET  OP  north  bridgewater. 

371  John,  m.  Isfc.  Mary  Jane  Richards,  of  Winthrop;  2d,  Mercy  Pratt,  of 

Turner,  Me. 

372  Sibil,  married  Samuel  Richards,  of  Winthrop. 

373  Lucius,  married  Eliza  Harris,  of  Stoughton. 

374  Joel,  b.  Feb.  18.  1802  [600] ;  married,  let,  Rhoda  F.  Carr  ;  2d,  Widow 

Cyrus  Packard. 

375  Joanna,  b.  March  31,  1804  ;  married  David  Foster. 

376  Cyrus,  b.  March  23,  1810  [601]  ;  married,  1st,  Martha  H.  Snell ;  2d, 

Ann  S.  Britton. 
The  father  died  1840,  aged  73. 
This  family  removed  to  Winthrop,  Me.,  in  1801. 

377  Abiah  (son  of  Abiah  131)  married  Mary  French,  Oct.  22,  1788.     Chil- 

dren :  — 

378  Chloe,  b.  March  3,  1789;  married  Caleb  Easton,  Feb.  2,  1818. 

379  Mary,  b.  May  2,  1791. 

380  Anna,  b.  Dec.  2, 1792.  381  Lydia,  b.  Jan.  15,  1795. 


382  Levi  (son  of  Abiah  131)  married  Ruth  Snow,  of  Eastham,  Mass., 

1789.     Children  :  — 

383  Davis,  b.  Oct.  3,  1790  ;  m.  Sarah  Ford  ;  removed  to  New  Salem,  Mass. 

384  Levi,  b.  Feb.  4,  1793  [600] ;  m.  Clarissa  Sanford,  of  Medway,  Mass. 

385  Phebe,  b.  Aug.  22,  1795  ;  married  Martin  Kingman,  Oct.  14,  1816. 

386  Heman  [613],  married  Eunice  Packard,  June  16,  1825. 

387  Josiah. 


388  Silas  (son  of  Abiah  131)  married  Chloe,  daughter  of  Nathan  Willis, 

1789.     Children  :  — 

389  Silas,  b.  March  13,  1792  [615]  ;  married  Catherine  Cobb. 

390  Charles,  b.  April  27,  1794  [019] ;  married  Charlotte  Thompson,  Oct. 

29,  1818. 

391  Chloe,  b.  Feb.  10,  1790  ;  married  Thomas  Wales,  Jr.,  1811. 

392  Abigail  Willis,  married  David  Cobb,  Jan.  1,  1823. 
The  father  died  Sept.  6,  1851,  aged  86. 

393  Howard  (son  of  Abiah  131)  married  Jane  Capen,  of  Stoughton,  1799. 

Children  :  — 

394  Eunice,  b.  Dec.  10,  1799  ;  m.  Deacon  Heman  Packard,  June  16,  1825. 

395  Jane  B.,  b.  June  1,  1804;    married  Isaac  H.  Packard,  Jan.  29,  1826. 

396  Charlotte,  b.  June  22,  1810  ;  m.  Henry  Howard,  Sept.  29,  1831. 

397  Susanna  Capen,  b.  Aug.  21,  1810 ;  married  Robert  Holbrook,  May 

15,  1839. 
The  father  died . 


398  Jacob  (son  of  Jacob  140)  married  Rebecca,  daughter  of  John  French, 

May  5,  1774.     Children  :  — 

399  Abif/ail,  b.  Feb.  5,  1775. 

This  family  removed  to  Warwick,  Mass. 

400  Mark  (son  of  Jacob  140)  married  Hannah,  daughter  of  William  Shaw, 

Dec.  15,  1774.     Children  :  — 

401  Samuel,  b.  Dec.  17,  1775  [621]  ;  m.  Mehitable  Harris,  Aug.  4,  1799. 

402  Jennet,  b.  Aug.  20,  1777  ;  married  Phineas  Paul,  of  Quincy,  April 

12,  1801. 


FAMILY   EEGISTER.  597 

403  Phile,  b.  March  24,  1779. 

404  Dan.,  b.  Feb.  19,  1781  [031] ;  married  Martha  Edeon,  Au<t.  12,  1804. 

405  Thirza.  406  Sophia.  407  Hannah.  408  Mark. 
This  family  removed  to  Winchester,  N.  H. 


409  Oliver  (son  of  Jacob  140)  married  Relief,  daughter  of  Ichabod  Edeon, 

Nov.  20,  1777.     Children  :  — 

410  Vesta,  b,  1778  ;  died  single,  Aug.  17,  185G,  aged  79. 

411  Jacob,  b.  1780  [038]  ;  married  Hannah  Kingman,  1800. 

412  Jesse,  b.  Sept.  28,  1782 ;  died  single,  Sept.  28,  1860. 

The  wife  died .     He  then  married  Amy,  daughter  of  John  Hawes, 

of  Stoughton.     Children  :  — 

413  Nathan,  b.  July  1,  1801  [642]  ;  m.  Eleazer  Morton,  of  Stoughton. 

414  Asa,  b.  Oct.  18,  1803  ;  married  Patience  Allen,  of  Hanson. 

415  Charlotte,  b.  Jan.  1,  1808  ;  married Belcher. 

The  VFife  died  July  6,  1843,  aged  82. 


416  Rev.  Asa*  (son   of  Jacob  140)  married  Nancy,  daughter  of  Josiah 

Quincy,  of  Braintree,  July  27,  1790.     Children  ;  — 

417  Ann  M.,  b.  Aug.  7,  1791  ;  died  June  6,  1796. 

418  Elizabeth  Q.,  b.  Nov.  2,  1792;  died  single,  1816,  aged  24. 

419  Frederick  A.,  b.  Sept.  20,  1794  ;  married  Elizabeth  D.  Hooker. 

420  Asa,  b.  Jan.  24,  1790 ;  married  Lydia  Blake,  of  Shrewsbury,  1821. 

421  Ann  M.,  b.  March  17,  1798  ;  married  James  G.  Carter,  1827. 

422  Ruth  F.,  b.  JNIarch  22,  1800  ;  married  Rev.  George  Trask,  of  Fitch- 

burg,  April  12,  1831. 

The  father  died  March  20,  1843,  aged  85.  The  wife  died  Feb.  3,  1844, 
aged  80. 

Frederick  A.  Packard,  the  son,  graduated  at  Harvard  College,  1814 ; 
studied  law,  and  commenced  practice  in  Springfield,  which  place  he 
represented  in  the  Legislature  in  1828.  Removed  to  Philadelphia  in 
1829  ;  took  the  editorial  management  of  the  publications  of  the 
American  Sunday-School  Union.  In  1847  he  was  elected  President 
of  Girard  College,  and  has  received  from  Princeton  the  degree  of 
LL.D.  ;  is  now  a  resident  of  Philadelphia. 

423  Rev.  Hezekiah  (son  of  Jacob  140)  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Alpheus 

Spring,  of  Kittery,  Me.     Children  :  — 

424  Alpheus  Spriiiff,  professor  at  Bowdoin  College. 

425  Charles,  clergyman,  at  Biddeford,  Me. 
420   George,  clergyman,  at  Lawrence,  Mass. 

427  Hezekiah  [651],  married  Charlotte  Montgomery. 

428  Sarah. 

429  Mary,  married  Joseph  P.  Tucker,  of  Salem. 

430  Joseph,  professor  in  Theological  School,  at  Alexandria,  Va. 

431  William,  died  Jan.  1834,  aged  18  yeais. 

The  father  died  April  25,  1849.  For  a  full  account  of  Rev.  Hezekiah 
Packard,  see  page  146. 

432  Mayhew  (son  of  Solomon  149)  married  Clarissa,  dau.  of  Ephraim 

Jackson,  1801.     Children:  — 

433  Hannah,  b.  Dec.  2,  1802.  434  Salome,  b.  May  29,  1804. 

435  James  (son  of  James   109)   married  Jemima,  daughter  of  Ephraim 
Churchill,  1778,  and  removed  to  Norway,  Me.     Children  :  — 

*  See  Biographical  sketch  of  Rev.  Asa  Packard,  on  page  142. 


598  HISTORY   OF   NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 


436  Keziahf  b.  Aug.  11,  1779  ;  married Bump,  of  Sandisfield,  Me. 

437  Mary,  b.  Feb.  11,  1781. 

438  James,  h.  May  15,  1783. 

439  Walter,  b.  Jan.  11,  1786 ;  died  Jan.  12,  1786. 

440  Ephraim,  b.  June  23,  1787. 

441  Isaiah  (son  of  Simeon  187)  married  Betsy,  daughter  of  Abiah  Pack- 

ard, Dec.  20,  1792.     Children  ;  — 

442  Hezekiah,  b.  Dec.  17,  1793  [654] ;   married  Matilda  Gurney,  April 

20,  1820. 

443  Zibeon,  b.  Sept.  31,  1795  [6561 ;  married  Mehitable  Bicknell,  Jan. 

4,  1822. 

444  Simeon,  b.  Aug.  22,  1797  [660]  ;  married  Harmony  Kingman,  Oct. 

18,  1821. 

445  Betsrj,  b.  March  11,  1799  ;  killed  by  being  run  over  by  a  cart,  Oct. 

4,  1802. 

446  Betsy  Howard,  b.  Jan.  28,  1804 ;  m.  Addison  Shaw,  Dec.  13,  1825. 

447  Lucius,  b.  June  3,  1807  [667]  ;  married  Rhoda  Shaw,  Jan.  1,  1833. 

448  Isaiah,  b.  March  18,  1816  ;  died  young. 

The  father  died  March  18,  1816,  aged  50.     The  wife  died  Aug.  26, 
1832,  aged  62. 

449  Zenas  (son  of  Simeon  187)  married  Deborah,  daughter  of  Ebenezer 

Thayer,  1793.     Children  :  — 

450  Deborah,  b.  Jan.  9,  1795  ;  married  Samuel  Holmes,  Dec.  29,  1813. 

451  Charlotte,  b.  Oct.  2,  1796  ;  married  Joseph  Wild,  Nov.  6,  1817. 

452  Zenas,  b.  March  29,  1798  [668]  ;  m.  Jerusha  Horton,  Oct.  13,  1820. 

453  Rosea,  b.  March  19,  1800  [677] ;  m.  Rosana  Holmes,  Nov.  11,  1818. 

454  Rachel,  b.  Sept.  12,  1803  ;  married  Daniel  Orcutt,  May,  1839. 

455  Benjamin  Alden,  b.  Sept.  5,  1806  [685]  ;  married  Rhoda  H.  Packard, 

Nov.  1,  1827. 

456  Mary  Perkins,  b.  May  8,  1808  ;  married  William  Lewis. 

457  Lorenzo  Emerson,  b.  Aug.  6,  1810  [6'JO]  ;  m.  Wealthy  Sylvester. 

458  Horatio,  b.  Feb.  26,  1813;  died  May  29,  1833. 

459  Lydia  Thayer,  b.  April  21,  1815  ;  married  James  C.  Drake,  of  Graf- 

ton, N.  11.,  Sept.  22,  1836. 
The  father  died  April  20,  1854,  aged  82  years.     The  mother  died  Oct. 
1,  1854,  aged  82  years. 

460  Alden  (son  of  Simeon  187)  married  Persia,  daughter  of  Caleb  Howard, 

of  East  Bridgewater,  March  20,  1805.     Children  :  — 

461  Elbridyc  Howard,  b.  May  2,  1806  [700]  ;  married  Nancy  Gary,  May 

462  Rhoda  Howard,  b.  Aug.  2,  1807  ;  married  Benjamin  A.  Packard,  Nov. 

1,  1827. 

463  Horatio  Reed,  b.  Jan.  21,  1814 ;  married  Eliza  R.  Davenport,  of  "Win- 

throp.  Me. 

464  Louisa  Flavilla,  b.  Sept.  23,  1817  ;  m.  Lewis  Tower,  of  Georgia. 

465  Samuel  Tuck,  b.  Feb.  5,  1823  [706]  ;   married  Abby  Louisa  Thayer, 

Nov.  29,  1829. 
The  wife  died  March  20,  1855,  aged  79  years. 

466  Benjamin  (son  of  Simeon  187)  married  Nancy,  daughter  of Rich- 

ards, March  30,  1809.     Children  :  — 

467  Nancy,  b.  May  29,  1810  ;  died . 

468  Simeon,  b.  July  28,  1811 ;  m.  Ruth  P.  Leonard,  of  Middleboro'. 


FAMILY   REGISTER.  599 

469  WiUiam  Harrison,  b.  Oct.  24,  1813  ;  died . 

470  Emi/i/  Filkbrown,  b.  June  13,  1815  ;  married  Harrison  Iloward.  Aue 

27,  1838.  ^ 

471  William  Richards,  b.  Aug.  21,  1819  ;  married  Eliza  L.  Orcutt,  of  Ran- 

dolph, Nov.  G,  1849. 

472  George,  h.  Nov.  30,  1820  ;  married  Ellen  Richardson. 

473  Joanna  Richards,  b.  Jan.  23,  1825. 

474  Benjamin  Franklin,  b.  Sept.  4,  182G. 

475  Willard,  b.  Oct.  8,  1827  [712]  ;  m.  Amanda  Walton,  Jan.  1,  18.57. 

476  Thomas  Baldwin,  b.  Feb.  3,  1829  ;  m.  Lois  Moore,  of  Turner,  Me. 

477  Henry  Augustus,  b.  July  30,  1832  ;  married  tiarah  A.  Crane,  of  South 

Braintree. 
The  mother  died  Jan.  25,  1860. 
This  family  resided  at  Winthrop,  Me. 

478  JosiAH  (son  of  Josiah  219)  married  Rebecca,  daughter  of Perkins, 

Oct.  10,  1782.     Children  :  — 

479  Luke,  b.  Aug.  21,  1783  [714]  ;  m.  Lucinda  Battles,  Jan.  7,  1807. 

480  Abiel[120],  married  Abigail  Harris,  Dec.  18,  1815. 

481  Sally,  married  Caleb  Packard,  Feb.  21,  1800. 

482  Rebecca,  married  Benjamin  Kingman,  Dec.  4,  1817. 

The  father  died.     The  vyidow  then  married  Charles  Snell,  Nov.  26, 
18U7. 


483  Abiel  (son  of  Josiah  219)  married  Hannah,  daughter  of  John  Harris, 
Oct.  4,  1794. 


484  Ames  (son  of  Josiah  219)  married  Susanna  Joy,  Jan.  30,  1797.     Chil- 

dren :  — 

485  William,  b.  Sept.  5,  1797  [721]  ;  m.  Lucv  Quincy  Norton,  of  Abington. 

486  Nancy,  b.  Aug.  31,  1799.  489  Josiah,  b.  Sept.  17,  1805. 

487  Susanna,  b.  April  18,  1801.  490  Bathsheba,  b.  May  2,  1808. 

488  Betsy,  b.  May  20,  1803.  491  Charles  Ames,  b.  Nov.  4,  1810. 

492  Captain  Parmenas  (son  of  Thomas  236)  married  Martha,  daughter  of 

Thomas  Reynolds,  April  9,  1778.     Children  :  — 

493  Ambrose,  h.  Aug.  14,  1778  [725] ;  m.  Esther  White,  June  23,  1805. 

494  Parmenas,  b.  May  1,  1782. 

495  Galen,  b.  June  5,  1786  [737]  ;  married  Mary  Horton,  April,  1809. 

496  Apollos,  b.  July  5,  1788  [744]  ;  married,  Ist,  Sophia  Brett,  March  26, 

1811  ;  2d,  Salome  Bradford,  Jan.  18,  1846. 

497  Susanna,  b.  April  2,  1790  ;  married  Barnabas  Thayer,  Mav  28,  1806. 

498  Silence,  b.  April  6,  1792 ;  m.  Captain  John  Packard,  April  24,  1814. 

499  Roland,  b.  Nov.  3,  1796  ;  married Dyer. 

500  Gideon  H,  b.  April  9,  1798.  501  Royal,  b.  Aug.  22,  1802. 

502  Thomas  (son  of  Thomas  236)   married  Joanna,  daughter  of  Ichabod 

Edson,  Oct.  19,  1788.     Children  :  — 

503  Azor  b.  1790  [751]  ;  married  Nancy  Howard,  Feb.  14,  1815. 

504  Austin,  b.  Jan.   15,  1801  [755] ;   married  Charlotte  Ames,  of  West 

BridgevFater,  July  21,  1859. 
The  father  died  Dec.  16,  1818,  aged  54.    The  wife  died  Oct.  18,  1838, 

505  Cyrus   (son  of  Thomas  236)  married  Keziah,  daughter  of  Matthew 

Kingman,  April  19,  1795.     Children  :  — 

506  Julia,  b.  July  27,  1795  ;  married  Ethan  Howard,  Dec.  5,  1814. 


600  HISTORY   OF   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 


507  Zibia,  b.  July  22,  1797  ;  married  John  Pool,  of  Easton,  Jan.  16,  1822. 

508  Azel,  b.  Sept.  29,  1799  [756]  ;  m.  Pamela  Reynolds,  Dec.  5,  1822. 

509  PoUt/,  b.  Sept.  22,  1802  ;  married  Josiah  W.  Kingman,  Nov.  19,  1822. 

510  Semantha,  b.  Jan.  28,  1805  ;  married  John  Packard,  Dec.  25,  1839. 

511  Eunice,  b.  July  3,  1807  ;  married  Ephraim  Brett. 

512  Emeline,  b.  July  21,  1809  ;  married,  1st,  Sanford  Brett ;  2d,  Thaxter 

Hervey. 

513  Edwin,  b.  Feb.  11,  1813  [766] ;  m.  Nancy  C.  Stoddard,  of  Hanover. 

514  Martha,  b.  May  1,  1815  ;  married  Rev.  Noah  Fullerton. 

515  Fidelia,  b.  July  19,  1818  ;  married  John  Packard,  March  28,  1838; 

she  died  June  11,  1839. 
The  father  died .     The  mother  died  May  19,  1841,  aged  65. 


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516  Calvin  (son  of  Timothy  245)  married  Betsy  ,  and  removed  to 

Easton.     Children  :  — 

517  Sally,  b.  July  7,  1786. 

518  Zibeon,  b.  Jan.  26,  1789.  519  Tilson,  b.  July  16,  1792. 

520  Israel  (son  of  Jonathan  262)  married  Susanna,  daughter  of  Josiah"^  "'^'^ 
Edson,  Dec.  27,  1801.     Children  :  — 

Ml  Josiah,  b.  March  22,  1802  [770]  ;  married  Betsy  D.  Bolton,  1824r^^ 

522  Melvin,  b.  Jan.  1,  1804  [780] ;  married  Emily  Merriman,  1834. 

523  Sidney,  b.  Jan.  23,  1806  [783]  ;  m.  Elmira  Thompson.  June  14,  1827. 

524  Liberty,  b.  July  29,  1808  [784]  ;  married  Mary  Dodge,  Oct.  31,  1830. 

525  Arvilla,  b.  Sept.  7,  1810  ;  married  Lucius  Gurney,  Aug.  1,  1837. 

526  Israel,  b.  Feb.  23,  1813  ;  married  ]\Iary  Jane  Morton,  Nov.  1837. 

527  Alpheus,  b.  July  19,  1815  ;  died  March  18,  1833. 

528  Henry  A.,  b.  April  22,  1818  [792]  ;  m.  Louisa  Braman,  April  2,  1842. 

529  Susanna,  b.  May  6,  1821  ;  died  May  23,  1840. 

530  David  Cobb,  b.  April  30,  1824  ;  died  Sept.  8,  1824. 
The  mother  died  Jan.  15, 1855,  aged  74.     The  father  died  Jan.  17, 1856. 


531  SiHON  (son  of  William  283)  married  Abigail  Scott,  of  Dedham,  Mass., 

1794.     Children  :  — 

532  Betsy,  died  at  Merrimac,  single. 

533  Joseph  Scott  [795],  married,  Ist,  Sally  S.  Tribou  ;  2d,  Mary  Curtis. 

534  Orren,  married  Sally  Skinner,  of  Mansfield,  1821. 

535  Sihon,  married  Mary  Howard. 

536  Isaac,  b.  Dec.  26,  1805  ;  married  Laura  Bi'yant. 

537  Washburn,  b.  Dec.  26,  1805  [799]  ;  married,  1st,  Hannah  Packard, 

1832  ;  2d,  Phebe  Thomas,  1852. 

538  John,  removed  to  Merrimac. 

539  Nathaniel  Reynolds  [802],  married  ISIary  Warren,  Dec.  6,  1835. 

540  David,  b.  Oct.  11.  1812  [807]  ;  m.  Mary,  widow  of  his  brother,  Joseph 

Scott  Packard. 

541  Mary,  died  young. 

This  family  removed  to  Merrimac,  N.  H. 


*542  William  (son  of  William  283)  married  Hannah,  daughter  of  Samuel 
Shepard,  ol  Stougliton.     Children  :  — 

543  William,  b.  1805  ;  married  Lucy  E.  Bartlett,  of  Plympton. 

544  Francis,  b.  1808  ;  single. 

545  Lyman,  b.  1811  ;   married,  1st,  Fidelia  Monk  ;  2d,  Louisa  Staples. 
646  Lemuel,  b.  1815  ;  married  Julia  Andrews,  of  Easton. 

547  Hiram  Shepard,  h.  18 1«  [812]  ;  married  Maria  Blake,  of  Canton. 

548  David,  b.  1820  ;  died  single,  1855. 


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600  HISTORY  OP   NORTE  BRIDGEWATER. 


507  Zibia,  b.  July  22,  1797  ;  married  John  Pool,  of  Easton,  Jan.  16,  1822. 

508  Azel,  b.  Sept.  29,  1799  [756]  ;  m.  Pamela  Reynolds,  Dec.  5,  1822. 

509  Polli/,  b.  Sept.  22,  1802  ;  married  Josiah  W.  Kingman,  Nov.  19,  1822. 

510  Semantha,  b.  Jan.  28,  1805  ;  married  John  Packard,  Dec.  25,  1839. 

511  Eunice,  b.  July  3,  1807  ;  married  Ephraim  Brett. 

512  Emeline,  b.  July  21,  1809  ;  married,  Ist,  Sanford  Brett ;  2d,  Thaxter 

Hervey. 

513  Edwin,  b.  Feb.  11,  1813  [766]  ;  m.  Nancy  C.  Stoddard,  of  Hanover. 

514  Martha,  b.  May  1,  1815  ;  married  Rev.  Noah  Fullerton. 

615  Fidelia,  b.  July  19,  1818  ;  married  John  Packard,  March  28,  1838; 
she  died  June  11,  1839. 
The  father  died .     The  mother  died  May  19,  1841,  aged  65. 


516  Calvin  (son  of  Timothy  245)  married  Betsy  ,  and  removed  to       i,   , 

Easton.     Children  :  —  _A  •' 

517  Sally,  b.  July  7,  1786. 

518  Zibeon,  b.  Jan.  26,  1789.  519  Tilson,  b.  July  16,  1792. 

520  Israel  (son  of  Jonathan  262)  married  Susanna,  daughter  of  Josiah YT^ 
Edson,  Dec.  27,  1801.     Children  :  —  ^X^ 

1  Josiah,  b.  March  22,  1802  [770]  ;  married  Betsy  D.  Bolton,  1824?=*'^^  , 

522  Melvin,  b.  Jan.  1,  1804  [780] ;  married  Emily  Merriman,  1834. 

523  Sidney,  b.  Jan.  23,  1806  [783]  ;  m.  Elmira  Thompson.  June  14,  1827. 

524  Liberty,  b.  July  29,  1808  [784]  ;  married  Mary  Dodge,  Oct.  31,  1830. 

525  Arvilla,  h.  Sept.  7,  1810  ;  married  Lucius  Gurney,  Aug.  1,  1837. 
520  Israel,  b.  Feb.  23,  1813  ;  married  Mary  Jane  Morton,  Nov.  1837. 

527  Alpheus,  b.  July  19,  1815  ;  died  March  18,  1833. 

528  Henry  A.,  b.  April  22,  1818  [792]  ;  m.  Louisa  Braman,  April  2,  1842. 

529  Susan7ia,  h.  May  6,  1821  ;  died  May  23,  1840. 
630  David  Cobb,  b.  April  30,  1824  ;  died  Sept.  8,  1824. 

The  mother  died  Jan.  15, 1855,  aged  74.    The  father  died  Jan.  17, 1856. 

531  SiHON  (son  of  William  283)  married  Abigail  Scott,  of  Dedham,  Mass., 

1794.     Children  :  — 

532  Betsy,  died  at  Merrimac,  single. 

633  Joseph  Scott  [795],  married,  1st,  Sally  S.  Tribou  ;  2d,  Mary  Curtis. 

534  Orren,  married  Sally  Skinner,  of  Mansfield,  1821. 

535  Sihon,  married  Mary  Howard. 

536  Isaac,  b.  Dec.  26,  1805  ;  married  Laura  Bryant. 

537  Washburn,  h.  Dec.  26,  1805  [799]  ;  married,  1st,  Hannah  Packard, 

1832;  2d,  Phebe  Thomas,  1852. 

538  John,  removed  to  Merrimac. 

539  Nathaniel  Rcynoldft  [802],  married  Mary  Warren,  Dec.  6,  1835. 

540  David,  b.  Oct.  11.  1812  [807]  ;  m.  Mary,  widow  of  his  brother,  Joseph 

Scott  Packard. 

541  Mary,  died  young. 

This  family  removed  to  Merrimac,  N.  H. 


*542  William  (son  of  William  283)  married  Hannah,  daughter  of  Samuel 
Shepard,  of  Stoughton.     Children  :  — 

643    William,  b.  1805  ;  married  Lucy  E.  Bartlett,  of  Plympton. 

544  Francis,  b.  1H08  ;  single. 

645  Lyman,  h.  1811  ;  married,  1st,  Fidelia  Monk  ;  2d,  Louisa  Staples. 

546  Lemuel,  h.  LSl5  ;  married  Julia  Andrews,  of  Easton. 

547  Hiram  Shepard,  b.  18 1«  [812]  ;  married  Maria  Blake,  of  Canton. 

548  David,  b.  1820  ;  died  single,  1855. 


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FAMILY   REGISTER.  601 

The  wife  died  .     He  then  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Samuol 

Bisbee,  and  widow  of Drake. 

This  family  removed  to  Stoughton. 


549  MiCAH  (son  of  Lemuel  295)  married  Lucinda  Ilartshom,  of  Walpolo, 

Mass.,  1811.     Children:  — 

550  Charles  A.,  b.  March  28,  1808  ;  died  Dec.  9,  1809. 

551  Charles  A.,  b.  Oct.  30,  1810  ;  died  Aug.  17,  1813. 

552  Sarah  Ann,  b.  May  11,  1811  ;  married  George  Clark,  Sept.  18,  1828. 

553  Adeline,  b.  March  2G,  1813  ;  m.  C.  J.  F.  Packard,  Jan.  29,  1835. 

554  Catherine,  b.  Feb.  9,  1815  ;  m.  let,  B.  F.  Lawton,*  Feb.  8,  1834  ;  2d, 

Elijah  Tolman,  Nov.  15,  1855. 

555  Harriet,  b.  Nov.  2,  1816 ;  married  Isaac  H.  Ilartwell,  Jan.  1,  1834. 
656  Martha,  b.  Sept.  1818  ;  m.  Samuel  S.  Webster,  of  Me.,  Sept.  5,  1840. 

557  Ellis,  b.  July  30,  1820  [814]  ;  m,  1st,  Nancy  G.  Reeves,  1844  :  2d, 

Abby  Heard,  1847. 

558  James  Free7nan,j  b.  Nov.  5,  1823  ;  married  Susan  C.  Reynolds. 
The  wife  died  Dec.  2,  1851.     The  father  died  Jan.  8,  1854,  aged  74. 

559  Captain  Joeen  (son  of  Lemuel  295)  married  Tiley,  daughter  of  Par- 

menas  Packard,  April  24,  1814.     Children  :  — 

560  John  Lemuel,  b.  Oct.  16,  1825  [821] ;  married  Betsy  Foster,  of  King- 

ston, Mass. 
The  father  died  Dec.  28,  1862,  aged  80. 

561  Arza  (son  of  Lemuel  295)  married  Abi,  daughter  of  Abijah  Knapp, 

1812.     Children:  — 

562  Arza,  b.  Oct.  24,  1812  ;  died  single.  May  4, 1863. 

563  Edwin,  b.  March  10,  1816  [826]  ;  m.  Mary  Sumner,  of  Stoughton. 

564  William,  b.  Oct.   1,  1820  [834]  ;  married,  1st,  Juliette  Keith  ;  2d, 

Mary  Carr. 

565  Melvina  Frances,  b.  Oct.  19,  1824  ;  married  Oliver  Jackson. 

The  wife  died  Oct.  24,  1826.     He  then  married  Abigail,  daughter  of 
Abijah  Knapp,  April  11,  1827.     Children  :  — 

566  Abigail,  married  Henry  White,  of  Easton. 

The  wife  died  May  5,  1845.     The  father  died  April  7,  1853,  aged  68. 

867  David  (son  of  Lemuel  295)  married  Susanna,  dau.  of  Mark  Perkins, 
Jan.  1,  1810.     Children  :  — 

568  Martin  [835],  married  Anna  Adams,  of  New  London,  N.  H. 

569  Si/lvanus  [841],  married  Caroline  Foster,  of  Kingston. 

570  Isaac,  b.  July  3,  1820  [849]  ;  married  Sarah  Bonney,  of  Kingston. 

571  Lemuel  [855],  married  Clarissa  Hawes,  of  Medway. 

572  Susanna,  married  Henry  Blanchard,  of  Stoughton. 

573  Sarah,  married  Henry  R.  Haven. 

574  Mary  Ann,  married  Lewis  Thayer,  of  Easton. 

575  Elizabeth  Amanda,  married  Francis  Thayer,  of  Easton. 
The  father  died  Dec.  11,  1855,  aged  68  years. 

576  Stlvanus  (son  of  Lemuel  295)  m.  Sarah,  daughter  of  Richard  Freeman, 

of  Schenectady,  N.  Y.,  July  11,  1818.     Has  no  children. 
Mr.  Packard  removed  from  North  Bridgewater  to  Boston  in  1804,  at 
the  age  of  fifteen  years,  and   became  an  apprentice  to  his  brotlier 
Lemuel,  who  had  been  a  successful  merchant.     He  remained  with 

*  Died  June  20,  1851.       t  Was  a  private  in  Co.  F,  12th  Mass.  Regiment. 
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602  mSTOET   OP   NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 


him  till  1810,  when  he  engaged  in  business  for  himself,  which  he  has 
conducted  to  the  present  time;  and,  although  a  man  seventy-six 
years  of  age,  he  is  punctual  in  his  engagements,  and  is  a  man  of  un- 
tiring activity.  In  1818  he  married  an  estimable  lady  from  the  State 
of  New  York,  who  still  survives,  as  the  partner  of  his  earthly  duties 
and  joys.  He  has  held  the  office  of  justice  of  the  peace  for  Suffolk 
County  several  years, —  is  an  active  member  of  the  Second  Univer- 
salist  Church  in  Boston,  —  is  a  man  of  kind  and  generous  sympa- 
thies, and  has  often  been  called  upon  to  bestow  of  bis  wealth  to  the 
poor,  to  which  call  he  has  responded  in  a  liberal  manner,  and  many 
of  his  relatives  and  friends  will  remember  him  with  grateful  hearts 
when  he  is  gone.  Besides  his  private  benefactions,  he  has  ever  been 
ready  to  lend  his  pecuniary  assistance  to  public  institutions.  One 
of  those  in  which  he  takes  a  deep  interest,  and  of  which  he  might 
be  called  the  founder,  is  "  Tufts  College,"  in  Medford,  Mass.  In 
1850  he  generously  gave  his  bond  for  twenty  thousand  dollars,  on 
the  condition  that  fifty  thousand  dollars  more  should  be  raised  for 
the  purpose  of  erecting  college  buildings.  Since  then  he  has  con- 
tributed large  sums  to  pay  expenses  connected  with  that  institution. 
In  the  records  it  appears  that  Mr.  Packard  has  been  chairman  of  the 
executive  committee  since  the  commencement  of  the  college  ;  and, 
indeed,  he  is  at  present  the  leading  man  in  the  financial  department 
of  that  institution. 


577  Isaac  (son  of  Lemuel  295)  married  Sally,  daughter  of  Lemuel  Packard, 

March  11,  1821.     Children  :  — 

578  Isaac  Austin,  b.  Dec.  21,  1822,  [857 J  ;  married  Olive  L.  Snow. 

579  George  Adams,  b.  Sept.  1,  1827  [861] ;  married  Elizabeth  Ann  Carr. 

580  Julia  Elizabeth,*  b.  June  lU,  1831  ;  married  Eev.  Henry  Baylies,  June 

9,  1853.     He  was  a  trader  and  clock  manufacturer. 
The  father  died  April  8,  1837. 

581  John  (son  of  Jonas  321)  married  Martha,  daughter  of  William  French, 

Jan.  17,  1803.     Children  :  — 

582  Josiah,  b.  July  24,  1803. 

583  Mary  French,  b.  Feb.  2,  1805. 

584  Almira,  b.  Nov.  27,  1806  ;  married  Zenas  Brett,  Nov.  28,  1836. 

585  Philo  French,  b.  Dec.  9, 1808  [867] ;  m.  Ist,  Martha  S.  Pray  ;  2d,  Mary 

W.  Smith. 

586  Sidney,  b.  Mar.  12,  1811  [874]  ;  married  Sarah  Packard,  Oct.  2,  1831. 
The  wife  died.     He  then  married  Lydia,  daughter  of Drake,  1817. 

Children :  — 

587  Eliphalet,  b.  Feb.  15,  1825  [878] ;  m.  Elizabeth  S.  Nye,  of  Fairhaven, 

Mass. 
The  father  was  a  farmer  ;  died  Jan.  8,  1862,  aged  82  years. 

588  David  (son  of  Jonas  321)  m.  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Timothy  Drake,  of 

Easton,  Dec.  5,  1822.     Children  :  — 

589  David  Temple,  b.  Aug.  24,  1824  [883] ;  married  Abbie  C.  Mayhew,  of 

Chesterfield,  Me. 

590  Joel  Thomas,  b.  Sept.  5,  1827  ;  m.  Maria  L.  Shiverick,  Nov.  27,  1856. 

591  Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  Aug.  18,  1830. 

592  Julia  Adelaide,  b.  Jan.  5,  1839. 
Farmer. 

*  She  died  at  Bristol,  R.  I.,  Dec.  10, 1859. 


FAMILY   REGISTER.  603 

593  Robert  (son  of  Capt.  Robert  350)  married  Betsy,  daughter  of  Oliver 

Howard,  Oct.  IG,  1822.     Children  :  — 

594  Betsey  Jane*  b.  Oct.  16,  1825  ;  m.  Sylvanue  Keith,  Oct.  8,  1846. 

595  Ebenezer  Howard,  b.  July  11,  1829  ;  died  Jan.  21,  18;U. 

596  Robert  Henry,  b.  April  29,  1832  [8861  ;  m.  Ellen  A.  Howard,  Oct.  20, 

1856. 
Farmer  on  Plain  Street. 


597  Isaac  (son  of  Capt.  Robert  350)  m.  Jane  Baker,  daughter  of  Howard 

Packard.     Children  :  — 

598  Jane  Eliza,  b.  March,  1834  ;  died  July  15,  1842. 

599  Hnman,  b.  Aug.  20,  1839;  m.  Harriet  F.  Stacy,  of  Concord,  Mass., 

June  6,  1865. 
Shoemaker. 


600  Joel  (son  of  Joseph  369)  married  Rhoda  French,  daughter  of  "William 
Carr,  of  Stoughton,  April  12,  1827. 

The  wife  died  Oct.  14,  1862.  He  then  married  Ann  Selee,  daugliter  of 
William  Britton,  of  Easton,  and  widow  of  his  brother  Cyrus  Pack- 
ard, Nov.  10,  1864. 

Shoemaker  on  Court  Street. 


601  Cyrus  (son  of  Joseph  369)  married  Martha,  daughter  of  Oliver  Snell, 

Nov.  29,  1832.     Children  :  — 

602  Martha  Jane,  died  young. 

The  wife  died.     He  then  married  Ann  Selee,  daughter  of  William  Brit- 
ton, of  Easton.     Children  :  — 

603  Daniel  Webster,  b.  June  26,  1837  ;  died  Oct.  12,  1851. 

604  Martha  Ann,  b.  Feb.  7,  1839  ;  died  Oct.  26,  1854. 

605  Henrietta  Frances,  b.  Aug.  28,  1843  ;  died  Sept.  24,  1843. 

The  father  was  a  shoemaker ;  died  Aug.  28,  1854.     The  widow  then 
married  Joel  Packard,  Nov.  10,  1864. 


606  Rev.  Levi  (son  of  Levi  382)  m.  Clarissa,  daughter  of  Philo  Sanford,  of 

Medway,  Aug.  16,  1826.     Children  :  — 

607  Sarah  Daniels,  b.  Oct.  29,  1827  ;  married  James  C.  Holdcn,  Aug.  15, 

1850. 

608  Clarissa  Sanford,  b.  May  12,  1830  ;  married  Simeon  Newton,  of  Staf- 

ford Springs,  Conn. 

609  Edward  Pay  son,  b.  Mar.  26,  1832;  died  Oct.  11,  1847. 

610  Levi  Sewall,  b.  June  7,  1834  ;  married  Ann  E.  Traverse. 

611  Mary  Snow,  b.  June  14,  1836;  died  Sept.  2,  1860. 

612  David  Sanford,  b.  April  8,  1839  ;  married  Ellen  McGregory. 

The  father  was  an  Orthodox  Congregational  Clergyman  ;  died  at  Staf- 
ford Springs,  Conn.,  Jan.  11,  1857.     (See  notice  on  page  163.) 

613  Dea.  Heman  (son  of  Levi  382)  m.  Eunice,  daughter  of  Howard  Pack- 

ard, June  16,  1825.     Had  an  adopted  daughter. 

614  Sarah,  married  B.  E.  Viall,  of  Alton,  111.,  July  19,  1854. 
The  father  died  Jan.  12,  1858. 

This  family,  at  the  time  of  his  death,  was  residing  at  New  Orleans, 
where  he  was  engaged  as  colporteur  for  the  American  Bible  Society, 
(See  notice  of  him  on  page  193.) 

*  Died  Feb.  4, 1857. 


604  HISTORY    OF    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 


615  Silas  (son  of  Silas  388)  m.  Catherine,  daughter  of  David  Cobb.     Chil- 

dren :  — 

616  Eliza  Cobb,  b.  Dec.  2,  1817  ;  m.  Ist.,  William H.  White  ;  2d,  Thomas 

A.  Ford. 

617  Louisa  Augusta,  b.  July  9,  1819  ;  married  George  S.  Willis,  of  Pitts- 

field,  Mass. 

618  Harrictte,  b.  Sept.  29,  1822  ;  m.  Charles  Howard,  of  Boston,  Mass. 
The  mother  died  Oct.  19,  1823.     The  father  was  a  trader  ;  died  June 

30,  1859,  aged  G7  years. 


619  Charles  (son  of  Silas  388)  married  Charlotte,  daughter  of  Capt.  Thos. 

Thompson,  Oct.  29,  1818.     Children  :  — 

620  Charles  Thompson  [889]  ;  m.  Frances  B.  Hudson,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
The  wife  died  Sept.  29,  1847.     He  then  married  Esther  Case,  widow  of 

Silas  Loomis,  of  Coventry,  Conn.,  May  14,  1848.     The  father  died 
June  6,  1851,  aged  57. 


621  Samuel  (son  of  Alark  400)  m.  Mehitable,  daughter  of  Abiel  Harris, 

Aug.  4,  1799.     Children  :  — 

622  Francis,  b.  Sept.  11,  1800  [893] ;  married  Betsy  Fuller,  Sept.  30,  1824. 

623  Harriet  Southworth,  b.  July  23,  1803  ;  married  Eliab  Whitman,  June 

8,  1841. 

624  Hiram  Weston,  b.  Sept.  29,  1805  [898]  ;  m.  1st.  Hannah  M.  Welman ; 

2d,  Eliza  Cliandler. 

625  Mary  Reynolds,  b.  May  9,  1808  ;  m.  Robert  Vaughan,  Aug.  10,  1836. 

626  Hannah,  b.  June  21,  1810 ;  m.  Washburn  Packard,  Jan.  15,  1832. 

627  Lucas  Shaw,  b.  Nov.  12,  1812  ;  single. 

628  Mehitable  Snell,  b.  Nov.  29,  1815  ;  single. 

629  Sophia,  b.  May  4,  1813  ;  married  Amasa  S.  Glover,  Nov.  29,  1838. 

630  Lucy  Eldndije,  b.  Apr.  2G,  1821 ;  m.  Marcus  Holmes,  May  30,  1840. 
The  mother  died  Feb.  15,  1850.     The  father  died  July  25,  1854,  aged 

80  years. 

631  Dan  (son  of  Mark  400)  married  Martha  daughter  of  Abiel  Harris,  of 

Abington,  Aug.  12,  1804.     Children  :  — 

632  William,  married  Ist,  Abigail  Howard  ;  2d,  Lydia  Bryant. 

633  Susan,  married  Francis  Nash. 

634  Eliza,  married  Samuel  Heath. 

635  Harrison,  married  Loiea  Hunt. 

636  Lewis  [901]  ;  m.  Charlotte  E.  Kingsley. 

637  Henry,  married  Almeda  Howard. 


638  Jacob  (son  of  Oliver  409)  married  Hannah,  daughter  of  Mathew  Bang- 

man,  1806.     Children  :  — 

639  Abiff^iil,  b.  May  11,  1808  ;  married Curtis. 

640  Jesse,  b.  July  6,  1810  ;  married  1st, Howard  ;  2d, Pool. 

641  Ansel,  h.  March  30,  1814  ;  died  single. 

The  father  died  Aug.  21,  1836,  aged  56.    The  wife  died  March  1,  1854, 
aged  74. 

642  Nathan  (son  of  Oliver  409)  married  daughter  of  Eleazcr  Morton,  April 

24,  1825.     Children  :  — 

643  Thaddcus  Morton,  b.  June  19,  1S2G  ;  died  Aug.  8,  1827. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  G05 

644  Thaddeus  Morton*  b.  Oct.  11,  1827  [90G]  ;  married  Maria  Willis. 

645  Lucius  Howard,  b,  Sept.  25,  1829  [907]  ;  m.  Emcline  \\ .  Sncll    Jan. 

15,  1850. 

646  Augusta  Louisa,  b.  Aug.  25,  1831 ;  married  Isaac  H.  Dunham. 

647  Ellen  Maria,  b.  Sept.  10, 1833  ;  died  Aug.  27,  183G. 

648  Henry  Clay,\  b.  Jan.  8,  183G  ;  m.  Flora  Ann  Welch,  May  24,  1864 

649  Walter  Dumont,  b.  Nov.  29,  1840  ;  Co.  F,  12th  Maes.  Re^'t. 

650  Frederic  Capen,  b.  Aug.  10,  1843  ;  Co.  F,  12th  Mass.  Rcgt. 


651  Hezekiah  (son  of  Rev.  Hezekiah  423)  married  Charlotte,  daughter  of 

General  John  Montgomery,  of  Haverhill,  N.  U.,  Aug.  29,  1833. 
Children  :  — 

652  Ellen  Montgomery,  b.   Oct.  30,  1838  ;  m.  Daniel  W.  Eaton,  of  Port- 

land, Me. 

653  Samuel  Batchelder,  h.  Jul j  11,184:1 ;  m.  Susie  Swett  Shaw  of  Soarboro, 

Maine. 
Bookseller  and  stationer  in  Portland,  Me. 


654  Hezekiah  (sou  of  Isaiah  441)  married  Matilda,  daughter  of  Zachariah 

Gurney,  April  20,  1820.     Children  :  — 

655  Everett  Austin,  b.  Dec.  26,  1826  ;  married  Eliza  Ann  Ford,|  June  11, 

1850. 
The  father  died  Jan.  9,  1857.     The  wife  died  Feb.  24,  1859. 


656  ZiBEON  (son  of  Isaiah  441)  m.  Mehitable,  daughter  of  Jacob  Bicknell, 

of  Abington,  Jan.  3,  1821.     Children  :  — 

657  Abigail  White,  b.  May  4,  1823  ;  m.  Joshua  L.  Nash,  Sept.  30,  1846. 

658  Mehitable  Bicknell,  b.  July  1,  1826 ;  married  Charles  S.  Brett,  Oct.  18, 

1852. 

659  Lucius,  b.  July  2,  1833  ;  died  Jan.  9,  1859. 
Residents  of  Abington. 

660  Simeon  (son  of  Isaiah  441)  married  Harmony,  daughter  of  Abel  King- 

man, Esq.,  Oct.  18,  1821.     Children  :  — 

661  Abel  Kingman,  b.  Mar.  19,  1823  [911]  ;  m.  Caroline  M.  Carleton,  Nov. 

14,  1851. 

662  Lucy  Washburn,  b.  Nov.  25,  1824 ;  married  Enoch  C.  Mayhcw,  Sept. 

27,  1852. 

663  Edward  Clarence,  b.  Oct.  21,  1826  [917]  ;  m.  Susan  A.  Kingman,  May 

6,  1852. 

664  Harmony  Frances,  b,  Jan.  9,  1829  ;  m.  Samuel  W.  S.  Howard,  Nov. 

23,  1853. 

665  Simeon  Franklin,  b.  Jan.  9,  1829  [921]  ;  m.  Louisa  Keith,  Jan.  25, 

1855. 

666  Matilda  Perkins,  b.  July  17,  1833  ;  married  L.  Bradford  Howard,  Nov. 

23,  1853. 

667  Lucius  (son  of  Isaiah  441)  married  Rhoda,  daughter  of  Micah  Shaw, 

Sept.  15,  1831.  ,      „     ^ 

The  husband  died  Jan.  1, 1833.     The  widow  married  Chandler  Sprague, 
Esq.,  Nov.  12,  1843. 

668  Zenas  (son  of  Deacon  Zenas  449)  married  Jerusha,  daughter  of  Isaac 

Horton,  Oct.  13,  1820.     Children  :  — 

*  Musician  in  12th  Regt.  of  Mass.  Vol.,  Band  Master  of  73  Ohio  Regt 
t  Musician  in  12th  Mass.  Regt.  t  Died  Sept.  17,  1861. 


606  HISTORY   OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 


6C9  Jerusha  Wild,  b.  March  13,  1822 ;  m.  Calvin  Boyden,  of  Dorchester, 
Nov.  27,  1838. 

670  Betsy  French,  b.  April  16',  1823  ;  m.  Curtis  Batchelder  of  Holliston. 

671  Benjamin  Alden,  b.  March  23,  1825  ;  married  Martha  Swift. 

672  Ezehicl,  b.  Oct.  13,  1827  ;  married  Rebecca  Williams. 

673  Herman,  b.  Nov.  20,  1830  ;  died  April  12,  1852. 

674  Louisa  Horion,  b.  April  2,  1833  ;  married  Amos  Pike  of  Petersham. 

675  Rachel  Maria,  b.  March  1,  1835  ;  mari-ied  Henry  Colwell. 

676  Lucius  Bayley,  b.  Sept.  8,  1837  ;  married  Lizzie  Stone. 
The  wife  died  Sept.  18,  1858. 

677  HosEA  (son  of  Deacon  Zenas  449)  m.  Roxana  Holmes,  Nov.  11,  1818. 

678  Celia,  b.  Feb.  24.  1819  ;  married  Lyman  Drake,  of  Grafton,  N.  H. 

679  Hosca  S.,  b.  April  4,  1821  [925 j ;  m.  Harriet  S.  Sherman,  Nov.  20, 

1841. 

680  Roxana,  b.  Sept.  21,  1824  ;  married  Lewis  Holbrook. 

681  Henry  T.,  b.  Dec.  3,  1825 ;  died  Aug.  25,  1828. 

682  Ebenezer  T.,  b.  March  24,  1828  [930] ;  married  Rosanda  Jane  Ayres, 

Feb.  20,  1848. 

683  Jerome  Henry,  b.  Aug.  16,  1830  ;  died  March  30,  1846. 

684  Alice  J.,  b.  Aug.  12,  1833  ;  married  Amos  Morse,  of  Easton,  Mass. 
The  father  died  Feb.  18,  1838. 


685  Benjamin  Alden  (son  of  Deacon  Zenas  449)  married  Rhoda  Howard, 

daughter  of  Alden  Packard,  Nov.  1,  1827.     Children  :  — 

686  Benjamin   Winslow,  b.  Sept.   5,  1829  [937] ;  m.  H.  Amanda  Low  of 

Canton,  March  18,  1858. 

687  Andrew  Franklin,  h.  March  13,  1831  [941] ;  Jane  Dunbar  of  Easton. 

688  Waller  Tyler,  b.  Nov.  9,  1835  ;  died  July  3,  1837. 

The  wife  died  Aug.  3,  1853.  He  then  married  Mary  Ann,  daughter  of 
John  Oilman,  and  widow  of  Jonathan  S.  French,  of  Exeter,  N.  H., 
May  11,  1854.     Children:  — 

689  Everett  Thayer,  b.  Feb.  11,  1855. 
Shoemaker. 


690  Lorenzo  Emerson  (son  of  Deacon  Zenas  449)  married  "Wealthy,  dau. 

of  Gustavus  Sylvester,  Nov.  18,  1832.     Children  :  — 

691  Emeline  Frances,  b.  Aug.  7,  1834  ;  m.  Francis  E.  Allen,  Jan.  12,  1853. 

692  Rufus  Emerson,  h.  July  28,  1836  ;  m.  Elizabeth  K.  Otis,  Dec.  18,  1850. 

693  Caroline  Augusta,  b.  Oct.  7,  1838  ;  married  John  O.  Emerson,  Dec.  18, 

1856. 

694  Martha  Adelaide,  b.  Dec.  19,  1841 ;  died  June  18,  1863. 

695  Wealthy  Alice,  b.  Oct.  23,  1843 ;  m.  George  Franklin  Packard,  Dec. 

25,  1801. 

696  Ellen  Elizabeth,  b.  Oct.  3,  1845. 

697  Luella  Minerva,  b.  April  3,  1849. 

698  Horatio  Lyman,  b.  Dec.  18,  1851. 

699  Sylvester  Fremont,  b.  March  29,  1856. 
Residence  on  Centre  Street. 


700  Elbridge  Howard  (son  of  Alden  460)  m.  Nancy,  daughter  of 

Cary,  May  15,  1832.     Children  :  — 

701  Ann  Maria,  b.  Sept.  22, 1833  ;  m.  Benjamin  F.  Dunham,  May  15,  1854. 

702  James  Alden,  b.  Dec.  7,  1835  [943]  ;  m.  Carrie  E.  Parker,  June  7,  1857. 

703  Richard,  b.  Jan.  22,  1842;    killed  at  battle  ol  Fredericksburg,  Va., 

Dec.  13,  1802. 


'H^  rMacAruul. 


FAMILY   REGISTER.  607 

704  Austin  Cary,  b.  Aug.  21,  1838  [9451 ;  m.  Frances  E,  Howard,  Oct.  IG. 

1860. 

705  Hannah  Pcrsis,  b.  June  22,  1845. 
Harness-maker. 


70G  Samuel  Tuck  (son  of  Alden  400)  m.  Abby  Louisa,  daughter  of  Samuel 

Thayer,  Nov.  29,  1848.     Children  :  — 

707  Herbert  Samuel,  h.  Sept.  2,  1850. 

708  W'a/do  Henry,  b.  March  19,  1853  ;  died  Feb.  21,  1859. 

709  Alden  Bradford,  b.  June  29,  1855  ;  died  March  5,  1859. 

710  Sumner  Ellsworth,  b.  Mar.  9,  18G0. 

711  Horace  Edf/ar,  b.  Jan.  12,  18G2  ;  painter. 

Mr.  Packard  enlisted  in  Co.  G,  5Gth  Mass.  Regt.,  was  wounded  in  one 
of  the  battles  while  with  the  regiment,  became  sick,  and  died  Oct. 
10,  1864.  A  modest,  faithful,  and  much  respected  citizen  as  well  as 
soldier. 


712  WiLLARD  (son  of  Benjamin  466)  married  Amanda,  dau.  of  Joseph 

Walton,  Jan.  1,  1857.     Children  :  — 

713  Henrietta  Millett,  b.  June  28,  1864. 
Leather-cutter  at  Campello. 


714  Captain  Luke  (son  of  Josiah  478)  m.  Lucinda,  daughter  of  Samuel 

Battles,  Jan.  1,  1807.     Children :  — 

715  Marcus,*  b,  Sept.  7,  1808  ;  married  Lucinda  Bates,  Nor.  28,  1833. 

716  Nelson,  h.  Dec.  20,  1810  [947]  ;  m.  Martha  P.  Ames,  April  16,  1837. 

717  Eliza  Dyer,  b.  Aug.  20,  1813  ;  married  Charles  Bates,  of  Boston. 

718  Josiah,  b.  March  11,  1816  ;  died  single. 

719  Marriette,  b.  Dec.  3,  1821 ;  married  feeth  Sumner, 
Farmer. 


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720  Abiel  (son  of  Josiah  478)  married  Abigail,  daughter  of  John  Harris,       /^i^tH^-^^^JL 

1815,  and  resides  at  West  Bridgewater,  Mass.  __^ — 

721  William  (son  of  Ames  484)  married  Lucy  Quincy,  daughter  of 

Norton,  of  Abington.     Children  :  — 

722  William  Ames,  b.  March  8,  1821. 

723  Weston,  b.  Sept.  10,  1822. 

724  Samuel  Norton,  b.  July  14,  1824. 


725  Ambrose  (son  of  Captain  Parmenas  492)  married  Esther  White,  June 

23,1805.     Children:  — 

726  Lucius  Turner,  b.  Jan.  7,  1808  ;  married  Esther  Reed. 

727  Esther  White,  b.  Oct.  5,  1809  ;  m.  Noah  Blodget,  July  4,  1831. 

728  Elbridge  Gerry,  b.  July  5,  1811 ;  m.  Huldah  Clark,  of  Randolph. 

729  Martha,  b.  Aug.  23,  1814  ;  married  Jarvis  D.  Smith,  Feb.  4,  1838. 

730  Ambrose,  b.  July  10,  1816  [954]  ;  m.  Lucinda  Shattuck,  Aug.  20,  1837. 

731  Edward  Bailey,  b.  Jan.  8,  1819  [956]  ;  m.  Lucinda  Porter,  of  Ran- 

dolph, May  29,  1845. 

732  Mary  Huntington,  b.  July  15,  1821 ;  married  Aberdeen  Keith,  April 

17,  1842. 

*  House  carpenter  and  farmer.    Has  served  the  town  as  selectman  and  overseer 
of  the  poor. 


608  mSTORY    OP    NORTH   BRIDGEWATEK. 

733  Silence,  b.  Aug.  5,  1823  ;  m.  Fearing  W.  Decoster,  Jan.  8,  1843. 

734  Elizabeth,  b.  Dec.  25,  1826  ;  died  Jan.  8,  1827. 

735  Henry  Francis,  b.  May  5,  1829. 

736  Elizabeth  Amanda,  b.  Dec.  6,  1831 ;  married  Joseph  Richards,  Aug. 

15, 1852. 

737  Galen  (son  of  Captain  Parmenas  492)  married  Mary,  daughter  of 

Isaac  Horton,  April  13,  1809.     Children  :  — 

738  Edivard,  b.  June  14,  1810  ;  died  Aug.  6,  1814. 

739  Willard,  b.  Feb.  14,  1812  [959]  m.  Esther  W.  Packard,  July  10, 1834. 

740  Mary  Marshall,  b.  Oct.  5,  1815  ;  died  Feb.  19,  1816. 

741  Isaac  Turner,   b.  Feb.  14,  1817  [964]  ;  married  Jane  G.  Littlefield,  of 

Stoughton,  April  4,  1838. 

742  Edmund,  b.  Aug.  18,  1819   [967]  ;  married  let,  Rebecca  Glover  ;  2d, 

Elizabeth  Lathrop. 

743  Sophia  B.  May,  b.  1824  ;  died  July  5,  1825. 

The  wife  died  May  8,  1841.     He  then  married  Emily,  daughter  of 

Phineas  Paul,  Sept.  13,  1842. 
Farmer,  near  Pleasant  Street. 


744  Apollos  (son  of  Captain  Parmenas  492)  married  Sophia,  daughter  of 

Amzi  Brett,  March  26,  1811.     Children  :  — 

745  Phebe,  b.  Nov.  22,  1816. 

746  Henry  White. 

747  Henry  Brett,  b.  Jan.  21,  1823  [968] ;  m.  Lucinda  Hayward,  Oct.  27, 

1844. 
The  wife  died  Feb.  1823.     He  then  married  Betsy,  daughter  of  Abiah 
Packard,  Aug.  26,  1823.     Children  :  — 

748  Frederic   White,  b.  Feb.  25, 1824  [974]  ;  m.  Nancy  Fisher  Leach,  1852. 

749  Daris  Snow,  b.  June  24,  1826  [979]  ;  m.  Minerva  Bradford,  Nov.  1, 

1849. 

750  Apollos  Morton,  b.  March  21,  1832  [981] ;  married  Adrianna  E.  Hall, 

May  24,  1855. 
The  wife  died  Aug.  5,  1845.     He  then  married  Salome,  dau.  of  Perez 
Bradford,  and  widow  of  William  Bradford,  of  Plympton,  Mass., 
Jan.  18,  1846.     The  father  was  a  farmer  and  shoemaker ;  died  Aug. 
4, 1860,  aged  74. 

751  AzoR  (son  of  Thomas  502)  married  Nancy,  daughter  of  Col.   Caleb 

Howard,  Feb.  14,  1815.     Children  :  — 

752  Thomas,  b.  Aug.  6,  1815  ;  married  Hannah  Keith,  April  15,  1842. 

753  Caleb  Howard,  b.  Sept.  5, 1818  [987] ;  m.  Mary  R.  Wales,  of  Stoughton, 

Sept.  6,  1848. 

754  Austin,  b.  March  29,  1821 ;  died  March  14,  1822. 

The  father  was  a  farmer,  on  Main  street,  Campello  ;  died  July  25,  1862. 

755  Austin  (son  of  Thomas  502)  married  Charlotte,  daughter  of  Abiel 

Ames,  of  West  Bridgewater,  July  21,  1859. 
A-ttorney  and  couQscilor-at-law  at  West  Bridgewater  ;    has  occupied 
several  oflSces  of  trust  in  that  town  ;  is  now  a  trial  justice  for  Ply- 
mouth County. 

756  AzEL  (son  of  Cyrus  505)  married  Pamela,  daughter  of  Joseph  Reynolds, 

Dec.  5,  1822.     Children  :  — 


FAMILY   REGISTER.  GOO 

757  Eleanor  Clark,  b.  Oct.  1,  1823  ;  m.  Henry  Southworth,  Jan.  15,  1S46. 

758  Jason,  h.  April  22,  1825  [989]  ;  m.  Sarah  E.  Ilulbrook,  Oc-t.  11,  1H49. 

759  Martin  T.,  b.  Sept.  12, 1827  [99GJ ;  m.  Mehitablo  Ulivor,  Nov.  9,  1><51. 

760  Julia  Howard,  b.  Dec.  11,  1829  ;  married  Benjamin  G.  Mitchell,  Oct. 

28,  1847. 

761  Olive,  b.  Aug.  24,  1832. 

762  Eunice  Brett,  b.  Nov.  8,  1834 :  married  Asa  0.  Hall,  Nov.  19,  1851. 

763  Charles  Henry,  b.  Aug.  18,  1837  ;  married  Rebece-a  li.  Sliarp. 

764  Willard  F.,  b.  July  20,  1840.       765  Abby  Jane,  b.  Oct.  19,  1844. 
Farmer  and  shoemaker  on  Crescent  Street. 


766  Edwin  (son  of  Cyrus  505)  married  Nancy  Cooley,  daughter  of  Henry 

Stoddard,  of  Hanover,  Mass.,  Nov.  1839.     Children  :  — 

767  Mary  Snell,  b.  Sept.  1,  1840. 

768  Henry  S.,  b.  Dec.  1,  1842.  769   Edwin  Davis,  b.  Aug.  8,  1846. 
The  mother  died  July  13,  1847.     He  then  married  Sarah  Langmaid,  of 

Boston,  March.  1848. 
Shoemaker  :  residence  on  Crescent  Street. 


\r770  JosiAH  (son  of  Israel  520)  married  Betsy  D.,  daughter  of Bolton, 

1824.     Children  :  — 

771  Sidney  Henry,  b.  April  16,  1825  ;  died  Aug.  7,  1827. 

772  Elizabeth  Ann,  b.  May  15,  1828  ;  married  Nahum  Johnson.  ^  ^ 

773  Louisa,   b.    Nov.  29,  1829  ;   married   Alvira    Porter,   of  Stoughton,''^ 

April  21,  1849.  _ 

■*^"774  Josiah  Edson,  b.  Nov.  24,  1833  [1002] ;  married  Maria  F.  Stoddard.  ' ' 

775  Eveline  Augusta,  h.  March  27,  1835.      --"    ^^'^ 

776  Frederic,  h.  Dee.  11,  1836  [1004]  ;  m.  Mary  E.  Ramsdell,  Apr.  25, 1860.  ^ 
111  Reuben  Merriman,  b.  Dec.  31,  1839  ;  died  May  15,  1855. 

778  John  Denny,  b.  June  22,  1844.     -tJ       ^9/ / 
719  James  Willard,  b.  Nov.  29,  1846.     ^     /'^/^  . 

The  father  was  a  shoemaker  ;  died  April  18,  1864,  aged  62. 

780  Meltin  (son  of  Israel  520)  married  Emily,  daughter  of  Reuben  Mer- 

riman, of  Litchfield,  Conn.,  1834.     Children  :  — 

781  Rodney  Brace,  b.  Sept.  18,  1835  [1007]  ;  married  Laura  S.  Dunbar, 

June  10,  1860. 

782  Susan  Emily,  b.  Nov.   5,  1840 ;  married  Charles  H.  Dunbar,  June 

1,  1862. 
Residence  on  Turnpike  Street,  North-west  Bridgewater. 

783  Sidney  (son  of  Israel  520)  married  Elmira,  daughter  of  Thomp- 

son, June  14,  1827. 

784  Liberty  (son  of  Israel  520)  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Samuel  Dodge, 

of  Damariscotta,  Me.,  Oct.  31,  1830.     Children  :  — 

785  Liberty  Dodge,  b.  Sept.  13, 1831  [1010]  ;  married  Lucy  Ann  Kingman, 

Sept.  15,  1843.  ,,.,,,    r.  ..    t  i 

786  James   Wallace,  h.  March  23,  1833;  married  Melinda  M.  Gott,  July 

8,  1855. 

787  Mary  Eliza,  b.  Oct.  25,  1835  ;  died  Sept.  30,  183  < . 

788  Henry  Walter,  b.  March  26,  1840  ;  died  Aug.  5,  1840. 

789  Ruth  Mary,  b.  Dec.  22,  1841.  „    .       t    i  v«^ 

790  Susie  Eliza,  b.  Sept.  30,  1844  ;  married  Henry  Martyn  Jackson,  Nov. 

13,  1864. 

77 


610  HISTORY   OF   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 


791  Frances  Gibbs,  b.  Dec.  21,  1848. 
Kesidence  on  Pond  Street. 


792  Henry  A.   (eon  of  Israel  520)  married  Louisa,  daughter    of  Daniel 

Braman,  of  Petersham,  Mass.,  April  2,  1842.     Children  :  — 

793  George  Granville,  b.  Jan.  10,  1843  ;  died  July  21,  1843. 

794  Louisa  A.  P.,  b.  Nov.  4,  1845. 
Dry-goods  merchant  at  East  Randolph. 

795  Joseph  Scott  (son  of  Sihon  531)  married  Sally  S.,  daughter  of  William 

Tribou,  of  East  Bridgewater,  May  29,  1828.  The  wife  died.  He 
then  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Samuel  Curtis,  of  Austerlitz,  N.  Y., 
Aug.  21,  1832.     Children  :  — 

796  John  Rikeman,  b.  July  5,  1834  ;  died  Aug.  20,  1863. 

797  Joseph  Scott*  b.  Nov.  22,  1835  ;  married Willis,  of  Kingston. 

The  father  died.     The  widow  then  married  David,  brother  of  Joseph 

Scott,  her  first  husband,  and  resides  in  Boston.     Children  :  — 

798  L7jman  David,  b.  Feb.  22,  1840  ;  died  Feb.  16,  1841. 
This  family  reside  at  24  Kirkland  Street,  Boston. 

799  Washburn  (son  of  Sihon  531)  married  Hannah,  daughter  of  Samuel 

Packard,  Jan.  15,  1832.     Children  :  — 

800  De  Witt  Clinton,  married  Clarissa  Jane  Leach,  Jan.  5,  1865. 

801  Julia  Frances,  died  Oct.  8,  1844. 

The  wife  died  Oct.  9, 1850.     He  then  married  Phebe  Thomas,  daughter 

of  Otis  Thomas,  of  Rochester,  Mass.,  Jan.  3,  1852. 
Shoe  manufacturer  on  Pond  Street. 


802  Nathaniel  Reynolds  (son  of  Sihon  531)  married  Mary  Bisbee,  dau.  of 

Cyrus  Warren,  Dec.  6,  1835.     Children  :  — 

803  Josephine  M.,  b.  Sept.  25,  1836. 
fc04  Georgianna,  b.  Jan.  30,  1841. 

805  Thomas  Benton,  b.  June  1,  1843.    806  Ellen  Mabel,  b.  July  11,  1854. 
Shoe  manufacturer  on  Centre  Street. 


807  David  (son  of  Sihon  531)  married  Mary,  widow  of  Joseph  Scott  Pack- 

ard.    Children  :  — 

808  Lyman  David,  b.  Feb.  22,  1840;  died  Feb.  16,  1841. 

809  Lyman  David,  b.  Nov.  19,  1842. 

810  Mary  Victoria,  b.  March  23,  1844. 

811  Josephine  Adelaide,  b.  May  14,  1846. 
The  father  died  Aug.  2,  1860. 


812  Hiram  Shepard  (son  of  William   542)  married  Maria,  daughter  of 

Amariah  Blake,  of  Canton,  Dec.  24,  1854.     Children  :  — 

813  Winthrop,  b.  March  7,  1802. 
The  father  died  Jan.  11,  1866. 

This  family  reside  in  Boston.    He  was  a  produce  and  provision  dealer. 

814  Ellis  (son  of  Micah  549)  married  Nancy  G.,  dau.  of  Henry  Reeves. 

of  Wayland,  Mass.,  Jan.  12,  1844.  The  wife  died  July  10,  1845, 
He  then  married  Abby  U.,dau.  of  NewelHleard,  of  Wayland,  Mass., 
June  15,  1847.     Children  :  — 

*  Was  color-bearer  in  2d  Mass.  Regt.  and  wounded  at  battle  of  Gettysburg, 


FAMILY  EEGISTER.  Gil 

815  Clara  J.  Grey  b.  Sept.  28,  1849. 

816  Warren  Newell,  b.  April  8,  1852  ;  died  Oct.  11,  1861. 

817  Elmer  C.  C,  b.  March  8,  1854,    819  Allen  Ellis,  b.  March  3,  1859. 

818  Marion  Heard,  b.  July  9,  1855.    820  Horace  Newell,  h.  Dec.  12, 1802. 
Flour,  grain,  and  coal  merchant,  on  Crescent  Street. 


821  John  Lemuel  (son  of  Captain  John  559)  married  Betsy,  daughter  of 

Joseph  Foster,  of  Kingston,  Aug.  12,  1838.     Childrou  :  — 

822  Charles  Henry,  b.  Aug.  8,  1839  ;  employed  in  U.  S.  navy  one  year. 

823  William  White,  b.  Jan.  28,  1843  ;  in  U.  S.  navy  three  years. 

824  John,  h.  Feb.  15,  184G. 

825  George  Foster,  b.  June  25,  1849. 

826  Walter  Cushman,  b.  Jan.  1,  1854. 

827  Sarah  Etella,  b.  Sept.  7,  1857. 
Shoemaker  ;  residence  on  INIain  Street, 


828  Edwin  (son  of  Arza  561)  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Ebenezer  Sumner, 

of  Stoughton.     Children  :  — 

829  Edwin  Francis.  831  Mary  Ahby.  833  Julia. 

830  Georf/e.  832  Sarah  Swan. 
The  wife  died  Dec.  9,  1860,  aged  41  years. 
Farmer  on  Pleasant  Street. 


834  William  (son  of  Arza  561)  married  Juliette,  daughter  of  Jonas  H, 
Keith,  Oct.  17,  1843.     The  wife  died  Jan.  19, 1857.     He  then  mar- 
ried Mary,  daughter  of  Alpheus  Carr,  July  13,  1863. 
Farmer  on  Pleasant  Street. 


835  Martin  (son  of  David  567)  married  Anna,  daughter  of  Moses  Adams, 

of  New  London,  N.  H.,  May  31,  1839.     Children  :  — 

836  Affnes  Sarah,  b.  Jan.  12,  1841 ;  m.  John  B.  Parker,  Jan.  20,  1858. 

837  Moses  Adams,  b.  Feb.  28,  1843. 

838  Helen  Jane,  b.  Oct.  12,  1845  ;  m.  Gardner  W.  Reynolds,  Dec.  9,  1864. 

839  Geor^/e  Martin,  b.  May  24,  1847  ;  died  Sept.  12,  1849. 

840  Walter  Martin,  b.  Feb.  23,  1851 ;  died  Aug.  22, 1851. 
Farmer  and  shoemaker. 


841  Stlvanus  (son  of  David  567)  married  Caroline,  daughter  of  Joseph 

Foster,  of  Kingston,  April  30,  1843.     Children  :  — 

842  Sylvanus  Cook,  b.  March  16,  1844;    Co.   A,  39th  Regiment   Mass. 

Volunteers  ;  taken  prisoner  at  the  Weldon  Railroad  battle. 

843  Herbert  Winslow,  b.  Dec.  1,  1846. 

844  Susan  Perkins,  b.  Sept.  21,  1848. 

845  Sybil  Dunbar,  b.  Sept.  21,  1848  ;  died  Dec.  1848. 

846  David  Andrew,  b.  Jan.  31,  1850. 

847  Caroline  Foster,  b.  March  9,  1853. 

848  Charles  Foster,  b.  April  7,  1855. 
Shoemaker,  Main  Street,  Campello. 

849  Isaac  (son  of  David  567)  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Ezekiel  Bonney, 

of  Kingston,  May  13,  1849.     Children  :  — 

850  Sarah  Frances,  b.  May  11,  1850. 

851  Geor(^e  Walter,  b.  May  6, 1852. 

852  Lydia  Holmes,  h.  Sept.  7, 1853 ;  died  Dec.  7, 1854. 


612  HISTORY    OP    NORTH   BRIDGEWATEB. 

853  WiUiam  Henry,  b.  May  27,  1856. 

854  JuHanna,  b.  Jan.  13,  1859. 

Shoemaker  ;  residence  on  Main  Street,  Campello. 

855  Lejitel  (son  of  David  567)  married  Clarissa  Hawes,of  Medway,  Mass., 

Aug.  8,  1850.     Children  :  — 

856  Adelia  Frances,  b.  Sept.  5,  1851. 

The  wife  died  Sept.  5,  1861.    He  then  married  Louisa  H.,  daughter  of 

Zaccheus  Robinson,  Oct,  18,  1864. 
Shoemaker. 


857  Isaac  Austin  (son  of  Isaac  577)  married  Olive  Lorain,  dau.  of  Martin 

Snow,  June  2,  1842.     Children  :  — 

858  Emma  Frances,  b.  Feb.  15,  1843  ;  married  James  Henry  Packard. 

859  Harriet  Elizabeth,  b.  Aug.  25,  1845. 

860  Isaac  Austin,  b.  Aug.  11,  1847. 

The  father  died  Oct.  14,  1848.     The  widow  then  married  Austin  H. 
Snow,  Jan.  1,  1851. 


861  George  Adams  (son  of  Isaac  577)  married  Elizabeth  Ann,  daughter  of 

Simeon  Carr,  May  20,  1847.     Children  :  — 

862  George  Prescott,  b.  March  8. 1849. 

863  Florence  Gary,  b.  Nov.  20,  1851. 

864  Henry  Franklin,  b.  Dec.  20,  1853. 

865  Julia  Thomas,  b.  April  18, 1856.    866  Charles  Wesley,  b.  May  4, 1859 
Residence  at  North  Bridgewater. 


867  Philo  French  (son  of  John  581)  married  Martha  S.,  dau.  of  John 

Pray,  Sept.  7,  1830.     Children  :  — 

868  Benjamin  S.,  b.  Oct.  10,  1831 ;  died  Feb.  26,  1832. 

869  Martha  Jane,  b.  July  28,  1853;  m.  J.  Wade  Davis,  of  Charlestown, 

Oc:.  21,  1856.     Children  :  —  Martha  Robertie. 
The  wife  died.     He  then  married  Mrs.    Mary  Willey,   daughter  of 
Joseph  Smith,  of  Rowley,  Mass.,  Oct.  20,  1836.     Children  :  — 

870  Philo   Willey,*  b.  Feb.  25,  1838  ;  married  Annie  E.  Watson,  of  Law- 

rence, Mass.     He  is  agent  for  the  Boston  Deaf  and  Mute  Christian 
Association  on  Washington  Street. 

871  Granville  Lyle,  b.  Oct.  11,  1839  ;  married  Phillippi  0.  Woodman,  of 

Charlestown,  Mass.,  Feb.  22,  1864. 

872  Walter  Cushman,  h.  April  13,  1842. 

873  Windsor,  h.  March  15,  1847  ;  died  Aug.  31,  1848. 

Firm  of  Philo  F.  Packard  &  Son,  Furniture  dealers,  on  Union  Street, 
Boston  ;  residence  in  Charlestown,  Mass. 


874  Sidney  (son  of  John  581)  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Caleb  Packard, 

of  West  Bridgewater,  Oct.  -2,  1831.     Children  :  — 

875  Martha   Williams,  b.  June  20,  1832  ;  m.  George  F.  Green,  of  Ware- 

ham,  Oct.  21,  1855  ;  now  a  resident  of  Springfield,  Mass. 

876  Sidney  Edward,  b.  April  6,  1841  ;  m.  Helen  M.  Keith,  of  Campello. 

877  Philo  Green,  b.  Dec.  25,  1843  ;  died  March  0,  1845. 

Mr.  P.  was  for  many  years  a  trader  at  Campello,  and  is  now  a  clothing 
merchant  in  Springfield,  Mass, 

878  Elipiialet  (son  of  John  581)  married  Elizabeth  Stewart,  daughter  of 

John  B.  Nye,  of  Fairhaven,  Mass,     Children  :  — 

*  These  two  persons  are  mutes. 


FAMILY   REGISTER.  613 

879  Arthur  Wellesley,  b.  Feb.  7,  1853. 

880  Horace  Beecher,  b.  Nov.  6,  1858. 

881  Ella  Maria,  b.  Dec.  12,  18G0.       882  Ida  Louisa,  b.  Feb.  28,  18G5. 
Clothing  merchant  at  New  Bedford,  Mass. 


883  Rev.  David  Temple  (son  of  David  588)  Married  Abbic  C,  daughter  of 

Captain   Hebron  Mayhew,   of  Chesterfield,   Me.,   July  24,    1855. 
Children :  — 

884  Abbie  Elizabeth,  b.  March  8,  1857. 

885  Chester  Mayhew,  b.  Sept.  2,  18G0  ;  died  Aug.  26,  18G2. 
Orthodox  Congregational  clergyman  ;  settled  in  Somerville,  Maes. 

886  Robert  Henry  (son  of  Robert  593)  married  Ellen  Augusta,  daughter 

of  Lewis  Howard,  Oct.  20,  1856.     Children  :  — 

887  Addie  Frances,  b.  Aug.  18,  1859.     888  Lizzie  Jane,  b.  Jan.  25,  1863. 
Farmer  on  Plain  Street. 


889  Charles  Thompson  (son  of  Charles  619)  married  Frances  Bartlett,  dau. 

of  Lucian  Hudson,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. ,  June  18,  1853.     Children :  — 

890  Lillian  Fraiices,  b.  Sept.  5,  1854. 

891  Franklin  Ames,  b.  Nov.  16,  1856. 

892  Lucian  Hudson,  b.  March  14,  1859  ;  died  Oct.  22,  1859. 

Mr.  Packard  was  one  of  the  original  members  of  the  12th  Mass.  Regi- 
ment ;  enlisted  as  lieutenant,  afterward  promoted  to  captain  ;  was 
wounded  in  the  battle  of  Fredericksburg,  Dec.  13,  1862. 

Residence  on  Main  Street. 


893  Francis  (son  of  Samuel  621)  married  Betsy,  daughter  of  Deacon  Jacob 

Fuller,  Sept.  30,  1824.     Children  :  — 

894  Henry  Kingman,  died  March  30,  1847,  aged  23  years. 

895  Mary  Fuller,  died  March  10,  1845,  aged  18  years. 

896  Francis  Wyman,  died  Jan.  28,  1833,  aged  2  years. 

897  Samuel,  married  Sarah  Tolman. 

The  wife  died  April  6,  1844.     He  then  married  Julia,  dau.  of  David 
Keith,  of  East  Bridgewater.     The  father  died  Sept.  21, 1861,  aged  61. 

898  Hiram  Weston  (son  of  Samuel  621)  married  Hannah  Maria  Welman, 

Sept.  29,  1855.     Children  :  — 

899  Maria  Welman.  900  Louisa. 

The  wife  died  Sept.  4, 1836,  aged  23.     He  then  married  Eliza  Chandler, 
of  Dusbury.     The  father  died  April  16,  1860,  aged  54. 

901  Lewis  (son   of  Dan  631)  married   Charlotte  Elizabeth,   daughter  of 

Luther  Kingsley,  of  WatervUle,  Me.,  Nov.  3,  1845.     Children  :  — 

902  William  Dudley,  b.  July  12,  1846  ;  died  Aug.  3,  1852. 

903  Charles  Francis,  b.  Feb.  12,  1850. 

904  Mary  Lizzie,  b.  Jan.  23,  1853.      905  Addie  Emma,  b.  Aug.  29,  1855. 
Came  from  South  Abington  to  North  Bridgewater. 

906  Thaddeus  Morton  (son  of  Nathan  642)  married  Maria  F.,  daughter  of 

James  Willis,  June  15,  184'J. 

907  Lucius  Howard  (son  of  Nathan  642)  married  Emeline  White,  dau.  of 

Edward  Snell,  Jan.  15,  1850.     Children  :  — 


614  HISTORY    OP    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 


908  Lucius  Morion,  b.  Dec.  25,  1851. 

909  Ellen  Augusta,  b.  Sept.  20,  1853. 

910  Frank  Mortimer,  b.  May  20,  1856. 

The  father  was  a  musician  in  12th  Maes.  Regiment,  under  Colonel 
Webster  Fletcher. 


911  Rev.  Abel  Kingman  (son  of  Deacon  Simeon  660)  married  Caroline,  dau. 

of  William  Carlton,  of  Boston,  Nov.  13,  1851.     Children :  — 

912  Caroline  Carlton,  b.  Sept.  28,  1852. 

913  yVilliam  Carlton,  b.  June  8,  1855. 

914  Edward,  b.  April  17,  1858. 

915  Lucy,  b.  Aug.  28,  1860.  916  John  Cady,  b.  July  2,  1863. 
Congregational  clergyman  ;  settled  at  Anoka,  Minn.     See  page  175. 

917  Edward  Clarence  (son  of  Deacon  Simeon  660)  married  Susan  Adeline, 

daughter  of  Ambrose  Kingman,  of  Reading,  Mass.,  May  6,  1852. 
Children  :  — 

918  Clarence  Franklin,  b.  July  21,  1853. 

919  Gardner  French,  b.  June  21,  1856, 

920  Mary  Kincjman,  b.  July  21,  1858. 
Shoe  finisher. 


921  Simeon  Franklin  (son  of  Deacon  Simeon  660)  married  Louisa,  dau.  of 

Bela  Keith,  Esq.,  Jan.  25,  1855.     Children  :  — 

922  Frank  Edward,  b.  May  7,  1857. 

923  Nellie  Wliite,  b.  March  4,  1862. 

924  Alice  Louisa,  b.  May  14,  1863  ;  died  Aug.  15,  1863. 
Clerk  in  A.  &  A.  B.  Keith's  shoe  manufactory,  Campello. 

925  HosEA  S.  (son  of  Hosea  677)  married  Harriet  S.  Sherman,  Nov.  20, 

1842.     Children :  — 

926  Henry.  927  Lyman.  928   George.  929  Frederic. 
Shoemaker.     Mr.  Packard  was  a  member  of  the  8th  Mass.  Light  Bat- 
tery, Captain  Asa  M.  Cook,  and  was  one  of  two  persons  that  were 
drowned  at  the  time  the  cars  ran  into  the  canal  near  Trenton,  N.  J., 
June  25,  1862. 

930  Ebenezer  T.  (son  of  Hosea  677)  married  Rosanda  J.,  daughter  of  

Ayers,  Feb.  20,  1848.     Children  :  — 

931  Luella  Jane,  b.  Aug.  7,  1849. 

932  Harriet  Velma,  b.  June  25,  1851. 

933  Eben  Walter,  b.  Sept.  9,  1583. 

934  Emily  Moulton,  b.  Mar.  7,  1856. 

935  Frank  Austin,  b.  July  7,  1862. 

936  Osborne  Frederic,  b.  Aug.  28,  1864. 

Mr.  Packard  was  a  member  of  the  3d  Mass.  Heavy  Artillery  ;  is  now 
a  driver  on  the  Metropolitan  Horse  Railroad ;  resides  at  Dorchester , 
Mass. 


937  Benjamin  WmsLOW  (son  of  Benjamin  Alden  685)  married  Harriet 

Amanda,  daughter  of  Edmund  Lowe,  of  Canton,  Mass.,  March  18, 
1858.     Children :  — 

938  Georffe  Winslow,  b.  Jan.  14, 1859. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  615 

939  Fally  Jane,  b.  Sept.  1,  1861.         940  Ellen  Frances,  b.  July  7,  18G4. 
Clerk  at  Stoughton,  Mass. 

941  Andrew  Franklin  (son  of  Benjamin  Aldcn  685)  married  Jane,  dau.  of 

Thomas  R.  Dunbar,  of  Easton.     Children  :  — 

942  Jennie  Howard,  b.  Jan.  23, 1860. 


943  James  Alden  (son  of  Deacon  Elbridge  11.  700)  married  Carrie  Eliza- 

beth, daughter  of  Gould  Parker,  June  7,  1857.     Children  :  — 

944  Mary  Gary,  b.  Sept.  15,  1858. 
Leather-cutter ;  residence  on  Main  Street,  Campello. 

945  Austin  Cary  (son  of  Deacon  Elbridge  H.  700)  married  Frances  Eliza, 

daughter  of  Lewis  Howard,  Oct.  16,  1860.     Children  :  — 

946  Florence  Louise,  b.  July  13,  1862. 


947  Nelson  (son  of  Captain  Luke  714)  married  Martha  Perkins,  daughter 

of  Theron  Ames,  April  16,  1837.     Children  :  — 

948  Charles  Nelson,  b.  Feb.  25,  1839  ;  private  in  10th  Mass.  Battery. 

949  Eliza  Frances,  h.  April  20,  1840. 

950  Martha  Jane,  b.  Oct.  8,  1845.       952  Helen  Miriam,  b.  Nov.  5,  1856. 

951  Luke  Elliott,  b.  June  4,  1854.       953  Josiah  Quincy,  b.  Jan.  6,  1859. 
Farmer  on  Eliot  Street. 


954  Ambrose  (son  of  Ambrose  725)  married  Lucinda,  daughter  of  Jephtha 

Shattuck,  of  Pepperell,  Mass.,  Sept.  20,  1838.     Children  :  — 

955  George  Franklin,  b.  Dec.  25,  1840  ;  married  Alice  W.  Packard,  Dec. 

25,  1861. 
Residence  on  Prospect  Hill. 

956  Edward  Bailey  (son  of  Ambrose  725)  married  Lucinda,  daughter  of 

Rodolphus  Porter,  May  29,  1845.     Children  :  — 

957  Edioard  Ellis,  b.  Oct.  3,  1848.     958  Nellie,  b.  April  16,  1858. 
Boot-maker. 


959  WiLLARD  (son  of  Galen  737)  married  Esther,  daughter  of  Adin  Pack- 

ard, July  10,  1834.     Children  :  — 

960  Henry  Francis,  b.  June  4,  1835. 

961  Isaac  Newton,  b.  Sept.  16,  1838  ;  died  March  26,  1853. 

962  George  Willard,  b.  Nov.  17,  1842  ;  in  4th  Mass.  Cavalry. 

963  Charles  Davis,  b.  Sept.  17,  1844. 
Shoe  cutter  ;  residence,  Campello. 

964  Isaac  Turner  (son  of  Galen  737)  married  Jane  G.,  daughter  of 

Littlefield,  of  Stoughton,  April  4,  1838.     Children  :  — 

965  Helen  Elizabeth.  966  Emma  R. 

Musical  instrument  manufacturer. 


967  Edmund    (son  of  Galen  737)    married  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Elijali 
Glover,  of  Stoughton,  Oct.   23,  1844.     The  wife  died   March  19, 
1846.     He  then  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Elijah  Lathrop,  Of 
Stoughton,  July  8,  1847. 
Musical  instrument  manufacturer  ;  residence.  Pleasant  Street. 


616  mSTOEY  OP    NORTH  BEIDGEWATER. 


968  Hen'RY  Brett  (son  of  Apollos  744)  married  Lucinda,  daughter  of  Ira 

Hayward,  of  Kingston,  Oct.  27,  1844.     Children  :  — 

969  Davis  Hayivard,  b.  Sept.  22,  1845. 

970  Abbott  Winslow,  b.  July  22,  1848. 

971  Lucy  Sophia,  b.  Sept.  9,  1850. 

972  Elliot  Sampson,  b.  July  5,  1857.       973  Edith  Scott,  b.  June  30,  1861. 
Firm  of  Howard  &  Packard,  shoe  manufacturers  ;  residence,  Prospect 

Hill. 


974  Frederic  White  (eon  of  Apollos  744)  married  Nancy  Fisher,  daughter 

of  Ambrose  Leach,  Jan.  15,  1852.     Children  :  — 

975  Herbert  Frederic,  b.  Oct.  25,  1852 ;  died  May  5,  1857. 

976  Elmer  Bradford,  b.  June  26,  1857. 

977  Horace  Clifton,  b.  Feb.  12,  1860.   978  Willie  Forest,  b.  May  17,  1862. 
Kesidence,  Prospect  Hill. 

979  Davis  Snow  (son  of  Apollos  744)  married  Minerva,  daughter  of  Wil- 

liam Bradford,  of  Plympton,  Nov.  1,  1849.     Children  :  — 

980  Alice,  b.  Sept.  13,  1850. 
The  wife  died  Sept.  11,  1857. 

Firm  of  Packard  &  Keith,  shoe  manufacturers ;  residence,  Prospect  Hill. 

981  Apollos  Morton  (son  of  Apollos  744)  married  Adrianna  Elnora,  dau. 

of  William  Hall,  May  24,  1855.     ChUdren  :  — 

982  Estelle  Louisa,  b.  March  9,  1857. 

983  Cordie  Willard,  b.  May  24,  1858.    985  Murray  Hall,  h.  June  26,  1861. 

984  Lizzie  Weston,  b.  July  15,  1859.     986  Morton  Adelbert,  b.  Aug.  1864. 
Shoemaker  ;  residence.  Prospect  Hill. 

987  Caleb  Howard  (son  of  Azor  751)  married  Mary  K.,  daughter  of  Mar- 

tin Wales,  of  Stoughton,  Mass.,  Sept.  6,  1848.     Children  :  — 

988  Ella  Deforest,  b.  Jan.  27,  1851  (adopted). 

Musical  instrument  manufacturer,  and  inventor  ;  residence,  Campello. 

989  Jason  (eon  of  Azel  756)  married  Sarah  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Stephen 

Holbrook,  of  East  Stoughton,  Oct.  11, 1849.     Children  :  — 

990  Sarah  Dilanah,  b.  March  1,  1851. 

991  Euyene  Forrest,  b.  Feb.  5,  1852. 

992  Eulon  Mottomer,  b.  Aug.  7,  1853. 

993  Guedo  Ottamar,  b.  Aug.  15,  1855. 

994  Ellsworth  Clifton,  b.  May  19,  1859.   995  Abby  Loud,  b.  June  5,  1861. 
Shoe  manufacturer  ;  residence.  Crescent  Street. 


996  Martin  T.  (son  of  Azel  756)  married  Mehitable,  daughter  of  William 

Oliver,  of  East  Stoughton,  Nov.  9,  1851.     Children  :  — 

997  Frank  Emhert,  b.  Jan.  6,  1856  ;  died  March  12, 1860. 

998  Henrietta,  b.  April  G,  1858. 

999  Willie  Herbert,  b.  Jan.  29,  1860. 

1000  Thornton,  b.  March  1,  1862  ;  died  March  31,  1862. 

1001  Eda  Rebecca,  b.  May  5,  1863. 

Dealer  in  shoe  tools  ;  residence,  Crescent  Street. 


r-  1002  JosiAH  Edson  (son  of  Josiah  770)  married  Maria  Foster,  daughter  of 
\  Captain  llobert  A.  Stoddard,  Nov.  24,  1861.     Children  :  — 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  G17 

1003  Alice  Maria,  b.  Sept.  21, 1863.     'O  '  e  D  . /^  »V  ^  1^39 

Surgeon  dentist,  on  Main  Street,  North  Bridffewater.  ^ 

■  1,       -'  —^-  ^  -  o<         -Af. 

^^  1004  Frederic  (son  of  Josiah  770)  married  Mary  Eliza,  dau.  of  WilHam 
^  Ramsdell,  of  Marblehead,  Mass.,  April  25,  1800.     Children:  — 

1005  William  Frederic,  b.  March  8,  1801. 

1006  Lizzie  Kenny,  b.  March  24,  1804. 

1007  RoDNEV  Brace  (son  of  Melvin  780)  married  Laura,  daughter  of  Still- 

man  Dunbar,  June  10,  1800.     Children  :  — 

1008  Cora  Emily,  b.  April  25,  1801.        1009  Jessie  May,  b.  May  4,  1864. 

1010  Liberty  Dodge  (son  of  Liberty  784)  married  Lucy  Ann,  daughter  of 

Henry  Kingman,  of  Mansfield,  Sept.  15,  1853.     Children  :  — 

1011  Ernest  Kingman,  b.  June  25,  1856. 

1012  Lillie  Mansfield,  b.  Dec.  15,  1864. 

1013  Nellie  Hall,  b.  Dec.  15,  1864. 

Physician  and  surgeon  ;  resident  of  South  Boston. 


1014  Captain  NATHAN  was  son  of  Zachariah,  son  of  Nathaniel,  son  of 

Samuel  the  first  that  came  to  this  country ;  married  Lydia,  dau. 
of  Ephraim  Jackson,  1758.     Children  :  — 

1015  Oliver,  married  Mary  Dunbar,  May  19,  1785. 

1016  Elijah,  married  Susanna  Beal,  Aug.  27,  1789. 

1017  Nathan,  married  Polly  Manly,  1815. 

1018  Ransom,  married  Abigail  Thrasher,  June  22,  1797. 

1019  Perez,  married  Elizabeth  Reynolds,  Aug.  14,  1803. 

1020  Sullivan,  married  Lucy  Jackson,  Aug.  23,  1805. 

1021  Jonas,  died  Jan.  31,  1819. 

1022  Sarah,  married  Zephaniah  Lathrop,  Sept.  2,  1779. 

1023  Abigail,  married  Jonas  Howard,  Feb.  26,  1784. 

1024  Lydia,  married  Bernard  Clapp,  Oct.  6,  1793. 

1025  Olive,  married  Samuel  Dickerman,  May  23,  1799. 

1026  Roxana,  married  Samuel  Randall,  of  Easton,  1805. 

The  father  died  Feb.  17,  1798,  aged  65.    The  mother  died  April 
1,  1812. 


1027  Elijah  (son  of  Captain  Nathan  1014)  married  Susanna,  daughter  of 

Japhet  Beal,  Aug.  27,  1789.     Children  :  — 

1028  Leivis,  b.  Dec.  17,  1789  ;  married  Betsy  Crane,  1808. 

1029  Libbcus,  b.  Aug.  29,  1791 ;  married  Minerva  Alger,  1812. 

1030  Lydia,  b.  June  24,  1793;  m.  Samuel  Codding,  of  Mansfield,  1814. 

1031  Isaac,  b.  May  2,  1795. 

1032  Elijah,  b.  June  29,  1797. 

1033  Clara,  b.  July  6,  1799  ;  married  Samuel  Dickerman,  1822. 

1034  Patience,  b.  Oct.  31,  1801. 

1035  Susanna,  b.  Dec.  5,  1803. 

1036  Nathan,  b.  Jan.  27,  1806. 

1037  Sophronia,  b.  Oct.  3,  1808 ;  m.  Elbridge  Snell ;  died  Sept.  7,  1839. 

1038  Damson,  b.  Jan.  21,  1811. 

The  father  died  Feb.  22,  1832,  aged  66.     The  widow  died  Sept.  16, 
1849.  aged  78. 

1039  Nathan  (son  of  Captain  Nathan  1014)  married  Polly,  daughter  of 

Nathaniel  Manley,  Aug.  17,  1815.     Children  :  — 


618  mSTORT  OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATEB. 

1040  Nathan,  b.  April  10,  1816  ;  married  Emily  Dunbar,  April  3,  1836. 

1041  Daniel,  b.  Sept.  17,  1817  ;  died  Sept.  26,  1817. 

1042  Ransom,  b.  Aug.  26,  1818. 

1043  Manley,  b.  Dec.  16,  1819  ;   married  Olive  Marshall,  of  Stoughton. 

Nov.  26,  1840. 
The  father  died  April  13,  1823,  aged  54  years.     The  -wife  died  Aug. 
29,  1855,  aged  71  years. 

1044  Lewis  (son  of  Elijah  1027)  married  Betsy  Crane,  1808.     Children :  — 

1045  Lucius  Bolles,  married  Selina  Smith. 

1046  Jonas  Vi/eUs,  [1068]  married  Eunice  W.  Chase. 

1047  Elizabeth  S.,  married  Elijah  Caswell,  of  Taunton. 

1048  Diana  C,  married  Lorenzo  Crowell. 

1049  Clara  Augusta,  married  Isaac  Beale,  of  Kirkland,  Me. 

1050  Frances  A.  R.,  married  Eunice .  1051  Elijah  Heman. 

1052  LiBBEUs  (son  of  Elijah  1027)  married  Minerva,  daughter  of  Daniel 

Alger,  1812.     Children  :  — 

1053  Eliza  Stetson,  married  Stillman  Dunbar,  Sept.  22,  1833. 

1054  Maria  Pickering.    1055  Dennison,*  married  Myra  Snell,  Dec.  6, 1832. 
The  father  died  June  17,  1855. 

1056  Nathan  (son  of  Nathan  1039)  married  Emily,  daughter  of  Martin 

Dunbar,  April  3,  1836.     Children  :  — 

1057  Mary  Manley,  b  Oct.  16,  1836  ;  married  Mylo  Manley. 

1058  Nathan  Francis,  b.  June  23,  1838 ;  married  Harriet  Jane  Manley, 

Dec.  26,  1863. 

1059  Jesse  Catesby,  b.  May  25,  1843  ;  died  Dec.  28,  1863. 

1060  Alice  Emily,  b.  April  5,  1846. 

1061  Harry  Herman,  b.  Dec.  12,  1848  ;  died  Sept.  9,  1849. 

1062  Lily  Hale,  b.  June  18,  1852. 

1063  Myra  Ellen,  b.  Nov.  20,  1854. 

1064  Sarah  Elizabeth,  b.  Sept.  26,  1859. 

1065  Majtley  (son  of  Nathan  1039)  married  Olive,  daughter  of  Roloson 

Marshall,  of  Stoughton,  Nov.  26,  1840.     Children  :  — 

1066  Marshall  Manley,  b.  Sept.  10,  1842 ;  married  Jennie  A.  Babcock,  of 

North  Lyme,  Conn.,  Jan.  1,  1864. 

1067  Abbie  Rosema,  b.  Feb.  26,  1847. 

The  wife  died  March  23,  1865,  aged  45. 

1068  JovAS  Wells  (son  of  Lewis  1044)  married  Eunice,  Winnefred,  dan. 

of  Jason  Chase,  of  West  Harwich,  Mass.,  May  12,  1841.     Chil- 
dren :  — 

1069  Charles  Henry,  b.  June  22, 1842  ;  15th  Mass.  Battery. 

1070  Francis  Marion,  b.  Sept.  9,  1844 ;  drowned  at  sea,  off  Cape  Horn. 

1071  Lewis  Jones,  b.  Sept.  10,  1846  ;  died  June  7,  1847. 

1072  Millard  Fillmore,  b.  Jan.  8,  1851 ;  14th  Maine  Regiment  ;  enlisted 

March  26,  1865. 
The  father  died .    The  widow  resides  in  Boston. 


1073  Bradford  Packard  (son  of  Marcus),  born  Sept.  25,  1826  ;  came  from 
Easton  ;  married  Roxellana  Maria,  daughter  of  Cliarlcs  A.  Hartwell,. 
Oct.  25,  1849.     Children :  — 

*  Died  Dec.  18, 1860,  aged  49  years. 


FAMILY   REGISTER.  619 


1074  Arthur  Bradford,  b.  Aug.  8,  1853. 

1075  Edith  Maria,  b.  Sept.  27,  1856. 
Farmer  and  shoemaker. 


1076  Charles  James  Fox  Packard  came  from  Boston  ;  married  Adeline, 

daughter  of  Micah  Packard,  1835.     Children  :  — 

1077  Helen  Amanda,  b.  Nov.  7, 1841  ;  married  Dr.  Eda-ar  E.  Dean,  Jan. 

17,  1866. 

1078  Mary  Alice,  b.  March  18,  1852. 
Trader  ;  residence  on  Centre  Street. 


THE  PERKINS  FAMILY. 


1  MARK  PERKINS  was  son  of  Luke;  came  from  Ipswich,  Mass.,  to 

North  Bridgewater  in  1741 ;   married  Dorothy    Whipple.      Chil- 
dren :  — 

2  Dorothy,  b.  Feb.  4,  1721  ;  married  Jacob  Packard. 

3  Matthew,  b.  June  25,  1723  ;  died  June  25,  1724. 

4  Sarah,  b.  March  27,  1725  ;  married  Ebenezer  Packard. 

5  Josiah,  b.  Jan.  4,  1727  [13]  ;  married  Abigail  Edson,  Aug.  17,  1755. 

6  Jonathan,  b.  Jan.  5,  1729  [23]  ;  married  Abigail  Packard,  1752. 

7  Isaac,  b.  April  27,  1731  [36]  ;  married  Joanna  Edson,  May  2,  1754. 

8  Martha,  b.  Dec.  30,  1733  ;  married  Nathan  Packard,  1763. 

9  Ebenezer,  b.  May  7,  1736  ;  died  Nov.  9,  1736. 

10  Jemima,  b.  Feb.  17,  1738  ;  married  Levi  Keith,  Nov.  8,  1759. 

11  Mary,  b.  Feb.  16,  1739  ;  married  Simeon  Packard,  July  6,  1761. 

12  Jesse,  b.  Dec.  6,  1742  [41]  ;  married  Susanna  Field,  June  5,  1769. 
The  father  died  Dec.  20,  1756,  aged  58.    The  widow  married  Solomon 

Packard,  May  1,  1782. 

13  JosiAH  (son  of  Mark  1)  married  Abigail,  daughter  of  Benjamin  Edson, 

Aug.  17,  1755.     Children  :  — 

14  Mehitable,  b.  Aug.  20,  1756  ;  married  Daniel  Ames,  March  7,  1780. 

15  Abigail,  b.  Dec.  25,  1758  ;  married  Benjamin  Hayward,  Dec.  25,  1777. 

16  Mark,  b.  Dec.  19,  1760  [47]  ;  m.  Tabitha  Washburn,  Oct.  17,  1784. 

17  Josiah,  b.  Oct.  9,  1762  [53] ;  married  Anna  Reynolds,  Jan.  14,  1790. 

18  Sarah,  b.  March  7,  1766  ;  died  Nov.  1,  1825,  aged  60. 

19  Benjamin,  b.  Jan.  5,  1768  ;  m.  Hannah  Washburn,  May  24,  1789. 

20  Silvia,  b.  Sept.  30,  1769  ;  died  May  14,  1850,  aged  81. 

21  Jacob,  removed  to  Springfield. 

22  Shepard  [57]  married  Rachel  Perkins,  June  25,  1797. 

The  father  died  Aug.  2,  1798,  aged  73.     The  mother  died  Sept.  11, 
1825,  aged  90  years. 

23  Jonathan   (son  of  Mark  1)  married  Abigail,  daughter  of  Jonathan 

Packard,  1752.     Children  :  — 

24  Jonathan,  b.  Jan.  17,  1753  ;  died. 


28  Huldah,  b.  April  16,  1762. 

29  George,  b.  Oct.  20,  1763  ;  removed  to  Hatfield,  Canada. 

30  Susanna,  b.  Jan.  5,  1766  ;  married  Robert  Howard,  Sept.  25,  1788. 


620  HISTORY   OP   NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 


31  Daniel,  b.  April  18,  1769.  33  Rhoda,  h.  Dec.  31,  1770. 

32  Silas,  b.  Dec.  31,  1770.  34  Timothy,  b.  July  2,  1778. 

35  Parnel,  b.  Sept.  10,  1780  ;  died  Dec.  25,  1834. 
The  father  died  Oct.  10,  1802,  aged  74. 

36  Isaac  (son  of  Mark  1)  married  Joanna,  daughter  of  Benjamin  Edson, 

May  2,  1754.     Children  :  — 

37  Abraham,  b.  Nov.  10,  1755.  38  Isaac,  b.  Feb.  20,  1757. 

39  Joanna,  b.  Jan.  8,  1761. 

40  Jacob,  b.  Sept.  21,  1763  ;  m.  Abigail  Leonard,  of  Middleboro',  1788. 
This  family  settled  in  Titicut. 


41  Capt.  Jesse  (son  of  Mark  1)  married  Susanna,  daughter  of  Dr.  Daniel 

Field,  June,  1769.     Children  :  — 

42  Susanna,  h.  Aug.  10,  1770  ;  died  March  9,  1784. 

43  Zadoc,  h.  Nov.  21,  1771  [64]  ;  m.  Hannah  Packard,  Dec.  15,  1796. 

44  Rachel,  b.  April  11,  1776 ;  married  Shepard  Perkins,  June  25,  1797. 

45  Jesse,  b.  June  13,  1777  ;  died  April  23,  1780. 

The  wife  died  June  30,  1789.     He  then  married  Bliss,  daughter  of  Pel- 
atiah  Phinney,  Nov.  12,  1789.     Children  :  — 

46  Jesse,  b.  Jan  3,  1791  [67]  ;  married  Elizabeth  Crafts,  Nov.  9,  1815. 
The  wife  died  March  4,  1808.     He  then  married  Sally  Silvester,  Aug. 

17,  1808.     The  husband  died  Jan.  27,  1826,  aged  84  years.     The 
widow  died  Aug.  18,  1837. 

47  Mark   (son  of  Josiah  13)   married   Tabitha,  daughter  of  Jeremiah 

Washburn,  Oct.  17,  1784.     Children  :  — 

48  Charity,  b.  Nov.  24, 1785  ;  m.  Captain  Asa  Jones,  Nov.  27,  1806. 

49  Phebe,  b.  May  12,  1788  ;  married  David  Macotnber,  of  Easton,  1805. 

50  Susanna,  b.  Jan.  9,  1791  ;  married  David  Packard,  Jan.  1,  1810. 
61  Sibil,  b.  Jan.  9,  1791  ;  married  Josiah  Dunbar,  Nov.  26,  1807. 
52  Sally,  b.  May  9,  1796  ;  married  Waldo  Field,  March  29,  1820. 

Blacksmith. 


53  Josiah  (son  of  Josiah  13)  married  Anna,  daughter  of  Jonas  Reynolds, 

Jan.  14,  1790.     Children  :  — 

54  Jonas,  b.  Oct.  15,  1790  [73]  ;  married  Rhoda  Keith,  April  19,  1815. 

55  Nahum,  b.  Aug.  28,  1792  [81] ;  m.  Vesta  Copeland,  May  28,  1820. 
66  Mehitable,  b.  March  23,  1795  ;  married  Charles  Keith,  Dec.  8,  1817. 

The  wife  died  June  18,  1846,  aged  77.     The  father  was  a  blacksmith  ; 
died  Sept.  7,  1848. 

57  SnEPARD  (son  of  Josiah  13)  married  Rachel,  daughter  of  Captain  Jesse 

Perkins,  June  25,  1797.     Children  :  — 

58  Azel,  removed  to  Winthrop,  Me. 

69  Josiah,  b.  April  4,  1804  [84] ;  married  Abigail  Holmes. 
60  Zadoc,  died  Nov.  19,  1826,  aged  15  years.      61  Susanna. 

The  father  died  July  3,  18l7,  aged  45.     The  mother  died  June  23, 
1823,  aged  47. 


62  Jonathan  (son  of  Jonathan  23)   married  Abigail,  daughter  of  John 

Howard,  Oct.  18,  1785.     Children  :  — 

63  Moses  Hudson,  b.  1791. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  621 

64  Zadoc  (son  of  Captain  Jesse  41)  married  Ilannah,  daughter  of  Abiali 

Packard,  Dec.  15,  179G.     Children:  — 

65  Ansel,  h.  Oct.  4,  1797  [88]  ;  married  Dorotliy  Battles,  May  13,  1819. 

66  Stdnei/,  b.  June  14,  1799  [95]  ;  married  Sarah  Capen,  Nov.  15,  1821. 
The  father  died  April  IG,  1804.     The  widow  then  married  William 

Edson,  1812.     She  died  Feb.  1,  1852. 


67  Jesse  (son  of  Captain  Jesse  41)  married  Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Rev.Thomaa 

Crafts,  of  Middleboro',  Nov.  9,  1815.     Children  :  — 

68  Caroline  Bliss,  b.  Oct.  G,  1816  ;  unmarried. 

69  Thomas  Crafts,  b.  July  28,  1819 ;  married  Ruth  T.  Wales,  of  Brain- 

tree,  Nov.  20,  18G1. 

70  Mari/  Porter,  b.  Oct.  2,  1821;  married  Edwin  W.  Hcwins,*  March 

30,  1844. 

71  Frederic,  b.  Nov.  5,  1823  ;  died  single,  Nov.  3, 18G2,  aged  30. 

72  Elizabeth,  b.  Aug.  31,  1825  ;  m.  Samuel  A.  Sargent,  of  Caudia,  N.  II« 
The  father  died  May  7,  1857,  aged  GG. 

For  years  Mr.  Perkins  was  a  very  useful  man  in  his  native  town,  and 
the  high  estimation  in  which  he  was  held  by  them  is  shown  by  the 
frequency  with  which  he  was  chosen  to  important  ofiices  in  tlie  gift 
of  his  townsmen  ;  such  as  parish  clerk,  committee  on  parish  iiiKurs, 
selectman,  overseer  of  the  poor,  representative  to  the  Genoial  Court, 
member  of  the  constitutional  convention,  senator  from  Plymouth 
County,  and  for  a  number  of  years  was  secretary  of  the  Plymouth 
County  Agricultural  Society.  Probably  few  men  have  settled  more 
estates  than  Mr.  P.,  and  many  a  widow  and  orphan  has  reason  to 
hold  his  name  in  lasting  remembrance  for  his  gratuitous  services  in 
their  behalf.  The  prudence  and  fidelity  with  which  he  discharged 
his  various  duties,  together  with  his  fine  social  qualities,  will  cause 
his  memory  to  be  cherished  with  respectful  regard  by  a  large  circle 
of  friends. 


73  Rev.  Jonas   (son  of  Josiah  53)   married  Rhoda,  daugliter  of  Simeon 

Keith,  April  19,  1815.     Children  :  — 

74  Many  Anna,  h.  April  2,  1816;  m.  Rev.  Daniel  Wight,  Jr.,  April 

28,  1851. 

75  Martha  Bond,  b.  Dec.  20,  1817  ;  m.  John  Vickery,  of  Braintrce. 

76  Josiah,  b.  Dec.  31,  1819;    married  Hannah  Ayers  Kingman,  Nov. 

20,  1850. 

77  Jonas  Reynolds,]  b.  Feb.  18,  1822  ;  married,  Ist,  Jane  A.  Holmes  ;  2d, 

Mary  E.  Sawyer. 

78  Nahum  Simeon  Gary,  b.  June  19,  1824  ;  married  Mary  Moore,  of  Prov- 

idence, R.  I.,  Nov.  25,  1845, 

79  Rhoda  Keith,  b.  Nov.  3,  1826  ;  married  Joseph  W.  Porter,  of  Lowell, 

Me.,  Jan.  5,  1851. 

80  Sidiiey  Keith  Bond,X  b.  April  4, 1830  ;  married  Laura  L.  Brocklebank, 

of  Meriden,  N.  H. 
Mr.  P.  has  been  pastor  of  the  church  at  East    Braintrce    for  forty-six 
years.     See  personal  notice,  on  page  161. 

81  Nahiim  (son  of  Josiah  53)  married  Vesta,  daughter  of  Caleb  Copeland, 

May  17,  1820.     Children:  — 

82  Elizabeth  Copeland,  married  Nathan  Keith,  Sept.  15,  1853. 

*  Mr.  Ilewins  died  June  29,  1849.  t  Lawyer  at  North  Bridgewater. 

%  Clergyman;  settled  at  Glover,  Vt. 


622  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATEE. 

83  Sally,  married  Caleb  H.  Lathrop,  of  Randolph. 
The  wife  died  June  2,  1858,  aged  61. 
Blacksmith  ;  residence  on  Summer  Street. 

84  JosiAH  (son  of  Shepard  57)  married  Abigail,  daughter  of Holmes. 

April  30,  1826.     Children  :  — 

85  Benjamin,  b.  Feb.  28,  1827  ;  married  Augusta  Ripley,  of  West  Bridge- 

water. 

86  Zadoc,  b.  Feb.  15,  1829  ;  married  Mary  Capen. 

87  Betsy  Abigail,  b.  April  28,  1832  ;  married  Thomas  Jackson,  Nov.  1848. 
The  father  died  Dec.  11,  1833.     The  mother  died  May  4,  1841. 
Blacksmith. 


88  Ansel  (eon  of  Zadoc  64)  married  Dorothy,  daughter  of  Samuel  Battles, 

May  13,  1819.     Children  :  — 

89  Jason,  b.  April  19, 1825  [100] ;  m.  Jerusha  B.  Holmes,  of  Middleboro'. 

90  Isaac,  b.  Nov.  17,  1826  [101]  ;  m.  Jane  P.  Kingman,  May  24,  1849. 
The  wife  died  Dec.  13,  1826.     He  then  married  Sarah,  daughter  of 

ApoUos  Leach,  of  Scotland.     Children  :  — 

91  Ansel  Franklin,  b.  Oct.  8,  1828. 

92  ApoUos  Leach,  b.  Dec.  13,  1830  ;  married  Mary  E.  Phelps,  of  North 

Andover,  Mass. 

93  Sarah  O.,  married  Huram  D.  Kendrick,  Feb.  24,  1852. 

94  Mary. 

The  wife  died  Dec.  13,  1826.    The  father  died  Nov.  4,  1850,  aged  53 

years. 
Shoemaker  ;  resided  on  Court  Street. 


95  Sidney  (son  of  Zadoc  64)  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Dr.  Samuel 

Capen,  of  Sharon,  Mass.,  Nov.  15,  1821.     Children  :  — 

96  Samuel  Capen,  b.  Sept.  15,  1823  [106]  ;  married  Caroline  S.  Hayden, 

June  23,  1844. 

97  Erastus  Sidney,  b.  Sept.  17,  1825  ;  died  July  23,  1844. 

98  George  Franklin,  b.  May  21,  1828  [113] ;  married  Sarah  E.  Upton, 

Jan.  29,  1851. 

99  Sarah  Elizabeth,  b.  April  3,  1830  ;  died  Oct.  16,  1830. 

The  wife  died  April  11,  1830.     He  then  married  Eliza,  daughter  of 

Thaddeus  Gay,  of  Dedham,  Sept.  24,  1848. 
Blacksmith  and  shoe  tool  maker  ;  residence  on  Main  Street. 


100  Jason  (son  of  Ansel  88)  married  Jerusha  B.,  daughter  of  Jesse  Holmes, 

of  Middleboro'. 
Carpenter  ;  residence  at  Springfield,  Mass. 

101  Isaac  (son  of  Ansel  88)  married  Jane  Packard,  daughter  of  Josiah  W. 

Kingman,  of  Campello,  May  24,  1849.     Children  :  — 

102  Herman  Wesley,  b.  April  6,  1851. 

103  Abby  Morse,  b.  April  23,  1853  ;  died  Aug.  1853. 

104  Georrje  Kingman,  b.  June  16,  1856  ;  died  Jan.  20,  1861. 

105  Anson  Morse,  b.  June  23,  1858. 

Shoemaker  and  manufacturer  ;  residence  on  Court  Street. 
Enlisted  in  the  army  1861. 

106  Samuel  Capen  (son  of  Sidney  95)  married  Caroline  Sarah,  daughter  of 

Samuel  Hayden,  June  23,  1844.     Children  :  — 


FAMILY  EEGISTEE.  623 

107  Ella  Frances,  b.  Sept.  18,  1844  ;  died  March  31.  1847. 

108  Sidney  Erastus,  b.  Oct.  8,  1846.   109  Charles  T.,  b.  Sept.  18,  1851. 

110  Emily  Florence,  b.  Sept.  28,  1854. 

111  Jos.  H.,  b.  June  4,  1858.  112  Carrie  Esther,  b.  Nov.  16,  1800. 
Music  teacher. 


113  George  Franklin  (son  of  Sidney  95)  married  Sarah  Elizabeth,  dau.  of 

Francis  Upton,  of  Charleetown,  Maes.,  Jan.  29, 1858.     Children  ;  — 

114  Louisa,  b.  April  4,  1852  ;  died  April  29,  1852. 

115  Harriet  Louisa,  b.  Nov.  22,  1853  ;  died  June  3,  1855. 

116  George  Franklin,  b.  Feb.  29,  1856  ;  died  March  1,  1856. 

117  George  Elliot,  b.  March  16,  1857. 

118  Morton  Frances,  b.  Oct.  6,  1858. 

119  Harry  Elmer,  b.  March  1,  1861.    120  Mary  Lizzie,  b.  April  15,  1863. 

121  LUKE  (nephew  of  Mark  Perkins)  came  from  Ipswich,  with  his  uncle, 

in  1741,  and  married  Rebecca,  daughter  of  James  Packard,  Aug.  24, 
1749.     Children:—  '       &       ' 

122  Anna,  b.  May  12,  1750  ;  married  Jonas  Reynolds,  1768. 

123  Jemima,  b.  April  10.  1753  ;  married  Joseph  Reynolds,  Sept.  17,  1772. 

124  Mary,  b.  Dec.  13,  1754;  m.  Captain  William  "French,  Sept.  25,  1783. 

125  James,  b.  June  9,  1757  [131] ;  m.  Betsy  Packard ;  removed  to  Minot, 

Me. 

126  Luke,  m.  Mary  Snell,  Nov.  14, 1797  [139] ;  removed  to  Winthrop,  Me. 

127  Keziah,  married  Matthew  Packard,  April  17,  1781. 

128  Susanna,  married  Simeon  Brett,  Dec.  25,  1777. 

129  Martha,  married  Gideon  Lincoln,  Aug.  13,  1781. 

130  Phebe,  married  Asaph  Howard,  July  19,  1789  ;  removed  to  Minot,  Me. 
The  father  died  1776,  aged  51. 

131  Dea.  James  (son  of  Luke  121)  married  Betsy,  dau.  of  Joeiah  Packard  ; 

removed  to  Minot,  Me.     Children  :  — 

132  James. 

133  Rebecca,  married  Dr.  Simeon  Keith,  of  North  Auburn,  Me. 

134  Josiah.  135  Simeon.  136  Emma. 

137  Luke  [140],  married  Susanna  Cary,  of  North  Bridgewater,  Mass. 

138  Martha. 

139  Luke  (son  of  Luke  121)  m.  Mary,  daughter  of  Nathan  Snell,  1797. 
Removed  to  Winthrop,  Me. 

140  Luke  (son  of  Deacon  James  131)  married  Susanna,  daughter  of  Bar- 

zilla  Cary,  of  North  Bridgewater.     Children  :  — 

141  Rhoda  Cary,  married  Hiram  Dinsmore. 

142  Susan  Elizabeth,  married  Francis  Packard. 

143  Vesta  Snell,  married  Isaiah  Beal. 

144  Stillman  Simeon.  145  George  Albert. 


THE  PRATT  FAMILY. 


Those  of  the  Pratt  families  residing  in  the  Bridgewatere  probably  de- 
scended from  either  Phineas  or  Joshua  Pratt,  who  came  to  this 
country  in  the  ship  "  Ann,"  and  who  were  among  the  foreflithers  in 
the  old  colony.    The  descendants  of  these  two  persons  are  widely 


624  HISTORY  OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 


scattered  over  every  section  of  the  country.    The  first  person  of  this 
name  in  the  North  Parish  was 

1  JOHN  PRATT,  who  came  to  the  town  in  1737.    His  children  were  :  — 

2  Barnabas,  m.  Isabel  Downie,  1750. 

3  John.  6  Jesse. 

4  Thomas,  married  Mercy  Jones.  7  Margery,  m.  Thomas  Tribou.' 

5  Consider.  8  Priscilla,  married Smith. 


9  Barnabas  (son  of  John  1)  married  Isabel,  daughter  of  Walter  Downie, 
1750.     Children:  — 

10  Thaddeus,  married  Rachel  Churchill,  July  23,  1777. 

11  Barnabas,  married  Ruhama  French,  Aug.  23,  1787. 

12  Catherine,  married  Jeremiah  Thayer,  Jan.  17,  1781. 

13  Mary,  married  Asa  Battles. 

14  Isabel,  married  Levi  Brannock,  April  15,  1790. 

15  Susanna,  married  Simeon  Davie,  Feb.  27,  1788. 

The  father  died  1788.    The  widow  removed  to  Hebron,  Me.,  and  lived 
to  the  age  of  102,  or  more. 

16  Thomas  (son  of  John  3)  married  Mercy,  daughter  of  Jones. 

Children :  — 

17  Micah,  b.  Oct.  20,  1756. 

18  Consider,  b.  Jan.  26,  1759  ;  died  in  the  army. 

19  Thomas,  b.  Aug.  30,  1761  ;  married  Susanna  Thayer,  Feb.  27,  1788. 

20  Margery,  b.  Feb.  5,  1764  ;  married  John  Bolton,  Dec.  4,  1787. 

21  Lot,  b.  April  14,  1767 ;  married  Polly  Aldrich,  Oct.  22,  1787 ;  re- 

moved to  Vermont. 

22  Mercy,  b.  Oct.  6,  1769  ;  married Spear. 

23  Patience,  b.  Nov.  5,  1773  ;  married  John  Crane,  April  29,  1793. 

24  Noah,  b.  April  16,  1774  ;  married  Desire  Cole,  Sept.  27,  1777  ;  re- 

moved to  Vermont. 
The  wife  died  AprU  4, 1777.     The  father  died  1781. 


25  Thomas  (son  of  Thomas  19)  married  Susanna,  daughter  of  Seth  Thayer, 

Feb.  27,  1788.     Children:  — 

26  Edicard.  32  Henrietta. 

27  Asa,  married  Lydia  Humphrey.  33  Susanna. 

28  Arba.  34  Polly. 

29  Silvia.  35  Emily. 

30  Azuba,  m.  Simeon  Dunbar,  2d.  36  Abigail. 

31  Rebecca. 


37  Asa  (son  of  Thomas  25)  married  Lydia,  daughter  of  James  Humphrey, 

of  Weymouth,  Feb.  26,  1815.     Children  :  — 

38  Susan.  40  Mary.  42  Arba. 

39  Harriet.  41  Angeline.  43  Lavina. 
This  family  removed  to  Andover,  Me. 

44  Deacon  Galen  (son  of  Philip)  came  from  East  Bridgcwater  to  North 

Bridgewater  in  May,  1821  ;  married  Nancy,  daughter  of  Benjamin 
Ames,  Feb.  16,  1826.     Children  :  — 

45  Mary,  b.  Dec.  7,  1826  ;  school-teacher  in  Michigan. 

46  Damaris  Ames,  b.  June  2,  1829  ;  died  May  13,  1830. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  625 

47  Galen  Emery,  b.  April24, 1831  [53] ;  m.  Abigail  E.  Little,  of  Hanover. 

48  Benjamin  Ames,  b.  June  27,  1833  fSG]  ;  m.  Diana  lleud,  of  Abinc- 

ton,  April  29,  1858.  '  b 

49  Henry  Lyman,  b.  June  23,  1835  ;  died  IMarch  11,  18-48. 

50  Ruth,  h.  May  3,  1839  ;  died  Aug.  7,  18G0. 

The  wife  died   May  2,   1842.     lie  then  married  Mary,   daii^^hter  of 
Charles  Rice,  of  West  Bridgewater,  Aug.  15,  1843.     Childreu  :  — 

51  Marilla  Frances,  b.  April  11,  1845  ;  died  June  G,  1854. 
62  Minora  Brackctt,  b.  June  1,  184G ;  died  Feb.  26,  1848. 

Farmer  and  shoemaker. 


53  Galen  Emery  (son  of  Deacon  Galen  44)  married  Abigail  Ellen,  dau. 

of  John  Little,  of  Hanover,  Nov.  11,  1850.     Children  :  — 

54  Henry  Elmer,  b.  April  22,  1859. 

55  George  Elwin,  b.  Oct.  18,  1862. 

Mr.  Pratt  served  in  the  Union  army  one  year  from  Sept.  1864  ;  has 

been  a  member  of  the  school  committee. 
Farmer  on  Ames  Street. 


56  Benjamin  Ames  (son  of  Deacon  Galen  44)  married  Diana,  daughter 

of  Abiah  Reed,  of  Abington,  April  29,  1858.     Children  :  — 

57  Ernest,  b.  Feb.  17,  I860.  58  Hannah,  b.  Dec.  6,  1862. 
59   Walter,  b.  Aug.  22,  1865. 

Shoemaker. 


1  PERRY.  —  Dr.  Nathan  was  the  son  of  Nathan  and  Phebe  (Braman) 

Perry  ;  born  in  Norton,  May  27,  1776.  He  commenced  practice  as 
physician  in  Reading,  Mass.,  where  he  remained  about  three  years  ; 
from  thence,  at  the  solicitation  of  mauy  friends,  he  came  to  North 
Bridgewater  in  1805.  He  continued  to  practise  in  the  town  with 
good  success  for  upwards  of  thirty  years,  and  during  mucli  of  the  time 
he  was  the  only  physician  in  the  town.  He  married  Tiley,  dau.  of 
Captain  David  Clapp,  of  Norton,  Oct.  21,  1806.     Children:  — 

2  Julia  Adeline,  b.  Jan.  28,  1808  ;  died  July  7,  1839. 

3  William,  b.  July  11,  1812. 

4  Gardner,  b.  Nov.  9,  1813  ;  died  Aug.  12,  1815. 

5  Sophia  Abbott,  b.  July  3,  1815  ;  died  Aug.  4,  1835. 

6  Moreton,  b.  Aug.  27,  1823  ;  died  June  17,  1841. 

The  mother  died  Aug.  12,  1835.  The  father  died  Aug.  16,  1857, 
aged  81.  He  lived  on  the  corner  of  Main  and  Elm  Streets,  on  the 
site  now  occupied  by  Henry  A.  Brett.    See  personal  notice  page  182. 


1  PETTINGILL.  —  Akerman  Pettingill  married  Joanna,  daughter  of 

Samuel  Kingman,  Sept.  17,  1723.     Children  :  — 

2  Daniel,  b.  Oct.  10,  1726  [8]  ;  married  Hannah  Soper,  1750. 

3  Nathan,  b.  1732  [19] ;  married  Elizabeth  Carr,  1760. 

4  Jacob,   b.  1734.  5  Hannah. 

The  wife  died.     He  then  married  Mehitable,  daughter  of .     Chil- 
dren :  — 

6  Stephen,  b.  April  28,  1743  [25]  ;  married  Abigail  Ripley,  1764. 

7  Silence,  b.  Feb.  9,  1745. 

79 


626  HISTORY  OF    NORTH   BRmGEWATER. 

8  Daniel  (eon  of  Akerman   1)   married  Hannah,  daughter  of  Daniel 

Soper,  1750.     Children  :  — 

9  Oliver,  b.  Aug.  4,  1752.  12  Hannah,  b.  May  2,  1759. 

10  MoUi/,  h.  Aug.  24,  1754.  13  Silvia,  b.  May  8,  1761. 

11  Sarah,  b.  Sept.  22,  175G.  14  Jacob,  b.  Aug.  1,  1763. 
15  Asa,  b.  July  14,  1765  ;  married  Elizabeth  Carr,  1789. 

10  Susanna,  b.  ]May21,  1767. 

17  Sibil,  b.  Dec.  2'S,  1773  ;  married  Josiah  Hathaway,  1788. 

18  Celia,  b.  Dec.  23,  1773. 

The  father  died  Nov.  20,  1808. 

19  Nathan  (son  of  Akerman  1)  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Thomas 

Carr.     Children :  — 

20  Betty,  b.  June  29,  1760. 

21  Akerman,  b.  Nov.  7,  1763.  22  Hugh,  h.  Aug.  31,  1766. 

The  mother  died  Feb.  21,  1768.     He  then  married  Margaret  Markham, 
1760.     Children  :  — 
23  Thomas,  b.  Dec.  29,  1775.  24  Anna,  b.  May  25,  1778. 

He  was  a  soldier  with  General  Winslow,  at  Nova  tScotia,  in  1755. 


25  Stephen  (eon  of  Akerman  1)  married  Abigail,  daughter  of  Samuel 

Ripley,  1764.     Children  :  — 

26  Mehitable,  b.  May  14,  1766.  29  Beza,  b.  May  15,  1771. 

27  Abigail,  b.  Sept.  19,  1767.  30  Ruby,  b.  July  11,  1773. 

28  Rhoda,  b.  i'eb.  25,  1768.  31  Stephen,  b.  July  31,  1777. 


1  PORTER.  —  Rev.  John  Porter  was  the  son  of  Samuel  and  Mary 

Porter,  of  Abington,  Mass.  ;  born  1716.  He  was  the  first  settled 
minister  in  the  North  Parish  of  Bridgewater ;  ordained  Oct  15, 
1740.  He  married  Olive  Johnson,  of  Canterbury,  Conn.  Chil- 
dren :  — 

2  Olive,  b.  Feb.  1,  1749  ;  died  the  same  year. 

The  mother  died  Feb.  25,  1749,  aged  23.  He  then  married  Mary 
Huntington,  daughter  of  Deacon  Samuel  Huntington,  of  Lebanon, 
Conn.     Children  :  — 

3  John,  b.  Feb.  27,  1752  [11] ;  major  in  Rev.  War ;  died  at  the  West 

Indies. 

4  Olive,  b.  May  23,  1753  ;  married  John  Crafts,  Sept.  9,  1790. 

5  Huntington,  b.  March  27,  1755  [12];  m.  Ist,  Susanna  Sargent;  2d, 

Sarah  Moulton. 

6  Jonathan,  b.  July  5,  1756  ;  surgeon  on  privateer,  and  was  lost  at  eea. 

7  David,  b.  July  5,  1756  [31]  ;  died  May,  1767. 

8  Eliphalet,  b.  June   11,  1758  [32] ;  m.   Martha  Ruggles,  of  Roxbury, 

Oct.  1801. 

9  Mary,  b.  Nov.  16,  1762 ;  m.  Rev.  Thomas  Crafts,  of  Middleboro'. 

10  Sibil,  b.  May,  1760  ;  died  at  Princeton. 

The  father  died  March  12,  1802,  aged  87.  The  wife  died  Nov.  22, 
1801.     (See  Biography,  page  134.) 

11  John  (son  of  Rev.  John  1)  graduated  at  Yale  College  in  1770  ;  studied 

divinity,  and  preached  a  short  time.  When  tho  war  broke  out  be- 
tween Great  Britain  and  America,  in  1775,  he  received  a  captain's 
commission,  and  went  into  the  army.  He  was  a  good  officer,  and  was 
soon  promoted  to  the  rank  of  major.  He  left  the  army  a  short  time 
before  peace  was  declared,  went  to  the  West  Indies,  and  there  died. 


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FAMILY   REGISTER.  627 

12  Rev.  Huntington  (son  of  Rev.  John  1)  married  Susanna,  daughter  of 

Hon.  Nathaniel  P.  Sargent,  of  Haverhill,  N.  H.     Children  :  — 

13  Samuel  Huntington,  b.  July  11,  1787  ;  printer,  in  Boston  ;  died  Sept. 

7,  1807. 

14  Nathaniel  Sargent,  b.  May  29,  1789  ;  removed  to  Lexington,  Ky. 

15  John,  b.  Sept.  29,  1791 ;  died  single,  at  Roxbury  ;  graduated  at  Har- 

vard College. 

16  Caroline,  b.  Oct.  23,  1793  ;  unmarried  ;  resides  in  Roxbury,  Mass. 
The  wife  died  Feb.  2-1,  179-1.     He  then  married  Sarah,  daii^^hter  of 

General  Jonathan  Moulton,  of  Hampton,  N.  H.     Children  :  — 

17  Maria,  b.  Feb.  12,  1798  ;  married  Asa  Robinson,  of  Brentwood,  N.  H. 

18  Eliphalet,  b.  April  25,  1800;  is  a  merchant  at  Portsmouth,  N.  H.  ; 

single. 

19  Oliver,  b.  March  3,  1802. 

20  Louisa,  b.  May  18,  1803  ;  married  William  Weeks,  Esq.,  of  Green- 

land, N.  H. 

21  Martha  Ruggles,  b.  June  11,  1805  ;  m.  Charles  K.  Dilloway,  Esq.,  of 

Roxbury. 

22  Susanna  Sargent,  b.  April  12,  1807  ;  married    John  H.  Moulton,  of 

Centre  Harbor,  N.  H. 

23  Sarah  Emery,  b.  June  2,  1809  ;  married  Rev.  Charles  Adams,  of  Jack- 

sonville, III. 
21  Olivia,  b.  Feb.  15,  1811  ;  m.  Dr.  Luther  Hall,  of  East  Boston. 

25  Huntington,  b.  Dec.  4,  1812;  graduated  at  Harvard  College  ;  studied 

medicine  at  Lexington,  Ky. ;  died  at  Boston,  June  21,  1836. 

26  Emery  Moulton,  b.  April  1, 1815  ;  Episcopal  clergyman  at  Providence,. 

R.  L 

27  Charles  Henry,  b.  Aug.  7,  1816  ;  died  Sept.  1,  1816. 

28  William  Henry,  b.  Sept.   19,  1817  ;  married  Mary  F,  Wentworth,  of 

Concord,  N.  H. 

29  Charles  Henry,  b.  Sept.  19,  1817 ;  entered  college,  but  died  before 

graduating. 

30  Elvina,  b.  Jan.  11,  1820  ;  married  Dr.  Charles  M.  Weeks,  of  Boston ; 

died  Aug.  6,  1858. 
The  wife  died  Jan.  2,  1835.     (See  Biographical  Sketch,  page  140.) 


31  David  (son  of  Rev  John  1),  who  was  a  twin  of  Jonathan,  when  about 
ten  years  of  age  got  into  a  chaise  to  ride,  the  horse  ran,  threw  him 
out,  and  broke  one  of  his  legs  ;  it  was  amputated,  and  he  lived  but  a 
short  time. 


32  Rev.  Eliphalet  (son  of  Rev.  John  1)  m.  Martha,  daughter  of  Major 
Nathaniel  Ruggles,  of  Roxbury,  Mass.,  Oct.  I'SOl.  He  died  Dec.  7, 
1833,  leaving  no  children.  He  was  ordained  in  the  ministry  at  Rox- 
bury, Oct.  2,  1782,  where  he  remained  for  fifty-one  years.  (See 
Biography,  page  140.) 


1  PHILLIPS.  —  Abiel  Phillips  came  from  Easton  to  North  Bridge- 

water  ;  married  Anna,  daughter  of  Job  Bryant,  1787.     Children  :  — 

2  Polly,  married  Joseph  Blanchard,  of  Roxbury. 

3  Laura,  married  Darius  Westgate,  of  Plymouth. 

4  Louisa,  m.  Ist,  Austin  Glover,  of  Milton  ;  2d,  Nathaniel  Phillips. 

5  Cyrus,  married  Elizabeth  Bassett,  of  Plymouth. 

6  Rhoda,  died  single.  7  Calvin,  died  single. 

8  Caleb,  married,  Ist,  Roxana  Ford  ;  2d,  Mehitable  Gardner. 


628  HISTORY   OF   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. " 

9  Caleb  (son  of  Abiel  1)  married  Rosana,  daughter  of  Asa  Ford.    Chil- 
dren :  — 

10  Charles  Healy,  b.  Oct.  14,  1828  [17] ;  married  Louisa  M.  Maroni. 

11  Asa  Ford,  b.  July  27,  1830 ;  married  Julia  B.  Smith,  June  14,  1862. 
The  wife  died  Aug.  2,  1831.     He  then  married  Mehitable  White,  dau. 

of  Zaccheus  Gardner,  of  South  Abington.     Children  :  — 

12  Caleb  Henry,  b.  Feb.  22,  1834  [21]  ;  married  Caroline  A.  Whitten, 

Nov.  14,  1858. 

13  Herbert,  b.  April  14,  1837  ;  Co.  F,  12th  Mass.  Regiment. 

14  Harrison,  b.  Aug.  22,  1840  ;  single. 

15  Anthony  Palmer,  b.   Aug.   18,   1843  ;    married  Carrie  A.  Whitten, 

Nov.  23,  1863. 

16  Helen  Maria,  b.  Sept.  6,  1846  ;  m.^George  C.  Reynolds,  Sept.  24, 1863. 

17  Charles  Healt  (son  of  Caleb  9)  m.  Louisa  M.,  daughter  of  Francis 

Maroni,  Aug.  12,  1851.     Children  :  — 

18  Charles  Walter,  b.  June  12,  1852. 

19  Norman  Burritt,  b.  Aug.  31,  1857. 

20  Fanny  Herbert,  b.  Sept.  26,  1861. 

21  Caleb  Henry  (son  of  Caleb  9)  married  Caroline  Augusta,  daughter  of 

William  Willis,  and  widow  of  Charles  P.  Whitten,  Nov.  14,  1858. 
Children  :  — 

22  Carrie  Mehitable,  b.  May  28,  1860.    23  Caleb  Henry,  b.  July  13, 1862. 


1  PUFFER.  —  LoRiNG  W.  Puffer  was  born  in  Stoughton,  Sept.  17, 

1828  ;  came  to  reside  in  North  Bridgewater  in  1855.  He  married 
Martha  Mary  Crane,  daughter  of  Judge  Samuel  T.  Worcester,  of 
Norwalk,  Ohio,  Sept.  1855.     Children  :  — 

2  Loring  Worcester,  b.  Feb.  7,  1857  ;  died  July  26,  1858. 

3  Mary  Crane,  April  11,  1859.         4   William  Loring,  b.  May  27,  1863. 
Mr.  Puffer  is  a  surgeon-dentist,  on  Main  Street ;  also  proprietor  of  the 

Montello  Nursery,  justice  of  the  peace  for  Plymouth  County,  and 
insurance  agent. 


1  POPE.  — IcHABOD  Pope  came  to  town  from  East  Bridgewater  in  1835  ; 

married  Hannah,  daughter  of  Zachary  Gardner,  of  East  Bridgewater. 
Children  :  — 

2  Benjamin  Franklin.  3   George  Washington  [5],  b.  Dec.  16,  1828. 

4  Hannah  Maria,  b.  Aug.  21,  1831 ;  m.  Alonzo  Marshall,  of  Easton. 

5  George  Washington  (son  of  Ichabod  1)  married  Charlotte  Anna,  dau. 

of  Francis  Maroni,  Dec.  12,  1850.     Children  :  — 

6  George  Francis,  b.  Dec.  27,  1852.  7  Frederic  Rayner,  b.  Dec.  9,  1853. 
8  Horace  Clinton,  b.  Dec.  28,  1856. 

Mr.  Pope  enlisted  in  Co.  G,  29th  Mass.  Regiment,  Col.  E.  W.  Pierce, 
Dec.  1862 ;  appointed  second  lieutenant  Dec.  6,  1862  ;  first  lieuten- 
ant July  29,  1803.  In  his  death  the  country  lost  a  patriot  and  a 
brave  defender  of  her  liberty  and  laws.  He  gained  the  love  and 
esteem  of  his  military  associates,  and  was  an  ornament  to  the  mili- 
tary profegsion.  He  died  at  Seminary  Hospital,  Georgetown,  D.  C, 
Aug.  5,  1864,  aged  65,  from  the  effects  of  a  wound  received  in  a  bat- 
tle before  Petersburg,  Va.,  June  15. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  029 

1  PROCTOR.  —  Samuel  Proctor  came  from  Minot,  Me.,  in  1833  ;  mar- 

ried  Mary   Porter,  daughter  of  Charles   Liucolu,  Oct.   17,  1841. 
Children :  — 

2  Samuel  Davis,  b.  July  19,  1845. 

The  father  died  Sept.   22,  1846.    The  widow  then  married   George 
Loring,  of  Portland,  Me.,  May  2,  1850. 


1  PAINE.  —  Horatio  Edward  (son  of  Emerson)  came   from  Halifax, 

Mass.  ;  married  Sarah  Maria,  dau.  of  Lemuel  B.  Atherton,  Oct.  21, 
1847.     Children  :  — 

2  Bradford  Horatio,  b.  June  20,  1849. 

3  Mary  Atherton,  b.  Sept.  30,  1851. 

4  Walter  Emerson,  b.  May  7,  1857.    5  Anna  Atherton,  b.  Nov.  8,  18G0. 
Bookkeeper  at  Old  Colony  and  Newport  Railroad  office,  Boston. 


1  PETERSON.  — John  T.  Peterson  came  from  Duxbury  ;  married  Sarah 

Alice  Street,  dau.  of  Stafford  Drake,  Nov.  14,  1850.     Children  :  — 

2  Florence  LeBaron,  b.  Nov.  9,  1852. 

3  Georgianna  Thomas,  b.  Jan.  23,  1853. 

4  Hannah  Lee,  b.  Feb.  25,  1855. 

5  Sarah  Adeline,  b.  Dec.  25,  1859. 

6  Lilie  Wynian,  b.  March  20,  1862. 

Private  in  1st  Mass.  Cavalry,  three  years'  service  ;  enlisted  Sept.  14, 

1861. 
Carpenter. 


THE  REYNOLDS  FAMILY. 

1  Nathaniel  and  Thomas  Reynolds  were  brothers,  and  the  first  of  that 

name  in  the  North  Parish.  They  came  about  the  same  time  and 
settled  near  each  other,  at  the  West  Shares,  or  North-west  Bridge- 
water.     They  were  sons  of  Nathaniel,  of  Boston. 

2  Nathaniel,  Esq.,  was  born  March  19,  1718  ;  married  Hannah,  dau.  of 

Samuel  Hartwell,  1739.     Children  :  — 

3  Philip,  b.  Sept.  19,  1740  [22] ;  m.  Hannah  Packard,  Oct.  29,  1765. 

4  Jonas,  b.  Jan.  28,  1742  [28]  ;  married  Anna  Perkins,  1768. 

The  wife   died  Aug.   12,   1742.     He  then  married  Mary  Tolman,  of 
Stoughton,  June  14,  1744.     Children  :  — 

5  Timothy,  b.  Oct.  29, 1746  [36] ;  married  Rebecca . 

6  Hannah,  b.  March  4,  1750  :  married  \Villiam  Packard,  June  8,  1769. 

7  Mary,  b.  March  23,  1754  ;  married  Deacon  Ebenezer  Packard,  March 

31,  1774. 

8  Nathaniel,  b.  April  26,  1757  ,  married  Bethiah  Keith,  April  20,  1777. 

9  David,  b.  March  9,  1759. 

10  Silence,  b.  Oct.  30,  1760. 

11  Jonathan,  b.  May  17,  1764;  married  Anna  Thayer,  Oct.  18,  1794, 

Sidney,  Me. 

12  Cynthia,  b.  Oct.  9,  1769. 

The  father  removed  to  Vassalboro'  with  his  five  youngest  children. 

13  Thomas  (brother  of  Nathaniel  above)  married  Elizabeth  Turner,  Nov. 

3,  1748.     Children  :  — 


630  HISTORY    OP    NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 


14  Amy,  b.  Oct.  29,  1749  ;  died  May  9,  1752. 

15  Joseph,  b.  June  21,  1751  [39];    m.  Jemima  Perkins,  Sept.  17,  1772. 
IG  Amy,  b.  Feb.  25,  1753  ;  married  Silas  Dunbar,  July  2,  1772. 

17  Elizabeth,  b.  June  22,  1755. 

18  Susanna,  b.  April  24,  1757  ;  married  Oliver  Howard,  1780. 

19  Martha,  b.  Alarch  23,   1759  ;    married  Captain   Parmenas   Packard, 

April  9,  1798. 

20  Thomas,  b.  Jan.  27,  17G2  ;  married  Tabitha  Thayer,  1785. 

21  Josiah,  b.  July  1,  1766 ;  married Phillips  ;  removed  to  Vt. 

22  Philip  (son  of  Nathaniel  2)   married  Hannah,  daughter  of  William 

Packard,  Oct.  29,  1765.     Children  :  — 

23  William,  b.  June  23,  1767  ;  married  Martha  Snell,  Nov.  3,  1791. 

24  Hannah,  b.  April  27,  1769  ;  married  Oliver  Hayden. 

25  Charity,  b.  March  7,  1771  ;  mai-ried  Leonard  Orcutt,  Sept.  13,  1797. 

26  Philip  [51],  m.,  1st,  Phebe  Wadsworth  ;  2d,  Cynthia  Wadaworth. 

27  Polly,  married  Oliver  Belcher,  1798. 

The  father  died .     The  widow  then  married  Enos  Thayer,  May  30, 

1782.     The  wife  of  Enos  Thayer  died  May  23,  1831,  aged  88. 


28  Jonas  (son  of  Nathaniel  2)  married  Anna,  daughter  of  Luke  Perkins, 

1768.     Children  :  — 

29  Anna,  b.  Nov.  27,  1769  ;  married  Josiah  Perkins,  Jr.,  Jan.  14,  1790. 

30  Jonas,  b.  Sept.  28,  1772  [53] ;  m.  Rebecca  Hayward,  May  30,  1798.    • 

31  Isaac,  b.  April  22,  1774  [61]  ;  married  Mehitable  Ford,  Dec.  23,  1805. 

32  John  Perkins,  b.  Nov.  15,  1781  [69]  ;  m.  Falley  Wales,  of  Stoughton, 

1802, 

33  David  Perkins,  married  Sarah  Bartlett,  1818. 

34  Jonathan,  died  single,  at  Stoughton. 

35  Polly,  married  Isaac  French,  1800. 

The  father  died  Aug.  5,  1795,  aged  53.     The  widow  married  Deacon 
Elijah  Snell,  1798. 

36  Timothy  (son  of  Nathaniel  2)  married  Rebecca .     Children :  — 

37  Hannah,  b.  Sept.  16,  1770.  38  Molly,  b.  Sept.  22,  1775. 
This  family  removed  to  Vassalboro',  Me. 


39  Joseph  (son  of  Thomas  13)  married  Jemima,  daughter  of  Luke  Per- 

kins, Sept.  17,  1772.     Children  :  — 

40  Ichahod,  married  Polly  Brett,  1796  ;  removed  to  Minot,  Me. 

41  Joseph,  b.  April  18,  1775  [85]  ;  married  Martha  Dunbar,  1798. 

42  Daniel,  married Austin,  and  removed  to  Canton,  Me. 

43  Simeon  [101],  Mary  Snell,  1809. 

44  Azel  [111],  married  Susanna  Nash,  1812. 

45  Thomas,  b.  Jan.  19,  1776  [116] ;  married  Nancy  Pike,  1819. 

46  Jemima,  died  single. 

47  Olive,  married  Joseph  Macomber,  1798. 

48  Amy,  married  Ziphion  Howard,  1803. 

49  Susanna,  married  Captain  Silas  Dunbar,  1806. 

50  Vesta,  married  Isaac  Clapp,  1814. 

51  Philip  (son  of  Philip  26)  married  Phebe,  daughter  of Wads- 

worth,  of .     The  wife  died  .     He  then  married  Cynthia 

Wadsworth.     Children :  — 

52  Philip  [128],  married  Lucy  Drake,  April  22,  1846. 
This  family  removed  to  Stoughton. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  G31 


53  Jonas  (son  of  Jonas  28)  married  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Josopli  Hay- 

ward,  May  31,  1798.     Children  :  — 

54  Martin  Luther,  h.  March  2,  1799  ;  m.  Abigail  Tilden,  Nov.  30,  1820. 

55  Orren,  h.  Feb.  17,  1801  ;  died  Sept.  26,  1822. 

56  Anna,  b.  April  16,  1803  ;  married  Simeon  Carr.  Dec.  23,  1S24. 

57  Mart/,  b.  June  26,  1805  ;  married  John  Tilden,  Jr.,  Dec.  10,  ls23. 

58  Joseph  Hayward,  b.  Feb.  4,  1808  [141]  ;  m.  Zibia  Sumner,  Sept.  17, 

1834. 

59  Rebecca,  b.  Sept.  28,  1814  ;  married  Howard  Tilden.  Sept.  28,  1834. 

60  Elizabeth  Strong,  b.  Dec.  16,  1824;  died  July  25,  1826. 
The  father  died  June  22,  1842. 


61  Isaac  (son  of  Jonas  28)  married  Mehitable,  daughter  of  Mark  Ford, 

Dec.  23,  1805.     Children  :  — 

62  Polhj,  b.  Sept.  7,  1806  ;  m.  Albert  Reed,  of  Abington,  April  0,  1829. 

63  Edwin,  b.  Aug.  8,  1808  [148]  ;  m.  Hannah  May,  of  North  Bri.l;:;e\vater. 

64  Nahum,  b.  Nov.  26,  1809  [152]  ;  m.   Mary  R.  Richmond,  of  HulilUx, 

Feb.  3,  1859. 

65  Benjamin  Franklin,  b.  Nov.  9,  1810  [154]  ;  m.  Laura  P.  Reynolds,  of 

Auburn,  Me. 

66  Sybil,  b.  Aug.  18,  1814  ;  m.  Cassander  Littlefield,  of  Stoughton. 

67  Fidelia  Williams,  b.  May  29,  1818  ;  died  Sept.  18,  1839. 

68  Orren,  b.  June  18,  1823  ;  died  July  3,  1823. 

69  John  Perkins  (son  of  Jonas  28)  married  Falley,  daughter  of  Joshua 

Wales,  of  Stoughton,  Feb.  1,  1803.     Children  :  — 

70  Eliza  Ann,  b.  Oct.  16,  1801 ;  married  Freeman  Holmes. 

71  Mary,  b.  Dec.  26,  1806 ;  died  June  20,  1840. 

72  John  Perkins,*  b.  Aug.  5,  1808  ;  m.  Sarah  Hutcheson,  of  Westboro'. 

73  Fanny,  b.  April  15,  1811  ;  married  Thomas  Bachelor. 

74  Rebecca,  b.  INlarch  5,  1813  ;  married  Albert  Mason. 

75  Sarak  Ann,  b.  Feb.  25,  1816  ;  married  Jesse  R.  Gorham. 

76  Abigail  Porter,  b.  Jan.  24,  1818  ;  married  Harrison  Bryant. 

77  Joshua  Wales,  b.  Jan.  29,  1820  ;  married  Sarah  Vose. 

78  Mehitable,  b.  Aug.  13,  1823  ;  married  Michael  Fitz. 

The  father  died  June  9,  1838.     The  mother  died  March  6,  1864. 

79  Jarvis  W.  (son  of  Timothy  36)  came  from  Sidney,  Me.  ;  married  Han- 

nah, daughter  of  Joseph  D.  Snell,  Sept.  3,  1840.     Children  :  — 

80  Howard  W.,  b.  Oct.  16,  1842. 

81  Gardner  William,  b.  ]\Iarch  2,  1844  ;  married  Helen  J.  Packard,  Dec. 

9,  1864. 

82  Horace  Greely,  b.  Oct.  14,  1846 ;  died  Oct.  22,  1864. 

83  Ellen  Jane,  b.  Jan.  28,  1849. 

84  Charles  Herbert,  b.  June  14,  1852 ;  died  May  14,  1854. 

The  father  was  a  shoe  manufacturer  at  Campello  ;  died  May  16,  1860. 

85  Joseph  (son  of  Joseph  39)  married  Martha,  daughter  of  Silas  Dunbar, 

April  19,  1798.     Children  :  — 

86  Olive,  b.  April  26,  1798;  died  Feb.  1800.  ^    ,ooo 

87  Pamela,  b.  Aug.  1,  1800  ;  married  Azel  Packard,  Dec.  5,  18 J-. 

88  Sophia,  b.  April  29,  1802  ;  married  Azel  Macomber,  of  Jay,  Me. 

89  Oliver,  b.  Jan.  20,  1804  [160]  ;  married  Olive  K.  Gay,  of  Stoughton. 

90  iVa/tcy,  b.  March  30,  1808  ;  married  Joseph  Macomber, 

91  Daniel,  b.  May  11,  1810  ;  married  Hannah  Tribou. 

*  Died  Feb.  13, 1839. 


632  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 


92  Susanna,  b.  June  26,  1812  ;  m.  Samuel  Peabody,  of  Canton,  Me. 

93  Luke,  b.  April  10,  1815  ;  married  Emeline  Harding,  of  Abington. 
The  wife  died.    He  then  married  Phebe,  daughter  of Whitcomb. 

Children :  — 

94  Charles  Turner,  b.  May  6,  1818  [167]  ;  married  Sarah  S.  Knowles. 

95  Martha,  b.  June  26,  1820  :  married  Isaac  A.  Reynolds. 

96  Mary  Ann,  b.  July  28,  1822 ;  married  Isaac  A.  Clark,  of  Deering, 

N.  H. 

97  Joseph,  b.  Sept.  30,  1824  [176] ;  married  Elizabeth  M.  Stoddard. 

98  Elizabeth  Whitcomb,  b.  April  8,  1827  ;  married  George  H.  Howard,  of 

Easton. 

99  Harriet,  b.  April  10,  1829  ;  married  Lewis  Randall,  of  Easton. 
100  Olive,  died  March  12,  1836. 


101  Simeon  (son  of  Joseph  39)  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Captain  Zebedee 

Snell,  Jan.  19,  1809.     Children  :  — 

102  Simeon  Otis,  b.  July  6,  1809  ;  married  Ruhama  Ames,  March,  1836. 

103  Nathan  Perry,  b.  Sept.  8,  1811  ;  m.  Mary  H.  Ellis,  Dec.  8,  1839. 

104  Abigail  Snelh  b.  Feb.  28,  1814;  died  Oct.  1816. 

105  Elisha  T.,  h.  Dec.  2,  1816  [179]  ;  m.  Adeliza  Fuller,  April  6,  1845. 

106  Isaac  Atherton,  b.  Feb.  9,  1819  [186]  ;  m.  Martha  D.  Reynolds,  April 

20,  1845. 

107  Mary  Snell,  b.  Dec.  17,  1820 ;  married  Tilson  Macomber,  of  Jay,  Me., 

June  4,  1843. 

108  Abigail  Snell,  b.  Oct.  8,  1823. 

109  Silas  Dunbar,  b.  June  5,  1826  ;  married  Esther  Phillips. 

The  wife  died  July  2,  1827.     He  then  married  Sarah,  daughter  of 
Ebenezer  Young,  of  Peru,  Me.     Children  :  — 

110  Delphina,  b,  Feb.  12,  1835  ;  married  Josiah  Moore,  of  Canton,  Me. 


111  AzEL  (son  of  Joseph  39)  married  Susanna,  daughter  of Nash, 

1812.     Children :  — 

112  Azel  [188]  married  Mary  Thayer,  Sept.  28,  1834. 

113  Bardin  Hiland,  died . 

114  Martha.  115  Silas  Howard,  m. Hayden. 


116  Thomas  (son  of  Joseph  39)  married  Nancy,  daughter  of Pike, 

Aug.  20,  1819.     Children  :  — 

117  Thomas  Perkins,  b.  July  10,  1820  [195] ;  m. ,  1st,  Sarah  A.  Carney,  of 

Stoughton  ;  2d,  Harriet  S.  Weeks. 

118  Ephraim  Cole,  b.  Sept.  20,  1821  ;  died  single,  July  13,  1847. 

119  Orren  Cole,  b.  May  27,  1823  [201]  ;  married  Eliza  Keen. 

120  Mary  Ann,  b.  March  7,  1825  ;  married  Amzi  Burnham. 

121  Susan  Cole,  b.  April  6,  1827  ;  married  James  F.  Packard. 

122  Sally  Packard,  b.  Jan.  6,  1829  ;  m.  Lewis  Clapp,  of  Weymouth. 

123  Nancy  Pike,  b.  June  22,  1831  ;  married  Edward  Paine. 

124  Lewis  Whitcomb,  b.  July  14,  1834  [205]  ;  married  Rebecca  Tower. 

125  Angeline   Whiting,  h.  July  12,  1836  ;  married  Oliver  W.  Fullerton 

May  21,  1855. 

126  Henry  Francis  Dunbar,  b.  Nov.  11,  1839. 

127  George  Clarence,  b.  Jan.  15, 1843 ;  married  Helen  M.  Phillips,  Sept. 

24,  1863. 


128  Philip  (son  of  Philip  51)  married  Lucy,  daughter  of  Nathan  Drake, 
of  Stoughton,  April  22,  1846.     Children  :  — 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  C33 

129  Lucy  Jane,  b.  July  13,  1848. 

130  Rebecca  Drake,  b.  July  5,  1850. 

131  Franklin  Stewart,  b.  Jan.  6,  1853. 

132  Edwin  Walden,  b.  June  11,  1855.  ' 

133  Louisa,  b.  Feb.  13,  1857  ;  died  Jan.  2,  1863. 

134  Emma  Dean,  h.  Jan.  23,  18G0. 

135  Etta,  h.  Jan.  20,  1862  ;  died  Aug.  16,  1862. 

136  Arthur  Bradford,  b.  Sept.  3,  1863  ;  died  April  17, 1864. 
Musical  instrument  manufacturer.  Main  Street. 


137  Martin  Luther  (son  of  Jonas  53)  married  Abigail,  daughter  of  John 

Tilden,  Nov.  30,  1826.     Children  :  — 

138  Martin  Bradford,  b.  Oct.  11,  1827  ;  died  Oct.  4,  1850. 

139  Orren  Benton,  b.  April  10,  1832;  died  Oct.  13,  1832. 

140  Jonas,  b.  Feb.  2,  1837. 

Carpenter  ;  residence  near  Marshall's  Corner. 

141  Joseph  Hayward  (son  of  Jonas  53)  married  Zibia,  daughter  of  Roger 

Sumner,  of  Stougbton,  Sept.  17,  1834.     Children  :  — 

142  Joseph,  b.  Sept.  7,  1837  ;  died  Sept.  25,  1837. 

The  wife  died  Dec.  2, 1838.    He  then  married  Harriet  Newell,  dau.  of 
Zibeon  Brett,  Nov.  26,  1840.     Children :  — 

143  Alice,  b.  Dec.  9,  1841. 

144  Eleanor,  b.  Nov.  11,  1843. 

145  Jonathan  Edward,  b.  Dec.  14,  1849. 

146  WiUiam  Temple,  b.  June  4,  1852 ;  died  Oct.  7,  1852. 

147  Frederic,  b.  Oct.  1854  ;  died  Feb.  1,  1855. 
The  father  died  March  3,  1861. 


148  Edwin  (son  of  Isaac  61)  married  Hannah,  daughter  of  John  May, 

May  28,  1833.     Children  :  — 

149  Enos  Hawes,  b.  March  12,  1834  [210] ;  m.  Emma  J.  Peeta,  Nov.  19, 

1862. 

150  Clarissa,  b.  March  22,  1838  ;  died  Jan.  1,  1839. 

151  Clarissa  May,  b.  May  11,  1841. 

152  Nahum  (son  of  Isaac  61)  married  ]\Iary  R.  Richmond,  of  Halifax,  Feb. 

3,  1859.    Have  one  adopted  child  :  — 

153  Amanda  Richmond  Hebard. 


154  Benjamin  Franklin  (son  of  Isaac  61)  married  Laura,  daughter  of 

Ichabod  Reynolds,  of  Minot,  Me.,  May  30,  1842.     Children  :  — 

155  Isaac,  b.  Dec.  31,  1843.     156  Cassander  Littlefidd,  b.  AprU  13,  1846. 

157  Charles  Franklin,  b.  March  1,  1849. 

158  Mary  Laura,  b.  Oct.  9,  1852. 

159  Frederick  Appleton,  b.  Aug.  1,  1860. 

160  Oliver  (son  of  Joseph  85)  married  Olive  Keith,  dau.  of  Nathaniel 

Gay,  of  Stougbton,  Dec.  2,  1831.     Children  :  — 

161  Lemuel  Gay,  b.  Oct.  13,  1832 ;  died  June  19,  1854,  by  lightning. 

162  Zilpha  Shaw,  b.  Aug.  12,  1834. 

163  Edmund  Dunbar,  b.  Jan.  1,  1840. 

164  Eunica  Southworth,  b.  Nov.  24,  1843. 

165  Oliver  Bradford,  b.  Oct.  21,  1846. 

166  Olive  Emma,  b.  Aug.  28,  1848  ;  died  Aug.  1,  1850. 

80 


634  HISTORY  OP   NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 


167  Charles  Turner  (son  of  Joseph  85)  married  Sarah  Stephens,  daughter 
of  John  Knowles,  of  Wilmot,  N.  H.,  Oct.  15,  1843.     Children  :  — 

1G8  Charles  Wesley,  b.  July  17,  1844  ;  Co.  D,  58th  Mass.  Regiment. 
1G9  Sarah  Almena,  b.  Feb.  21,  1847. 

170  Lowell  Mason,  b.  Feb.  4,  1849.       173  Bion  Fourth,  b.  March  4,  1856. 

171  Susan  Eldora,  b.  Sept.  3.  1851.       174  Luke  Webster,  b.  Feb.  3,  1859. 

172  Jay  Bird,  b.  May  2,  1854.  175  Eliza,  b.  March  22,  1862. 

176  Joseph  (son  of  Joseph  85)  married  Elizabeth  Mason,  dau.  of  James 

Stoddard,  of  Canton,  Mass.,  Nov.  7,  1852.     Children  :  — 

177  Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  Feb.  26,  1856. 

178  Joseph  Henry,  b.  Jan.  26,  1862. 

Private  in  Co.  G,  7th  Mass.  Regiment,  June  11,  1861,  for  three  years. 


179  Elisha  T.   (son  of  Simeon  101)   married  Adeliza,  daughter  of  Isaac 

Fuller,  of  Hartford,  Me.,  April  6,  1845.     Children  :  — 

180  Eland  Fuller,  b.  Jan.  29,  1846. 

181  Everett  Elisha,  b.  Aug.  3,  1847. 

182  Ellen  Marian,  b.  June  17,  1849. 

183  Herbert  Roswell,  b.  Nov.  10,  1850. 

184  Frank  Albert,  b.  Jan.  12,  1855. 

185  Mary  Vernella,  b.  Sept.  26,  1856. 

186  Isaac  Atherton  (son  of  Simeon  101)  married  Martha  Dunbar,  dau.  of 

Joseph  Reynolds,  April  20,  1845.    Have  an  adopted  son  :  — 

187  Edwin  Francis,  b.  Sept.  15,  1845  ;  private  in  Co.  L,  3d  Rhode  Island 

Regiment. 

188  AzEL  (son  of  Azel  111)  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Zenas  Thayer,  of 

North  Bridgcwater,  Sept.  28,  1834.     Children  :  — 

189  Angenette,  b.  Dec.  24,  1837. 

190  Davis  Bernard,*  b.  March  30,  1841 ;  married  Julia  Ann  Freeman, 

Aug.  1862. 

191  Marcus  Henry,  b.  Feb.  17,  1845. 

192  Mary  Emma,  b.  Aug.  4,  1847  ;  died  Oct.  22,  1848. 

193  Mary  Emma,  b.  Aug.  21,  1849. 

194  Rufus  Marion,  b.  July  14,  1852  ;  died  Sept.  8,  1853. 

195  Thomas  Perkins  (son  of  Thomas  116)  married  Sarah  Ann  Comey,  dau. 

of  Albert  Sumner,  of  Stoughton,  Nov.  9,  1845.  The  vrife  died  June 
29,  1846.  He  then  married  Harriet  S.  Weeks,  dau.  of  Thomas 
Dunn,  Feb.  21,  1847.     Children  :  — 

196  Florus  Leland,  b.  Oct.  31,  1851. 

197  Florctta  Clifton,  b.  Feb.  5,  1853. 

198  Hattie  Ellen,  b.  April  4,  1856. 

199  Laurence  Minton,o.  June  21,  1861. 

200  Alva  Preston,  b.  Dec.  27,  1862. 


201  Orren  Cole  (son  of  Thomas  116)  married  Eliza,  daughter  of  Joseph 

Keen,  of  East  Bridgcwater.     Children  :  — 

202  Ferrice  Ephraim,  b.  Dec.  14,  1844. 

203  Orcannah  Eliza,  b.  April  3,  1848. 

204  James  Francis,  died  Sept.  11,  1848. 

*  Enlisted  as  private  in  Co.  C,  35th  Mass.  Regt.,  Aug.  18, 1862,  three  years. 


FAillLY   REGISTEE.  635 

205  Lewis  Wirrrcoiro  (son  of  Thomas  110)  married  Rebecca,  daughter  of 
Tower,  of  Stoughton,  Dec.  22,  1855.     Children  :  — 

2^^  Edward  F.  207  Clinton  Lewis.  208  4 Tina.  200  EdyJie. 

Eesidence  at  Stoughton. 

210  Ends  Hawes  (son  of  Edwin  148)  married  Emma  Jane,  daughter  of 

William  Peets,  of  Randolph,  Nov.  19,  18G2.     Children  :  — 

211  Erwin  Edgar,  b.  Dec.  20,  18G3. 


1  RICHMOND.— RuEL  (son  of  Salter)  married  Emily  Williams,  dau. 

of  Daniel  Alger,  of  Bridgewatcr,  July  17,  1833.     Ohildreu  :  — 

2  Emily  Frances,  b.  Dec.  3,  1836. 

3  Eliza  Ann,  b.  Aug.  IG,  1843  ;  died  May  13,  1850. 
Wheelwright.     He  has  been  selectman,  also  cnglDccr  in  the  fire  de- 
partment. 

4  Philo  W.  Richmond  came  from  Middleboro'  in  1840  ;  married  Abigail 

B.,  daughter  of  Abiel  Washburn,  of  Middleboro'.     Children  :  — 

5  Mary  Elizabeth,  married  Benjamin  F.  Battles,  Nov.  23,  1848. 

6  Lucius,  b.  May  3,  1829  ;  m.  Ann  M.  Pool,  of  Easton,  Jan.  16,  1853. 

7  Francis  Waldo,  b.  May  13,  1837. 

8  Clara  Fuller,  married  William  M.  Hall,  Aug.  4,  1864. 
Painter.     The  father  died  Oct.  30,  1853,  aged  49  years. 

9  Capt.  Lucius  (son  of  Philo  W.  4)  married  Ann  Maria,  daughter  of 

Horace  M.  Pool,  Esq.,  of  Easton,  Jan.  16,  1853.     Children :  — 

10  Fred.  Pool,  b.  Nov.  16,  1855. 

11  Mary  Ellis,  b.  March  12,  1857  ;  died  Aug.  29,  1858. 

12  Horace,  b.  Aug.  18,  1859.  13  Jennie  Hall,  h.  Jan.  3,  1864. 
Painter  ;  residence  on  Lincoln  Street. 

Mr.  Richmond  was  captain  of  Co.  I,  Ist  Regiment  Mass.  Cavalry.     (See 
History  of  Rebellion,  page  260.) 


1  RING.  —  King  and  Peggy  Ring.     Children  :  — 

2  Patience,  b.  Dec.  12,  1749.  4  Anice,  b.  April  2,  1756. 

3  Jenny,  b.  Feb.  9,  1752.  5  Fanny,  b.  Sept.  25,  17G3. 
The  parents  were  servants  £»f  Daniel  Howard,  Esq. 


1  RHODES. —  Eben  (son  of  Aaron)  came  from  Walpolc  about  1839. 

married  Lucy  Jane,  daughter  of  Charles  Lincoln,  April  30,  1845. 
Children  :  — 

2  Charles  Lincoln,  b.  Apr.  30,  1845.  3  Addie  Frances,  h.  Nov.  13,  1855.  \ 
s.    Furniture  manufacturer,  firm  of  Howard,  Clark,  &  Co.,  Main  Street.      / 


1  RICHARDS.  —  Isaac  Richards    (son  of  Benjamin),  bom  Jan.    24, 

1782  ;  came  from  Randolph  to  North  Bridgewater ;  married  Lather, 
daughter  of Holbrook.     Children  :  — 

2  Sarah,  married  John  Montgomery.       3  Mary  Ann,  m.  J.  F.  Willis. 
4  Joseph,  married  Elizabeth  A.  Packard,  Aug.  15,  1852. 

The  father  cfied  Nov.  22,  1843. 


636  HISTORY  OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 

5  Joseph  (son  of  Isaac  1)  married  Elizabeth  Amanda,  dau.  of  Ambrose 
Packard,  Aug.  15,  1852.     Childrea :  — 

Q  Ida  L.  7  Florence.  8  John  M. 


1  RICHARDSON.  —  Thomas  was  born  Oct.  28,  1800  ;  came  from  Mans- 

field, Mass.,  1830  ;  married  Susan,  daughter  of  Elijah  Packard,  of 
West  Bridgewater,  Oct.  29,  1829.     Children  :  — 

2  Sanford  Henry,  b.  May  22,  1831  ;  died  March  18,  1859. 

3  Charles  Mortimer,  b.  March  10,  1835. 

4  Thomas  Miller,  b.  Sept.  4,  1837  ;  died  Sept.  8,  1838. 

The  wife  died  March  18,  1839.     He  then  married  Elmira,  daughter  of 
Lemuel  Clark,  July  4,  1841. 


1  ROBINSON. —Henry  W.    (son  of  Winthrop)   was  born   in   Stow, 

Mass.,  Oct.  9,  1819  ;  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Benjamin  Hap- 
good.     Children  :  — 

2  Maria  Louisa,  b.  Feb.  7,  1844. 

3  Joseph  Winchester,  b.  Sept.  17,  1846. 

Dry-goods  merchant.  Main  Street,  North  Bridgewater. 


1  RYDER.  —  William  (son  of  Samuel)  came  from  West  Bridgewater  in 

1832;  married  Mary  R.,  daughter  of  Seth  Snow,  Dec.  22,  1834. 
Children :  — 

2  William  Snow,  b.  Nov.  24,  1835  ;  died  Oct.  30,  1842. 

The  wife  died  April  10,  1836.     He  then  married  Lucretia,  daughter  of 
Lewis  Ames,  of  West  Bridgewater,  Feb.  20,  1842.     Childrea  :  — 

3  William,  b.  Oct.  29,  1844. 

4  Walter  Brooks,  b.  July  1,  1849. 

5  Henry  Herbert,  b.  March  10,  1853. 
Tailor  :  residence  on  Main  Street. 


1  ROBBINS.  —  Hiram  II.  Robbins  married  Eliza  Frances,  daughter  of 

Freeman  Holmes,  Oct.  7,  1851.     Children  :  — 

2  Mijron  Forrest,  b.  June  30,  1854;  died  Oct.  3,  1854. 

3  Fanny  Eveline,  b.  May  17,  18G0  ;  died  Oct.  30,  1860. 

4  Wendall  Freeman,  b.  Sept.  14,  1862. 
Residence  on  South  Street,  Campello. 


1  REED.  —  EzEKiEL  Reed  married  Mary  Rogers,  of  Marshfield,  April  2, 

1768.     Children :  — 

2  Zelotes,  b.  April  9,  1771. 

3  Polly,  b.  Sept.  7,  1769. 

4  Ezekiel,  b.  Sept.  16,  1772 ;  married,  Ist,  Rebecca  Edson,  1794 ;  2d, 

Hannah  Linfield. 

5  Zehulon,  b.  May  30,  1774. 

6  Hannah,  b.  Jan.  22,  1776. 

7  Oliue,  b.  April  9,  1777. 

8  Jesse,  b.  Aug.   29,  1778  ;  married,  Ist,  Hannah   Hayward,  1800  ;  2d, 

Louisa  Lindsay,  May  28,  1850. 

9  Charles,  b.  April  5,  1780.  10  Abram,  b.  April  ^5,  1782. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  637 

11  Briggs  Rogers,  b.  May  1,  1784;  married  Betsy  Ilutchinson,  of  Dan- 

vers,  May  21,  1809. 
The  father  died  April  12,  1830,  aged  87. 

12  Col.  Jesse  (son  of  Ezekiel  1)  married  Hannah,  daughter  of  Caleb  Ilay- 

ward,  1800.     Children  :  — 

13  Eliza,  m.  John  Davenport. 

14  Hannah  H.,m.  Martin  McLaughlin. 

15  Horatio  G.  20  Ann  M.  m.  Charles  Walker. 

16  Simeon  R.,  died  young.  21  Roxanna. 

17  Thomas,  died  young.  22  George  W.,  died  young. 

18  Harriet  W.,  m.  Joseph  Parsons.  23  Jesse,  died  young. 

19  Mary. 


1  REMICK.  —  Timothy  Remick  came  from  Cornish,  Me. ;  married  Sarah 

B.,  dau.  of  Lewis  Dalie,  Sept.  7,  1837  :  — 

2  Augustus,  b.  Aug.  28,  1839. 


1  RITCHIE,  —  John    (eon  of   Andrew)    came  from    Boston   to   North 

Bridgewater  about  1825  ;  m.  Eliza,  dau.  of  Samuel  Eliot.  Children  :  — 

2  Andrew,  b.  Dec.  31,  1798  ;  died  Sept.  21,  1801. 

3  Isabella,  b.  July  4,  1800  ;  died  Sept.  13,  1801. 

4  John,  b.  April  8,  1802  ;  died  June  8,  1805. 

5  Mary,  b.  March  23,  1806  ;  died  Oct.  3,  1817. 

6  John.  b.  Nov.  22,  1809  ;  died  Nov.  9,  1811. 

7  Edward  Samuel,  b.  Aug.  18,  1814  [8]  ;  married  Abbie  Russell  Pope. 
The  father  died  June  12,  1838.     The  mother  died  Dec.  17,  1847. 


8  Edward  Samuel  (son  of  John  1)  married  Abbie  Russell,  daughter  of 

Thomas  Pope,  of  New  Bedford,  July  20,  1841.     Children  :  — 

9  Edward  Eliot,  b.  April  26,  1841 ;  died  May  20,  1841. 

10  Thomas  Pope,  b.  Aug.  11,  1842. 

11  John,  b.  Jan.  5,  1844. 

12  Mary,  b.  June  12,  1845. 

13  Andrew  Montgomery,  b.  Feb.  6,  1849. 

14  Eliot,  b.  Aug.  20,  1855  ;  died  Oct.  1855. 

15  Eliza  Eliot,  b.  April  18,  1858  ;  died  May,  1858. 

16  Eliza  Eliot,  b.  Nov.  12,  1859. 

Residence,  Cypress  Place,  Brookline  ;  philosophical  instrument  manu- 
facturer, 313  Washington  Street,  Boston. 


THE  SNOW  FAMILY. 


1  William  Snow  came  from  England ;  was  brought  to  this  country  by 

Richard  Derby,  to  whom  he  was  apprenticed.  He  was  assigned  to 
Edward  Doten,  of  Plymouth,  for  seven  years,  in  1G38.  He  was  one 
of  the  first  settlers  of  the  ancient  town  of  Bridgewater  in  1057. 
He  married  Rebecca .     Children  :  — 

2  William  [3]  married  Naomi  Whitman,  Nov.  30,  1686. 

3  William  (son  of  William  1)   married  Naomi,  daughter  of  Thomas 

Whitman,  Nov.  30,  1686.     Children  :  — 


638  msTORY  OF  north  bridgewater. 


4  Bethiah,  b.  Sept.  28,  1688  ;  married  Elisha  Hayward,  Feb.  1,  1721. 

5  James,  b.  Oct.  14,  1691  ;  no  record. 

6  Susanna,  h.  Sept.  27,  1694 ;  married  Israel  Alger,  Dec.  25,  1717. 

7  Wilfiam,  h.  Aug.  14.  1697  ;  married  Mary  Washburn,  Nov.  8,  1722. 

8  Eleazer,  b.  July  14.  1701  [10] ;  married  Mercy  King,  July  11,  1728. 

9  John,  b.  Aug.  14,  1704 ;  married  Hannah  Hayward,  1722. 

10  Eleazer  (son  of  William  3)  m.  Mercy  King,  July  11, 1728.     Children  :  — 

11  Betty,  b.  March  9,  1729  ;  married,  Ist,  Nathan  Ames,  1751 ;  2d,  Wil- 

liam Tolman  ;  3d,  Micah  White. 

12  Reuben,  b.  April  16,  1731  ;  married  Hannah  Willis,  1768. 

13  Eleazer,  b.  Oct.  30,  1731  [16] ;  married  Mary  Wood,  Jan.  13,  1757. 

14  Mercy,  b.  March  22,  1737  ;  m.  Jacob  Johnson,  of  Stoughton,  1760. 

15  Daniel,  b.  April  30,  1742  ;  married  Hannah  Dunbar,  April  19,  1764. 
The  father  died  March  29,  1789.     The  mother  died  Feb.  18,  1796. 


16  Eleazer  (son  of  Eleazer  10)  married  Mary,  daughter  of  John  Wood, 

Jan.  13,  1757.     Children  :  — 

17  Mary,  b.  Oct.  25,  1757. 

18  Eleazer,  b.  April  8,  1759  [27] ;  m.  Hannah  Dunbar,  April  20,  1780. 

19  Priscilla,  b.  April  12,  1761 ;  married  Simeon  Snow,  Feb.  9,  1789. 

20  Jonathan  [28]  married  Huldah  Snow. 

21  Silas,  b.  May  7,  1776  [40]  ;  married  Hannah  Cole,  April  10,  1800. 

22  Betsy. 

23  Sarah,  married  Ezekiel  Merritt,  April  20,  1788. 

24  Zerrina,  married  Jonathan  Snow,  of  New  York,  1799. 

25  Mercy,  married  Nathaniel  Wilmarth,  Feb.  1,  1795. 

26  Phebe,  married  Moses  Crafts,  Feb.  24,  1799. 

The  father  died  Feb.  1,  1797,  aged  64.     The  mother  died  Feb.  18, 
1824,  aged  90. 


27  Eleazer  (son  of  Eleazer  16)  married  Hannah,  daughter  of  Jacob  Dun- 
bar, April  20,  1780. 
This  family  removed  to  New  York. 


28  Jonathan  (son  of  Eleazer  16)  married  Huldah,  daughter  of Snow. 

Children  :  — 

29  Huldah,  b.  Feb.  14,  1786 ;  married  Stillman  Willis,  Nov.  2,  lf<09. 

30  Jonathan,  b.  Oct.  13,  1788  [49]  ;  married  Sally  Bryant,  Nov.  29,  1810. 

31  Salmon,  b.  April  22,  1789  ;  died  May  4,  1789. 

32  Caleb,  b.  June  5,  1790  ;  died  May  1,  1791. 

33  Susanna,  b.  June  25,  1793  ;  married  Jeremiah  Hickson,  of  Stoughton, 

Nov.  5,  1809. 

34  Sprar/ue,  b.  April  26,  1795  [50]  ;  m.  Nancy  Kingman,  of  Mansfield, 

1820. 

35  Sebrina,  b.  April  10,  1797  ;  married  John  Seely,  of  Easton,  1818. 

36  Martin,  b.  May  10,  1799  [57]  ;  m.,  1st,  Ann  Wilbur,  1825  ;  2d,  Eliza 

Ann  Thayer. 

37  Olive,  b.  Dec.  25,  1800 ;  died  Jan.  6,  1819. 

38  Thomas  Jefferson,  b.  Feb.  21,  1802  [68]  ;  m.  Caroline  Wilbur,  May 

13,  1827. 

39  Relier,  b.  May  12,  1805. 

The  mother  died  Feb.  25,  1828,  aged  64.    The  father  died  Aug.  11, 
1838,  aged  75  years. 


40  Silas  (son  of  Eleazer  16)  married  Hannah,  daughter  of  Ephraim  Cole, 
April  10,  1800.     Children  :  — 


FAMILY   REGISTER.  G39 

41  Silas,  b.  Sept.  3,  1800  [78]  ;  married  Nancy  Packard,  June  20,  1823. 

42  Austin,  b.  May  31,  1802  [sOJ  ;  married  Louisa  S.  Chipman. 

43  Linus,  b.  May  10,  1804  ;  died . 

44  Silence,  b.  Xov.  16,  1808  ;  married  Theron  Bryant. 

45  Mary,  b.  Nov.  18,  1811  ;  married  Samuel  Clark. 

46  Lunn,  b.  May  11,  181-4  [84] ;  m.  1st,  Rhoda  Willis;  2d,  Jane  Heal. 

47  Dennis,  b.  Oct.  31,  1810  [92]  ;  married  Charlotte  K.  Brown. 

The  wife  died  March  20,  1»37.  He  then  married  Sarah,  daughter  of 
Nehemiah  Holbrook,  of  Braintree,  and  widow  of  Jeremiah  Snell, 
Dec.  19,  1837.     Children:  — 

48  Cordelia,  b.  Oct.  17,  1838. 


49  Jonathan  (son  of  Jonathan  28)  married  Sally,  daughter  of Bry- 
ant, Nov.  29,  1810. 


50  Sprague  (son  of  Jonathan  28)  married  Nancy,  daughter  of King- 

man, of  Mansfield,  1820.     Children  :  — 

51  Edward  Kingman,  b.  May  2,  1823. 

52  Thomas  Jefferson,  b.  Dec.  15,  1824. 

53  Hiram  H.,  b.  Feb.  17,  1826.  55  Mary  Ann,  b.  June  17,  1830. 

54  Nancy  R.,  h.  July  2,  1826.  56  Mary  Shaw,  b.  July  12, . 

The  father  died  Aug.  9,  1839,  aged  44. 


57  JIartin  (son  of  Jonathan  28)  married  Anna,  dau.  of  Isaiah    Wilbnr, 

of  Easton,  April  8,  1821.     Children  :  — 

58  Julia  Ann,  h.  Feb.  19,  1822  ;  married  Warren  Holmes,  of  Dorchester, 

June  2,  1842. 

59  Olive   Lorain,  b.  Dec.  27,  1823  ;   married  Isaac  A.  Packard,  June 

2,  1842. 

60  Harriet  Wilbur,  b.  March  13, 1825  ;  married,  Ist,  Benjamin  K.  Martis  ; 

2d,  Austin  H.  Snow. 

61  Ellen  Sabrina,  b.  July  29,  1828  ;  married  Isaac  P.  Osborne. 

62  Lucreiia,  b.  May  2,  1831 ;  died  Feb.  2,  1833. 

63  Martin  Wesley,  b.  Aug.  24,  1835  ;  died  April  5,  1855. 

64  Theodore  Nelson,  b.  Jan.  27,  1837  [95] ;  m.  Cordelia  Snow,  Nov.  29, 

1860. 

65  Shepard  Wilbur,  b.  -May  2,  1839  [96]  ;  m.  Sarah  Ann  Brown,  Dec. 

31,  1863. 

66  Edmund  Francis,  b.  July  15,  1841  ;  in  35th  Regiment  Mass.  Vols. 
The  wife  died  Oct.  12,  1853.     He  then  married  Eliza  Ann,  daughter  of 

Barnabas  Thayer,  of  Boston,  March  20,  1854.     Children  :  — 

67  Ann  Maria  Wesley,  b.  Feb.  27,  1850. 

68  Thomas  Jefferson  (son  of  Jonathan  28)  married  Caroline,  daughter  of 

Wilbur,  May  13,  1827.     Children  ;  — 

69  Thomas  Gardner,  b.  Sept.  20,  1828  ;  died  Oct.  9,  1840. 

70  Hector   Orville,  b.  Oct.  1,  1830  ;  married  Cordelia  N.  Lawrence,  Jan. 

1,  1857.  ,. ,      ^ 

71  Oren  Theodore,  b.  Sept.  23,   1832;  married  Angeline  E.  Talmadge, 

Aug.  15.  1857. 

72  Croydon  Proctor,  b.  Sept.  9,  1834. 

73  Herman  iraWe?r/or</,  b.  Julv  3,  1836. 

74  Caroline  Gertrude,  b.  June  21,  1839  ;  died  Sept.  30,  1842. 

75  Sarah  Jane  Gertrude,  b.  Sept.  11,  1842. 

76  Bona  Vera  Blanche,  b.  Jan.  10,  1845. 


640  HISTORY    OP   NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 


77  Florence  Hartley,  b.  Nov.  6,  1847. 
The  father  died  Oct.  6,  1851. 


78  Silas  (son  of  Silas  40)  married  Nancy,  daughter  of  Perez  Packard,  of 

Easton,  June  26,  1823.     Children  :  — 

79  Abigail,  b.  Sept.  1825  ;  died  April  16,  1826. 

The  wife  died  April  16,  1826.     He  then  married  Vesta,  daughter  of 
Samuel  Dickerman,  May  6,  1836. 

80  Austin  (son  of  Silas  40)  married  Louisa  Starr,  daughter  of  Jacob 

Chipman.     Children:  — 

81  Austin  Harris,  b.  March  8,  1829  [97] ;  married  Olive  L.  Snow. 

82  Horatio  Everett,  b.  May  18,  1831  ;  died  Nov.  18,  1833. 

83  Francis  Irving,  b.  Jan.  30,  1833  [101]  ;  married  Anna  L.  Graves. 


84  LuRiN  (son  of  Silas  40)  married  Rhoda,  daughter  of  John  Ellis.    Chil- 

dren :  — 

85  Rhoda  Lorain,  b.  Oct.  10,  1835. 

86  George  Phalen. 

87  Jane. 

88  Olive  Jane,  b.  July  10,  1837. 

89  L.  Bradford,  b.  June  2,  1840. 

90  Horatio  Dennis,  b.  Nov.  16,  1842. 

91  Adrianna  Eleanora,  b.  June  16,  1844. 

The  vpife  died  Feb.  14,  1846.     He  then  married  Jane,  daughter  of 
Robert  Heal,  of  Searsport,  Me.,  Sept.  16,  1848. 


92  Dennis  (son  of  Silas  40)  married  Charlotte  Reed,  daughter  of  Daniel 

E.  Brown,  of  Mansfield,  May  22,  1849.     Children  :  — 

93  Elmer  Merton,  b.  May  22,  1850  ;  died  May  23,  1859. 

94  Minelka  Ellsworth,  b.  Jan.  1,  1864. 


95  Theodore  Nelson  (son  of  Martin  57)  married  Cordelia,  daughter  of 

Snow,  Nov.  29,  1860. 

Reside  in  Dorchester. 


96  Shepard  Wilbur  (son  of  Martin  57)  married  Sarah  Ann,  daughter  of 
Daniel  E.  Brown,  of  Mansfield,  Dec.  31,  1863. 
Reside  in  Dorchester. 


97  Austin  Harris  (son  of  Austin  80)  married  Widow  Olive  L.  Packard, 

and  daughter  of  Martin  Snow,  Jan.  1,  1851.     Children  :  — 

98  Lloyd  Murray,  b.  Aug.  1,  1853. 

99  Carrie  Wilbur,  b.  June  3, 1856. 
100  Nellie  Theodora,  b.  Aug.  29,  1858. 

The  father  was  a  musician  in  the  12th  Mass.  Regiment. 


101  Francis  Irving  (son  of  Austin  80)  married  Anna  Leach,  daughter  of 

David  W.  Graves,  Sept.  27,  1851.     Children  :  — 

102  Anna  Frances,  b.  May  21,  1855. 

103  Elua  Louisa,  b.  Aug.  13,  1857.  < 

104  Mary  Alma,  b.  Dec.  5,  1859. 

The  fa. her  was  in  Co.  D,  58th  Mass.  Regiment,  Colonel  Richmond. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  G41 

105  SETH    (son  of  Nathaniel)  came  from  Orleans,  Masn.,  in  1783  ;  married 

Anna,  daughter  of  Josiah  Packard,  Oct.  23,  17'JJ.     Cliildrcn  :  — 

106  Josiah,  died  Oct.  3,  1820,  aged  IG.  107  Nathaniel. 

108  Sally  A.,  died  Sept.  16,  1816,  aged  20. 

109  Achsah,  died  at  New  Orleans,  Any;.  1820. 

110  Hannah,  died  Jan.  25,  1815.         Ill  Mary  Rcdbury,  h.  May  18,  1812. 
The  wife  died  July  16,  1820.     He  then  married  Widow  .Sarali  Norton, 

daughter  of  Ephraim  Noycs,  Nov.  li,  1821.     Tlie  father  died  Nov. 
20,  1824.     The  widow  died . 


112  David  (son  of  Solomon)   married  Relief,  daughter  of  Jonathan  Snow, 

of  North  Bridgewater.     Children  :  — 

113  Edwin  Lowden,  b.  Nov.  3,  1830  [118] ;  m.  Sarah  Ann  King  McBsenger. 

114  Jonathan,  b.  Dec.  11,  1832. 

115  Adeline  Celestia,  b.  Aug.  18,  1836. 

116  Manley  Packard,  b.  Oct.  3,  1841. 

117  Fidelia  Frances  (adopted  daughter) ,  b.  April  22,  1852. 
Came  to  North  Bridgewater  Nov.  1845. 

118  Edwin  Lowden  (son  of  David  1 12)  m.  Sarah  Ann  King,  daughter  of 

Jason  E.  Messenger,  Feb.  3,  1850.     Children  :  — 

119  Echvin  Ellis,  b.  April  7,  1851. 

120  Francis  Elliot,  b.  Jan.  16,  1853. 

121  \^/arren  Melville,  b.  Jan.  27,  1855. 

122  Albert  Lee,  b.  Oct.  1857.  123  Sarah  Lizzie,  b.  Jan.  24,  1861. 
Co.  A,  35th  Mass.  Volunteer  Regiment. 


124  ARA  (son  of  Nathaniel)  was  born  May  8,  1767;  came  from  Doug- 

las, Mass.  ;  married  Pamelia,  daughter  of  Jacob  Briggs,  of  Norton. 
Children  :  — 

125  Pamelia,  b.  Jan.  14,  1812  ;  married  Cyrus  Willis,  of  Randolph. 

126  Ara,  b.  Feb.  9,  1814 ;  married,  1st,  Elizabeth  Warren  ;  2d,  Eveline 

Thayer. 

127  Thomas  Hale,  b.  Feb.  3,  1816. 

128  Jerusha,  b.  May  24,  1819  ;  married  George  L.  Hayden. 

129  Jacob  Cheney,  b.  April  14,  1821  ;  married  Nancy  Landen,  of  Maine. 

130  Susanna,  b.  Dec.  22,  1822  ;  married  Isaac  Tower,  of  Braintree. 
The  father  died  Dec.  20,  1863,  aged  96. 


THE  SHAW  FAMILY. 


1  William  Shaw  was  the  son  of  Benjamin  and  Hannah  Shaw,  of  Abing- 

ton ;  came  to  the  North  Parish  about  1754,  and  married  Hannah 
West,  1754.     Children  :  — 

2  Hannah,  b.  March  26,  1755  ;  married  Mark  Packard,  Dec.  15, 1774. 

3  William,  b.  Jan.  14,  1757  ;  married  Pamela  Rugg,  1791, 

4  Dan,  b.  Nov.  15,  1758  ;  m. Perkins  ;  removed  to  Lyme,  ^.  H. 

5  Isaiah,  b.  Oct.  19,  1760  ;  died  Nov.  19,  1760. 

6  Rhoda,  b.  Aug.  1,  1762;  married  Benjamin  Kingman,  Sept.  18,  l/Sd; 

removed  to  Winchester,  N.  H. 

7  Napthali,  b.  June  20,  1764  [13] ;  m.  Polly  Crafts,  June  10, 1  <  93  ;  re- 

moved to  Kensington,  N.  H. 

8  Betsy,  b.  June  12,  1766  ;  married  Isaac  Horton,  May  6,  1804. 

9  Micah,  b.  Sept.  25,  1768  [18] ;  married  Jane  Kingman,  Nov.  11,  itJd- 

81 


642  HISTORY   OF   NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 


10  Patience,  b.  Aug.  28,  1770  ;  m.  Nathaniel  Southworth,  Nov.  7,  1793. 

11  Molly,  h.  Nov.  4,  1772.. 

The  wife  died  Nov.  9,  1772.     He  then  married  Dorcas  Smith,  June  24, 
1773.     Children  :  — 

12  Abigail,  b.  Jan.  29,  1775  ;  married  Ziba  Wood,  April  25,  1796. 

The  wife  died  July  23,  1797,  aged  G4.     The  father  died  Jan.  17,  1809, 
aged  79. 


13  Rev.  Napthali  *  (son  of  William  1)  married  Polly,  daughter  of  Dr. 

John  S.  Crafts,  June  10,  1798.     Children  :  — 

14  Thomas  Crafts,  married  Sarah  Jenkins. 

15  Eliza  Park,  married  Deacon  Randall  H.  Wild,  of  West  Fairlee,  Vt. 
IG  Samuel  West,]  married  Jerusha  Bliss,  of  Fairlee,  Vt. 

17  Mary  Ann,  died  July  12,  1808. 

The  father  died .     The  mother  died  Jan.  14,  1840. 


18  MiCAH  (son  of  William  1)  married  Jane,  daughter  of  Matthew  King- 

man, Nov.  11,  1793.     Children  :  — 

19  Caroline,  b.  Oct.  21,  1794  ;  died  single,  Jan.  25,  1862  ;  aged  67. 

20  Newton,  b.  Nov.  26,  1795  [31]  ;  married  Olive  Packard. 

21  Zibeon,  b.  Aug.  9,  1797  died  Dec.  17,  1806. 

22  Mary  Cary,  b.  June  27,  1799  ;  m.  Abiel  Kingman,  Jan.  12,  1819. 

23  Addison,  b.  Oct.  5,  1800  [33] ;  m.,  1st,  Betsy  H.  Packard ;  2d,  Sarah 

Dunlap. 

24  Marcus,  b.  Aug.  24,  1802  ;  married  Chloe  Tolman. 

25  William,  b.  May  10,  1804  ;  died  Feb.  22,  1807. 
2G  Lucas,  b.  Oct.  7,  1805  ;  died  July  5,  1807. 

27  Hannah,  b.  July  6,  1807  ;  married  Ephraim  Copeland. 

28  Rlioda,  b.  INIarch  22,  1809  ;  married,  1st,  Lucius  Packard,  1831  ;  2cl, 

Chandler  Sprague. 

29  Zibeon,  b.  May  16,  1810  [41]  ;  m.,  let,  Mary  Ann  Russell ;  2d,  Marcia 

Holmes. 

30  Dan,  b.  Feb.  22,  1812;  died  March  5,  1812. 
The  father  died  June  20,  1850,  aged  82. 

31  Newton  (son  of  Micah  18)  married  Olive,  daughter  of  Captain  Robert 

Packard,  Dee.  3,  1818.  The  wife  died  Aug.  10,  1822.  He  then 
married  Lucy,  dau.  of Montgomery,  of  Middleboro'.  Chil- 
dren :  — 

32  Jane  Montgomery ,  married  Nathaniel  Wales,  June  4,  1848. 

The  father  died  Sept.  30,  1856,  aged  61.     The  wife  died  Aug.  30,  1860. 

33  Addison  (son  of  Micah  18)  married  Betsy  Howard,  daughter  of  Isaiah 

Packard,  Dec.  13,  1825.     Children  :  — 

34  Henry,  b.  Jane  29,  1827  [47] ;  married  Lavina  Paine. 

35  Elizabeth,  b.  June  10,  1831.  36  Elizabeth,  h.  Jan.  5,  1834. 

The  wife  died  Feb.  3,  1837.     He  then  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  John 
Dunlap,  of  Pelham,  Mass.,  Jan.  1,  1838.     Children  :  — 

37  William,  b.  Oct.  11,  1841  ;  died  Aug.  5,  1858. 

38  Mary,  b.  Nov.  1,  1843 ;  died  %  xMay  27,  1856. 

*  See  Bioi^raphy,  page  l.'j?.     t  Died  March  12,  1832,  leaving  no  children. 

X  Mary  died  from  injuries  recoivcd  in  being  run  over  by  a  swinging  stone  drag, 
drawn  by  oxen,  an  I  driven  by  .Mr.  Cyrus  Alger.  Mary,  in  attempting  to  get  upon 
the  drag,  for  the  pur|)()sc  of  a  ride,  wn.s  struck  by  one  of  the  wheels,  and  thrown 
down;  the  wheel  passed  over  her,  rupturing  a  blood-vessel,  causing  almost  instant 
death.  The  oxen  were  gomg  at  a  quiok  speed,  having  been  frigiitened  by  some 
rude  boys. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  C43 

39  Agnes,  b.  Sept.  1,  1846.  40  Lyman,  b.  Feb.  17, 1852. 

41  ZiBEON  (son  of  Micah  18)  married  Mary  Ann,  daughter  of Ru8- 

eell,  of  Boston.     Children  :  — 

42  Georrje.  43  Frank. 

Tlie  wife  died  .     He  then  married  Marcia,  daughter  of  George 

Holmes,  of  Kingston,  Maiss.     Children  :  — 
44  Eugene.  45   Wcndall.  46  Charles. 

The  father  died  March  9,  1854,  aged  43. 

47  Hknrt  (son  of  Addison  33)  married  Lavina  Paine.     Children  :  — 

48  Henry  Everett. 

The  father  died  July  21,  1857,  aged  29. 


THE  SNELL  FAMILY. 


1  Deacon  Zachariah  (son  of  Joeiah,  and  grandson  of  Thomas  Snell,  the 

first  of  that  name  in  Bridgewater)  was  an  early  settler  in  the  North 
Parish  ;  married  Abigail,  daughter  of  Deacon  Josepli  Havward, 
March  11,  1731.     Children  :  — 

2  Issachar,  h.  May  25,  1732  [8] ;_  married  Sarah  Hayward,  Nov.  8,  1769.. 

3  Abigail,  b.  Feb.  6,  1734;  married  Robert  Howard,  May  5,  1757. 

4  Zcbedce,  b.  Dec.  9,  1736  [14]  ;  m.  Martha  Howard,  April  '.),  17G1. 

5  Ebentzer,*  b.  Oct.  1,  1738  ;  married  Sarah  Packard,  April  5,  1704. 

6  Zachariah,  b.  Oct.  30,  1743  ;  died  Nov.  28,  1747. 

7  Hannah,  b.  Aug.  28,  1745 ;  died  Nov.  19.  1747. 

The  father  died  May  6,  1768,  aged  64.  The  mother  died  April  30, 
1796.  The  mother  lived  to  see  seven  generations  of  descendants,  and 
was  nearly  100  years  of  ago  at  her  death. 

8  Issachar  (son  of  Deacon  Zachariah  1)  married  Sarah,  daughter  of 

Benjamin  Hayward,  Nov.  8,  1769,     Children  :  — 

9  Issachar  [24]  married  I\Iary  Keith,  Nov.  28,  1799. 

10  Mchitable,  died  Sept.  5,  1790. 

11  Abigail,  married  Caleb  Howard,  May  17,  1820. 

12  Sarah,  married  Turner  Torrey,  jMarch  22,  1803. 

13  Hannah,  married  Oakes  Tirrell,  1805. 

The  father  died  June  30,  1820,  aged  89.  During  the  last  twenty  yeara 
of  his  life  he  was  blind.     The  wife  died  Nov.  IG,  1824. 


14  Captain  Zebedee  (son  of  Deacon  Zachariah  1)  married  Martha,  dau.  of 

Ephraim  Howard,  April  9,  1761.     Children  :  — 

15  Hannah,  b.  Feb.  19,  1762;  married  Daniel  Field,  Julv  13,  1780. 

16  Zachariah,  b.   Sept.  9,  1794  [28].;  m.  Mehitable  Sylvester,  Jan.  24, 

1793. 

17  Oliver,  h.  Oct.  6,  1767  [40]  ;  married  Hannah  Beal,  Nov.  15,  1792. 

18  Martha,  b.  Dec.  18,  1769  ;  married  William  Reynolds,  Nov.  3,  1791. 

19  Mo/ly,  b.  May  30,  1772  ;  married  Dr.  Elislia  Tillson,  Sept.  9,  1792. 
The  wife  died  .     He  then  married  ^lary,  daughter  of  Benjamin. 

Hayward,  July  2,  1777.     Children  :  — 

20  Abigail  Howard,  b.  Nov.  10,  1779  ;  m.  Horace  Ames,  May  6,  1845. 

21  Zebedee,  b.  May  31,  17-81  [49]  ;  m.  Hannah  Ames,  Aug.  28,  1803. 

*  Removed  to  Cummington,  Mass. 


644  HISTORY  OF   NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 


22  Lavina,  b.  Oct.  12,  1783  ;  married  Zibeon  Brett,  b.  Aug.  19,  1804. 

23  Mary,  b.  July  9,  1790  ;  married  Simeon  Reynolds,  Jan.  19,  1809. 
The  wife  died  June  25,  1776. 


24  IssACHAR   (son  of  Issachar  8)   married  Mary,  daughter  of  Simeon 

Keith,  Nov.  28,  1799.     Children  :  — 

25  Camilla,  b.  1800  ;  married  Peleg  Benson,  Jr. 

26  Thomas,  b.  1802.  27   Willard,  b.  1803. 

He  was  an  eminent  physician ;  practised  at  Winthrop  and  Augusta, 

Maine. 
The  father  died  in  1847.     (See  Biography,  page  180.) 

28  Zachariah  (son  of  Captain  Zebedee  14)  married  Mehitable,  daughter 

of  Zachariah  Sylvester,  Jan.  24,  1793.     Children  :  — 

29  Samuel,  b.  March  6,  1794  ;  married  Ruth  Reed,  1813. 

30  Sidney,  b.  Oct.  5,  1795  ;  died  Jan.  1,  1814. 

31  Zachariah,  b.  1797  ;  died  Aug.  28, 1799. 

32  Elbridge  Gerry,  b.  March  8,  1799  ;  married Davis. 

33  Daniel,  b.  June  10,  1801  ;  died  single,  July  6,  1822. 

34  Mehitable,  b.  July  15,  1803  ;  died  single. 

35  Patty  Howard,  b.  Aug.  28,  1805  ;  died  single,  April  25,  1822. 

36  Zachariah,  b.  Sept.  10,  1807  ;  died  single,  Nov.  29,  1827. 

37  Cephas,  b.  Jan.  23,  1810  ;  died  single. 

38  David,  b.  March  9,  1812  ;  died  July  17,  1838,  at  CarlinsviUe,  LI. 

39  Susanna,  b.  Jan.  24,  1814  ;  married  Albert  Packard. 

The  father  died  March  21,  1819.     The  mother  died  Sept.  2,  1826. 

40  Oliver  (son  of  Captain  Zebedee  14)  married  Hannah,  daughter  of  Jere- 

miah Beal,  Nov.  15,  1792.     Children  :  — 

41  Oliver,  b.  June  22,  1793  ;  died  single,  March  21,  1863. 

42  Jeremiah,  b.  Jan.  8,  1796  ;  married  Sally  Holbrook,  Dec.  9,  1819. 

43  Hannah,  b.  Oct.  20,  1798  ;  married  Gordon  Stone,  of  Easton,  1821. 

44  Isaac,  b.  Aug.  1,  1801  [56] ;  m.  Sarah  Wilbur,  of  Raynham,  Oct. 

10,  1834. 

45  Polly  Tillson,  b.  June  5,  1804  ;  died  single,  Sept.  1,  1860. 

46  Rachel  Jones,  b.  April  13,  1807  ;  m.  Oakes  S.  Soule,  Sept.  1,  1833. 

47  Asa  Ford,  b.  Feb.  21,  1810 ;  died  single,  Aug.  28,  1833. 

48  Patty  Howard,  b.  Oct.  24,  1812 ;  m.  Cyrus  Packard,  Nov.  29,  1832. 
The  wife  died  Oct.  27,  1825,  aged  55.     The  father  died  Sept.  16,  1831, 

aged  64. 

49  Zebedee  (son  of  Captain  Zebedee  14)  married  Hannah,  daughter  of 

Job  Ames,  Aug.  28,  1804.     Children  :  — 

50  Lavina  Dike,  b.  Aug.  10,  1804.      53  Enos  Tillson,  b.  March  27, 1812. 

51  Mary  Ames,  b.  Dec.  9,  1806.  54  Job  Ames,  b.  Aug.  18,  1814. 

52  Silence  Perry,  b.  Aug.  6,  1808.       55  Ethan  Carver,  b.  Nov,  2,  1815. 
The  father  died  at  China,  Me.,  Feb.  1,  1864,  aged  83  years. 

56  Isaac  (son  of  Oliver  40)  married  Sarah,  daughter  of Wilbur,  of 

Raynham,  Oct.  10,  1834.     Children  :  — 

57  Isaac  Everett,  b.  Nov.  8,  1830.         58  Myron  Oliver,  b.  Sept.  24, 1843. 

59  JOSEPH  (son  of  Joseph,  the  son  of  Thomas)  was  a  graduate  of  Har- 
vard College  in  1735,  but  entered  no  profession  ;  removed  to  the 
North  Parish  ;  married  Anna  Williams.     Children  :  — 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  045 

60  Ann,  h.  May  12,  1743  ;  died  Nov.  20,  1789. 

61  Nathan,  b.  May  25,  1745. 

62  Mary,  b.  1747  ;  died  single. 

63  Joseph,  b.  Juno  5,  1750  [GGJ ;  married  Hannah  Cook,  of  Wollflcct. 

64  Olive,  b.  Feb.  27,  1753  ;  married  James  Alger,  1781. 

65  Gilbert,  b.  1755  ;  died  single. 
The  father  died  Feb.  9.  1791. 


66  Joseph  (son  of  Joseph  59)    married  Hannah  Cook,  May  10,  1785. 

Children  :  — 

67  Anna,  b.  Dec.  16,  1785  :  m.  Charles  Hunt,  of  Dorchester,  1800. 

68  Alfred,  b.  Aug.  22,  1788  ;  m.  Mary  Ann  Rowell,  of  Salem,  N.  U. 

69  Joseph  Doane,  b.  Dec.  4,  1789  [70]  ;  m.  Jane  Calder,  Sept.  11,  1811. 

70  Abigail,  b.  March  4,  1792  ;  died  single,  18G1. 

71  Luther,  b.  Dec.  7,  1793 ;  died  Feb.  5,  1794. 

72  Hannah,  b.  Nov.  27,  1794;  unmarried. 

73  George  Washington,  b.  Dec.  11,  1796;  unmarried. 

74  Azubah,  b.  Feb.  6,  1800  ;  unmarried. 

75  John    Wesley,  b.  July  9,  1802;  married,  Ist,  Sylvia  Hill,  1842;  2d, 

Lois  W.  Hill,  1844. 
The  mother  died  March  29,  1817-    The  father  died  Jan.  11,  1831. 


76  Joseph  Doane  (son  of  Joseph  66)  married  Jane,  daughter  of  James 

Calder,  of  Scotland.     Children  :  — 

77  James  Calder,  b.  May  15,  1812  [87] ;  married,  Ist,  Melinda  Hayward ; 

2d,  Joanna  Wales. 

78  Elizabeth,  b.  March  10,  1815  ;  married  George  Stimpson,  of  Easton. 

79  Hannah,  b.  July  2,  1817  ;  m.  Jarvis  W.  Reynolds,  of  Sidney,  Me. 

80  William.,  b.  April  2,  1820  [92]  ;  m.,  Ist,  Mary  J.  Peabody ;  2d,  Char- 

lotte J.  Lemist. 

81  Thomas,  b.  Nov.  10,  1823  [95]  ;  m.  Louisa  Jones,  of  Dansville,  N.  Y. 

82  Ellen,*  b.  Jan.  3,  1832  ;  married  Andrew  A.  V7ilson,  of  Easton. 
The  wife  died  July  21,  1848.      He  then  married   Widow  Lucy  H. 

PuflFer,  of  Stoughton,  Feb.  11,  1849. 
Residence  on  Montello  Street,  Campello. 

83  John  Wesley  (son  of  Joseph  66)  married  Sylvia  Hill,  Nov.  2,  1842. 
The  wife  died  Dec.  29,  1843.     He  then  married  Lois  W.  Hill,  of 

Hingham,  Mass.,  Dec.  17,  1844  ;  he  died  May  8,  1856. 
This  family  resided  on  South  Street. 

84  Alfred  (son   ofAlfred)  married     Olive    Dunbar,  daughter  of  David 

Hervey,  of  West  Bridgewater,  Nov.  3,  1841.     Children  :  — 

85  Ann  Ruhama,  b.  April  25, 1840  ;  m.  Newton  M.  Phelps,  Dec.  11, 18G1. 

86  Frances  Jenette,  b.  Feb.  18,  184G. 

87  James  Calder  (son  of  Joseph  Doane  76)  married  Melinda,  daughter  of 

Jerathmeel  Hayward,  of  Easton,  Dec.  19,  1841.     Children  :  — 

88  Bradford  Hayward,  died  Sept.  6,  1848. 

89  Vesta  Hayward,  b.  Dec.  29,  1844.  _  ^       ,  ^         „ 
The  wife  died  Aug.  4,  1848.     He  then  married  Vesta,  daughter  ot 

Joshua  Wales,  June  14,  1849.     Children  :  — 

90  Preston  Wales,  b.  Dec.  8,  185G. 

91  Emily  M.  Jennet,  b.  Dec.  28,  1858. 
Farmer  ;  residence  on  South  Street,  Campello. 

*  Died  March  9,  1862. 


646  HISTORY   OF   NOETH  BRIDGEWATER. 


92  William  (son  of  Joseph  Doane  76)   married  Mary   J.    Peabody,  of 

Groton,  Mass.,  Oct.  23,  1849.  The  wife  died  Aug.  12,  1853.  He 
then  married  Charlotte  J.  Lemist,  of  Gilmanton,  N.  H.,  Dec.  28, 
1858.     Children  :  — 

93  Catherine  Lemist,  b.  Aug.  28,  1860. 

94  Mary  Tucker,  b.  Nov.  21,  1861. 

Shoe  manufacturer  ;  residence  on  Montello  Street,  Campello. 

95  TnoMAS  (son  of  Joseph  Doane  76)   married  Ann  Louisa,  daughter  of 

John  Jones,  of  Dansville,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  28,  1847.     Children  :  — 

96  Charles  Joseph,  b.  July  19,  1848  ;  died  Aug.  26,  1849. 

97  Caroline  Ellen,  b.  Oct.  14,  1851  ;  died  May  21,  1861. 

98  Mary  Jane  (an  adopted  daughter),  b.  July  22,  1851. 
This  family  reside  at  Hornellsville,  N.  Y. 

99  CHARLES  SNELL  (son  of  Joseph,  the  son  of  Joseph,  son  of  Thomas 

from  England)  removed  to  the  North  Parish  in  1745  ;  married  Susan- 
na, daughter  of  Jonathan  Packard,  March  26,  1745.     Children :  — 

100  Mehitable,  b.  Dec.  31,  1745  ;  died  single. 

101  Bathslieba,  b.  March  26,  1747  ;  died  single. 

102  Jonathan,  b.  Jan.  24,  1749  ;  died  single. 

103  Silence,  b.  Dec.  1,  1750  ;  married  Ebenezer  Howard,  Dec.  23,  1773. 

104  Charles,  b.  Feb.  4,  1753  [111] ;  m.  Mary  Kingman,  April  16,  1778. 

105  Nathaniel,  b.  Jan.  13,  1755  ;  died  single. 

106  Susanna,  b.  March  1,  1757  ;  married  Abiel  Harris,  Nov.  17,  1774. 

107  Hannah,  b.  June  12,  1759  ;  married  Jonathan  Keith,  Aug.  28,  1777. 

108  Reuben,  b.  Aug.  28,  1761 ;  died  young. 

109  Abigail,  b.  May  14,  1765 ;  married  Captain  Leavitt  Thayer,  1783. 

110  Shepard,  b.  Dec.  17,  1770  [116]  ;  married  Amy  Thayer,  June  8,  1794. 
The  father  died  in  1771,  aged  54. 


111  Charles  (son  of  Charles  99)   married  Mary,  daughter  of  Matthew 

Kingman,  April  16,  1778.     Children  :  — 

112  Alvin,  b.  Dec.  7,  1778  [121]  ;  married  Abigail  Bryant,  1798. 

113  Matthew,  b.  Aug.  21,  1780  [136]  ;  m.  Susanna  Harris,  Aug.  31,  1806. 

114  Cyrus,  b.  Aug.  13,  1787  [140]  ;  m.  Susanna  Shaw,  of  Abington,  1819. 

115  Polhj,  b.  Feb.  22,  1789  ;  died  in  youth. 

The  wife  died.     He  then  married  widow  Rebecca  Packard,  Nov.  26, 
1807. 


116  Shepard  (son  of  Charles  90)   married  Amy,  daughter  of  Jeremiah 

Thayer,  June  8,  1794.     Children  :  — 

117  Nancy,  b.  Feb.  26,  1795  ;  died  single,  April  3,  1798. 

118  Susanna,  b.  Aug.  15,  1797  ;  married  John  B.  Harris,  1818. 

119  Ansel,  b.  July  18,  1800  [142]  ;  married  Lydia  Stetson,  of  Quincy. 

120  Royal,  b.  Sept.  16,  1802  [153]  ;  married  Nancy  Smith,  of  Raynham. 
The  father  died  Oct.  10,  1840,  aged  70. 


121  Alvin   (son  of  Charles  111)  married  Abigail  Bryant,  of  Pembroke. 

Children  :  — 

122  Ephraim,   b.  March  2,  1800  [155];    m.,    Ist,  Hepzibah   Blake;   2d, 

Widow  Catherine  Wentworth. 

123  Polly,  b.  Dec.  15,  1801  ;  married  Jacob  Noyes,  May  4,  1825. 

124  Charles,  b.  May  3,  1803  [163]  ;  m.,  Ist,  Sophia  Howard;  2d,  Judith 

Chandler  ;  3d,  Lois  Ewell. 


FAMILY  EEGISTER.  G47 

125  Alvin,  h.  July  24,  1805  [174]  ;  m.,  let,  Camilla  Wild;  2d,  Anna  B. 

Alden. 

126  Evereii,  b.  July  8,  1807  ;  married  Sally  Shepard. 

127  Elbridge,  b.  July   8,  1807  [179] ;  m.,  Ist,  Sophronia  Packard  ;   2d, 

Widow  Eli<sabeth  Hamilton. 

128  Rebecca,  b.  Sept.  24,  1809  ;  married  Benjamin  F.  Jackson. 

129  Abir/ail,  b.  Sept.  23,  1811  ;  married  William  Ilolbruuk. 

130  Mi/ra,  b.  April  18,  1813  ;  married  Dennison  Packard. 

131  WiUard,  b.  Feb.  10,  1815  [180]  ;  m.,  1st,  Betsy  Williams  ;  2d,  Fanny 

Jones. 

132  Bradford,  b.  March  23,  1816  ;  m.  Betsy  Whittemore,  of  Fall  River. 

133  Galusha,  b.  April  7,  1818  ;  died  single,  Feb.  27,  1840. 

134  Laura,  b.  Jan.  16,  1822  ;  married  Joseph  T.  Ames. 

135  Varanes,  b.  Dec.  27,  1823  [187] ;  married,  Ist,  Mary  B.  Kingsky  ;  2d, 

Emily  H.  Gill,  of  Stoughton. 
The  father  died  Feb.  7,  1851,  aged  73.     The  wife  died  July  23 . 


136  Matthew  (son  of  Charles  111)   married  Susanna,  daughter  of  Abiel 

Harris,  and  widow  of  Charles  Southworth,  Aug.  31,  180G.     Chil- 
dren :  — 

137  Nathaniel,  b.  March  8,  1807  ;  he  was  blind  for  twelve  years  ;  died  Oct. 

5,  1859. 

138  Jane    Whitman,  b.  Feb.  6,  1809  ;  married,  1st,  Daniel  Holbrook  ;  2d, 

Henrv  Hayward. 

139  Henry, 'b.  Dec.  26,  1812  [192];   married,  1st,  Celia  Bisbee  ;  2d,  Lucia 

K.  Clapp. 
The  father  died  Dec.  28,  1838,  aged  58.    The  mother  died  Oct.  24, 
1849,  aged  72. 

140  Cyrus  (son  of  Charles  111)  married  Susanna,  daughter  of Shaw. 

Children :  — 

141  Mary  Shaw,  b.  July  12,  1820. 

Residence,  North  Bridgewater.     The  father  died  several  years  since. 

142  Ansel  (son  of  Shepard  116)  married  Lydia,  daughter  of Stetson, 

of  Quincy.     Children  :  — 

143  WiUia7n  S.,  b.  Oct.  22,  1825  [193]  ;  m.  Parthene  Sherman,  1851. 

144  Sally,  b.  Dec.  12,  1827  ;  married  Nathaniel  Bailey,  1850. 

145  Ansel,  b.  March  20,  1830  ;  removed  to  California. 

146  Franklin,  b.  July  26,  1832  ;  died  May  13,  1852. 

147  Lydia,  b.  Jan.  24,  1835  ;  married  Adoniram  Beals,  185b. 

148  Bradford,  b.  Sept.  29,  1837  ;  died  Jan.  11,  1839. 

149  Nancy,  b.  Dec.  3,  1839  ;  married  Franklin  M.  Sturtevant. 

150  Bradford,  b.  Oct.  10,  1842.  ,,    ^   i.  u  -r   i«4t 

151  Adriana,  b.  Aug.  7,  1845.  152  Henry  M.,  b.  Feb.  7,  1847. 
The  father  died  July  23,  1855. 

153  Royal  (son  of  Shepard  116)  married   Nancy,  daughter  of  William 

Smith,  of  Raynham,  Mass. ,  Nov.  1842.     ChUdren :  — 

154  George,  b.  Aug.  18,  1847. 
Boot-maker ;  residence  on  Main  Street. 

155  Ephraim  (son  of  Alvin  121)  "^d  H^F^^P^Jl '^^"?/;.^^^^^^^^^ 

Ely  Blake,  of  Wrentham,  Mass.,  Nov.  10,  1827.     Children  .  — 

156  Chloe  Ann  Gillmore,  b.  Oct.  17,  1828  ;  married  Silas  Howe,  1848. 


648  HISTORY    OF    NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 


157  Alvin  Blake,  b.  April  19, 1830  ;  married  Lydia  Westgate,  and  removed 

to  Hartford. 
The  wife  died  in  1834.     He  then  married  Widow  Catherine  Went- 
worth,  of  Boston,  daughter  of  Isaiah  Bruce,  of  Marlboro',  Mass. 
Children  :  — 

158  Julia  Maria,  b.  Jan.  8,  1837  ;  married  Joseph  B.  Swain,  of  Water- 

ville,  N.  H. 
The  wife  died  in  1842.     He  then  married  Marcella,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam Dirk,  June  10,  1846.     Children  :  — 

159  Harriet,  b.  Oct.  6,  1847. 

160  Sarah  Adelaide,  b.  April  26,  1849. 

161  Mary  A.,  b.  March  12,  1852. 

162  George  Bryant,  b.  March  29,  1854. 
This  family  reside  at . 

163  Charles  (son  of  Alvin  121)  married  Sophia,  daughter  of  Darius  How- 

ard, Oct.  2,  1827.  The  wife  Dec.  17,  1827.  He  then  married 
Judith,  daughter  of  Perez  Chandler,  of  Duxbury,  Mass.,  Oct.  3, 
1830.     Children :  — 

164  Charles  H.,  b.  Nov.  30,  1831.       166  Elijah  F.,  b.  Oct.  8, 1837. 

165  Nathaniel  B.,  b.  Oct.  31,  1835.    167  Issachar  K.,  b.  Feb.  26,  1840. 
The  wife  died  July  23,  1842.     He  then  married  Lois  E.,  daughter  of 

Turner  Ewell,  of  North  Marshfield,  Mass.     Children  :  — 

168  Aaron  H.,  b.  April  18,  1844;  Co.  E,  18th  Regiment ;  kiUed  at  Coal 

Harbor,  Va.,  June  3,  1864. 

169  Georc/e  B.,  b.  Feb.  22,  1846  ;  died  June  29,  1862. 

170  Sarah  E.,  b.  Nov.  30,  1848  ;  died  May  24,  1862. 

171  Hannah  L..  b.  March  22,  1851. 

172  Lois  A.,  b.  Feb.  8,  1854. 

173  Alvin  T.,  b.  June  29,  1858  ;  died  Oct.  22, 1858. 


174  Alvin  (son  of  Alvin  121)  married  Camilla,  daughter  of  Calvin  Wild, 

of  Braintree,  Nov.  18,  1830.     Children  :  — 

175  George  Augustus,  b.  Aug.  20,  1831. 

The  wife  died  Aug.  8,  1835.  He  then  married  Mrs.  Anna  B.  Alden, 
and  daughter  of  Joseph  Holbrook,  of  Braintree,  Oct.  17,  1836. 
Children  :  — 

176  Abbie  Ann,  b.  May  10,  1841. 

177  Eugene,  b.  Feb.  7,  1847.  178  Jenette,  b.  Jan.  5,  1852. 


179  Elbridge  (son  of  Alvin  121)  married  Sophronia,  daughter  of 

Packard.     The  wife  died .     He  then  married  Widow  Elizabeth 

Hamilton. 
Residence,  East  Stoughton,  Mass. 


180  WiLLARD  (son  of  Alvin  121)  married  Betsy,  daughter  of  Joseph  C. 

Williams,  of  Weymouth.     Children  :  — 

181  Abigail,  b.  Aug.  7,  1838. 

182  Charles  Hay  den,  b.  Jan.  27,  1840. 

The  wife  died  April  27,  1842.     He  then  married  Fanny,  daughter  of 
Richmond  Jones,  of  Turner,  Me.,  Oct.  26, 1842.     Children  :  — 

183  Ann  Maria,  b.  Nov.  12,  1843. 

184  Abby  Frances,  b.  June  1,  1848.     185  Betsy  Jane,  b.  June  22,  1854. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  049 

187  Varanes  (son  of  Alvin  121)  married  Mary  Beals,  daughter  of  Luthor 

Kingsley,  of  Randolph,  Aug.  23,  1847.    Children  :  — 

188  Newland,  b.  March  2,  1848. 

The  wife  died  Aug.  17,  18-18.     He  then  married  Emily  Ilewine,  dau. 
of  Elisha  Gill,  of  Stoughton,  Aug.  27, 1851.     Children  :  — 

189  Melvin,  b.  Jan.  7,  1854. 

190  InezAdaline,  b.  Aug.  23,  1857. 

191  Idella  AhUette,^  b.  May  18,  18G0. 

Residence,  Main  Street.    Snell  &  Atherton,  shoe  tool  manufacturers,  at 
Keith's  Mill. 


192  Henry  (son  of  Matthew  136)  married  Celia,  daughter  of Bisbee, 

of  Buckfield,  Me.,  Aug.  21,  1851.     The  wife  died  June  21,  1854. 
He  then  married  Lucia,  daughter  of  Eliphalet  Kingman,  and  widow 
of  James  Otis  Clapp,  of  Dorchester,  Mass.,  Oct.  8,  1850. 
The  father  died  Nov.  11, 1865,  aged  53. 


193  William  (son  of  Ansel  142)  married  Parthene  Sherman,  1851.    Chil- 

dren :  — 

194  Frederick,  died  1854. 

195  Frank,  b.  1854.  196  Frederick,  b.  1856. 


THE  SYLVESTER  FAMILY. 

1  All  of  the  name  of  Sylvester  in  this  country,  which  has  become  some- 

what numerous,  probably  descended  from  Richard  Sylvester,  who 
was  at  Weymouth  in  1630.  From  thence  he  removed  to  Scituate 
in  1642.  Some  members  of  his  family  removed  to  Duxbury.  among 
whom  was  Israel,  who  married  Abigail,  daughter  of  Josiah  Snell,  of 
West  Bridgewater,  Dec.  12,  1734.     Children  :  — 

2  Jospph,  b.  1735  [8] ;  married  Lucy  Sampson,  1769. 

3  Israel,  b.  1737.  4  Seth,  b.  1740.  5  Josiah,  b.  1742- 

6  Zachariah,  b.  1744  ;  married  Mehitable  Cary,  Nov.  14,  1771. 

7  Abigail,  b.  1747  ;  married  Samuel  Alden. 

8  Joseph  (son  of  Israel  1)  married  Lucy,  daughter  of  Ephreim  Sampson, 

of  Middleboro',  Mass.,  1769,  and  removed  to  North  Bridgewater. 
Children  :  — 

9  Lucy,  b.  March  1,  1772  ;  died  Aug.  4,  1845. 

10  Ephraim,  b.  April  23,  1774. 

11  Seth,  died .  13  Josiah,  removed  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

12  Benjamin,  died .  14  Joseph  [15]  m.  Hannah  Howard. 

The  father  died  in  1818,  aged  84. 

15  Joseph  (son  of  Joseph  8)  married  Hannah,  daughter  of  Robert  How- 

ard, Aug.  10,  1786.     Children  :  — 

16  Gustavus,  b.  Dec.  27,  1786  r22] ;  married  Martha  Field,  1811. 

17  Abigail,  b.  May  10,  1788  ;  died  young. 

18  Hannah,  b.  Feb.  15,  1790. 

19  Clinthy,  b.  June  6,  1792. 

20  Wealthy,  b.  Aug.  24,  1794  ;  died  young. 

21  Algernon  Sidney,  b.  Nov.  8,  1798  [29]  ;  m.,  Ist,  Hannah  H.  Bartlett; 

2d,  Rebecca  Bisbee  ;  3d,  Abby  S.  Bradford. 

82 


650  mSTOBY  OP    NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

The  mother  died  Dec.  7,  1843,  aged  79.  The  father  died  March  18, 
1849,  aged  85.    He  was  a  justice  of  the  peace. 

22  GusTAYUS  (eon  of  Joseph   15)   married  Martha,  daughter  of  Daniel 

Field,  Nov.  30,  1849.     Children  :  — 

23  Emeline,  b.  Sept.  27,  1810  ;  died  young. 

24  Wealthy,  b.  June  4,  1812  :  married  Lorenzo  Packard,  Nov.  18,  1832. 

25  Abir/ail,  b.  Jan.  23,  1814;  married  Alpheus  Holmes,  Sept.  13,  1835. 

26  Frederick,  b.  Dec.  29,  1816  [32]  ;  married  Lucia  Soule,  May  19,  1839. 

27  Martha  Melvina,  b.  May  26,  1820  ;  m.  James  0.  Allen,  Jan.  24,  1839. 

28  Francis  Marion,  b.  May,  1827  [37] ;  m.  Sarah  White  Orcutt,  Feb.  24, 

1848. 
The  wife  died  April  16,  1845.     He  then  married  Keziah,  daughter  of 
Huntmg,  Nov.  27,  1847.     The  father  died  March  19,  1848. 

29  Algernon  Sidney  (son  of  Joseph  15)  married  Hannah  Hammond,  dau. 

of  Andrew  Bartlett,  of  Plymouth.     Children  :  — 

30  Hannah  Elizabeth,  died . 

31  Hannah  Elizabeth,  married  George  C.  Barker,  of  Pembroke. 

The  wife  died  April  4,  1843.  He  then  married  Rebecca,  daughter  of 
John  Bisbee,  of  Plympton,  Nov.  18,  1844.  The  wife  died  Dec.  12, 
1862.  He  then  married  Abby  Sampson,  daughter  of  Abram  Brad- 
ford, of  Plympton,  Feb.  22,  1863. 

32  Frederick   (son  of  Gustavus  22)  married  Lucia,  daughter  of  Aaron 

Soule,  of  Plympton,  May  19,  1839.     Children  :  — 

33  Charles  Frederick,  b.  March  14,  1841 ;  married  Louise  Kilburn,  Oct. 

27,  1864. 

34  Lucia  Jane,  b.  Nov.  29,  1844  ;  died  Sept.  23,  1846. 

35  William  Henry,  b.  Dec.  26, 1847.    36  George  Irving,  b.  July  31,  1851. 

37  Francis  Marion  (son  of  Gustavus  22)  married  Sarah  White,  daughter 

of  Gershom  Orcutt,  of  Hanson,  Feb.  24,  1848.     Children  :  — 

38  Frank  Stanley,  b.  Dec.  11,  1848. 

39  Sarah  Bartlett,  h.  May  19,  1850. 

40  Gershom  Howard,  b.  July  25,  1851  ;  died  June  3,  1859. 

41  Alphonzo,  b.  Feb.  14,  1855  ;  died  March  20,  1855. 

42  Joseph  Marshall,  b.  Aug.  18,  1857. 

43  Myer  Isabel,  b.  Dec.  5,  1859.        44  Edwin  Welby,  b.  May  9,  1862. 


THE  SOUTHWORTH  FAIHLY. 

Widow  Alice  South  worth  arrived  at  Plymouth  in  the  ship  "  Ann," 
Aug.  1,  1623.  Her  two  sons,  Constant  [1]  and  Thomas,  ar- 
rived in  1628,  both  of  whom  became  distinguished  men  in  the  old 
colony.     The  widow  married  Governor  William  Bradford. 

1  Constant  (son  of  Widow  Alice)  married  Elizabeth  Collier,  of  Dux- 

bury,  Nov.  2,  1637,  and  was  a  resident  of  Duxbury  ;  was  also  one  of 
the  original  proprietors  of  Bridgewater.  He  had  three  sons  and  five 
daughters  ;  viz.  :  — 

2  Edward,  married  Mary  Pabodie,  Nov.  16,  1671. 

3  I^athaniel,  married  Alice  Gray,  Jan.  10,  1672. 

4  William,  married  Rebecca  Pabodie,  1680,  and  removed  to  Little  Comp- 

ton,  R.  I. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  651 

5  Mercy,  married  Samuel  Freeman. 

6  Alice,  married  Captain  Benjamin  Cliurch,  who  distinj^uitjlied  himself  ia 

King  Philip's  war. 

7  Mary,  married  David  Alden. 

8  Elizabeth,  m.  William  Forbes.         9  Priscilla,  died  single. 


10  Edward  (son  of       )  married  Bridget  Bosworth,  June  25, 

1711.     Children:  — 

11  Constant,  b.  July  25,  1712  [20J  ;  m.  Martha  Keith,  April  13,  1734. 

12  Bridget,  b.  April  3,  1714  ;  married  ThoinaB  Cullier. 

13  Ebenezer,  b.  Aug.  13,  1716  ;  married  Elizabeth . 

14  Edward,  b.  Dec.  1718  [31]  ;  married  Lydia  Packard,  Dec.  IG,  1750. 

15  Theophilus,  b.  Feb.  10,  1720. 

16  Sarah,  b.  Jan.  16,  1723. 

17  Lemuel,  b.  April  17,  1728  [41] ;  m.  Patience  West,  Nov.  6,  1757. 

18  Benjamin,  b.  April  17,  1728  [45]  ;  m.  Mary  Smith,  March  3,  1703. 

19  Mary,  b.  Jan.  2,  1731 ;  married  Eliphalet  Jones. 

This  family  all  removed  to  the  North  Parish  during  its  early  settle- 
ment. 


20  Constant   (son  of  Edward  10)  married  Martha,  daughter  of  Joseph 

Keith,  April  15,  1734.     Children  :  — 

21  Betsy,  b.  Jan.  19,  1735 ;  married  Joseph  Cole,  Dec.  8,  1757. 

22  Nathaniel,  b.  Feb.  16,  1737  [46]  ;  married  Catherine  Howard,  Aug. 

27, 1762. 

23  Ezekiel,  b.  March  10,  1739  [52] ;  m.  Mary  Newman,  April  7,  1701. 

24  Martha,  b.  April  18,  1741  ;  died  July  1,  1741. 

25  Mary,  b.  April  18,  1741  ;  died  May  24,  1741. 

26  Desire,  h.  Sept.  7,  1742;  died  Feb.  28,  1747. 

27  Jedediah,  b.  Jan.  6,  1745  [56]  ;  married  Mary  Atherton,  of  Stoughton. 

28  Constant,  b.  Jan.  29,  1747  ;  died  young. 

29  Sarah,  b.  Dec.  9,  174_9  ;  died  single. 

30  Ichabod,  b.  June  9,  1751 ;  died  young,  Jan.  27,  1756. 
The  father  died  in  1775,  aged  G4. 


31  Edward  (son  of  Edward  10)  married  Lydia,  daughter  of  John  Pack- 

ard, Dec.  16,  1750.     Children  :  — 

32  Uriah,  b.  Nov.  10,  1751  [62]  ;  married  Patience  Goodspeed,  of  Easton, 

1773. 

33  Perez,  b.  April  11,  1754  [63] ;  m.  Eunice  Kingman,  Sept.  26,  1780. 

34  Desire,  b.  Feb.  22,  1756. 

35  Edward,  b.  March  9,  1758  ;  removed  to  Pelham,  Mass. 

36  Abiah,  b.  March  6,  1760  [76] ;  m.  Keziah  Boltwood,  of  Amherst,  Maes. 

37  Bridget,  b.  June  9,  1762.  39  Avis,  b.  Oct.  16,  1708. 

38  Lydia,  b.  March  16,  1764.  40  Eear,  b.  Sept.  15,  1770. 
This  family  all  removed  to  Pelham,  I^lass.,  except  Perez. 


41  Lemuel  (son  of  Edward  10)   married  Patience  West,  Nov.  6,  1757. 

Children  :  — 

42  Mehitable,  b.  Dec.  23,  1758  ;  married  John  Gurney,  Jan.  29,  1777. 

43  Hannah,  b.  May  18,  1761  ;  died  young. 

44  Patience,  h.  Aug.  6,  1763. 

45  Benjamin  (son  of  Edward  10)  married  Mary  Smith,  March  3,  1763. 

He  died .     The  widow  married  Zachariah  Gurney,  Aug.  7, 1800. 


652  msTOEY  OP  north  bridgewater. 

46  Nathaniel  (son  of  Constant  20)  married  Catherine,  daughter  of  David 

Howard,  Aug.  27,  1762.     ChUdren  :  — 

47  Martha,  b.  1764  ;  died  young. 

48  Simeon,  h.  1766  [80]  ;  married  Elizabeth  Anderson,  Dec.  24,  1789. 

49  Nathaniel,  b.  1769  [89j ;  m.  Patience  Shaw,  Nov.  7,  1793  ;  removed  to 

Lyme,  N.  H. 

50  David,  b.  1773  ;  died  young. 

The  wife  died  1775.     He  then  married  Jennet,  daughter  of  Simeon 
Brett,  March  18,  1777.     Children  :  — 

51  Catherine,  married  Ambrose  Keith,  Oct.  20,  1796. 

The  father  died  in  1778.    The  widow  then  married  Ephraim  Groves, 
April  20,  1789. 

52  EzEKiEL  (son  of  Constant  20)  married  Mary  Newman,  April  7,  1761. 

Children :  — 

53  Molhj,  b.  July  29,  1762. 

54  Jchabod  Keith,  b.  Feb.  29,  1764.   55  Constant,  b.  Jan.  9,  1767. 


56  Captain  Jedediah  (son  of  Constant  20)  married  Mary,  daughter  of 

Captain  Consider  Atherton.     Children  :  — 

57  Jedediah,  b.  April  10,  1771  [100]  ;  married  Sally  Hewett,  of  Easton. 

58  Constant  [110],  married,  let,  Jerusha  Hawes  ;  2d,  Sarah  Pitts  ;  3d, 

Eliza  Moore. 

59  Consider  [119],  April  9,  1775. 

60  Polly,  married  Wendall  Morton,  of  Stoughton. 

61  Betsy,  b.  March  8,  1778 ;  married,  Ist,  Jacob  Holmes,  Mar.  31,  1802  ; 

2d,  Jonathan  Blanchard,  Apr.  20,  1812. 
The  wife  died  Oct.  30,  1785,  aged  38.     The  father  died  March  11, 

1809,  aged -65. 
Mr.  Southworth  removed  to  Stoughton  about  the  time  of  his  marriage, 

and  those  of  that  name  in  and  about  that  town  descended  from  him. 


62  Uriah  (son  of  Edward  31)  married  Patience,  daughter  of Good- 
speed,  of  Easton,  1773. 


63  Perez    (son  of  Edward   31)   married  Eunice,  daughter  of  Matthew 

Kingman,  Sept.  26,  1780.     Children  :  — 

64  Harmony,  b.  June  25,  1781  ;  m.  Deacon  Seth  Alden,  Jan.  11,  1802. 

65  Hannah,  b.  Sept.  27,  1782 ;  married  John  Ames,  Sept.  26,  1802. 

66  John,  h.  Sept.  8,  1784  [128]  ;  married  Eliza  llayward,  July  10,  1806. 

67  Edward,  b.  Jan.  7,  1786  [138]  ;  married  Rhoda  Howard,  Dec.  7,  1815. 

68  Martin,  h.  Jan.  2,  1788  [140]  ;  married  Ruth  Packard,  Nov.  21,  1811. 

69  Azel,  b.  Jan.  18,  1790  ;  died  May  4,  1796. 

70  Benjamin,  b.  Dec.  18, 1791  [145] ;  m.  Content  Packard,  June  16,  1819. 

71  Perez,  b.  Dec.  13,  1793  [152]  ;  m.  Betsy  Leach,  of  Stoughton,  Jan. 

8,  1821. 

72  Eunice,  b.  Dec.  13,  1793  ;  married  Daniel  Alden,  Dec.  11,  1815. 

73  Polly,  b.  March  10,  1796  ;  married  Caleb  Copeland,  Jan.  21,  1833. 

74  Sophronia,  b.  April  19,  1798  ;  married  Alva  Noyes,  Dec.  11,  1821. 

75  Lucy,  h.  Aug.  13,  1800;  married  Oman  Cole,  Dec.  11, 1821. 
The  father  died .     The  mother  died . 


76  Abiah  (son  of  Edward  31)   married   Keziah,  dau.  of  Solomon  Bolt- 
wood,  of  Amherst,  Mass  ;  removed  to  Pelham,  Mass.     Cliildren  :  — 


•  FAMILY  REGISTER.  653 

77  Rufus,  b.  Feb.  3, 179G  ;  died  at  Charleston,  S.  C,  Oct.  1828. 

78  Mary,  b.  Nov.  1797. 

79  Wells,  h.  Aug.  17,  1799  [154]  ;  married,  let,  Rebecca  Woodman  ;  2d, 

Frances  Rebecca  Lyon  ;  3d,  Harriet  Maria  Gillette. 
The  mother  died  at  South  Iladley,  April  28,  1835.     The  father  died  at 
-  South  Hadley,  Mass.,  Dec.  27,  1835. 


80  Simeon  (son  of  Nathaniel  46)  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of An- 

derson, Dec.  24,  1789.     Children  :  — 

81  Alvah.  82  Nancy.  83  Justin. 
84  Sarah.                        85  Elizabeth.                      86  Louisa. 

87  Alvah,  b.  1810  ;  resides  in  Ohio. 

88  Constant,  b.  1813  ;  resides  in  Hardwick. 


89  Nathaniel  (son  of  Nathaniel  46)  married  Patience,  daughter  of  Wil- 

liam  Shaw,   Nov.  7,  1793,  and  removed  to  Lyme,  N.   II.     Chil- 
dren :  — 

90  Marshall,  b.  1796  ;  graduate  of  Harvard  College  ;  died  1855. 

91  Martha,  b.  1798  ;  married  Micajah  Marshall. 

92  Anson,  b.  1800  ;  married  Phebe  Steele,  of  Lyme,  N.  H. 

93  Hannah,  b.  1803  ;  married  David  Steele,  of  Lyme,  N.  U. 

94  David. 

95  Chastina. 

96  Zibeon,  b.  Sept.  1809  [161]  ;  married  Helen  Maria  Trescott. 

97  Nathaniel,  b.  1812  ;  married  Elizabeth  Bean. 

98  Benjamin.  99  Bela. 
The  mother  died  in  1840. 


100  Jedediah   (son  of  Captain  Jedediah  56)  married  Sally,  daughter  of 

Job  Hewett,  of  Easton,  Feb.  1792.     Children  :  — 

101  Apollos,  b.  Nov.  16,  1792  [170] ;  married  Deborah  Fisher,  of  Canton, 

Mass. 

102  Sally,  b.  April  28,  1795  ;  unmarried. 

103  Jarvis,  b.  Nov.  13,  1797  ;  died  Feb.  28,  1799. 

104  Luther,  b.  Dec.  13,  1799  [177]  ;  married,  1st,  Chloe  Henry  ;  2d,  Sarah 

Ann  Richards. 

105  Mary  Atherton,  b.  April  27,  1802  ;  m.  Horatio  Baker,  of  Dorclicstor. 

106  Lucy  Hewitt,  b.  Sept.  21,  1804  ;  married,  Ist,  Loring  Puller,  of  Dor- 

chester ;  2d,  Joseph  D.  Snell,  of  Campello,  Feb.  11,  1849. 

107  Martha  Keith,  b.  Aug.  11,  1807  ;  m.  James  Shepard,  of  Dorchester. 

108  Albert,  b.  Aug.  1,  1810  [179]  ;  married  Harriet  Hammond,  of  Pern- 

109  Marcus,'  b.  Nov.   16,  1813  [186]  ;   married,  Ist,  Sarah  Packard,   of 

Easton  ;  2d,  Eliza  Snell,  of  West  Bridgewater. 

The  father  was  a  farmer  ;  died  at  Stoughton,  Oct.  3,  1838.    The  moth- 
er died  Aug.  15,  1864. 

This  family  resided  in  Stoughton. 

110  Constant   (son  of  Captain  Jedediah   56)   married  Jerusha  Ilawea. 

Children  :  — 

111  Jedediah,  h.  1809;  died  ISll.  ^  ,o.       u^ 

112  Persis  Miles,  b.  March  11,  1811  ;  married  Robert  Swan,  of  Stoughton. 

113  Ozro,  h.  Feb.  12,  1814  ;  died  Oct.  1836. 

114  Phebe  Hawes,  b.  Aug.  15,  1816  ;  m.  Alanson  Belcher,  of  Stoughton. 

115  Jedediah,  b.  1818  ;  died  1818. 


654  HISTORY   OP   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 


116  Mary  Tilion,  b.  Sept.  15,  1820  ;  married  Augustus  Pike  ;  he  died  ia 

United  Stotes  Service  ;  she  died  Nov.  1858. 

117  Georye  Washington,  b.  Aug.  22,  1823. 

118  Henry  Larkin,  h.  Jan.  11,  1825  ;  married  Lucinda  Kenrick. 
The  mother  died  Oct.  13,  1834.     The  father  died  Aug.  17,  1861. 
This  family  resided  in  Stoughton. 

119  Consider  (son  of  Captain  Jedediah  5G)  married  Mary  Hixon,  of  Sharon, 

Mass.,  Jan.  24,  1799.     Children  :  — 

120  Lyman,  b.  June  3,  1800  [191]  ;  m.  Anna  T.  Hewins,  March  23,  1831. 

121  Jarvis,  b.  Aug.  20,  1801  ;  died  Oct.  8,  1801. 

122  Lemuel  Drake,  h.  Sept.  7,  1802;  died  Sept.  12,  1821. 

123  Consider  Atherton,  b.  May  14,  1805  [195]  ;  married,  1st,  Sarah  Tis- 

dale  ;  2d,  Serena  Field. 

124  Amasa,  b.  March  4,  1807  [206]  ;  married  Abigail  Sherman,  of  Marsh- 

field,  Mass. 

125  Myra,  b.  Nov.  3,  1810  ;  married  Alva  Morrison,  July  11,  1830. 

126  Jedediah,  b.  April  27,  1812  [211]  ;  married,  Ist,  Lucy  Mitchell ;  2d, 

Rebicca  L.  Stevens. 

127  Asahel,  b.  July  17,  1814  [214]  ;  married,  1st,  Harriet  Kingsley ;  2d, 

Sarah  D.  Fellows. 
The  mother  died  Dec.  6,  1856.     The  father  died  June  6,  1863. 
This  family  resided  in  Stoughton. 

128  John  (son  of  Perez  63)  married  Eliza,  daughter  of  Luther  Hayward, 

July  10,  1806.     Children  :  — 

129  AJanson,  b.  Sept.  9,  1808  ;  died  Nov.  21,  1825. 

130  Betsy  W.,  b.  Dec.  7,  1810  ;  died  Nov.  22,  1825. 

131  Eunice  K.,  b.  Dec.  27,  1812  ;  died  Aug.  13,  1814. 

132  Edward,  b.  Aug.  17,  1815  ;  died  in  California,  Jan.  15,  1851. 

133  John  H.,h.  Oct.  9,  1818  ;  married,  1st,  Sarah  Low  ;  2d,  Elizabeth  W. 

Henderson. 

134  Luther,  b.  Feb.  9,  1821  ;  died  Nov.  21,  1847  ;  lost  on  steamboat  that 

was  burnt  on  Lake  Erie. 

135  Eunice  K.,  b.  Dec.  1,  1822;  married  Captain  Calvin  Dexter,  of  Dart- 

mouth, Mass. 

136  Elizabeth  W.,  b.  Sept.  16,  1826  ;  m.  William  Hatch,  of  Dartmouth, 

137  Philip  W.,  b.  Dec.  31,  1831  ;  married  Amanda  Alden,  of  Fairhaven. 
The  wife  died  Sept.  3,  1860.     The  husband  died  Aug.  20,  1864. 
Carpenter  and  farmer. 

138  Colonel  Edward  (son  of  Perez  63)  married  Rhoda,  daughter  of  Robert 

Howard,  Dec.  7,  1815.     Children  :  — 

139  Edward,  b.  Nov.  16,  1816  [220]  ;  married  Julia  A.  K.  Howard,  Feb. 

2,  1843. 
Col.  Southworth  was  the  first  town  clerk  in  the  town. 


140  Martin  (son  of  Perez  63)  married  Ruth,  daughter  of  Captain  Robert 

Packard,  Nov.  21,  1811  :  — 

141  Henry  Harrison,  b.  Dec.  21,  1813  ;  died  June  25,  1814. 

142  Jane,  b.  Nov.  15,  1815  ;  died  Dec.  6,  1837. 

143  Henry,  b.  Jan.  12,  1820  [224]  ;   married  Eleanor  C.  Packard,  Jan. 

15,  1846. 

144  Olive,  b.  Dec.  1,  1823. 
The  wife  died  Nov.  1,  1863. 
Farmer  and  shoemaker. 


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FAMILY   REGISTER.  655 

145  Benjamin   (son  of  Perez  63)  married   Content,  daughter  of  Deacon 

Ebenezer  Packard,  June  16,  1819,  and  removed  to  Winthrop,  Me. 
Children  :  — 

146  Benjamin,  b.  Aug.  11,  1820  [229]  ;  married  Sarah  Austin,  of  Dracut. 

Mass.,  April  27,  1844. 

147  Perez,  h.  Aug.  11,  1822  ;  died  at  Gallatin.  Tenn.,  June  15,  1849. 

148  Francis,  b.  Oct.  1,  1824  [235];  married,  Ist,  iillizabeth  C.  Metcalf; 

2d,  Emma  W.  Farrington. 

149  Alanson,  b.  Aug.  16,  1826  [239] ;  died  March  25,  1864. 

150  Sarah,  b.  June  16,  1830  ;  died  June  27,  1831. 

151  Sarah,  b.  Feb.  14,  1836. 

This  family  resided  at  Winthrop,  Me. 
Farmer  and  carpenter. 

152  Perez   (son  of  Perez  63)    married    Betsy,  daughter  of  Captain  Lot 

Leach,  of  Stoughton,  Mass.,  Jan.  8,  1821.     Children  :  — 

153  Eunice,*  b.  Dec.  6,  1821;  married  Charles  Cobb. 
Carpenter  and  farmer. 


154  Wells   (son  of   Abiah  76)   married  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Samuel 

Woodman,  of  New  Salem,  Mass.,  Sept.  22,  1828.     Children  :  — 

155  Adeline  Martha,  b.  June  5,  1831  ;  died  July  27,  1832. 

156  Mary  Martha,  b.  June  5,  1831  ;  died  Sept.  19,  1835. 

157  Martha  Adeline,  b.  July  29,  1835  ;  died  Sept.  28,  1837. 

158  Horatio  Woodman,  b.  Jan.  15,  1839  ;  resident  of  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
The  wife  died  July  30,  1839.     He  then  married  Frances  Rebecca,  dau. 

of  G.  T.  Smith,  and  widow  of  Nelson  Lyon,  of  Rochester,  N.  Y., 
Nov.  17,  1840.  The  wife  died  March  5,  1844.  lie  then  married 
Harriet,  daughter  of  Rev.  Moses  Gilette,  March  17,  1845.  Chil- 
dren :  — 

159  Harriette,  b.  Dec.  13,  1846.  160  Edward  Wells,  b.  Jan.  14, 1854. 
Mr.  Southworth  was  a  merchant  in  Pelham,  Mass.,  in  1823  ;  removed 

to  Chicopee  Falls,  1828  ;  representative  from  Springfield,  Mass.,  to 
the  General  Court  of  Mass.,  1836  and  1837,  and  from  West  Spring- 
field in  1850.  He  erected  the  factory  of  the  Southworth  Manufac- 
turing Company  in  1847  ;  was  agent  of  the  Agawam  Canal  Com- 
pany, and  erected  the  extensive  mills,  where  there  are  in  operation 
over  20,000  spindles;  removed  to  New  Haven,  Conn.,  in  March 
1855,  and  is  now  president  of  the  City  Fire  Insurance  Company. 


161  ZiBEON  (son  of  Nathaniel  89)  married  Helen  Maria,  daughter  of  Eben- 

ezer Trescott.     Children :  — 

162  Caroline,  b.  May,  1832. 

163  Charles  Carroll,  b.  July  8,  1834. 
104  David  Anson,  b.  1830. 

165  Daniel  Webster,  b.  March  17,  1838. 

166  George  Henry,  b.  Feb.  23,  1842. 

167  Francis  Ebenezer,  b.  Sept.  30,  1843. 

168  Helen  Maria,  b.  March  22,  1845. 

169  Annie,  b.  Nov.  5,  1554. 

Firm  of  Southard,  Herbert,  &  Co.,  oil  and  candle  manufacturers,  27 
Broad  Street,  Boston. 

*  She  died  May  7, 1842 


656  msTORT  OP  north  bridgewater. 

170  Apollos  (son  of  Jedediah  100)  married  Deborah  Fisher,  of  Canton, 

Mass.     Children :  — 

171  Deborah,  married  Samuel  Sanderson,  of  Strongville,  Ohio. 

172  Jedediah,  married  Frances  Wyman,  of  Strongville,  Ohio. 

173  Sarah,  married  Philip  Troutman,  of  Strongville,  Ohio. 

174  Marcus,  died  single. 

175  Apollos,  unmarried.  176  Albert,  unmarried. 

177  Luther  (son  of  Jedediah  100)  married  Chloe  Henry.     Children :  — 

178  Elizabeth,  married  Ira  Tower,  of  Stoughton. 

His  children  by  his  second  wife,  Sarah  Ann  Richards,  are  Luther  and 
Gurdon. 


179  Albert  (son  of  Jedediah  100)  married  Harriet  Hammond,  of  Pem- 

broke, Mass.     Children :  — 

180  Harriet  Cornelia.  183  Jedediah  Apollos. 

181  Louisa  Josephine.  184  Charles  Atherton. 

182  Albert  Luther.  185   George  'William. 

186  Marcus   (son  of  Jedediah  100)   married  Sarah  Packard,  of  Easton. 

Children  :  — 

187  Charles.  188  Sarah  Jane.  189  Martha  Ann. 

The  wife  died.     He  then  married  Eliza,  daughter  of  Jonathan  Snell,  of 
West  Bridgewater,  Mass.     Children  :  — 

190  Marcus  Channing. 

Farmer  ;  residence  on  South  Street,  Campello. 

191  Lyman  (son  of  Consider  119)  married  Anna  T.,  daughter  of  Elkanah 

Hewing,  of  Sharon,  Mass.,  March  23,  1831.     Children  :  — 

192  Lemuel  Hewins  b.  April  3,  1832  [242]  ;  m.  Mary  C.  Phinney,  Oct.  9, 

1855. 

193  Constant,  b.  July  24,  1838.      194  Francis  Morrison,  b.  April  9,  1851. 
Farmer  ;  residence,  Stoughton,  Mass. 

195  Consider  Atherton  (son  of  Consider  119)  married  Sarah,  daughter  of 

Captain  John  Tisdale,  of  Easton,  Mass.,  Dec.   24,  1826.      Chil- 
dren :  — 

196  Mary  Hixon,  died  March  18,  1833. 

197  Andrew  Jackson,  died  Dec.  12,  1834. 

198  Henry  Tisdale,  b.  April,  1831  [245] ;  married  Julia  Ann  CoUyer,  of 

Concord,  N.  H. 

199  Alva  Morrison,  b.  Jan.  23,  1833  ;  m.  Martha  Adams,  of  Stoughton. 

200  Amory  Chapin,  b.  March  23,  1835  [248]  ;  m.  Elizabeth  Bruce,  June 

23,  1859. 

201  Harriet  Kingsley,  b.  Dec.  23,  1836  ;   married  Wooster  Hayden,  of 

Braintree,  Aug.  27,  1857. 

202  Sarah  Ann,  b.  May  20,  1840.        203  John  Tisdale,  b.  July  12,  1843. 
The  wife  died  July  12,  1843.     He  then  married  Serena,  daughter  of 

William  Field,  of  North  Bridgewater,  July  22,  1847.     Children  :  — 

204  Myra  Frances,  b.  June  24,  1848. 

205  Rodney  Field,  b.  Feb.  12,  1850  ;  died  July,  1850. 

Formerly  a  sewing-thread  manufacturer  at  Stoughton  ;   now  a  resident 
of  Neponeet,  Mass. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  C57 

206  Amasa   (son  of  Consider  119)  married  Abigail,  daughter  of  raptain 

Asa  Sherman,  of  Marsbfield,  Mass.,  Mart-li  4,  182'J,     Cliildron  : 

207  Abigail  Melvina,  b.  Dec.  10,  1830  ;  married  Edwin  S.  Ilenrv,  of  (iard- 

ner,  Me.,  Feb.  24,  185G. 

208  Masena  Ballou,  b.  Jan.  7,  1834  ;  single. 

209  William  Sherman,  b.  June  9,  1839;  married  Martha  E.  Belcher,  of 

Stoughton,  Jan.  6,  1861. 

210  Amasa  Edwin,  b.  May  19,  1844. 
Sewing-thread  manufacturer,  Stoughton,  Mass. 


211  Jedediah   (son  of  Consider  119)   married  Lucy,  dauglitcr  of  Japhet 

Mitchell,  of  Pembroke,  Aug.  23,  1835.  The  wife  died  Oct.  17, 
1838.  He  then  married  Rebecca  L.,  daughter  of  Edward  Stevens, 
of  Hanson,  Mass.,  May,  1839.     Children  :  — 

212  Alfred,  resides  at  Braintree,  Mass. 

213  Dallas,  died  from  injuries  received  while  in  Salisbury  Prison,  N.  C,  as 

prisoner  of  war. 
Thread  manufacturer.  Canton,  Mass. 


214  AsAHEL  (son  of  Consider  119)  married  Harriet,  daughter  of  Eljenezer 

Kingsley,  of  Easton,  Mass.,  Jan.  16,  1839.     Children  :  — 

215  Consider,  b.  March  7,  1840  [251]  ;  married  Ann  Jane  Stevens,  March 

7,  186L 

216  Mary  Hixon,  b.  May  19,  1842  ;  died  Oct.  10,  1844. 

217  Mariana,  b.  June  7,  1845  ;  married  James  B.  Taber,  of  Stoughton, 

Feb.  22,  1866. 

218  Harriet  Elsie,  b.  June  4,  1853. 

The  wife  died  Oct.  29,  1853.     He  then  married  Sarah  Dodge  Rowe, 
Widow  of  John  Fellows,  Dec.  5,  1855.     Children  :  — 

219  Elmer  Kingsley,  b.  June  12,  1858. 
The  wife  died  Dec.  27,  1860. 

Woollen  yarn  manufacturer,  Stoughton,  Mass. 

220  Hon.  Edward  (son  of  Colonel  Edward  138)  married  Julia  Ann,  dau. 
.    of  Benjamin  Kingman,  and  widow  of  Rufus  E.  Howard,  Feb.  2, 

1843.     Children :  — 

221  George,  b.  Oct.  5,  1843. 

222  Ella  Frances,  b.  Oct.  10,  1845.     223  Frederic,  b.  March  3,  1851. 
Mr.  Southworth  has  represented  the  town  of  North  Bridgowater  in 

the  Legislature  of  Massachusetts,  also  Senator  for  Plymoutli  County  ; 
is  now  Secretary  and  Treasurer  of  the  North  Bridgcwater  Savings- 
Bank,  and  for  many  years  he  was  postmaster  in  the  Centre  Villages 
is  Secretary  of  Union  Cemetery  Corporation. 

224  Henry  (son  of  ]\Iartin  140)  married  Ellenor  Clark,  daughter  of  Azel 

Packard,  Jan.  15,  1846.     Children  :  — 

225  Ellery  Bradford,  b.  May  7,  1853. 

226  Nellie  Kingman,  b.  Sept.  6,  1862  ;  died  Sept.  25,  1863. 

227  Martin  Norman,  b.  Oct.  11,  1857. 

228  Ruth  Minnebel,  b.  June  21,  1864. 
Trader  on  Main  Street. 


229  Rev.  Benjamin  (son  of  Benjamin  145)  married  Sarah  Austin,  of  Dracut, 
Mass.,  April  27,  1844.     Children  :  — 


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658  HISTORY    OF    NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

230  Perez  Franklin,  b.  March  4,  1845  ;  died  Sept.  4,  1846. 

231  Charles  Torrey,  b.  Aug.  19,  1«46  ;  died  April  18,  1850. 

232  Alice,  b.  April  7.  1851  ;  died  July  15,  1851. 

233  Freddie,  b.  June  5,  1859  ;  died  June  11,  1860. 

234  Anna  L.,'h.  Feb.  8,  1863  ;  died  Oct.  15,  1863. 

Mr.  S.  is  a  graduate  of  Bangor  Theological  Seminary,  July  25,  1857, 
and  is  now  an  Orthodox  clergyman,  settled  in  Hanson,  Mass. 

235  Francis  (son  of  Benjamin  145)  married  Elizabeth  C.  Metcalf,  of  Win- 

throp.  Me.,  Dec.  25,  1851.     Children  :  — 

236  Ellen  D. 

The  wife  died  Jan.  27,  1860.     He  then  married  Emma  W.  Farrington, 
of  Holden,  Me.     Children  :  — 

237  Francis  B.,  b.  Jan.  27,  1862.        238  Edward,  b.  April  13,  1863. 
Mr.  S.  is  also  a  graduate  of  Bangor  Theological  Seminary,  July  27, 

1856,  and  was  an  Orthodox  clergyman ;  was  settled  in  VVestbrook, 
Me.,  now  in  Portland,  Me. 


239  Alanson  (son  of  Benjamin  145)  married  Caroline  0.  Thomas,  of  Win- 

throp,  Me.,  Jan.  1,  1851.     Children  :  — 

240  William  H.  R.,  b.  Feb.  21,  1858  ;  died  Aug.  16,  1859. 

241  Carrie  Winthrop,  b.  Aug.  23,  1860. 

A  graduate  of  Bangor  Theological  Seminary,  July  25,  1857 ;  was  an 
Orthodox  clergyman  ;  settled  at  South  Paris,  Me.,  where  he  died, 
March  25,  1864. 


242  Lemuel  Hewins  (son  of  Lyman  191)  m.  Mary  Colby,  dau.  of  Stephen 

C.  Phinney,  of  Stoughton.     Children  :  — 

243  Harry  Colby,  b.  Feb.  25,  1857.     244  Annie  Cora,  b.  April  4, 1861. 
Farmer ;  residence  in  Stoughton . 

245  Henry  Tisdale  (son  of  Consider  Atherton  195)  married  Julia  Ann, 

daughter  of  William  CoUyer,  of  Concord,  N.  H.,  Sept.  5,  1854. 
Children  :  — 

246  Dean,  b.  June  23,  1857.  247  Burton,  b.  Feb.  26,  1859. 
Trader  at  Neponset,  Mass. 


248  Amory  Chapin  (son  of  Consider  Atherton  195)  married  Elizabeth  dau. 

of  Ira  Bruce,  of  Neponset,  Mass.,  June  23,  1859.     Children  :  — 

249  Winsor  Irving,  b.  July  16,  1860.  250  Mabel,  b.  Nov.  6,  1862. 
Postmaster  at  Neponset  Village,  Dorchester,  Mass.  ;  also  druggist  and 

apothecary. 

251  Consider  (son  of  Asahel  214)  married  Ann  Jane,  dau.  of  Pelatiah 

Stevens,  of  Stoughton,  March  7,  1861.     Children  :  — 

252  Ernest  Vernon,  b.  Jan.  22,  1865 ;  died  Jan.  4,  1866. 
Woollen  yarn  manufacturer. 


THE  STODDARD  FAMILY. 

1  Benjamin  G.  (son  of  Obadiah)  came  from  Hingham,  Mass.,  in  1813; 
married  Salome,  dau.  of  John  Smith,  Oct.  8,  1829.     Children  :  — 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  C59 

2  John  Smith  [28],  married  Lucinda  Magluc,  Nov.  18,  1852. 

3  Mary  Anna,  b.  Sept.  7,  1835  ;  m.  Rufus  C.  Freeman,  Sept.  7,  IS.'jG. 

4  Elizabeth  Waterman,  b.  May  1, 1839  ;  married  Frederic  W.  Hathaway. 
6  Benjamin  Francis,  h.  July  27,  1843. 

6  Emma  Salome,  b.  Oct.  11,  1845. 

The  wile  died  Oct.  17,  1845.     He  then  married  Mcliitablc,  dnnrfhtcr  of 
Captain  Nathan  Sands,  of  Alfred,  Me.,  July  24,  1851.     Children  :  — 

7  Harriet  Lawrence,  h.  Nov.  3,  1852. 

8  Charles  Albert,  h.  Oct.  29,  1854. 
Brush  manufacturer. 

The  father  died  Sept.  24,  1855. 


9  Nathaniel  Wallace  (son  of  Obadiah)  married  Eveline,  daughter  of 
Captain  Cephas  Wadsworth,  ol  Kingston,  June  5,  1832."  Chil- 
dren :  — 

10  William  Wadsworth,  b.  June  17,  1832  ;  married  Mary  D.  Brightraan, 

of  Fall  River,  Oct.  24,  1852. 

11  Eveline  Amanda,  b.  July  10,  1834;  married  Thomas  A.  Chandler,  of 

Duxbury. 

12  Augusta    Winslow,  b.  Nov.   12,  1837  ;  married  Charles  D.  Hunt,  of 

Abington. 

13  Lucy  A7in,  b.  Dec.  6,  1839  ;  m.  George  E.  Sturtevant,  Oct.  28,  1864. 

14  Henry  Wallace,  b.  Oct.  23,  1841. 

15  Sarah  Frances,  b.  Aug.  23,  1844  ;  married  Charles  H.  Taber. 
IG    Walter  Eur/cne,  b.  Jan.  2,  1848. 

17  Charles  Winslow,  b.  July  2(3,  1850. 

18  Anna  Louisa,  b.  July  11,  1853  ;  died  Sept.  11,  1853. 
Patent-leather  manufacturer. 


19  Captain  Robert  Anderson    (son   of  Obadiah)    married   Emily  Aniff~r^ 

daughter  of  Samuel  Foster,  of  Haverhill,  Mass.,  May  23,  1830. 
Children  :  — 

20  Robert  Henry,  b.  Feb.  10,  1831 ;  died  Dec.  28,  1833. 

21  Emily  Ann,  b.  Jan.  8,  1835  ;  m.  Charles  B.  Lincoln,  Nov.  25,  1858. 
.22  Maria  Foster,  Sept.  17,  1837  ;  m.  Josiah  E.  Packard,  Nov.  24,  18(31. 

23  Susan  Addie,  b.  June  25,  1845;  married  William  Augustus  Paine, 
Dec.  31,  18(33. 
Shoe  manufacturer  on  Main  Street. 


24  Charles  P.  (son  of  Obadiah)  married  Hannah  White,  daughter  of  Cap- 

tain Cephas  Wadsvrorth,  of  Kingston,  Mass.     Children  :  — 

25  Robert  Henry,  b.  Nov.  1841 ;  died  March  1,  1842. 

26  Helen  Augusta,  b.  Nov.  12,  1845  ;  married  Albert  H.  Bumpus,  Aug. 

6,  18(35. 

27  Alice  May,  b.  April,  1848. 

28  Captain  John  Smith  (son  of  Benjamin  G.  1)  married  Lucinda,  dau.  of 

John  Maglue,  of  Salem,  Nov.  18,  1852.     Children  :  — 

29  Susan  Frances,  b.  Nov.  9,  1853  ;  died  Oct.  25,  1855. 

The  father  died  May  10, 1864,  of  wounds  received  at  the  battle  of  the 
Wilderness. 


1  STURTEVANT. —Silas  (son  of  Cornelius)   came  from  Pljmpton 
married Sampson.     Children  :  — 


660  HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 


2  Ephraim,  b.  Oct.  18,  1763  [6] ;  married  Abigail  Howard. 

3  Silas,  died  single. 

4  Molly,  died  single. 

5  Elizabeth,  married  Lewis  Johnson,  Nov.  28,  1799. 
The  father  died  in  1814,  aged  84  years. 

6  Ephraim  (son  of  Silas  1)  married  Abigail,  daughter  of  Robert  Howard, 

1791.     Children  :  — 

7  Lucy,  b.  Jan.  28,  1793  ;  married  Oliver  Howard,  Dec.  4,  1808. 

The  father  died  Aug.  28,  1834,  aged  70.     The  wife  died  March  10, 
1842,  aged  74. 

8  Earl  (son  of  Winslow)  came  from  Halifax  to  North  Bridgewater  in 

1854  ;  married  Sophia  Washburn,  daughter  of  George  Barrows,  of 
Carver.     Children  :  — 

9  Sophronia,  b.  June  7,  1833  ;  married  Lucius  Inglee,  Sept.  18,  1861. 

10  George  Earle,  b.  Jan.  14,  1835  ;  married  Lucy  Stoddard. 

11  Charles  Faxon,  b.  June  11,  1838. 

12  Sophia  Elizabeth,  b.  Oct.  4,  1843. 

13  Arad  Bailey,  b.  Feb.  13,  1847.      14  Mary  Susan,  b.  Feb.  11,  1849. 


15  Fr.ustklin  Munroe  (eon  of  Lorenzo)  came  from  Middleboro'  to  North 

Bridgewater,  Sept.  26,  1854  ;  married  Nancy,  dau.  of  Ansel  Snell, 
Nov.  12,  1857.     Children  :  — 

16  Cora  Ella,  b.  Feb.  25,  1858. 

17  Delia  Frances,  b.  Oct.  29,  1859. 

18  Willie  Forrest,  b.  July  10,  1861 ;  died  Aug.  15,  1861. 

19  Fred.  Lorenzo,  b.  Aug.  5,  1864. 


1  STEVENS.  —  William  came  from  Marshfield  to  North  Bridgewater  ; 

married  Hannah  A.,  daughter  of  Seth  Copeland,  June  15,  1851. 
Children  :  — 

2  Ida  Morton,  b.  Sept.  4,  1852  ;  died  March  30,  1855. 

3  Idella  May,  b.  Aug.  10,  1855. 

Carpenter  ;  residence.  Main  Street,  Campello. 


1  STUDLEY.  —  David  F.  Studley  was  the  son  of  David  Studley,  of 

Hanover,  Mass  ;  bom  Oct.  6,  1812  ;  came  to  North  Bridgewater 
Sept.  1834  ;  married  Martha  Jane,  daughter  of  Asa  Howard.  Chil- 
dren :  — 

2  Martha  Jane,  b.  May  9,  1841 ;  m.  Rufus  E.  Brett,  June  15,  1864. 
Jeweller  on  Main  Street. 


3  Luther  (son  of  David),  born  Dec.  28,  1820;    came  from  Hanover, 

Mass.  ;  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  John  Hoit,  of  Caanan,  N.  H., 
Aug.  27,  1858.     Children  :  — 

4  Martha  Hoit,  b.  July  21,  1861.       5  Lucy  Maud,  b.  June  12,  1862. 
Jeweller  on  Main  Street. 


6  Henry  C.  (son  of  David),  born  June  31,  1829  ;  came  from  Hanover, 
Mass.  ;  married  Adelaide  Amanda,  daughter  of  William  Faxon. 
Children :  — 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  CGI 

7  Harry,  b.  1861.  8  Mabel,  b.  1863  ;  died  March  8,  1865' 

Jeweller  on  Main  Street. 


1  SEVERANCE.  —  Alonzo  Clark  (son  of  Stephen)  came  from  Oflsipec, 

N.  H.,  in  1855  ;  married  Lizzie  Prior,  daughter  of  Daniel  0.  Wade, 
Oct.  5,  1856.     Children  :  — 

2  Frank  Nelson,  b.  July  18,  1857  ;  died  Feb.  6,  1858. 

3  Willie  Herbert,  b.  Aug.  11,  1858. 
Provision  dealer  on  Main  Street. 


4  Lorenzo  Fiske  (son  of  Stephen)  came  from  Oasinee,  N.  H.,  in  1857  ; 

married  Mary  Miranda,  daughter  of  Edwin  Perry,  of  lloUiston, 
Mass.,  Jan.  16,  1853.     Children  :  — 

5  He7iri/  Chester,  b.  April  22,  1854. 

6  Annie  King,  b.  June  11,  1861. 
Provision  dealer  on  Main  Street. 


1  SANFORD.  —  Samuel  Hopkins  (son  of  Samuel),  bom  July  15,  1807  ; 

married  Susan  Perry,  daughter  of  Joseph  Porter,  of  Salem,  Feb.  4, 
1828.     Children  :  — 

2  John  Dyer,  b.  Oct.  12,  1828  ;  married  Clarissa  Safford. 

3  Samuel  Hopkins,  b.  Feb.  28,  1830 ;  married  Caroline   C.  Pine,  April 

3,  1854. 

4  Maria  Antoinette,  b.  Sept.  28,  1831 ;  m.  Solomon  Reed,  of  Abington. 

5  Esther  Briggs,  b.  June  1,  1834. 

6  Joseph  Henry,  b.  Jan.  28,  1836  ;  m.  Ellen  Jane  Bell,  July  16,  1862. 

7  Aaron  White,  b.  March  28,  1838. 

8  Francis  Alden,  b.  March  28,  1840  ;  died  Aug.  30,  1862,  at  battle  of 

Bull  Run,  Va. 

9  David,  b.  Oct.  5,  1842 ;  was  a  member  of  18th  Mass.  Regiment. 

10  Celia  Elizabeth,  b.  Nov.  19,  1844. 

11  Daniel  Dyer,  b.  March  17,  1847. 

The  father  was  a  cabinet-maker  ;  died  July  10,  1864. 

12  John  Dyer  (son  of  Samuel  Hopkins  1)  married  Clarissa,  daughter  of 

George  W.  Safford,  of  North  Bridgewater.     Children  :  — 

13  WaZier  £w(/ewe,  b.  May  10,  1859. 

14  Lilian  Emma,  b.  Sept.  1860.         15  Robert  Cowdm,  b.  Feb.  1863. 
Mr.  Sanford  was  a  member  of  Co.  K,  40th  Regiment ;  died  at  Ander- 

Bonville  Prison,  Georgia.     He  was  a  cabinet-maker. 
The  widow  married  Charles  A.  Gilmore,  of  West  Bridgewater,  Dec. 
14,  1865. 

16  Samuel  Hopkins  (son  of  Samuel  Hopkins  1)  married  Caroline  Christy, 

daughter  of  John  Pine,  of  Calais,  Me. ,  April  3,  18o4.     Children  :  — 

17  Charles  Sedgefield  Wesley,  b.  March  16,  1856.  _ 

Mr.  Sanford  was  a  member  of  Co.  K,  38th  Mass.  Regiment. 
Cabinet-maker. 


1  SAWYER.  — George  (son  of  Leonard)  came  from  Orfird  N.  11.,  in 
1855  ;  married  Ann,  daughter  of  John  Edmundson,  of  Boston,  May 
28,  1851.     Children  :  — 


662  HISTORY   OF   NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 


2  Walter  Leonard,  h.  July  11,  1852. 

3  Charles  Rugrjles,  b.  April  6,  1854. 

4  George,  b.  JMov.  16,  1857.     . 

5  Edwin  Edmondson,  b.  Jan.  8,  1861. 

6  Edward  Hill,  b.  Jan.  8.  1861. 

7  Arthur  B.,  b.  Sept.  29,  1864  ;  died  Sept.  9,  1865. 

Engineer  on  Old  Colony  and  Newport  Eailroad.    Residence  on  Court 
Street. 


8  Clark  (eon  of  Manley)  came  from  CharleBtown ;  married  Louisa  Jo- 

sephine, daughter  of  Winthrop  Clarage,  of  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  Jan. 
1,1848.     Children:  — 

9  Lilian  Cornelia,  b.  Deo.  8,  1848. 

10  Lizzie  Louise,  b.  Jan.  29,  1852.  11  Annie  May,  b.  July  6,  1864. 

Wood-carver  ;  residence  on  Elm  Street. 


12  George  (son  of  Jonathan)  was  born  in  Boston,  July  26, 1822  :  married 

Susan,  daughter  of  Isaac  Eames,  Nov.  16,  1843.     Children  :  — 

13  Susan  Frances,  b.  May  18,  1845  ;  died  Sept,  8,  1846. 

14  Helen  Louisa,  b.  Jan.  2,  1847. 

15  Martha  Burrill,  b.  Nov.  24,  1848. 

16  George  Carroll,  b.  March  27,  1851. 

17  Hattie  Maria,  b.  June  20,  1853.         18  Mary  Abbie,  b.  June  22,  1855. 
The  wife  died  Dec.  19,  1863. 

Shoe  manufacturer,  Main  Street,  Campello. 


1  STRANGER.  — Edmund  Burke  (son  of  Edward)  came  from  Kingston  ; 

married  Elvira,  daughter  of  Martin  Dunbar,  of  North  Bridgewater, 
May  8,  1842.     Children:  — 

2  Eveline,  b.  Sept.  20,  1844. 

3  Heman  Francis,  b.  April  19,  1847;  Co.  F,  35th  Mass.  Regiment; 

wounded  at  Antietam. 

4  Charles  Elmer,  b.  May  22,  1855. 

House-carpenter  ;  residence  on  ^lain  Street ;  is  one  of  the  engineers 
of  the  Eire  Department. 


1  SOULE.  —  Oakes   Sampson    (son   of  Aaron)    came   from   Plympton  ; 

married  Rachel  Jones,  daughter  of  Oliver  Snell,  Sept.    1,  1833. 
Children  :  — 

2  Harriet  Rainsford,  b.  Sept.  26,  1835  ;  married  Lewis  Porter,  of  Ran- 

dolph. 
Lumber  dealer,  corner  Montello  and  Court  Streets  ;  residence  on  Main 
Street ;  tovm  treasurer  in  1865  and  1866. 


1  SHEDD. — "William  Menzie  (son  of  Daniel)  came  from  Brewer,  Me. ; 

married  Eveline,   daughter  of   Abraham   Snell,  of   Provincetown, 
Mass.,  July  31,  1834.     Children  :  — 

2  Ebenezer  Atkins,  b.  Dec.  14,  1836  ;  m.  Siloa  Squares,  Sept.  18,  1859. 

3  Emily  Jane,  b.  Dec.  27,  1838  ;  married  Harrison  G.  Ghen. 

4  Mary  Eveline,  b.  Dec.  27,  1838  ;  died  Oct.  22,  1840. 
Milliner  ;  residence  on  Centre  Street. 


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FAMILY  REGISTER.  CG3 

1  SHIVERICK.  —  Thomas  Shiverick   (son  of  Tliomns)  camo  from  Fal- 

mouth,  Mass.  ;  married  Aurelia  Y.  Ilowland,  of  Falmouth,  JlabB. 
Children  :  — 

2  Freeman  Howland,  b.  Sept.  3,  1828  ;  married  Rebecca  J.  Nye,  of  Fal- 

mouth, Mass.,  July  10,  1851.     Residence  at  Philadelphia,  IVnii. 

3  Maria  Louisa,  b.  March  8,  1831  ;  married  Joel  Thomas  Packard,  Nov. 

27, 1856. 
Leather-cutter. 


1  SMITH.  —  John  (son  of  John,  of  East  Bridgcwater,  and  grandsm  of 

John  Smith,  of  Randolph)  married  Hannah,  daugliter  of  David 
Edson,  Nov.  29,  1804.     Children  :  — 

2  Albert,  b.  Oct.  26,  1805  [6]  ;  m.  Ruhama  F.  Ames,  May  20,  1832. 

3  Harrison,  b.  April  11,  1811;  married  Sarah  Wilbur,  1832;  now  a 

resident  of  Peoria,  III. 

4  Salome,  b.  Jan.  16,  1808 ;  m.  Benjamin  G.  Stoddard,  Oct.  7,  1829. 

5  Rachel  Pool,  b.  Feb.  26,  1815  ;  married  Lemuel  Barnes,  May  3,  1836. 
The  father  died  Dec.  20,  1830.     This  family  formerly  resided  on  the 

place  now  owned  by  Marcus  Holmes. 

6  Albert  (son  of  John  1)  married  Ruhama  French,  daughter  of  John 

Ames,  May  20,  1832.     Children  :  — 

7  Albert  Franklin,  b.  March  2,  1834  ;  died  Jan.  17,  1835. 

8  Hannah  Augusta,  b.  Jan.  12,  1837  ;  died  Sept.  19,  1839. 

9  Albert  Myron,*  b.  July  20,  1839. 

10  Mary  Louisa,  b.  Feb.  4,  1841  ;  died  Sept.  23,  1842. 

11  Herbert  Stanley,  b.  June  18,  1844;  died  Aug.  18,  1845. 
The  wife  died  Sept.  27,  1849. 

Mr.  Smith  was  a  carpenter  and  school-teacher  in  early  life  ;  taught 
several  schools  in  North  Bridgewater ;  resided  for  a  time  in  West 
Bridgewater,  and  held  the  office  of  postmaster  for  that  town  ;  wag 
also  appointed  Quartermaster  of  3d  Regiment,  First  Brigade  and 
Filth  Division,  Mass.  Militia,  for  three  years ;  afterward  returned 
to  North  Bridgewater,  and  engaged  in  the  dry-goods  and  griicery 
trade  with  W.  F.  Brett,  under  the  firm  of  Smith  &  Brett ;  has  held 
the  offices  of  school  committee,  selectman,  overseer  of  the  poor  of  the 
town,  also  represented  the  town  in  the  Massachusetts  Legislature  in 
1838-9.  Removed  to  Boston  in  1845,  and  is  now  a  resident  of 
Charlestown,  Mass.  Pattern-maker  for  the  Fitchburg  Railroad  Com- 
pany. 

12  Robert  Smith  came  from  New  Bedford;  married  Matilda  Kenny,  dau. 

of  James  Ripner,  of  New  Haven.  The  wife  died  Oct.  15,  1858.  He 
then  married  Julia  Franklin,  daughter  of  Moses  Tyler,  of  Troy, 
N.  Y.     Children  :  — 

13  Mary  Taylor,  b.  Jan.  8,  1862. 

Tin-plate  and  sheet-iron  worker  ;  residence  on  Centre  Street. 


1  SPRAGUE.  —  Chandler  (son  of  Eliphaz,  of  Abington,  Mass.)  mar- 
ried  Martha,  daughter  of  Manley  Hayward,  Dec.  0,  1840.  Chil- 
dren :  — 

*  Albert  Mvron  enlisted  in  the  42d  Mass.  Regiment;  was  in  Banks's  expedition 
at  New  Orleans  in  186'2-3  ;  re-enlisted  at  expiration  of  first  service,  and  was  at  the 
battle  of  Coal  Harbor  in  lb65;  afterward  clerk  mthe  hospital  department. 


664  HISTORY  OP  NOETH  BRIDGEWATER. 


2  Ahby,  b.  April  29,  1842;  married  Guetavus  H.  Farrar. 

The  wife  died  Nov.  15,  1842.  He  then  married  Rhoda,  daughter  of 
Micah  Shaw,  and  widow  of  Lucius  Packard,  Nov.  12,  1843.  Chil- 
dren :  — 

3  Alma  Jane,  b.  Sept.  15,  1844. 

4  Arabella,  b.  March  30,  1846.  5  Mlia  Ann,  b.  July  29,  1848. 
Mr.  Sprague  is  an  extensive  last  and  boot-tree  manufacturer  at  Sprague 

Village,  also  proprietor  of  a  grocery  store,  and  has  several  kinds  of 
business  in  his  section  of  the  town  ;  has  an  office  in  Bath  Street, 
Boston,  for  the  sale  of  his  goods.  He  was  one  of  the  original  Direc- 
tors of  the  North  Bridgewater  Bank,  Director  of  Abington  Mutual 
Fire  Insurance  Company,  and  is  a  justice  of  the  peace  for  Plymouth 
County. 


1  SIMMONS.  —  Weston  (son  of  Hezekiah)  came  from  Kingston,  Mass., 

in  183G  ;  married  Esther,  daughter  of  Joseph  Hayward,  of  Easton, 
Mass.,  Oct.  13,  1842.     Children  :  — 

2  Weston  Hayward,  b.  Aug.  21,  1843  ;  died  Sept.  3,  1843. 

3  George  Weston,  b.  July  28,  1844. 

4  Esther  Minerva,  b.  Nov.  4,  1846. 

5  John,  b.  April  29,  1850. 

6  Joseph  Lyman,  b.  March  29,  1859  ;  died  Sept.  18,  1859. 

Mr.  Simmons  is  a  farmer ;  commenced  keeping  the  almshouse  in 
North  Bridgewater  April  17,  1855,  which  he  continued  to  do  for 
about  ten  years. 


1  SPEAR.  —  George  Webster  (son  of  George),  of  Randolph,  married 

Emily,  dau.  of  Ephraim  Oopeland,  March  28,  1851.     Children  :  — 

2  Alice  May,  b.  Oct.  19,  1854  ;  died  Oct.  5,  1855. 

3  Lilian  Clifton,  b.  Oct.  30,  1856. 

4  Annie  May,  b.  July  6,  1861. 

5  Charles  (son  of  George)  came  from  Randolph  in  1845  ;  married  Al- 

mira,  daughter  of  Caleb  Copeland,  Dec.  17,  1848.     Children  :  — 

6  George  Frederick,  b.  Dec.  3,  1849  ;  died  Dec.  3,  1849. 

7  Charles  Ashton,  h.  Aug.  3,  1852. 
Boot-maker  ;  residence,  Belmont  Street. 


1  SPAULDING.  —  Edward  H.  came  from  Townsend,  Mass. ;  married 

Catherine,  daughter  of  Major  Nathan  Hayward,  Dec.   13,  1839. 
Children  :  — 

2  Adelaide  Esthenur,  b.  Feb.  27,  1841 

3  Charles  Edward,  h.  Feb.  12,  1844  ;  member  of  Co.  I,  47th  Mass.  Regt. 

4  George  Elmer,  b.  Dec.  12,  1847  ;  died  April  5,  1864. 
Trader  ;  residence  on  Main  Street. 


1  SKINNER.  —  Harrison  Gray  Otis  (son  of  Charles)  came  from  Easton 

about  1850  ;  married  Betsy,  daughter  of  Samuel  Holmes,  Oct.  18, 
1833.     Children  :  — 

2  George  Mortimer,  b.  May  13,  1834  [6 J  ;  married,  Ist,  Ellen  Wood; 

2d,  Mrs.  Caroline  E.  Bartlett. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  6G5 

3  Julia  Frances,  b.  Feb.  15,  183G  ;  married  Alonzo  Harris. 

4  Marietta  E.  P.,  b.  May  8,  1844 ;  married  Jerrie  C.  Vaughn. 

5  Fernando  Carlisle*  b.  Sept.  19,  184G  ;  married  Jennie  Adame. 

6  George  Mortimer  (son  of  Harrison  G.  0.  1)  married  Ellen,  daughter 

of  George  Wood,  of  Somerset,  Mass.,  May,  1854.     Children  :  — 

7  Lamont  Weaver,  b.  Sept.  10,  1855. 

The  mother  died  Jan.  19, 1859.  He  then  married  Mrs.  Caroline  Eliza- 
beth, widow  of  Thomas  Bartlett,  of  Kingston,  Mass.,  Aug.  25, 
1860,     Children:  — 

8  Harrie  Fuller,  b.  Aug.  9,  18G2. 

9  Annie  Mortimer,  b.  Dec.  27,  1863  ;  died  Aug.  1864. 


(colored.) 

1  SEWALL.  —  Stltanus  E.    (son  of  John)  came  from  China,  Me.,  in 

1849  ;  married  Lydia  French,  dau.  of  Caleb  Easton.     Children  :  — 

2  Sylvia  Easton,  b.  June  1,  1854.  4  John  Caleb,  b.  July  25,  1858. 

3  Lydia  Maria,  b.  May  29,  1856.     5  Parker  Pillsbury,  b.  Dec.  15,  1860. 


1  SHEPARDSON.  —  Nathaniel  (son  of  Isaac)  was  born  Oct.  5,  1784  ; 

came  from  Wrentham,  Mass ;  married  Sally,  daughter  of  Seth  Edson, 
Dec.  1,  1808.     Children  :  — 

2  Mary  Wood,  b.  April  14,  1810  ;  married  Joseph  Hubbard. 

3  Nathaniel,  b.  Sept.  2,  1811 ;  m.  Phebe  Merritt ;  she  died  Nov.  1,  1847. 
The  wife  died  Aug.  27,  1812.     He  then  married  Nancy,  daughter  of 

Seth  Edson,  and  sister  of  first  wife,  April  17,  1815.     Children  :  — 

4  Sarah  Ann,  b.  April  11,  1816  ;  m.  Elbridge  G.  Lincoln,  April  10,  1834. 
The  wife  died  Sept.  29,  1816.     He  then  married  Sally,  daughter  of 

Mannasseh  Dickerman,  Oct.  5,  1817.     Children  :  — 

5  Otis,  b.  Oct.  3,  1818. 

6  Sally,  b.  Oct.  10,  1819  ;  married  Levi  Simmons. 

7  William,  b.  Feb.  22,  1821. 

8  Oliver,  b.  May  11,  1823;  married  Catherine  Orcutt. 

9  Lucy  Ann,  b.  Sept.  4,  1827. 

10  Willard,  b.  Sept.  10,  1828  [13]  ;  m.  Rebecca  Dike,  March  18,  1856. 

11  Emily,  b.  Aug.  10,  1831  ;  died  single.  May  17,  1832. 

12  Miranda,  b.  April  20,  1837  ;  died  April  20,  1837. 

The  wife  died  Sept.  16,  1843.     He  then  married  Polly  Reynolds,  dau. 
of  Isaac  French,  of  Stoughton,  Mass.,  Aug.  21,  1852. 

13  Willard  (son  of  Nathaniel  1)  m.  Rebecca,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  Dike,  and 

widow  of  Edmund  Kingman,  March  18,  1856.     Children  :  — 

14  Ida  Williams  b.  Aug.  18,  1857.  .^  .   , 
The  father  died  at  Aurora,  Ind.,  March  12, 1857.    The  widow  married 

Elisha  Washburn,  Nov.  27, 1862. 

THE  THAYER  FAMILY. 

1  Richard  Thayer  came  from  England  to  this  country  in  1640,  and 

settled  at  Braintree,  and  had  eight  children,  among  whom   waa 

•  Was  in  battle  of  Weldon  Railroad,  N.  C;  taken  prisoner  and  was  an  innwte 

Of  BeUe  Isle  and  Salisbury  prisons  for  seven  months,  durmg  the  rebellion  ut  lt>0l. 

84 


666  HISTORY  OP   NORTH  BRIDGEWATER, 


Nathaniel,  who  had  a  son  Richard,  the  father  of  Seth,  that  settled 
in  the  North  Parish  of  Bridgewater  in  1744.  He  married  Hannah 
Pray.     Children  :  — 

2  Ems,  b.  Sept.  27,  1744  [8]  ;  married  Rebecca  Curtis,  July  4,  1765. 

3  Hannah,  b.  May  16,  1748  ;  married  Daniel  Cary,  1773. 

4  Susanna,  b.  Dec.  15,  1749. 

5  Michael,  b.  June  24,  1753  ;  died  young. 

6  Molly,  b.  Feb.  18,  1756  ;  married  Silas  Hayward,  1779. 

7  Seth,  b.  Feb.  12,  1760  [11]  ;  married  Molly  Thayer,  1788. 
The  father  died  in  1798,  aged  77. 

8  Enos  (son  of  Seth  1)  m.  Rebecca  Curtis,  July.  4,  1765.     Children :  — 

9  Susanna,  b.  1767.  10  Rebecca,  b.  1770. 

The  wife  died .     He  then  married  Widow  Hannah  Reynolds,  dau. 

of  William  Packard,  May  30,  1782.  The  father  died  July  22, 1822, 
aged  78.     The  widow  died  May  23,  1831,  aged  88. 

11  Seth  (son  of  Richard  1)  married  Molly  Thayer.     Children  :  — 

12  Enos,  b.  March  30,  1788  [21] ;  married  Mary  Damon,  1821. 

13  Hannah,  b.  July  11,  1789  ;  married  Thomas  Dunbar,  1810. 

14  Micah,  b.  March  28,  1791  [26]  ;  married  Triphena  Frost,  July  3,  1817. 

15  Seth,  b.  Aug.  8,  1793  [34]  ;  married  Bathsheba  Frost. 

16  Eliphalet,  b.  Oct.  15,  1795  [39]  ;  married  Lydia  Stone,  Oct.  10,  1819. 

17  Zachariah,  b.  April  27,  1797  ;  m.  Lydia  Reed,  and  removed  to  Maine. 

18  Zeba,  b.  Feb.  15,  1799  ;  married  Prudence  Stone,  of  Easton,  1820. 

19  Samuel,  b.  Dec.  1,  1800  [46]  ;  married  Olive  Dickerman. 

20  Charles,  b.  Oct.  19,  1802  [51] ;  married  Myra  Bryant. 

The  father  died  May  18,  1806,  aged  46.     The  wile  died  Sept.  29,  1828, 
aged  67. 


21  Enos  (son  of  Seth  11)  married  Mary  Damon,  of  Hanson,  Mass.,  April 

16,  1821.     Children  :  — 

22  Enos  Washington,  b.  June  27,  1821  [61] ;  m.  Elizabeth  L.  Fisher. 

23  Mary  Jane,  b.  Oct.  10,  1822 ;  m.  George  W.  Bearce,  of  Pembroke. 

24  Jerome,  b.  Feb.  13,  1826  [67] ;  married  Matilda  H.  Prescott. 

25  Deborah  Soper,  b.  March  4,  1831  ;  single. 

The  father  was  a  farmer  ;  died  May  17,  1865,  aged  77. 

26  MiCAH  (son  of  Seth  11)  married  Tryphena  Frost,  of  Springfield,  Mass., 

July  3,  1817.     Children  :  — 

27  Mary  Jane,  b.  Feb.  13,  1818;   m.  Edward  W.  Nichols,  of  Springfield. 

28  Margaret,  b.  May  6,  1820  ;  died  May  21,  1821. 

29  Lois  Ann,  b.  Aug.  20,  1821  ;  married  Elieha  Bliss. 

30  Miliette,  b.  Aug.  26,  1824  ;  married  Philo  H.  Cook. 

31  Aurelia  Maria,  b.  Feb.  1,  1827  ;  married  Jacob  Miller. 

32  Martha  L.,  b.  June  11,  1829  ;  married  William  H.  Foster. 

33  Jerusha,  b.  March  3,  1831  ;  died  March  11,  1831. 

The  father  was  a  blacksmith ,  and  worked  for  several  years  in  the  United 
States  Armory  at  Springfield. 

34  Seth  (son  of  Seth  11)  married  Bathsheba  Frost,  of  Springfield,  Mass. 

Children  :  — 

35  Nancy  Frances,  b.  Dec.  16,  1820 ;  married  William  H.  Barber,  of 

Springfield. 


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36  Charles  Seth,  b.  Aug.  31,  1822  ;  died  Nov.  8,  1843. 

37  Laura  Philena,  b.  Jan.  4,  1824;  married,  let,  Benjamin   II.  Fuller; 

2d,  James  Pierce. 

38  Benjamin  Elbridge,  b.  Feb.  7,  1829  ;  died  May  4,  1853. 

The  father  was  a  blacksmith,  and  is  employed  in  the  United  States, 
Armory,  Springfield,  Mass. 

39  Eliphalet  (son  of  Seth  11)  married  Lydia,  daughter  of  Solomon  Stone 

of  North  Easton,  Mass.,  Oct.  10,  1819.     Children  :  — 

40  Charlotte,  b.  March  10,  1821 ;  married  Isaac  Brett,  June  27,  1844. 

41  Eliphalet  Loring,  b.  July  2,  1824  [70]  ;  married  Naucy  F.  Guild. 

42  John  Davis,  b.  Oct.  24,  1833  ;  married  Bethia  Ilayward,  Aug.  9, 1864. 

43  Lydiaette,  b.  Sept.  15,  1837  ;  married  Charles  W.  Tilton,  of  Mc,  Jan. 

20,  1858. 

44  Rufus  Harrison,  b.  June  29,  1840  ;  died  Dec.  31,  1844. 

45  Julia  Frances,  b.  Oct.  11,  1843 ;  m.  Melvin  F.  James,  June  3,  18G3. 
The  wife  died  July  6,  1862.     The  husband  died  Aug.  27,  18G2. 

46  Samuel  (son  of  Seth  11)  married  Olive,  daughter  of  Samuel  D  icker- 

man.     Children :  — 

47  Ellis  P.,  b.  March  1,  1824. 

48  Hiram,  b.  March  22,  1826. 

49  Abby  Louisa,  b.  Dec.  12,  1827  ;  m.  Samuel  T.  Packard,  Nov.  29,  1848. 

50  Olive  Jane,  b.  March  3,  1832  ;  died  in  infancy. 

51  Charles  (son  of  Seth  11)  married  Myra,  daughter  of  Nathan  Bryant, 

Sept.  11,  1823.     Children:  — 

52  Lewis  Morton,  b.  May  2,  1824  ;  married,  let,  Mary  A.  Packard  ;  2d, 

Ellen  F.  Macomber. 

53  Francis  Austin,  b.  Dec.  21,  1825  [75] ;  m.,  Ist,  Elizabeth  A.  Packard  ; 

2d,  Emeline  Chesman. 

54  Adeline  Augusta,  b.  March  3,  1828  ;  died  Jan.  29,  1833. 

55  Elizabeth  Sage,  b.  Feb.  25,  1830  ;  died  young. 

56  Sarah  Maria,  b.  Oct.  13,  1832  ;  died  Jan.  26,  1833. 

57  Horatio  Bradford,  b.  July  3,  1834  [79]  ;  m.  Maria  W.  Southworth. 

58  Frederic  Gray,  b.  Oct.  26,  1836 ;  m.  Sarah  H.  Lawton,  of  Raynham. 

59  Juliette   Victoria,  b.  Feb.  20,  1839  ;  married  Nathaniel  R.  Packard,  of 

Easton. 

60  Ann  Eldora,  b.  Dec.  16,  1842 ;  married  William  H.  Southworth. 
The  father  died  at  South  Easton,  Feb.  28,  1855,  aged  53. 


61  Captain  Exos  Washington  (son  of  Enos  21)  married  Elizabeth  Lavina, 

daughter  of  Timothy  Fisher,  of  Attleboro',  Mass.,  Nov.  30,  1845. 
Children  :  — 

62  Charles  Adelbert,  b.  Sept.  10,  1846  ;  died  Nov.  22,  1848. 

63  Elizabeth  Alice,  b.  Feb.  4,  1849. 

64  Mary  Alma,  b.  Sept.  25,  1851. 

65  Enos  Herman,  b.  Dec.  19,  1853  ;  died  March  14,  1857. 

66  Laura  Jane,  b.  March  30,  1860. 

Captain  Thayer  was  a  jeweller,  at  Attleboro',  Mass.  He  was  captain 
in  Sheridan's  army,  and  fell  inaction,  Sept.  19,  1864,  while  chargmg 
upon  the  enemy,  and  died  in  United  States  Iloepital,  at  Winchester, 
Va. 

67  Jerome  (son  of  Enos  21)  married  Matilda  Harrington,  daughter  of 

John  B.  Prescott,  of  Groton,  Mass.,  Jan.  17,  1856.     Children  :  — 


668  fflSTORY   OP   NORTH  BRIDGEWATEE. 


68  Isabel,  b.  June  8,  1856.  69  James  Prescott,  b.  July  12, 1858. 

Eeeidence  in  Boston. 


70  Eliphalet  Loring  (son  of  Eliphalet  39)  married  Nancy  Fisher,  dau.  of 

Horace  Guild,  of  Canton,  Mass.,  July  24,  1849.     Children :  — 

71  Ella  Maria,  b.  May  30,  1850. 

72  Horace  Loring,  b.  March  30,  1854. 

73  Alice  Nancy,  b.  Dec.  18,  1855  ;  died  Feb.  2,  1859. 

74  Emma  Louisa,  b.  Dec.  3,  1860. 

Boot  and  shoe  manufacturer ;  residence  on  Pleasant  Street. 


75  Francis  Austin  (son  of  Charles  51)  married  Elizabeth  Amanda,  dau. 

of  David  Packard,  Sept.  1,  1850.     Children  :  — 

76  Flora  Maria,  b.  March  24,  1853  ;  died  March  25,  1853. 

77  Charles  Warren,  b.  Aug.  23,  1858. 

78  Francis  Peter,  b.  March  14,  1853  (adopted). 

The  wife  died  Aug.  19,  1860.     He  then  married  Emeline  Frances,  dau, 

of  Noah  Chesman,  April  11,  1861. 
Shoe  manufacturer  ;  firm  of  F.  A.  &  H.  B.  Thayer,  Centre  Street. 


79  Horatio  Bradford  (son  of  Charles  51)  married  Maria  Washburn,  dau. 

of  William    Southworth,  of  Middleboro',  Mass.,  Nor.   29,   1854. 
Children :  — 

80  Gusie  Jane  Howard,  b.  June  4,  1857  (adopted) . 
Shoe  manufacturer. 


THE  THOMPSON  FAMILY. 


1  Archibald  Thompson,  wife,  and  son  Robert,  came  to  America  in  1724 ; 

resided  a  short  time  in  Abington,  afterward  at  Bridgewater.  Mr. 
Thompson  made  the  first  spinning-wheel  in  New  England.  He  was 
one  of  the  early  settlers  of  the  North  Parish.     Children  :  — 

2  Robert  [10],  married  Margaret  Smith,  of  Milton,  1754. 

3  Thomas  [15],  married  Elizabeth  Strowbridge,  1754. 

4  Archibald,  married  Martha  Robinson,  1761 ;  removed  to  Nova  Scotia. 

5  James  [24],  removed  to  Charleston,  S.  C. 

6  John,  died  young. 

7  Betsy,  married Strowbridge,  of  Middleboro'. 

8  Anna,  married  Robert  Fulton,  July  23,  1767. 

9  Jane,  married  Andrew  Gamel,  1756. 
The  father  died  in  1776,  aged  85. 


10  Robert   (son  of  Archibald  1)    married  Margaret  Smith,  of  Milton, 

Mass.,  1754.     Children:  — 

11  Rachel,  b.  Dec.  29,  1755.  13  Jennet,  b.  Aug.  26,  1759. 

12  Elizabeth,  b.  Oct.  16,  1757.  14  Margaret,  b.  March  17,  1761. 
This  family  removed  to  Londonderry,  N.  H. 

15  Thomas   (son  of  Archibald  1)  married  Elizabeth  Strowbridge,  1754. 

Children :  — 

16  John,  b.  Oct.  23,  1755  ;  married  Jennet  Allen  ;  removed  to  Me.,  1778. 

17  Mary,  b.  June  10,  1758;  married  Gary  Hayward,  1779. 

18  Anna,  b.  Aug.  10,  1760  ;  married Buxton. 

19  Elizabeth,  b.  April  23,  1763  ;  married  John  Pettingill,  1784. 


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20  William,  b.  1765  ;  removed  to  Maine. 

21  Thomas,  b.  July  4,  1707  [25] ;  married  Martha  Kingman,  1792. 

22  Margaret,  b.  Sept.  19,  17b9  ;  no  record. 

23  James,  married  Olive  Chesman,  1718  ;  removed  to  Maine. 

The  father  died  May  28,  1810,  aged  81.    The  wife  died  Oct.  18,  1811, 
aged  79  years. 

24  James  (son  of  Archibald  1)  graduated  at  Princeton  College,  N.  J. ; 

preached  for  a  short  time  ;  afterward  was  a  preceptor  in  an  academy 
at  Charleston,  S.  C. 


25  Captain  Thomas  (son  of  Thomas  15)  married  Martha,  daughter  of 

Matthew  Kingman,  Aug.  5,  1792.     Children  :  — 

26  John,  b.  June  25,  1793;  died  March  11,  1795. 

27  Charlotte,  b.  April  16,  1796  ;  married  Charles  Packard,  Oct.  29, 1818. 

28  Sophronia,  b.  Oct.  30,  1802  ;  married  Perez  Marshall,  April  21,  1825. 

29  Jane  S.,  b.  May  17,  1807;  married  Zeba  Howard,  of  Eastjn,  Nov. 

29,  1825. 

30  Martha  Kingman,  b.  June  17,  1810 ;  married  Franklin  Ames,  May 

20,  1832. 

31  John,  b.  March  16,  1795  [32] ;  married  Sarah  Jones,  Nov.  18,  1819. 
The  father  died  Nov.  10,  1835,  aged  69.    The  wife  died  Dec.  28,  1840, 

aged  75  years. 

32  John  (son  of  Captain  Thomas  25)  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Captain 

Asa  Jones,  Nov.  18,  1819.     Children  :  — 

33  William  Augustus,  b.  Dec.  14,  1824  [34] ;  m.  Almira  J.  Hayward. 
The  wife  died  Feb.  20,  1853,  aged  53. 

Farmer  ;  residence  on  Summer  Street. 

34  William  Augustus  (son  of  John  32)  married  Almira  Jenkins,  dau.  of 

Bela  Hayward,  Jan.  30,  1845.     Children  :  — 

35  Alma,  b.  Sept.  27,  1851  ;  died  Sept.  6,  1852. 

36  Abby,  b.  Sept.  27,  1851;  died  June  28,  1852. 

37  George  Hayward,  b.  Sept.  27,  1848. 

38  John  Franklin,  b.  Sept.  9,  1857. 

39  Sarah  Russell,  b.  Nov.  9,  1861. 
Farmer  ;  residence  on  Summer  Street. 


1  THOMPSON.  —  Calvin  Thompson  (son  of  Solomon  Thompson)  came 

from  Middleboro'  to  North  Bridgewater  about  1844  ;  married  Mar- 
garet, daughter  of  Robert  Richardson,  of  Boston,  April  22,  1821. 
Children  :  — 

2  Calvin  Murdoch,  b.  May  5,  1823  ;  m.  Mary  B.  Sharp,  of  Dorchester. 

3  Edward,  b.  Oct.  15,  1825  ;  single.  r  -n     j  i  u  ' 

4  Henry,  b.  Dec.  4,  1827  [8] ;  married  Ann  W.  Thayer,  of  Randolph. 

5  Marqaret  Smith,  b.  June  14,  1830. 

6  George  Richardson,  b.  March  14,  1833 ;  married  Mary  Alice  Joho- 

7  Robert  Richardson,  b.  Jan.  10,  1838  ;  died  Nov.  6,  1849. 
The  father  was  a  carpenter  ;  died  June  8,  1853. 

8  Henry  (son  of  Calvin  1)  married  Ann  Withington,  daughter  of  Asa 

Thayer,  of  Randolph,  Jan.  23,  1856.     Children  :  — 


670  HISTORY   OF   NORTH    BRIDGEWATER. 


9  Edward  Murdoch,  b.  Dec.  31,  1856. 

10  Anna  JSewell,  b.  April  12,  1862. 

11  Susan  Emina,  b.  April  14,  1864. 
Carpenter  ;  residence  on  Pleasant  Street. 


1  TILDEN.  — John  Tilden  was  son  of  John,  of  Canton  ;  born  Nov.  6, 

1758  ;  removed  from  Canton  to  the  North  Parish  ;  married  Polly, 
daughter  of  Jonathan  Hayward,  1796.     Children  :  — 

2  Polhj,  b.  Aug.  16,  1796  ;  died  Feb.  12,  1797. 

3  John,  b.  April  24,  1798  [10]  ;  m.,  Ist,  Mary  Reynolds;  2d,  Orynthia 

H.  Alger ;  3d,  Mary  A.  W.  D.  Holmes. 

4  Jason,  b.  June  2,  1800  ;  died  July  31,  1800. 

6  Polly,  b.  Oct.  14,  1801 ;  married  Caleb  Howard. 

6  Susanna,  b.  Aug.  3,  1805  ;  married  Welcome  Howard,  April  21, 1825. 

7  Abigail,  b.  Oct.  8,  1807  ;  married  Martin  L.  Reynolds,  Nov.  30,  1826. 

8  Lavina,  b.  April  9,  1810  ;  married  Thomas  J.  Howard,  Jan.  2,  1831. 

9  Howard,  b.  June  6,  1812  [25] ;  m.  Rebecca  Reynolds,  Dec.  21,  1834. 
The  father  was  a  cabinet-maker  ;  died  Aug.  29,  1839.    The  wife  died 

Aug.  7,  1833. 

10  John  (son  of  John  1)  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Jonaa  Reynolds, 

Dec.  10,  1823.     Children  :  — 

11  Mary  Ann,  b.  Nov.  26, 1824  ;  married  John  Baker,  of  Marshfield,  Jan. 

8,  1854. 

12  Julia  Frances,  h.  Sept.  22,  1826  ;  married  Zenas  P.  Brett. 

13  Cornelia  Caroline,  b.  Aug.  26,  1828  ;  married  Thomas  C.  Sherman. 

14  Rebecca,  b.  Dec.  9,  1834  ;  married  William  D.  Coolidge,  of  Brookline, 

Maes. 

15  John  Lovejoy,  b.  Nov.  25,  1832  ;  married  Emma  Chamberlain,  of  Sand- 

wich, Mass. 
The  wife  died  Feb.  8,  1839.     He  then  married  Orynthia,  daughter  of 
Alfred  Howard,  and  widow  of  Leonard  Alger,  Nov.  27,  1839.     Chil- 
dren :  — 

16  Alfred  Howard,  b.  March  30,  1842  ;  member  of  7th  Mass.  Regiment ; 

three  years'  service. 

17  Phebe  A.  O.  D.,  h.  March  10,  1844. 

The  wife  died  April  29,  1844,  aged  43.  He  then  married  Mary  Ann 
Williams,  daughter  of  Daniel  Dean,  of  Raynham,  Mass.,  and  widow 
of  John  M.  Holmes,  of  Taunton,  Mass.,  June  20,  1846.  Chil- 
dren :  — 

18  Daniel  Dean,  b.  Jan.  24,  1847. 

19  William  Ellis,  b.  Oct.  13,  1848. 

20  Ellery  Bradford,  b.  Oct.  10,  1850. 

21  Edward  Otis,  b.  Nov.  5,  1852. 

22  Lyman  Chester,  b.  Nov.  24,  1854. 

23  Sarah  Alice,  b.  Aug.  10,  1857. 

24  Abbie  Reynolds,  b.  Nov.  28, 1860  ;  died  Feb.  13,  1862. 
Trader  on  Main  Street. 


25  Howard  (son  of  John  1)  married  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Jonas  Reynolds, 

Dec.  21,  1834.     Children:  — 

26  Annie  Maria,  b.  Nov.  5,  1835  ;  m.  William  H.  Warne,  April  30, 1857. 

27  Rebecca  Jane,  b.  April  1,  1838  ;  married  Alonzo  Tilden,  May  26,  1861. 
2«  Howard  Prescott,  b.  Nov.  5,  1842. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  671 

29  George,  b.  Jan.  8,  1846  ;  died  Jan.  29,  1846. 

30  Charles  Clifford,  b.  May  3,  1848. 

31  Mary  Leslie,  b.  Sept.  18,  1850  ;  died  Nov.  1863. 

Trader,  on  Cornhill,  Boston  ;  residence  at  Charlestown,  Masa. 


1  TRIBOD". — Thomas  Tribou,  a  Frenchman,  settled  in  Bridgowater  as 

early  as  1745  ;  married  Margery  Pratt,  1746.     Children  :  — 

2  Relief,  b.  Aug.  16,  1747  ;  died  Dec.  20,  1747. 

3  Isaac,  b.  Sept.  16,  1748. 

4  William,  b.  April  1,  1752  [9] ;  married  Amy  Belcher,  1784. 

5  Rhoda,  b.  Dec.  26,  1754  ;  married  Daniel  French,  1792. 

6  Anna,  b.  Dec.  20,  1757  ;  married  Jacob  Hill,  1780. 

7  Amasa,  h.  April  14,  1760  ;  married  Molly  Pratt,  1780. 

8  Melzar,  b.  Sept.  29,  1766  ;  removed  to  Middleboro'. 
The  father  died  Dec.  29,  1811. 


9  William  (son  of  Thomas  1)  married  Amy  Belcher,  1784.    Children  :  — 

10  Peter,  b.  1786  ;  married  Martha  Hall,  of  Plympton. 

11  John,  b.  1788  ;  married  Mary  Tilden,  of  Hanover. 

12  Daniel,  h.  1790  ;  married  Cordelia  Ashley,  of  Freetown. 

13  William,  b.  Feb.  4,  1793  [18] ;  m.,  1st,  Polly  Ford,  1816;  2d,  Vesta 

Dunbar,  1822. 

14  Francis,  b.  1795  ;  married  Sally  Thayer,  of  Randolph. 

15  Charles,  b.  1797  ;  single. 

16  Walter  Spooner,  b.  1799  ;  married  Huldah  Holmes. 

17  Sally  S.,  b.  1802  ;  married  Joseph  Packard,  of  North  Bridgewater. 
This  family  resided  on  the  farm    opposite  the  Asa  Keith  place,  Cam- 

peUo. 

18  William  (son  of  William  9)  married  Polly,  daughter  of  Asa  Ford, 

July  14,  1816.     Children  :  — 

19  Samuel  Ford,  b.  May  14,  1816  ;  married,  1st,  Abigail  Britton  ;  2d, 

Lucretia  Rounds. 

20  Asa,  b.  Feb.  15,  1823  [24]  ;  married  Dolly  P.  Adams,  Dec.  31,  1851. 

21  Sarah,  b.  Feb.  15,  1823;  died  single,  Oct.  31,  1849. 

22  Charles  Edward,h.  May  15, 1825  [29]  ;  m.  Elizabeth  Elms, of  Scituate, 

The  wife  died  Dec.  31, 1831.    He  then  married  Vesta,  dau.  of  Ebenezer 
Dunbar,  Aug.  1832.     Children  :  — 

23  Emma  Frances,  b.  April  15,  1838  ;  married  Richard  M.  FuUerton, 

Dec.  7,  1856.  ^     ^  ^,     , 

The  father  was  a  farmer,  and  resided,  until  his  death,  upon  the  home- 
stead of  his  late  father  at  Campello.     He  died  Feb.  5,  18o5. 

24  Asa  (son  of  William  18)  married  Dolly  P.,  daughter  of  Moses  Adams, 

of  New  London,  N.  H.,  Dec.  31,  1851.     Children  :  — 

25  Georgianna  Maria,  b.  Feb.  15,  1856  ;  died  Jan.  1,  1860. 

26  Mary  Lizzie,  b.  Oct.  25,  1857  ;  died  Jan.  10,  l»t)0. 

27  George  Packard,  b.  Sept.  31,  1861  ;  died  Nov.  17,  1861. 

28  John  Adams,  b.  Sept.  31,  1861. 
Shoemaker  and  farmer,  Main  Street,  Campello. 

29  Charles  Edward  (son  of  William  18)  married  Elizabeth  daughter  of 

Cushing  0.  Elms,  of  Scituate,  Mass.,  Feb.  24,  1847.     Children  :  - 


672  HISTORY  OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 


30  Walter  Edward,  b.  Nov.  1852.       31  Charles  Otis,  b.  March  19, 1854. 
Shoemaker. 


32  SAMTJEii  (son  of  Alpheus)  was  born  Feb.  27,  1805  ;  married  Susan, 

Maria,  daughter  of  David  Ford,  Jan.  1,  1828.     Children  :  — 

33  David  Ford,  b.  Dec.  29,  1828  [37]  ;  married,  Ist,  Ann  King,  of  Mans- 

field ;  2d,  Mary  Reynolds,  of  Dartmouth. 

34  Samuel  Curtis,  b.  Nov.  22,  1833  [41] ;  m.  Sarah  B.  King,  of  Mansfield. 

35  Lyman  Ellis,  b.  May  5,  1836  [44]  ;  married,  Ist,  Ellen  F.  Alden  ;  2d, 

Abby  B.  King. 

36  Noah  Dennis,  b.  Feb.  4,  1845  ;  unmarried. 


37  David  Ford  (son  of  Samuel  32)  married  Ann,  daughter  of  Benjamin 

King,  of  Mansfield,  Dec.  25,  1850.     Children  :  — 

38  Sarah  Augusta,  b.  Feb.  23,  1852. 

39  Frank  Baylies,  b.  May  4,  1854.     40  Ellen  Alden,  b.  Aug.  7,  1858. 
The  wife  died  May  26,  1860.    He  then  married  Mary  Reynolds,  of 

Dartmouth,  Mass. 
Shoe-cutter. 


41  Samuel  Curtis  (eon  of  Samuel  32)  married  Sarah  Brayton,  daughter 

of  Benjamin  King,  Dec.  1,  1853.     Children  :  — 

42  Charles  Mayfield,  b.  Oct.  27,  1857  ;  died  Nov.  18,  1861. 

43  Freddie  King,  b.  Aug.  1862. 
Shoe-cutter. 


44  Lyman  Ellis  (son  of  Samuel  32)  married  Ellen  F.,  daughter  of  Calvin 

Alden,  of  Randolph.  The  wife  died  July  10,  1859.  He  then  mar- 
ried Abby  Bowers,  daughter  of  Samuel  B.  King,  Aug.  21,  1859. 
Children :  — 

45  Carrie  Sprague,  b.  July  6,  1860. 

Carriage  manufacturer.  Grove  Street,  near  Spragueville. 


1  TORREY.  —  Turner  Torrey  was  the  son  of  Deacon  David  Torrey ,  of 

Abington,  Mass.,  son  of  David,  of  Weymouth ;  married  Sally,  dau. 
of  Issachar  Snell,  Esq.,  1803.     Children  :  — 

2  Almeda,  b.  Oct.  30,  1804  ;  married  Augustus  Jones,  Nov.  27,  1828. 

3  Sally  Hayward,  b.  June  20,  1817  ;  married  Rev.  Henry  Eddv,  Aug. 

22, 1843. 
The  father  was  a  farmer  ;  died  June  30,  1858,  aged  83.     The  widow 
died  March  15,  1860,  aged  81. 


1  TORRY  —  Jeremiah  Jackson  is  the  eon  of  Noah  Torry,  of  Lever- 

ett,  Mass.  ;  came  to  town  in  1850  ;   married   Susan,  daughter  of 
Captain  Jabez  Kingman,  Sept.  15,  1851.     Children  :  — 

2  Mary,  b.  June  19,  1854. 

3  Charles  Edwin,  b.  May  18,  1856  ;  died  Nov.  24,  1860. 

4  Alma  Brett,  b.  June  10,  1858  ;  died  Aug.  15,  1858. 

5  Addie  Kingman,  b.  Sept.  9,  1864. 
Shoemaker  ;  residence  on  Centre  Street. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  673 

1  TIRRILL. — Lemuel  Tirrill  was  tho  son  of  Jacob,  an<l  j;;rnnd8on  of 

Thomas,  of  Abington  ;  married  Experience  Traek.     Children  :  — 

2  Jacob,  b.  March  16,  1792  ;  married  Emma  Corbet  Reed,  Aug.  8,  1813. 

3  Lemuel,  resides  at  Easton,  unmarried. 

4  Zibeon,  married  Jerusha . 

5  Abigail,  married  Lewis  Hayden,  of  Stougliton,  1S15. 

6  Susanna,  married  Thomas  Nightingale,  of  Quincy,  1S09. 

7  Mehitable,  married  Daniel  Cobb,  ot  Mansfield. 

8  Mary,  b.  June  11,  1801 ;  married  Samuel  G.  Brett,  of  Easton,  1823. 
The  father  was  a  cooper. 


9  Jacob  (son  of  Lemuel  1)  married  Emma  Corbet,  daughter  of  Ezekiel 
Reed,  of  Abington,  Aug.  8,  1813.     Children  :  — 

10  Emma  Reed,  b.  Feb.  18,  1815  ;  died  Dec.  8,  1817. 

11  Rebecca  Adeline,  b.  July  1,  1816  ;  married  Joshua  Warren. 

12  William  Harrison,  b.  July  13,  1818  ;  m.  Hannah  Macomber,  of  Free- 

town, Mass. 

13  Frances  Reed,  b.  April  27,  1820  ;  married,  Ist,  Nancy  Warren,  1841  ; 

2d,  Emily  J.  Spencer. 

14  Elizabeth  Hutchinson,  b.  Jan.  27,   1822 ;  married  Samuel  Taber,  of 

Fair haven. 

15  Mary  Ann,  b.  Jan.  24,  1824  ;  married,  1st,  Robert  0.   Jenkins ;  2d, 

Ebenezer  Warren. 

16  Caroline  Adams,  b.  July  4,  1826  ;  married  Newell  Back,  of  Raudolpb. 

17  Charles  Griggs,  b.  Aug.  14,  1828  ;  died  Nov.  14,  1848. 

18  Marcia  Williams,  b.  March  17,  1832  ;  died  Nov.  22,  1834. 

19  Jacob  Porter,  b.  March  16,  1834  ;  married  Mary  Augustus  Paul,  June 

26,  1864. 

20  Almira  Williams,  h.  Dec.  27,  1836.  ' 

The  father  is  a  cooper  ;  residence  on  Pond  Street. 


1  TROW  —Frederic  Lucius  (son  of  Bartholomew)    came  from  East 

Bridgewater;  married  Olive  Hayward,  dau.  of  Ilayward  Marshall, 
March  8,  1847.     Children  :  — 

2  Frederic  Stickney,  b.  April  25,  1849  ;  died  Dec.  15,  1849. 

3  Lizzie  Florence,  b.  May  3,  1856. 
4:  Anna  Marshall,  h.  A^ril  17,1858. 

5  Eugenia  Torrey,  b.  May  25,  1861  ;  died  Aug.  15,  1802. 

(colored.) 

1  TARBET.  — Toby  Tarbet  married  Dinah  Goold,  Feb.  3,  1755.     Chil- 

dren :  — 

2  Sarah,  b.  Sept.  3,  1755. 

3  Abraham,  b-  May  27,  1756. 

4  Tamar,  b.  March  27,  1758. 

5  Ezekiel,  b.  Feb.  25,  1760. 

6  Dinah,  b.  March  25,  1762.  .  ^  „  ^     „.    _  \tar.oh  ^^^    178« 

7  Matilda,  b.  April  17,  1764  ;  married  Peter  Pierce,  March  31,  1788. 

I  S;  I:  r  1^*17^ •  11  «-  b  ApH,  11   1774. 

father  was  a  slave  in  early  days. 
85 


674  HISTORY    OF    NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 


1  TUCK.  —  Silas  Valentine  (son  of  David)  came  from  Norridgewock, 

Me.,  May,  1843;  married  Eliza  Ann,  daughter  of  Isaac  R.  Pierce, 
of  Smithfield,  R.  I.,  Dec.  29,  1844.     Ciiiidren  :  — 

2  Sarah  Ellen,  b.  April  17,  1846  ;  died  Dec.  9,  1863. 

3  Mary  Emma,  b.  Sept.  3,  1851. 

Shoe  tool  manufacturer,  Spragueville  ;  residence  on  Crescent  Street. 


1  TILTON.  —  Charles  "W".  Tilton  married  Lydiette,  dau.  of  Eliphalet 

Thayer,  Jan.  20,  1858.     Children  :  — 

2  George  Lafayette,  b.  June  2,  1859. 

3  Kufus  Elmer,  b.  March  4,  1864. 

4  Edward  Ellsworth,  b.  July  13,  1861. 
Shoemaker  on  Pleasant  Street. 


1  TOWER. — Luther  (son  of  Isaac)  came  from  Randolph  in   1830; 

married   Adah   W.,   daughter   of  Cyrus   Warren,   Sept.    8,    1833. 
Children  :  — 

2  Silas  Franklin,  b.  Sept.  3,  1837  ;  m.  Melinda  S.  Ellis,  Nov.  27,  1862. 

3  Lucy  Jane,  b.  Sept.  28,  1840;  died  Jan.  14,  1843. 

4  Rosalia  Jane,  b.  May  16,  1843. 

5  Lucy  Adelaide,  b.  Dec.  30,  1845. 

6  George  Marius,  h.  June  6,  1848. 

7  Mary  Ellen,  b.  Nov.  18,  1851  ;  died  Dec.  22,  1864. 
Farmer  and  cabinet-maker  ;  residence  on  Court  Street. 


1  VINCENT.  —  Joseph  Vincent  was  born  Feb.   12,  1817  ;  came  from 

Boston  to  Campello,  April,  1832  ;   married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
David  Jenkins,  June  3,  1838.     Children  :  — 

2  Joseph  Jenkins,  b.  Dec.  17,  1839  ;  veas  a  member  of  Co.  F,  12th  Maes. 

Regiment,  1861. 

3  Elizabeth  Ann,  b.  Jan.  4,  1842. 

4  Stanford  Wright,  b.  Sept.  8,  1846 ;  m.  Abbie  C.  Pierce,  Dec.  7,  1865. 

5  Jason  Keith,  b.  July  4,  1848. 

6  Daniel  Huntington,  b.  May  14,  1852. 
Shoemaker  ;  residence  on  South  Street,  Campello. 


1  WADE.  — Lorenzo  Wade  (son  of  David),  born  Aug.  12,  1804  ;  came 

from  Easton  ;  married  Rachel,  daughter  of  Deacon  Jeremiah  Beal, 
Jan.  1,  1828.     Children  :  — 

2  Sibil,  b.  Nov.  6,  1828  ;  died  May  29,  1848. 

3  Susan,  b.  Jan.  11,  1831  ;  married  David  Pratt,  of  Easton. 

4  Bradjord,  b.  May  29, 1833  ;  married  Martha  Copeland,  of  West  Bridge- 

water. 

5  Sarah  Beals,  b.  July  15,  1835  ;  married  Randall  Holbrook. 

The  wife  died  March  19,  1838.     He  then  married  Marcia  Keith,  dau. 
of  Barnard  Jackson,  Nov.  1838.     Children  :  — 

6  Lewis  Barnard,  b.  March  17,  1839. 

7  Harriet  Ames,  b.  June  2,  1841  ;  married  Samuel  A.  W.  Parker,  of 

Stoughton. 

8  Rachel,  b.  1842  ;  died  Aug.  6,  1842. 

9  Dudley,  b.  June  10,  1844.  10  Abhy  Keith,  b.  Feb.  2, 1846. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  (575 

11  George,  b.  April,  1848  ;  died  Sept.  6,  1848. 

12  George  Henry,  b.  1850  ;  died  March  4,  1851. 

13  Francis  Gray,  b.  Aug.  7,  1853. 

14  Lorenzo  Fremont,  b.  March  27,  1855. 

Mr.  AVade  was  a  trader  at  North- West  Bridgewater  for  several  years  • 
also  shoe  raanufacturer.  ^        ' 


15  ORREN  (son  of  David,  and  brother  of  Lorenzo  above),  born  Feb.  12, 

1808  ;  came  from  Easton  ;  married  Sophia  Churchill,  Au'^.  24   \^S\. 
Children :  —  o       »  • 

16  Orren  Allen,  b.  June  14,  1835  ;  married  Sarah  Smith,  of  Easton. 

17  Isaac  Edward,  b.  Aug.  12,  1839  ;  married  Martha  Hunt. 

18  Albert  Richmond,  b.  Oct.     26,  1844  ;  married   Susan   Howard.   Oct 

31,  1865. 
The  wife  died  Nov.  ^,  1839.     He  then  married  Jane,  daughter  of 
Apollos  Richmond,  of  Middleboro',  May  18,  1842.     Children  :  — 

19  Albert  Richmond,  b.  Oct.  26,  1844. 

Blacksmith  ;  residence  on  Turnpike  Street,  North-West  Bridgewater. 


20  DANIEL  OLIVER  (son  of  Thomas),  born  April  14,  1799 ;  came  from 

Easton  ;  married  Betsj,  daughter  of  William  Brett,  April  20,  la25. 
Children  :  — 

21  'William  Henry,  b.  Feb.  9,  1820 ;  died  July  24.  1826. 

22  Harriet  Amanda,  b.  June  26,  1827  ;  married   John  J.  Cushman,  of 

Kingston. 

23  Lizzie  Prior,  b.  May  4,  1831 ;  married  A.  C.  Severance. 

24  Ellen  Maria,  b.  Nov.  12,  1833  ;  died  Dec.  25,  1833. 

25  William  Henry,  b.  Dec.  5,  1843  ;  member  of  3d  Rhode  Island  Heavy 

Artillery,  Quartermaster's  Department. 
The  wife  died  Feb.  20,  1860,  aged  52. 


26  ED]\IUND  R.  (son  of  Abiel)  came  from  Fall  River  in  1845  ;  married 

Julia  Ann,  daughter  of  Captain  Joseph  Church,  of  Fall  River,  Nov. 
9,  1829.     Children  :  — 

27  Cyrus,  h.  Sept.  11,  1830  ;  died  Dec.  6,  1834. 

28  Huron,  b.  April  4,  1832  ;  married  Amadulcy  Freeman. 

29  Verno?i,  b.  March  6,  1834. 

30  Amanda,  b.  Dec.  25,  1835  ;  married  Nahum  Clapp,  of  Easton. 

31  Julia  Ann,  b.  May  30,  1837. 

32  SamuelJared,  b.  July  7,  1841. 

33  Edmund  Richmond,  b.  Nov.  20,  1843. 
Botanic  physician. 

WALDO.  —  Among  the  fiist  settlers  of  the  North  Parish  was  a  family 
of  Waldos.  They  were  driven  from  Chelmsford,  Mass.,  by  the  In- 
dians. They  lived  near  where  the  late  Gideon  Howard  resided,  in 
the  north  part  of  the  town.  They  remained  but  a  short  time,  hay- 
ing removed  to  Pomfret,  Conn.  Three  of  the  daughters  married  ia 
Bridgewater. 

1  Bethiah,  married  Thomas  Hayward,  1719.^ 

2  Hannah,  married  Ephraim  Cary,  Feb.  3,  1709. 
8  Susanna,  married  IJichard  Field,  Jan.  17,  1706. 
4  Dan,  married Weld. 

Those  jiersons  in  the  vicinity  bearing  the  Christian  name  of  Waldo- 
derived  their  name  from  this  family. 


676  msTORY  OF  north  bridgewateb. 


THE  WALES  FAiHLY. 

1  Thomas  Wales  "was  the  eon  of  Deacon  Nathaniel,  of  Stoughton,  and 

great-grandson  of  Deacon  Thomas,  also  of  Stoughton.     He  married 
Belcher.     Children  :  — 

2  Hannah,  b.  June  27,  1779  ;  married  James  Gary,  June  5,  1803. 

3  Lydia,  b.  April  18,  1782  ;  married  Joseph  Quin. 

The  wife  died  May  31,  1785.     He  then  married  Mary,  daughter  of 
Thomas  Hobart,  of  Hanson,  Mass.     Children  :  — 

4  Thomas,  b.  Jan.  5,  1786  [7]  ;  m.  Chloe  Packard,  Sept.  1811. 

5  Mary,   b.  Sept.  2,  1790  ;  married  Nathaniel  Collamore,  Nov.  9,  1813. 

6  Nathaniel,  b.  April  2,  1793  [10]  ;  m.  Sarah  Copeland,  Dec.  25,  1817. 
The  wife  died  April  26, 1834,  aged  79.     The  father  died  Aug.  12, 1840, 

aged  91. 


7  Thomas  (son  of  Thomas  1)  married  Chloe,  daughter  of  Silas  Packard 

Sept.  1811.     Children:  — 

8  Thomas  Hobart,  b.  March  22,  1812  ;  died  Aug.  14,  1815. 

9  Catherine  Packard,  b.  May  20,  1819  ;  married  Tyler  Cobb. 

The  father  was  a  cabinet  manufacturer  and  farmer  ;   also  coroner  for 
several  years  ;  died  July  7,  1865. 


10  Nathaniel  (son  of  Thomas  1)   married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Ebenezer 

Copeland,  of  Scituate,  Mass.,  Dec.  25,  1817.     Children  :  — 

11  Sarah  Copeland,  b.  Sept.  29,  1818  ;  m.  Joseph  A.  Wild,  of  Campello. 

12  Mary  Hobart,  b.  Aug.  7,  1820;  died  Aug.  24,  1838. 

13  Elizabeth  Frances,  b.  Aug.  29,  1827 ;  married  Charles  W.  Gardner, 

June  2, 1848. 
The  father  died  Jan.  29,  1829.     The  wife  died  Dec.  7,  1844. 


14  JoH>f  (brother  of  Thomas  1)  married  Mehitable,  dau.  of  Barnabas 

Howard,  Esq.,  Jan.  8,  1789.     Children  :  — 

15  Mehitable,  b.  1791. 

16  Anna  Howard,  b.  1791 ;  married  William  French,  Jr.,  1810. 

The  wife  died .     He  then  married  Susanna  Capen,  of  Stoughton, 

1791.     Children:  — 

17  Susanna,  married  Eliab  Whitman,  Esq.,  May  18,  1817. 

18  Sally. 

19  John  [20],  married  Olive  Howard,  June  13,  1820. 

20  John  (son  of  John  14)  married  Olive,  daughter  of  Colonel  Caleb  How- 

ard, June  13,  1820.     Children  :  — 

21  Welcome  Hoivard,  b.  Jan.  20,  1821  [30]  ;  married  Lois  Kingman. 

22  Abby  Howard,  h.  June  30,  1824  ;  married  William  P.  Howard. 

The  wife  died  June  25,  1830.     He  then  married  Elizabeth  Ann,  dau. 
of  Isaac  Brackett,  of  Quincy,  Nov.  27,  1831.     Children  :  — 

23  John,  b.  Sept.  16,  1832  [32] ;  married  Susan  H.  Rogers,  of  Boston, 

June  4,  1855. 

24  Olive  Elizabeth,  b.  April  4,  1834  ;  m.  Martin  Wales,  Jr.,  of  Stoughton, 

Jan.  2,  1853.     He  died  Dec.  17,  1864. 

25  Susan  Jane,  b.  Feb.  24,  1837  ;  died  July  6,  1841. 

26  Edward  Capen,  b.  Jan.  11,  1840. 

27  Georc/e  Ellis,  b.  July  30,  1842 ;  died  Feb.  18,  1843. 

28  Frank  Ellis,  b.  Feb.  6,  1847.       29  Georc/e  Willard,  b.  Sept.  28,  1849. 
The  father  died  in  Boston  Feb.  28,  1865. 


FAMILY   EEGISTER.  G77 

30  Welcome  Howard  (son  of  John  20)  married  Lois,  daughter  of  John 

W.  Kingman,  Oct.  16, 1845.     Children  :  — 

31  Abbie  Penn,  b.  Aug.  28, 1848  ;  died  Feb.  8,  1866. 
Residence  on  Elm  Street. 

Mr.  Wales  has  served  the  town,  as  town  clerk  and  collector,  several 
years. 


32  John  (son  of  John  20)  married  Susan  H.  Rogers,  of  Boston,  June  4, 

1855.     Children:  — 

33  Susie  Elizabeth,  b.  March  9,  1856, 

34  George  Rogers,  b.  June  15,  1862. 
Dry-goods  clerk,  in  Boston. 


35  NATHANIEL  (son  of  Joshua),  born  Sept.  11,  1788;  came  to  the 

North  Parish  from  Stoughton,  in  1817  ;  married  Phebe,  daughter  of 
Captain  William  French,  of  Stoughton,  Jan.  1, 1815.     Children  :  — 

36  Harriet  Jane,  b.  Aug.  17,  1816  ;  m.  Chauncy  Conant,  Sept.  30,  1839. 

37  Nathaniel,  b.  Nov.  25,  1819  [39J ;  m.  Jane  M.  Shaw,  June  4,  1848. 

38  Martha,  b.  Dec.  12,  1822;  died  Feb.  4,  1823. 

The  father  died  Feb.  8,  1826.     The  wife  died  Dec.  25,  1855. 

Mr.' Wales  kept  a  grocery  store  in  the  north  part  of  the  Centre  Village, 
in  the  house  known  as  the  "  Packard  house,"  opposite  the  school- 
houses.  He  was  the  first  person  that  made  shoe  lasts  in  the  town, 
which  he  did  by  hand. 

39  Nathaniel  (son  of  Nathaniel  35)  married  Jane  Montgomery,  daughter 

of  Newton  Shaw,  June  4,  1848.     Children  :  — 

40  Nathaniel  Shaw,  b.  April  28, 1849. 

The  wife  died  May  3,  1849.  He  then  married  Susan  Kingsbury,  dau. 
of  Timothy  Reed,  Esq.,  of  Barnstable,  Mass.,  Aug.  18,  1851.  Chil- 
dren :  — 

41  Susan  Reed,  b.  Aug.  3,  1853.        42  Timothy  Reed,  b.  June  2,  1856. 
Mr.  Wales  is  a  merchant  in  Stoughton.     He  was  appointed  postmaster 

of  that  town  in  May,  1861 ;  was  chairman  of  the  Board  of  Commis- 
sioners on  Enrollment  in  the  Second  Massachusetts  District  in  1863. 


THE  WARREN  FAMILY. 


1  Joshua  Warren  is  the  first  person  of  the  name  in  the  town.     He  mar- 

ried Jane,  daughter  of  William  Orcutt,  Jr.,  1725.     Children  :  — 

2  Ebenezer,  b.  1726  [8]  ;  married  Mary  Nightingale,  1747. 

3  Hannah,  b.  1728. 

4  Ezra,  b.  1730  [18]  ;  married  Mary  Phillips,  1752. 

5  Mary,  b.  1733  ;  died  single. 

6  Sarah,  b.  1736  ;  died  single. 

7  Joshua,  b.  1738  [32] ;  married  Rebecca  Leach,  1760. 

8  Ebenezer  (son  of  Joshua  1)  married  Mary  Nightingale,  Oct.  19, 1747. 

Children :  — 

9  Mary,  b.  July  6.  1748  ;  married  Ebenezer  Edson.  1790.  ^^ 

10  Jane,  b.  April  22,  1750  ;  married  Seth  Wentworth   Nov.  7,  1<  /b^^ 

11  Susanna,  b.  Jan.  24,  1752 ;  married  Seth  Harris,  Jr.,  April  J,  In  6. 


678  HISTOBY   OF   NORTH   BRIDGEWATEB. 


12  Sarah,  b.  Sept.  28,  1754  ;  married  Nathan  Billings,  Aug.  19,  1778. 

13  Ebenezer,  b.  Feb.  24,  1757  [37]  ;  m.  Eunice  Warren,  May  9,  1776. 

14  Simeon,  b.  April  1,  1759  ;  died  March  7,  1760. 

15  Jemima,  b.  April  23,  1761  ;  married Whiting. 

16  Lydia,  b.  Aug.  13,  1763. 

17  Joshua,  b.  Feb.  21,  1766 ;  removed  to  Lyme,  N.  H. 


18  Ezra  (eon  of  Joshua  1)  married  Mary  Phillips,  1752.     Children:  — 

19  Hannah,  b.  March  1,  1753  ;  married  Archipus  Taylor,  1778. 

20  Eunice,  b.  Dec.  23,  1754  ;  married  Ebenezer  Warren,  1776. 

21  Nathan,  b.  Sept.  23,  1756  ;  died  young,  Nov.  12,  1760. 

The  vrife  died  .     He  then  married  Mercy,  daughter  of  Zachariah 

Packard.     Children :  — 

22  Ezra,  b.  Aug.  31,  1758. 

23  Philip,  b.  Sept.  21,  1760. 

24  Nathan,  h.  Sept.  27,  1762  ;  married  Lucy  Tirrell,  June  12,  1783. 

25  Benjamin,  b.  Sept.  4,  1764  ;  died  Sept.  1763. 

26  Sarah,  b.  March  3',  1767  ;  married  Sylvanus  Burr,  of  Easton,  1790. 

27  Benjamin,  b.  Feb.  28,  1769. 

28  Mercy,  b.  June  20,  1771  ;  married  James  Loring,  1800. 

29  Mary,  b.  July  15,  1773.  30  Artemas. 

The  wife  died  Dec.  31,  1775.     He  then  married  Widow  Tirrill.     Chil- 
dren :  — 
31  Jennet. 

The  sons  removed  to  Maine. 


32  Joshua  (son  of  Joshua  1)  married  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Timothy  Leach, 

1760.     Children  :  — 

33  Joshua,  b.  Sept.  26,  1761.  35   William. 

34  John,  b.  May  11,  1766.  36  Ruby. 


37  Ebenezer  (son  of  Ebenezer  8)  married  Eunice,  daughter  of  Ezra  War- 

ren, May  9.  1776.     Children  :  — 

38  Lois,  b.  1776  ;  died  single. 

39  Cynthia,  b.  1778  ;  married  Thomas  Thayer,  of  Randolph,  1805. 

40  Simeon,  b.  1781  [49]  ;  married  Rhoda  Harris,  April  14,  18U2. 

41  Adah,  b.  1783  ;  died  Feb.  20,  1789. 

42  Ebenezer,  b.  1784  [55 J ;  married,  1st,  Deborah  Thayer,  of  Randolph, 

1811;  2d,  Deborah  Jones;  3d,  Relief  Hubbard  ;  4th,  Cynthia  P. 
Reed. 

43  Eunice,  b.  1788  ;  married  Joseph  Mann,  Jr.,  of  Randolph,  1814. 

44  Cyrus,  b.  1790  [61]  ;  married  Olive  Bisbee,  1814. 

45  Seth,  b.  1782  ;  died  single. 

46  Galen,  b.  1794  [64]  ;  married  Rhoda  Burrill,  Feb.  4,  1829. 

47  Alva,  b.  July  20,  1796  ;  married  Jane  Barnes. 

48  Azubah,  b.  Oct.  20,  1798  ;  died  single. 

The  mother  died  Jan.  25,  1851,  aged  96.    The  father  died  Aug.  7, 
1855. 


49  Simeon  (son  of  Ebenezer  37)  married  Rhoda,  daughter  of  John  Harris, 

of  Abington,  April  14,  1802.     Children  :  — 

50  Simeon,  died  young. 

51  Azel  Harris  [70],  married  Eliza  Edson,  July  9,  1829. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  679 


52  Rhoda,  married  John  Leonard. 

53  0/ive,  married  Isaac  Jones,  of  Turner,  Me. 

54  Eunice,  died  young. 

The  wife  died  July  9,  1844. 


55  Ebenezer  (son  of  Ebenezer  37)  married  Deborah,  daughter  of  Deacon 

Zaccheus  Thayer.     Children  :  — 

56  Ebenezer,  married  Widow  Mary  Jenkins. 

The  wife  died  .     He  then  married  Deborah  Jones,  of  Boston. 

Children  :  — 

57  Joshua,  married  Rebecca  Tirrell ;  resides  at  Randolph. 

58  Elizabeth  A.,  married  Thomas  W.  Snow,  Dec.  8,  1833. 

59  Nancy,  married Everson,  of  Hanson. 

60  Mary,  married  Benjamin  Thomas,  of  Hanson. 

The  wife  died .  He  then  married  Relief,  daughter  of  Enoch  Hub- 
bard. He  married,  for  his  fourth  wife,  Cynthia  P.,  daugliter  of 
Barnabas  Reed,  of  Abington,  March  4,  1844. 

61  Cyrus  (son  of  Ebenezer  37)  married  Olive,  daughter  of  John  Bisbee, 

of  East  Bridgewater,  Oct.  3,  1814.     Children  :  — 

62  Adah,  h.  June  29,  1815  ;  married  Luther  Tower,  Sept.  8,  1813. 

63  Mary  Bisbee,  h.  ^larch  12,  1818 ;  married  Nathaniel  R.  Packard,  Dec. 

6,  1835. 
The  father  was  a  shoemaker ;  residence  on  Centre  Street.     He  died 
Nov.  20,  18G5. 


64  Galen  (son  of  Ebenezer  37)  married  Rhoda,  daughter  of  John  Burrill, 

Feb.  4,  1829.     Children  :  — 

65  John  Phillips,  b.  Dec.  14,  1831  ;  m.  Emily  Warren,  Jan.  lOj  1853. 

66  Rhoda  Bates,  b.  Nov.  29,  1837. 

67  Lyman,  b.  Sept.  5,  1840 ;  died  July  15,  1842. 

68  Charles  Henry,  b.  Aug.  2,  1843  ;  died  March  13,  1844. 

69  Eunice  Ellen,  b.  Jan.  22,  1846  :  died  Oct.  16,  1847. 
Farmer ;  residence  on  Centre  Street. 

70  AzEL  Harris  (son  of  Simeon  49)   married  Eliza,  daughter  of  Deacon 

David  Edson,  July  9,  1829.     Children  :  — 

71  Emily  Frances,  h.  Dec.  22,  1833  ;   m.  John  P.  Warren,  Jan.  10, 

1854  ;  he  died  Dec.  15,  1854. 

72  Azel,h.  Oct.  0,  1836. 

73  Eliza  Ann,  b.  Feb.  8,  1838 ;  died  Aug.  10,  1848. 


1  WASHBURN.  — Elisha  Washburn,  burn  Jan.    10,  1819;   came  to 

town  in  1836,  from  Kingston  ;  married  Arabella,  daughter  of  Abiel 
Kingman,  Nov.  28,  1844.     Children  :  — 

2  Arabella  Kingman,  b.  Nov.  2,  1845 ;  died  Sept.  2,  1846. 

The  wife  died  Dec.  23,  1845.     He  then  married  Eh^abeth  Alma,  dau 
of  Abiel  Kingman,  and  sister  of  his  first  wife,  Dec.  30,  ib-ii .     cnil- 
dren :  — 
^   Willinm  died  voun?.  4  Lizzie  Jane,  b.  1852. 

The  wife' S  Nov   n,  I860.    He  then  married  Widow  Rebecca  Shep- 
ardson,  Nov.  27,  1862. 

Residence  on  Summer  Street. 


680  HISTORY    OF    NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 


5  Francis  Baker  (son  of  Reuben)  came  from  Troy,  Vt. ;  married 

daughter  of ,  Aug.  1840.     Children  :  — 

6  Joseph  Story,  died . 

7  Ella  Elizabeth. 

8  Emma  Olivia,  died  March  31,  1858. 

9  Frank  Herbert.  11   George  Reuben. 
10  George  Reuben,  died  May,  1857.   12  Emma  Arvilla. 

Confectioner  and  baker,  Main  Street,  North  Bridgewater. 


1  WATERMAN.  —Samuel  Waterman,  born  in  Duxbury,  Feb.  9, 1822; 

came  to  town  Sept.  1,  1845  ;  married  Sophia  Caroline,  daughter  of 
John  C.  Greely,  of  Salisbury,  N.  H.,  Aug.  8,  1847.     ChUdren :  — 

2  Samuel  Greeley,  b.  April  5,  1850. 

3  Martha  Thomas,  b.  May  4,  1861  ;  died  May  15,  1861. 

The  wife  died  April  2,  1863.     He  then  married  Etheline  Augusta,  dau. 
of  William  Whiting,  Oct.  6,  1864.     Children :  — 

4  Elisha  William,  b.  July  5,  1865. 
Shoemaker  ;  residence,  Campello. 


1  WATKINS.  — Zachariah  Watkins  married  Abigail,  dau.  of  Jonathan 

Willis,  and  widow  of  John  Keith,  Sept.  4,  1761.     Children  :  — 

2  Abigail,  died  Oct.  16, .  5  Martha,  b.  March  30,  1766 

3  David,  died  April  28,  1770.  6  Mehitable,  b.  Feb.  9,  1771. 

4  Abigail,  b.  Nov.  23,  1763.  7  Zachariah,  b.  March  21,  1774. 


1  WEST.  —  Samuel  West  married  Lydia,  daughter  of  Josiah  Washburn. 

Children  :  — 

2  Ezra,  b.  June  30,  1739. 

3  Mehitable,  b.  Sept.  21,  1741.  4  John,  b.  March  4,  1743. 

Mr.  West  was  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  the  North  Parish,  and  an 
active  man  in  church  and  parish  affairs. 


1  WHITE.  —  Levi  Bailey  (son  of  Thomas)   came  from  East  Randolph, 

Jan.  1856  ;  married  Sarah  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Calvin  Keith,  Jan. 
1,  1856.     Children  :  — 

2  Jennie  Louise,  b.  Feb.  2,  1858.     3  Emma  Elizabeth,  b.  March  8,  1860. 
Shoe  manufacturer  ;  residence  on  Pleasant  Street. 


4  Welcome  (son  of  Welcome)  came  from  Hanson,  Mass.  ;  married  Phebe, 

daughter  of  Theron  Ames,  Jan.  5,  1844.     Children  :  — 

5  Lucy  Ella,  b.  Oct.  18.  1845  ;  died  Sept.  22.  1851. 

6  Emma,  b.  Nov.  1,  1847. 

7  Carrie,  b.  Aug.  9,  1849. 

8  Phebe  Ann,  b.  Nov.  11,  1854. 

9  Austin  Welcome,  b.  Jan.  6,  1857. 

10  Willard  Ames,  b.  April  12,  1859  ;  died  Aug.  25,  1859. 

11  Mary  Ames,  b.  May  18,  1864  ;  died  Aug.  18,  1864. 
Residence  on  Montello  Street. 


12  Jonathan  (son  of  Jonathan)  came  from  East  Randolph ;   m.  Nancy 


FAMILY   REGISTER.  681 

Mehitable,  daughter  of  John  Adams,  of  East  Randolph,  Mass.,  May 
4,  1848.     Children  : —  ^ 

13  Alice  Adams,  b.  Feb.  18,  1849. 

14  Mary  Mehitable,  b.  March  9,  1854  ;  died  May  4,  1858. 

15  Anne,  b.  Sept.  26,  1858. 

Attorney  and  counsellor-at-law ;  residence  on  Main  Street.     (Sec  per- 
sonal notice,  page  188.) 


1  WHITTEMORE.— David  Whittemoee  came  from  Bridgewater,  in 

1853  ;  married  Cyrus  Bassett,  of  Bridgewater,  Nov.  2G,  1840.     Chil- 
dren :  — 

2  Caroline  Adelaide,  b.  Jan.  2,  1842.  3  Elizabeth,  b.  Feb.  25,  1843. 

4  Eleanor  Augusta,  b.  Jan.  10,  1846 ;  died  March  22,  1849. 

5  John  Q.  A.,  b.  Jan.  29,  1848. 

6  Charles,  b.  May  3,  1850. 

7  Walter  Laurence,  b.  Nov.  3,  1852. 

8  Franklin,  b.  Oct.  8,  1855  ;  died  Dec.  3,  1862. 

9  David,  b.  1857  ;  died  Aug.  25, 1858. 

10  George  Bassett,  b.  1859  ;  died  Sept.  20,  1860. 

11  Anna  Laurence,  b.  March  1,  1861.  12  Edwin  Bassett,  b.  Oct.  22,  1863. 
Blacking  and  shoe  varnish  manufacturer.  Court  Street ;  residence  on 

High  Street. 


1  WHEELER.  —  Rev.  Azariah  Brainard  (son  of  Beriah),  born  in  East 

Haddam,  Conn.,  March  23, 1816;  married  Clarissa  Jane  Pease.  The 
wife  died  Jan.  19,  1842.  He  then  married  Elizabeth  Baker,  dau. 
of  John  Chadwick,  of  Nantucket,  Mass. :  — 

2  William  Brainard,  b.  Sept.  2,  1844. 

3  Charles  Augustus,  b.  June  28,  1846  ;  died  Sept.  7,  1862. 

4  Asa  Bradford,  b.  Sept.  19,  1853. 

5  Lizzie  Louise,  b.  May  7,  1858  ;  died  Sept.  15,  1859. 

6  Ida  Barnard,  h.  Aug.  25,  1860.  19  Nellie,  b.  Feb.  19,  1863. 
(See  personal  notice,  page  178.) 


1  WHITTEN.  —  NAHUMWmTTEN.b.  April  28, 1809;  came  from  Water- 

boro'.  Me. ;  married  Lavinia  Howard,  daughter  of  John  Willis,  Juno 
23,1836.     Children:  — 

2  George  Greenleaf,  b.  May  2,  1837. 

3  Emory  Francis,  b.  Dec.  10,  1838  ;  died  Nov.  2,  1842. 

4  Lavina  Annette,  b.  July  3,  1841  ;  married  John  Eaton,  Jr. 

5  Eloy  Francis,  b.  Aug.  1,  1843. 

6  Sarah  Abbie,  b.  Nov.  4,  1845 ;  died  Sept.  6,  1863. 

7  Ada  Margaret,  b.  Feb.  13,  1848  ;  died  April  16,  1860. 

8  Henry  Augustus,  b.  March  14,  1863  ;  died  Aug.  1853. 

9  Morrill  Ellis,  b.  Feb.  5,  1855. 

10  Emma  Isabel,  b.  May  24,  1857. 

11  Cora  Alma,  b.  Dec.  19,  1860. 

12  Ernest,  b.  Sept.  26,  1863  ;  died  Dec.  12,  1863. 
Blacksmith,  near  Tilden's  Corner. 

13  George  Greenleaf  (son  of  Nahum  1)  married  Carrie,  daughter  of 

Lemuel  Packard,  of  Stoughton,  Nov.  27,  1862.    Children  :  — 

14  Abbie  Eudora,h.  Oct.  11,  1863  ;  died  Oct.  19, 1863. 
Shoemaker. 


682  HISTORY   OF   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 

1  WHITMAN.  —  Eliab  (son  of  Seth  Allen)  born  May  30,  1787  ;  mar- 

ried Susanna,  daughter  of  John  Wales,  May  18, 1817.     Children  :  — 

2  Sarah,  b.  March  13,  1818  ;  m.  Rev.  Jonathan  Coe,  of  Winsted,  Conn., 

Oct.  13,  1844.     She  died,  at  Athens,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  24,  1848.     He 
then  married  Susan,  sister  of  the  first  wife. 

3  Samuel  Allen,  b.  Dec.  18,  1820  ;  died  Dec.  12,  1842. 

4  Susan,  b.  Nov.  22,  1823  ;  m.  Rev.  Jonathan  Coe. 

The  wife  died  Aug.  12,  1825.     He  then  married  Harriet  Souther,  dau. 
of  Samuel  Packard,  June  8,  1841.     Children  :  — 

5  Jane  Frances,  b.  Dec.  30,  1843  ;  died  July  28,  1847. 

6  Julia  Ellen,  b.  Feb.  19,  1846  ;  died  Aug.  18,  1846. 

The  father  died  Sept.  16,  1861,  aged  74.      (See  page  189  for  biograph- 
ical notice.) 

1  WHITMARSH.  —  Ebenezer  (son  of  Thomas)  married  Catherine,  dau. 

of  Joel  Bartlett,  of  N.  H.,  Aug.   19,  1832 ;  came  from  Plymouth, 
May,  1834.     Children  :  — 

2  Hannah  White,  b.  July  22,  1833  ;  married  James  C.  Hammond. 

3  Julia  Ann,  b.  Aug.  3, '1837  ;  died  June  19,  1841. 

4  Catherine  Maria,  b.  Nov.  4,  1839.  5  Ebenezer,  b.  July  13,  1845. 
The  wife  died  July  15,  1836. 

Residence  on  Winter  Street. 


1  WHITNEY.  —  George  R.  Whitney,  born  May  27,  1829  ;  came  from 

Provincetown,Mas8.,  April  27,  1854  ;  married  Pauline  Brown,  dau. 
of  Thomas  Hilliard,  of  Provincetown,  June  27,  1852.     Children  :  — 

2  George  Hilliard,  b.  July  4,  1853.     5  Charles  Brown,  b.  Oct.  4,  1860. 

3  Frank  Thomas,  b.  Feb.  18,  1856.    6  Freddie  itolmes,  b.  Oct.  12,  1862. 

4  Arthur  Wilson,  b.  Jan.  16,  1858.  7  Pauline  Leonard,  b.  Nov.  1, 1865. 
Surgeon-dentist,  Main  Street,  North  Bridgewater. 


1  WILBOR.  —  Gardner  (son  of  Isaiah)  came  from  Easton,  in  1842; 

married  Elizabeth  Ann,  daughter  of  Amasa  Bird,  of  Boston,  May 
17,  1832.     Children  :  — 

2  Charles  Gardner,  b.  Dec.  10,  1833. 

3  Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  Sept.  6,  1836  ;  married  Benjamin  F.  Raymond. 

4  Shq)ard  Blake,*  b.  March  13,  1839  ;  married  Harriet  C.  Hall. 

5  Dexter  Everett,  h.  Feb.  11,  1846. 

6  Caroline  Ella,  b.  Jan.  26,  1848  ;  died  Feb.  9,  1852. 

7  Maria  Josephine,  b.  May  12,  1851. 

8  Corydon,  b.  March  31,  1853. 

9  Ella  Gertrude,  b.  June  21,  1855. 


ip  George  Engs  (son  of  George)  came  from  Wareham,  in  1859  ;  married 
Amy  Hambly,  daughter  of  Robert  Chappell,  of  Fall  River,  Oct.  3, 
1841.     Children  :  — 

11  Charles  Henry,  b.  April  13,  1844  ;  died  Aug.  3,  1845, 

12  Charles  Henry,  b.  Feb.  19,  1846. 

Merchant  tailor  on  Main  Street,  North  Bridgewater. 


1  WILD.  — Joseph  Wild  came  from  Braintree  ;  married  Charlotte,  dau. 
of  Deacon  Zenas  Packard,  Nov.  6,  1817.     Children  :  — 

*  Member  of  Co.  K,  3d  Mass.  Regiment. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  683 

2  Zenas  Packard,  b.  Oct.  16,  1818  [9]  ;  married  Marsaretta  S    Tuck 

March  26,  1845.  ' 

3  Joseph  Allen,  b.  March  23,  1820  [14]  ;  married  Sarah  C.  Wales,  Jan. 

25,  1842. 

4  Charlotte  Temple,  b,  Oct.  2,  1821 ;  m.  John  B.  Emmes,  Nov.  21   1839 

5  Susan  Ann,  b.  March  23,  1820  ;  died  Jan.  7,  1824. 

6  Deborah,  b.  Oct.  2,  1824  ;  married  Alvin  Howe,  Jr.,  Oct.  31,  1850. 

7  Susan  A.  Coburn,  b.  March  2,  1827  ;  m.  Henry  A.  Talbot,  of  South 

Dedham,  Jan.  13,  1847. 

8  Benjamin  [22J,  married  Susan  Ann  Ripley. 

The  wife  died  — — .     He  then  married  Melinda  Packard,  Aug.  24,  1837. 
Shoemaker  ;  residence  at  Campello. 

9  Rev.  Zenas  Packard  (son  of  Joseph  1)  married  Margaretta  S.,  dau.  of 

Deacon  Samuel  Tuck,  March  26,  1845.     Children  ;  — 

10  Judson  Boardman.  12  Abbie  Jennie. 

11  Howard  Pay  son.  13  Lilian  Minnie. 

Baptist  clergyman ;  residence  at  120  Prince  Street,  New  York  City. 
(See  page  177.) 

14  Joseph  Allen  (son  of  Joseph  1)  married  Sarah  Copeland,  daughter  of 

Rev.  Nathaniel  Wales,  of  Hanson,  Mass.,  Jan.  25,  1842.    Chil- 
dren :  — 

15  George  Allen,  b.  May  8,  1846. 

16  Sarah  Copeland,  b.  May  10,  1848. 

17  Catherine  Packard,  b.  April  21,  1851 ;  died  Sept.  4,  1^851. 

18  Mary  Alice,  b.  Aug.  25,  1853. 

19  Charlotte  Temple,  b.  Jan.  10,  1856  ;  died  Aug.  19,  1856. 

20  Abby  Tyler,  b.  July  26,  1859  ;  died  Aug.  22,  1859. 

21  Catherine  Cobb,  b.  June  30,  1862;  died  Oct.  27,  1862. 
Shoemaker  ;  residence.  Main  Street,  Campello. 


22  Benjamin  (son  of  Joseph  1)  married  Lucy  Ann,  daughter  of  Chipman 

Ripley,  of  South  Abington,  Mass.     Children  :  — 

23  Lucy  Winslow,  b.  Oct.  5,  1854  ;  died  June  5,  1863. 

24  Walter  Benjamin,  b.  Dec.  22,  1855  ;  died  June  12,  1863. 

25  Melinda  Packard,  b.  ]\Iarch  11,  1857  ;  died  June  14,  1863. 

26  Lizzie  Frances,  b.  May  6,  1858. 

27  Edwin  Lincoln,  b.  Aug.  17,  1861. 

28  George  Walter,  b.  Sept.  26,  1863. 
Shoemaker ;  residence,  Campello. 


1  WILDER.  —  David  Wilder  (son  of  Isaac)   came  from  Hingham,  in 

1832  ;    married  Judith,  daughter  of  Elisha  Tolman,  of  Scituate. 
The  wife  died  — — .     He  then  married  Mary  Eliza,  daughter  of  Alfred 
Thompson,  of  Halifax,  Oct.  12,  1826.     Children  :  — 

2  John  Calvin,  b.  Aug.  12,  1853. 

3  Eliza  Tolman,  b.  May  3,  1855.      4  Puth  Mann,  b.  Dec.  26,  1858. 
Baker  ;  residence  on  Crescent  Street. 


1  WILLIAMS.  —  RoDOLPHUS  Howard  (son  of  Benjamin)  came  from 
Norton,  in  1855  ;  married  Mary  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Charles 
Dean,  of  Easton,  Nov.  2,  1854.     Children  :  — 


684  HISTOEY  OP   NORTH   BRIDGEWATER. 


2  Lizzie  Howard,  b.  April  14,  1857.      3  Mary  Dean,  h.  April  26,  1861. 
Mr.  Williams  was  a  school-teacher  for  several  years  in  the  Centre  Vil- 
lage ;  is  now  a  trader,  in  Boston.     He  has  often  served  the  town  as 
moderator  in  their  town  meetings. 


THE  WILLIS  FAMILY. 


1  Nathaniel  Willis  was  an  original  proprietor  and  one  of  the  first 

settlers  of  Bridge  water.  He  was  a  respectable  man,  and  designated 
in  the  early  records  as  Mr.  Nathaniel  Willis,  which  was  as  high  a 
title  as  was  given  to  any  person  in  that  day.  He  is  said  to  have 
been  the  first  schoolmaster  in  the  town.  His  estate  was  settled  in 
1686.     Children :  — 

2  Elkanah  (son  of  Nathaniel  1),  m.  Mercy ,     Children  :  — 

3  Nathaniel,  b.  1678  [5] ,  m.  Hannah  Titus,  of  Kehoboth,  Mass.,  1712. 

4  Judith,  b.  1682. 

The  wife  died  in  1709.     The  father  died  in  1711. 


5  Nathaniel  (son  of  Elkanah   2)  married  Hannah,  daughter  of  John 

Titus,  of  Rehoboth,  Mass.,  1712.     Children  :  — 

6  Ephraim,  b.  1713  [8] ;  married,  1st,  Ann  ;  2d,  Elizabeth  Ganza, 

1758. 

7  Elkanah,  b.  1719  ;  married  Mary  Sables,  of  Stoughton,  1744. 
The  father  died  in  1747.     The  mother  died  in  1753. 


8  Ephraim  (son  of  Nathaniel  5)  married  Ann .     Children  :  — 

9  Ann,  b.  April  30,  1750  ;  died  young,  Dec.  29,  1752. 

The  wife  died  Aug.  29, 1751.     He  then  married  Elizabeth  Ganza,  April 
13,  1758. 

10  Ephraim,  b.  March  5,  1759  [14J ;  m.  1st,  Eunice  Egerton,  Sept.  23, 

1779  ;  2d,  Frances  Lemote,  1787. 

11  John,  b.  Feb.  16,  1761  [22]  ;  married  Mary  Egerton,  July  5,  1781. 

12  Ann,  married  Moses  Pike,  1790. 

13  Betsy,  married  Joseph  Pike,  of  Attleboro'. 
He  died  Feb.  26,  1790,  aged  76. 

14  Ephraim  (son  of  Ephraim  8)   married  Eunice,  daughter  of  Hezekiah 

Egerton,  Sept.  23,  1779.     Children  :  — 

15  Polly,  b.  1781  ;  married  Jacob  Dunbar,  Jr.,  Oct.  28,  1802. 

16  Slillman,  b.  1785  [30] ;  married  Huldah  Snow,  Nov.  2,  1809. 

The  wife  died .     He   then  married  Frances   Lemote,   of  Easton, 

1787.     Children :  — 

17  Ephraim,  removed  to  Easton. 

18  James  N.,  married  Rosanda  Foster,  of  Abington,  Sept.  13,  1815. 

19  Milton. 

20  Frances,  married  Thomas  Willis,  Jr.,  1812  ;  2d,  William  Hunt,  1817. 

21  Sarah. 


22  John  (son  of  Ephraim  8)  married  Mary,  dau.  of  Hezekiah  Egerton, 

July  5,  1781.     Children  :  — 

23  Isaac,  b.  Feb.  14,  1782  [32] ;  married  Mary  Ann  Hubbard. 

24  John,  b.  April  29,  1795  [37]  ;  married  Lavina  Howard,  Dec.  16,  1813. 

25  Abi(jail,  b.  March  31,  1784;  married  Samuel  Whiting,  Aug.  17,  1805. 

26  Eunice,  b.  April  20,  1787  ;  married  Ruel  Lincoln,  Dec.  30,'  1804. 


FAMILY  REGISTER.  685 

27  Nancy,  b.  Oct.  7,  1789  ;  married  Ruel  Dunbar,  Aug.  23,  1805. 

28  Sally,  b.  June  5,  1792  ;  married  Oliver  Dunbar,  Dec.  10,  1807. 

29  Elizabeth,  b.  April  22,  1798  ;  married  Richard  Beresfbrd,  1.S17. 

The  father  was  a  shoemaker  ;  was  a  soldier  in  Revolutionary  War, 
and  received  his  pay  in  continental  currency. 

30  Stillman  (son  of  Ephraim  14)  married  Huldah,  daughter  of  Jonathan 

Snow,  Nov.  2,  1809.     Children  :  — 

31  Jonathan  [48J,  married  Mary  W.  Lyon. 

32  Isaac  (son  of  John  22)  married  Mary  Ann  Hubbard.     Children  :  — 

33  Mary,  b.  March  7,  1804. 

34  Susan,  b.  Sept.  10,  1809. 

35  William,  b.  March  30, 1813  [52]  ;  married  Caroline  Rathka,  of  Boston. 

36  Elisha,  b.  June  10,  1817  [70]  ;  married  Mehitable  Lambert. 

37  John  (son  of  John  22)  married  Lavina,  daughter  of  Alfred  Howard, 

of  West  Bridgewater,  Dec.  16, 1813.     Children  :  — 

38  Hepzihah  Alger,  b.  Nov.  3,  1808 ;  married  Jacob  Shepard,  Sept.  1829. 

39  Lucia  Hoioard,  b.  Oct.  1,  1814  ;  m.  Frederick  Fowler,  April,  1834. 

40  Wwda,  b.  Nov.  20,  1816  ;  married  Lurin  Snow,  1833. 

41  Lavina,  b.  Jan.  27,  1819  ;  married  Nahum  Whitten,  June,  1836. 

42  Jane  Dunbar,  b.  April  28,  1822. 

43  Howard,  b.  March  25,  1825  [80] ;  m.  Eliza  Chapin,  Feb.  12,  1854. 

44  Almira,  b.  Oct.  8,  1828  ;  married  Benjamin  Franklin  Whitten. 

45  Caroline  Aurclia,  b.  Oct.  23,  1831. 

46  Christiana  Augusta,  b.  July  11,  1834  ;  married  Nathan  F.  Harvey. 

47  John,  b.  July  2,  1837  ;  died  July  18,  1839. 

48  Jonathan  (son  of  Stillman  30)  married  Mary  Willis,  dau.  of  Reuben 

Lyon,  of  Milton,  Mass.     Children  :  — 

49  Reuben  Lyon,*  married  Adeline  Hartwell. 

50  Harriet  Ann,  married  Dexter  D.  Carr. 

51  Henry  Augustus,  b.  Nov.  8,  1842  ;  married  Charlotte  A.  Brett,  March 

2,  1864  ;  he  was  a  member  of  Co.  A,  35th  Mass.  Regiment. 

The  wife  died  .    He  then  married  Joanna,  daughter  of  Joseph 

Hodges,  of  Sharon,  Mass. 

52  "William  (son  of  Isaac  32)  married  Caroline  Rathka,  of  Boston,  Aug. 

10,  1834.     Children  :  — 

53  Eliza  Maria,  b.  March  19,  1835  ;  married  George  P.  Whitten,  Jan. 

25,  1851. 

54  Caroline  Augusta,  b.  May  21, 1836  ;  married,  1st,  Charles  P.  W  hitten  ; 

2d,  Caleb  H.  Phillips. 

55  Dulcina  Jane,  b.  Sept.  22,  1837  ;  married  John  Ames,  June  10,  i»5t>. 

56  William  Francis,  b.  Aug.  22,  1839 ;  married  Elvira  Graves. 

57  Daniel  Winslow,  b.  July  2,  1841. 

58  George  Henry,  b.  Jan.  2,  1843  ;  died  July  8,  1861. 

59  Edward  Morris,  b.  Feb.  12,  1844. 

60  Joanna  Lucilla,  b.  May  2,  1845  ;  died  Sept.  28,  1846. 

61  Everett  Montreville,  b.  March  12,  1847. 

62  Ella  Frances,  b.  Feb.  28,  1849. 

63  Charles  Ellis,  b.  Feb.  26,  1851. 

64  Frederic  Hoioard,  b.  Feb.  1,  1853. 

*  He  was  a  member  of  the  9th  Mass.  battery,  three  years'  service. 


686  HISTOEY  OP   NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 


65  Alonzo  Lucius,  b.  July  7,  1854. 

66  Emma  Frances,  b.  Aug.  6,  1855  ;  died  Aug.  23,  1856. 

67  Eliza  Emma,  b.  March  21,  1858. 

68  Franklin  Elma,  b.  Dec.  9,  1859. 

69  Horace  Webster,  b.  April  24,  1862. 
Residence  on  Belmont  Street. 


70  Elisha  (son  of  Isaac  32)  married  Mehitable,  daughter  of  Ezra  Lambert, 

May  25,  1840.     Children:  — 

71  Charles  Thomas.  76  Elizabeth  Ann. 

72  Jane  Frances.  11  Lewis  Augustus, 

73  Louisa  Maria.  78  Henry  Zaccheus. 

74  Laura  Mari.  79  Louisa. 

75  James  Thomas. 
Residence  on  Belmont  Street. 


80  Howard  (son  of  John  37)  married  Eliza  Chapin,  of  Dorchester,  Mass., 

March,  1854.     Children  :  — 

81  Lucy  Kingman,  b.  Feb.  7,  1855. 

82  Fremont  Howard,  b.  Dec.  15,  1856. 

83  Franklin  Wilmot,  h.  Aug.  15,  1859. 


1  WILSON.  —  Alexander  Wilson  came  from  Ireland,  in  1740,  and 
settled  on  the  farm  of  the  late  Howard  Cary.  He  had  a  daughter, 
who  married  McBride,  who,  with  Wilson  and  their  families,  removed 
to  Harpersfield,  N.  Y. 


1  WOOD.  —  George  Washington  (son  of  Samuel),  born  Sept.  8,  1809  ; 

married  Emily  Kingsley,  daughter  of  John  Belcher,  of  Easton,  May 
18,  1842.     Children  :  — 

2  Mary  Maria,  b.  July  18,  1844 ;  married  Charles  A.  P.  Mason,  of 

Randolph . 

3  Henry  Belcher,  h.  Nov.  18,  1846.     4  Albert  Crosley,  b.  Sept.  28,  1850. 
Farmer  ;  residence  on  Linwood  Street. 


5  Rev.  Charles  W.  Wood  (son  of  Wilkes),  born  in  Middleboro',  June 

13,  1814  ;  married  Eliza  Ann,  daughter  of  Rev.  Jonathan  Bigelow, 
of  Rochester,  Sept.  1841.     Children  :  — 

6  Charles  H.   W.,  married  Mary  Whitman,  of  East  Bridgewater,  July 

23,  1865. 
The  wife  died  May,  1846.    He  then  married  Mrs.  Catherine  S.  Lemist, 
daughter  of  Jonathan  Clark,  of  Gilmantown,  N.  H.     Children  :  — 

7  Edward  Clark. 

8  Emily  Catherine.  9  Caroline  Melville. 
(See  personal  notice,  page  64.) 


GENERAL    INDEX. 


THE  FIGURES  DENOTE  THE  PAGE. 


Academy,  North  Bridgewater,  131. 

Act  of  Incorporation,  428. 

Adelphian  Academy,  1-^9;  newspaper, 
308. 

Agricultural  Library  Association,  349. 

Alden  Family,  443,  446. 

Allen  Family,  446. 

Ames  Family,  437,  443. 

An  atheist  becomes  a  minister,  166. 

Andem,  Rev-  James,  66,  68;  his  publi- 
cations, 311. 

Andersonville  Prison,  264,  266, 28.5,  286, 
288. 

Answer  to  prayer.  Remarkable,  357. 

Antietam,  Battle  of,  256,257,  258,  259, 
286. 

Apple  trees,  7. 

Artillery  service  in  1863,  278,  282,  283. 

Ashley,  Rev.  Richard  K.,  68. 

Atherton  Family,  446. 

Awls  manufactured,  383. 


B 


Bacon  Family,  461. 

Bakers,  392. 

Band  music,  330. 

Bank,  331. 

Baptist  church  formed,  66;  names  of 

orieinal  members,  66. 
Bartlett  Family,  461. 
Bass,  Dr.  Ziba,  Biographical  sketch  of, 

181. 
Bassett  Family,  463. 
Battles  Family,  457. 
Battles  in  South  Carolina,  Florida,  etc., 

263. 
Baxendale  Family,  462, 
Baxter  Family,  460. 
Beal  Family,  447. 
Bean  porridge,  371. 
Beaver  Brook,  4. 
Bell,  first,  in  North  Bridgewater,  94; 

it    having    become    fractured,   the 

parish  vote  to  mend  the  bell,  94. 
Bennett  Family,  460. 
Bilhngs  Family,  463. 
Bird  Family,  4  2. 
Birds,  their  varieties,  9. 
Bixby  Family,  460. 


Blacks  and  whites  separated  in  the  house 
ofGod,95,  96,  101. 

Blacksmiths,  381. 

Blauchard,  Rev.  Nathaniel  B.,  Install- 
ation of,  44;  death,  44;  character, 
45;  biographical  sketch,  171. 

Blanchard  Family,  462. 

Boot  and  shoe  manufacture,  399,  414. 

Borden,  Dr.  Adolj.hus  K.,  Biographical 
notice  of,  183. 

Borden  Family,  459. 

Bradford  Family,  461. 

Brass  band,  330. 

Brass  ware,  Manufacture  of,  380. 

Brett  Family,  452,  457. 

Bridgewater,  the  original  town,  granted, 
11 ;  price  paid  for  it  to  the  Indians, 
13;  its  settlement,  14;  incorpora- 
tion, 14. 

Brown  Family,  459. 

Bryant,  Dr.  Horatio,  Biographical  no- 
tice of,  184. 

Bryant,  Dr.  Peter,  Biographical  sketch 
of,  179. 

Bryant,  Dr.  PhUip,  Biographical  notice 
of,  179. 

Bryant  Family,  448,  451. 

Bull  Run,  Bittle  of,  255,  256,  257,  258, 
259,  288,  289. 

Bumpus  Family,  461. 

Bunker  Family,  461. 

Burke  Family,  462. 

Burns  Family,  462. 

Burrill  Family,  462. 

Burying  cloth,  342. 

Burying  ground,  338. 


Cabinet  of  natural  history,  348. 

Call  for  troops  in  1861,  250;  in  1S62, 

270;  in  1863,278. 
Campello  Village  described,  2;   whence 

the  name,  2;  great  fire  there,  61; 

its  church  and  church  edifice,  54, 

57. 
Canada,  Expedition  to,  227. 
Captains,  List  of,  in  the  miUtia,  201. 
Capture  of  Louisburg,  225. 
Carll,  Rev.  Haskell  M.,  51. 
Carpenters,  397. 
Carr  Family,  469. 


687 


688 


HISTORY   OP   NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 


Gary  Family,  463,  469. 
Gary  Hill,  5. 

Gary,  Rev.  Austin,  of  Sunderland,  Mass., 
Biographical    sketch   of,   162;    his 
publications,  312. 
Gary,  Dr.  Luther,  Biographical  sketch 

of,  180. 
Gary,  Lucius,  Biographical  notice  of, 

187. 
Casualties  in  the   North    Bridgewater 
company  raised  for  the  war  of  1861, 
255,  265,  285. 
Gasualties    and   miscellaneous    events, 

357. 
Gatholic  church,  75;  its  edifice,  76. 
Cattle  going  at  large,  342. 
Causes  of  the  Revolution,  229,  231. 
Cavalry  company  in  1853,  293;  in  1861, 

260,  284. 
Cave,  6,  316. 

Cedar  Mountain,  Battle  of,  256,  289. 
Cemeteries,  338,  341. 
Census  at  different  periods,  209. 
Centennial  celebration,  362, 
Centre  Village  described,  1. 
Chaplains,  List  of,  in  the  militia,  202. 
Chessman  Family,  474. 
Choir,  First,  327. 
Choristers,  Names  of,  328. 
Church,  First,  20,  46;  its  covenant,  23; 
Second,  or  Unitarian,  47,  49;  South 
Congregational,  54,  64;  its  confes- 
sion of  fiiith,  56;    New  Jerusalem, 
49,  54;  First  Methodist,  65;  Second 
Methodist,  80,  83;    Baptist,  66,  69; 
Porter  Evangelical,  69,  75;  Roman 
Catholic,  75,  77;  Universalist,   77; 
Society  of  Friends,  79. 
Church  members  in  1740,  their  names,24. 
Clapp  Family,  476. 

Clark,  Rev.  Edward  L.,  ordained,  45; 
biographical  notice,  45;  his  publica- 
tions, 311. 
Clark  Family,  473, 
Clockmakers,  394. 
Cobb  Family,  475. 

Coggswell,  George  B.,  Biographical  no- 
tice of,  195. 
Cold  Harbor,  Battle  of,  287, 
Cole  Family,  477. 

Colonels  in  the  militia.  List  of,  201. 
Committee  of  North  Bridgewater  from 

1738  to  1821,  206. 
Company  raised  in  1861,  251. 
Concord,  Action  at,  232. 
Cooper  Family,  477, 
Coopers,  394. 
Copeland  Family,  470. 
Coroners,  List  of,  200. 
Couch,  Kev.   Paul,  ordained,  38;  dis- 
missed, 42;  character,  42;biographi- 
cal  sketch  of,  170;  publications,  311. 
Covenant  of  the  church  in  1740,  23;  of 

the  church  at  Campello,  57, 
Cowell  Family,  479. 
Cowsett  Bruok,  4. 

Crafts,    Rev.     Eliphalet    Porter,    Bio- 
graphical sketch  of,  162, 


Crafts,  Frederick,  Biographical  sketch 

of,  193. 
Crafts,  Jonathan  P.,  Biographical  notice 

of,  195. 
Crafts,  Rev.  Thos.,  Biographical  sketch 

of,  142. 
Crafts  Family,  473. 
Criminals  to  be  locked  up,  344, 
Crocker  Family,  480. 
Crosby  Family ,  479. 
Cross  Family,  481. 

Crown  Point,  Expedition  to,  226,  228. 
Curtis  Family,  476, 
Cushman  Family,  479. 
Cushman,    Rev.   Joshua,  of  Winslow, 

Me.,  Biographical  sketch  of,   154; 

publications,  310. 


D 


Dailey  Family,  490. 

Davis  Family,  492, 

Dean,  Dr.  Edgar  E.,  Biographical  notice 
of,  184. 

Debating  society,  348. 

Deed,  Indian,  12. 

De  Forrest,  Heman  Packard,  Biographi- 
cal notice  of,  194. 

Dentists,  399. 

Deputy  Sheriffs,  List  of,  200. 

Deserters,  List  of,  259. 

Dickerman,  Rev.  Lysander,  of  Wey- 
mouth, Biographical  sketch  of,  177. 

Dickerman  Family,  487. 

Dike,  Rev.  Samuel  F.,  Biographical 
sketch  of,  195. 

Dike  Family,  488. 

Downie  Family,  490. 

Drafted  men,  277,  279,  284. 

Drake  Family,  490. 

Dress  in  former  times,  368. 

Drinks,  372. 

Drought,  Extreme,  357,  364,  365. 

Druggists,  395. 

Drunkards,  their  names  posted,  319, 
321. 

Dunbar  Family,  481,  487. 

Dunham  Family,  492. 

Duxbury  has  a  grant  of  Bridgewater, 
11. 

Dwelling-houses,  370. 

Dwight,  Rev.  John,  ordained,  58;  dis- 
missed, 58. 

E 

Eames  Family,  496. 

Early  habits  and  customs,  visiting,  husk- 
ings,  quilting  parties,  spinning 
matches,  recreations,  wrestling, 
raising  of  buildings,  etc.,  366,  370. 

Earthquakes,  357,  358, 

Easton,  Dr.  James,  Biographical  notice 
of,  185. 

Easton  Family,  497. 

Eaton  Family,  498. 

Eddy,  Dr.  Henry,  Biographical  notice  of, 
185, 


GENERAL  INDEX. 


G89 


Eddy  Family,  499. 

Edson  Family,  492,  496. 

Education,  lUO. 

Election  of  Abraham  Lincoln,  250. 

Electric  telegraph,  347. 

Emery  Family,  499. 

Encroachment  on  the  liberties  of  the 

colonics,  230. 
Engineers  of  the  Fire  Department,  199. 
Extreme  drought,  357. 


Factory  Village,  3. 

Fall  River  Railroad,  303. 

Faunce  Family,  511. 

Faxon  Family,  509. 

Field  Family,  499. 

Filoon  Family,  51L 

Fires,  353,  357. 

Fire,  disasters,  in  Campello,  2,  61. 

Fire  Department,  333. 

Fire-engines,  when  introduced,  334. 

First  military  company,  292. 

Fish  found  in  North  JJridgewater,  9. 

Fiske  Family,  509. 

Fitz  Family,  509. 

Flax,  its  culture  and  manufacture  in 

former  times,  3137. 
Florida,  Military  operations  in,  263. 
Food,  in  former  times,  371. 
Ford  Family,  503. 
Forest  trees,  6. 

Fort  Edward,  Soldiers  at,  227. 
Franklin  Debating  Society,  348. 
Fredericksbura:,  Battle  of,  256,  258, 259, 

280,  287,  290. 
Freedmen's  Relief  Association,  351. 
Freeman  Family,  510. 
French  Family,  504. 
Fruit  trees,  7. 
Fuller  Family,  507. 
FuUerton  Family,  508. 
Furniture  makers,  396. 

G 

Gardner  Family,  516. 

Gas  Light  Company,  348. 

Geological  formation,  10. 

George,  Lake,  Expedition  to,  226. 

Gettysburg,  Battle  of,  255,  256,  287, 
288. 

GifFord  Family,  516. 

Glover  Family,  517. 

Goddard  Family,  516. 

Goddard,  Rev.  Warren,  ordained,  51; 
biographical  sketch  of,  172;  publica- 
tions, 312. 

Goldshury,  Rev.  John,  ordained,  49. 

Goldthwait  Family,  515. 

Gorham  Family,  515. 

Governor,  Votes  for,  since  1821,  203. 

Grand  Templars,  325. 

Graves  Family,  515. 

Gray  Family,  51-5. 

Green  Family,  516. 

Grist  mills,  376. 

87 


Groves  Family,  515. 
Groveton,  Battle  of,  289. 
Gurney  Family,  511. 


H 


Halifax,  N.  S.,  Soldiers  at,  227. 

Hall  Family   529. 

Hamilton  Family,  523. 

Hancock  Famdy,  531. 

Harden  Family,  533. 

Harlow  Family,  531. 

Harness  makers,  393. 

Harris  Family,  522. 

Hartwell  Family,  530. 

Hatch  Family,  .531. 

Hathaway  Family,  532. 

Hatters,  392. 

Haven  Family,  533. 

Haydcn  Family,  521. 

Hay  ward  Family,  .^)17,  .521. 

Hay  ward,  Melville,  Biographical  notice 
of,  190. 

Hearse,  Votes  respecting  a,  341. 

Henry  Family,  5;i2. 

Herrod  Family,  533. 

ilervey  Family,  529. 

Hills  in  North  Bridgewater,  5. 

Hichboru,  Dr.  Alexander,  Biographical 
notice  of,  195. 

Hobart  Family,  532. 

Ilolbrook  Family,  526. 

Hollis  Family,  5-^9. 

Holljwood  Family,  532. 

Holmes  Family,  527. 

Household  manufactures,  358,  367. 

Houses,  how  built,  in  former  times,  370. 

Howard,  Caleb,  Biographical  notice  of, 
190. 

Howard,  Daniel,  Biographical  sketch  of, 
190. 

Howard,  D.  Hudson,  Publications  of, 
312. 

Howard,  Rev.  Zichariah,  of  Stousrhton, 
Mass.,  Biographical  sketcli  of,  169. 

Howard  Family,  533,  545. 

Humnhrey  Family,  .524. 

"  Hundred  Days'  Men,"  281. 

Hunt,  Dr.  James  Lewis,  Biographical 
notice  of,  185. 

Hunt,  Serenu  D.,  principal  of  the  ,\caile- 
my,  131 ;  biourraphical  notice  of,  195. 

Hunt  Family,  -526. 

Huntington,  Rev.  Daniel,  cngaired  to 
preach,  28;  call  to  settle,  29;  his 
answer,  29;  his  ordination,  31 ;  suc- 
cess in  the  ministry,  31;  di-sniissed 
from  ill-he  ilth,  32;  testimony  of  the 
council  to  his  great  worth,  33; 
installed  at  Campello,  5.';  dis- 
m'ssed,59;  biographical  .sketch  of, 
137;  his  musical  taste,  329;  hia 
death  and  character,  138,  139;  his 
publications,  309. 

Huntington  Family,  .524. 

Hymns  at  ordinations,  etc,  35,  3.',  40, 
63,  67,  U8,  103,  1U7,  358. 


690 


HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 


Incorporation  of  the  Town,  proceedings 

relating  to  it,  417,  429. 
Indians,  Traces  and  traditions  of,  315; 

Indian  relics,  315. 
Indian  deed  of  Bridgewater,  12. 
Industrial  Association,  351. 
Industry,  Statistics  of,  216,  224. 
Inhabitants,   List  of,   in  1744,  211;  in 

1770.212;  in  1798,  214. 
Inns  or  public  houses,  385. 
Insurrection  of  1786,  243. 
Inventions,  410. 
luveutors,  412. 
Iron  ore,  377. 
Iron  manufacture,  377. 


Jackson  Family,  546. 
Jameson  Family,  548. 
Johnson  Family,  548. 
Jones,  Augustus  T.,  Biographical  notice 

of,  194. 
Jones  Family,  549. 
Jones,  Mrs.  Nathan,  her  school,  132. 
Joslyn  Family,  550. 
Justices  of  tlie  Peace,  List  of  199. 


Keith  Family,  551,  559. 

Kidder,  Rev.  Thomas,  declining  a  set- 
tlement at  Campello,  58. 

Kimball  Family,  571. 

Kingman,  Abel,  Biographical  sketch  of, 
662. 

Kingman,  Dr.  Abel  W.,  Biographical  no- 
tice of,  184. 

Kingman  Bradford,  Biographical  sketch 
of,  191;  publications,  313. 

Kingman  Family,  559,  571. 

Kingman,  Lucius,  Biographical  notice 
of,  190. 

Kingman,  Rev.  Matthew,  Biographical 
sketch  of,  175. 

Knapp  Family,  571. 


Lake  George,  Expedition  to,  226. 
Landers  Family,  578. 
Latlirop  Family,  578. 
Leach  Family,  573. 

Lee,  Rev.  Samuel  H. ,  ordained,  73 ;  bio- 
graphical notice  of,  73. 
Lemmar  Family,  577. 
Leonard  Family,  575. 
Lewis  Family,  576. 
Lexington,  Battle  of,  231. 
Libby  Prison,  255,  256,  285,  287. 
Libraries,  313. 

Library  Association,  314,  349. 
Library,  Town,  314. 
Lilley  Family,  576. 
Lincoln,  Abraham,  Election  of,  250. 
Lincoln  Family,  571. 


List  of  Petitions  for  Incorporation  of  the 
Town,  417;  of  Remonstrants,  421. 

List  of  Selectmen,  197,  206;  of  Town 
Clerks,  198.  206;  of  Town  Treasur- 
ers, 198,  206;  of  Moderators  of 
Town  Meetings,  198,  204;  of  Rep- 
resentatives, 199;  of  State  Senators, 
199;  of  Engineers  of  the  Fire  De- 
partment, 199;  of  Justices  of  the 
Peace,  199;  of  Coroners,  200;  of 
Notaries  Public,  200;  of  Deputy 
Sheriffs,  200;  of  Colonels,  201;  of 
Lieut.-Colonels,  201. 

List  of  Inhabitants  taxed  in  1744,  211; 
in  1770,  212. 

List  of  owners  of  houses  taxed  in  1798, 
214,  216. 

Littlefield  Faiiily,  576. 

Lock-up  for  criminals,  344. 

Loomis,  Lafayette  Charles,  130;  bio- 
graphical sketch  of,  186. 

Loomis,  Silas  L.,  founder  of  the  Adelphi- 
an  Academy,  130;  biographical 
sketch,  186. 

Loring  Family,  577. 

Louisburg,  Capture  of,  225. 

Lucas  Family,  578. 

Lyon  Family,  576. 


M 


"Maine  Law,"  322,324. 

Majors,  List  of,  201. 

Manly  Family,  578. 

Manuficturers,  218-224,  376-380. 

Map  of  the  town,  307. 

Marshall  Family,  579. 

Mason  Family,  582. 

Masons,  398. 

Missasoit,  his  deed  of  Bridgewater,  12. 

Massasoit  Lodge,  352. 

May  Family,  581. 

McBride  Family,  581. 

McLaughlin  Family,  582. 

McNulty,  Rev.  Thomas  B.,  76. 

Meech,  Rev.  Asa,  engaged  to  preach, 
25;  ordained,  27;  dismissed  27;  dies, 
27;  biographical  sketch  of,  27; 
publications,  309. 

Meeting-house,  First  (1737),  describ- 
ed, 81;  subscriptions  for  finishing 
it,  85;  purchasers  and  prices  of 
pews  sold,  86;  the  meeting-house 
not  finished,  88;  the  sexes  are  sepa- 
rated, 89;  purchasers  and  prices  of 
pews  in  1761, 90-92;  a  new  meeting- 
house built  in  1763,  93;  a  bell  pro- 
cured in  1764,  94;  the  bell  havmg 
been  broken,  the  parish  vote  to 
mend  it,  94. ;  first  proposal  to  warm 
the  meeting-house  negatived,  97; 
third  meeting-house  (1827),  99; 
purchasers  and  prices  of  pews,  100- 
101;  the  house  not  warmed  till 
1835,  103;  fourth  meeting-house 
(1853),  106. 

Melrose  Cemetery,  340. 

Merchant  Family,  581. 


GENERAL   INDEX. 


GOl 


Merritt  Family,  580. 

Methodist  Society,  First,    formed,  65; 

names   of  its  ministers,  66;  second 

formed,  80;  names  of  ministers,  81. 
Mike's  Brook,  4. 
Militia,  292-297. 
Militia  law,  295. 
Milliners,  410. 
Mills,  375. 
Mills,   Rev.   Charles  L.,  installed,  73; 

dismissed,  73;  biographical  sketch 

of,  72. 
Mitchell  Family,  581. 
Moderators  of  town-meetings,  198-204. 
Morey  Family,  582. 
Morgan,  Rev.  Henry,  his  labors  in  the 

cause  of  Temperance,  323. 
Morrison  Family,  582. 
Morse  Family,  582. 
Morton  Family,  581. 
Morton,    Ellis    Wesley,     Biograpbical 

sketch  of,  I'M. 
Music  in  early  times,  327. 
Music,  Military,  330. 
Musical  instruments.  Manufacture  of, 

409. 
Musical  societies,  329. 


N 


Names  of  the  original  proprietors  of 
Bridgewater,  12;  of  petition  for 
incorporation  in  1738,  17;  of  the 
original  members  of  the  First 
Church,  24;  of  the  original  mem- 
bers of  the  Unitarian  Society,  47; 
of  the  members  of  New  Jerusalem 
Church,  50;  of  the  members  of  the 
South  Cong'l  Church  in  1836,  54; 
of  the  Society  of  Friends  in  1838, 
79;  of  the  Baptist  Church,  66;  of 
the  Universalist  Society,  77;  of  the 
Methodist  ministers,  66;  of  pur- 
chasers of  pews  in  1740,  86;  do. 
do.,  1701,  y0-9->;  do.  do.,  1827, 
100, 101 ;  of  School  Committee  men, 
115,  116,  120;  of  graduates  at  Col- 
leLre,  133,  !34;  of  persons  who  have 
attendel  Normal  School,  134;  of 
shoe  manufacturers,  406,  407. 

Nash  Family,  584. 

Natural  History,  6. 

Naval  service,  Men  in,  277. 

Negroes  not  allowed  to  sit  in  church 
with  the  whites,  95,  96,  101. 

New  Jerusalem  Church,  its  origin,  49; 
its  doctrines,  52;  description  of 
■  their  temple,  53. 

Newspapers,  307. 

North  Bridgewater,  its  situation, bound- 
aries, and  extent,  1;  geological  for- 
mation, 10;  incoi'porated  as  a  par- 
ish, 18. 

"  North  Bridgewater  Gazette,"  308. 

North  St  ir  Division  of  Sons  of  Temper- 
ance, 324. 
*h-West  Bridgewater,  3. 


Norton,  Rev.  John  F.,  installed,  71 ;  bi- 
ographical sketch  of,  71 :  diamiasal. 
72. 

Notice  to  quit  the  town,  345. 

Noyes  Family,  582. 


0 


Old  Colony  Railroad,  303. 

"Old  Colony  Reporter,"  308. 

Old  French  War,  225. 

Olustce,  Battle  of,  263. 

O'Neil  Family,  584. 

Orcutt  Family,  585. 

Organ,  First,  328. 

Original  proprietors  of  Bridgewater,  12. 

Orr  Family,  585. 

Osborne  Family,  585. 

Owners  of  dwelling-houses  in  1798, 214. 


Packard,  Rev.  Abel   K.,  Biographical 

sketch  of,  175. 
Packard,  Rev.  Asa,  of  Marlborough, 

Mass.,  Biographical  sketch  of,  142. 
Packard,  Austin,  Biographical  sketch  of, 

189. 
Packard,  Rer.  David  Temple,  ordination 

of,  63;  biographical  sketch  of,  62, 

174;  iDublications  of,  311. 
Packard,  Heman,  Biographical  sketch 

of,  193. 
Packard,  Rev.  Ilezekiah,  of  Wiscassett, 

Me.,  Biographical  sketch  of,  146- 

154;  interesting  reminiscences  of  the 

Revolution,  146-150. 
Packard,  Rev.  Levi,  of  Spencer,  Mass., 

Biographical  sketch  of,  163. 
Packard,    Sylvanus,    of   Boston,    Bio- 
graphical sketch  of,  601. 
Packard,  Rev.  'I'heophilus,  of  Shclburne, 

Mass.,  Biographical  sketch  of,  159; 

publications,  310. 
Packard,  B.  Winslow,  Publications  of, 

311. 
Packard  Family,  585,  619. 
Paine  Family,  629. 
Painters,  397. 
Parish  rates  in  1744,  211. 
Patents  granted,  410,  411. 
Paul  Revere  Lod-e  of  in-eemasons,  3d2. 
Perkins,  Jesse,  Biographical  sketch  of, 

Perkins,'  Rev.  Jones,  of  Braintree,  Bio- 
graphical  sketch  of,  161;  his  publi- 
cations, 311.  ,  .     1    1    t_u 

Perkins,  Jonas  R..  Biographical  sketch 
of,  189. 

Perkins  Family,  619-623. 

Perry,  Dr.  Nathan,  Biographical  sketch 
of,  182. 

Perry  Family,  625. 

Petersburg.  Battle  of,  286,  288. 

Peterson  Family,  629. 

Pettin2;ill  Family,  625. 

Phillips  Family,  627. 


692 


HISTORY  OF  NORTH  BRIDGEWATER. 


Philomathean  Association,  352. 

Pi  Beta  Society,  348. 

Pine  Knob,  Battle  of,  288. 

Plain  Village,  now  Campello,  see  Cam- 
pello. 

Plymouth,  N.  C,  Battle  of,  258. 

Pocataligo,  Battle  of,  262,  265. 

Ponds  in  North  Bridgewater,  5, 

Poor,  provision  for  them,  344. 

Pope  Family,  628. 

Population  at  ditferent  periods,  209,  seq. 

Porter,  Rev.  Eliphalet,  of  Roxbury,  Bio- 
graphical sketch  of,  140;  his  publi- 
cations, 309. 

Porter  Evangelical  Church,  its  origin, 
69;  history,  72-75. 

Porter,  Rev.  Huntington,  of  Rye,  N.  H., 
Biographical  sketch  of,  140;  publi- 
cations, 310. 

Porter,  Rev.  John,  employed  to  preach, 
20;  ordained,  23;  his  character,  23; 
dies,  27;  biographical  sketch  of, 
134;  publications,  309. 

Porter,  Rev.  John,  son  of  the  preceding. 
Biographical  notice  of,  139. 

Porter  family,  626. 

Post-offices,  ;i06. 

Postmasters,  Names  of,  306. 

Pound  for  c.atie,  342. 

Pratt  Family,  &4'i. 

Proctor  Family,  029. 

Professions,  Numlier  in  different,  223. 

Proprietors,  Original,  12. 

ProsiJect  Hill,  6. 

Publications  by  North  Bridgewater  men, 
309. 

Public  houses,  385. 

Public  roads,  298-300. 

Public  worship  in  former  times,  373, 
374. 

Puffer  Family,  628. 

Purchase  of  Bridgewater  from  the  In- 
dians, 13. 


Quakers,  79. 


Q 


R 


Railroads,  303. 

Randolph   and   Bridgewater  Railroad, 

303. 
Rappahannock,  Battle  of,  289. 
Reading  room,  348. 
Rebellion  of  1861,  249-291. 
Recreations  in  former  times,  369. 
Reed  Family,  636. 
Remick  Family,  637. 
"  Reporter  "  newspaper,  308. 
Representatives,  List  of,  199. 
Revolution,  Reminiscences  of  the,  143- 

150,  1.54. 
Revolutionary  soldiers,  232. 
Revolutionary  times,  231. 
Reynolds  Family,  629-635. 
Rhodes  Family,  635. 
Richards  Family,  635. 


Richards,  Dr.  James  F.  Biographical'no" 

tice  of,  184. 
Richardson  Family,  635. 
Richardson  Family,  636. 
Richmond,  Capt.   Lucius,  his  military 

services,  254,  260-265. 
Ridge  Hill,  6. 
Ring  Family,  635. 
Ritchie  Family,  637. 
Ritchie  Manufacturing  Company,  378. 
Rivers  in  North  Bridgewater,  4. 
Roads,  298-300. 
Robbins  Family,  636. 
Robinson  Family,  636. 
Ryder  Family,  636. 

S 

Sabbath-schools,  325. 

Saddlers,  393. 

Salisbury,  N.  C,  Prison,  285,  287, 

Salisbury  River,  in  North  Bridgewater,  4. 

Sanford  Family,  661, 

Sanitary  Commission,  350. 

Savings-Ban  k,  332. 

Saw-mills,  375. 

Sawyer  Family,  661. 

St.  Patrick's  Cemetery,  341. 

School  Committees,  115,  116,  120. 

School  Districts,  112,  117,  l'^4. 

School  Law  of  IS'^G,  119;  of  1837,  121. 

Schools,     their    condition    at  different 

dates,  121,  122. 
Schools,  The  several,  and  schoolhousea 

described,  125-128. 
Secession  Ordinance,  its  effects,  250. 
Selectmen,  List  of,  197,  206. 
Senators,  List  of,  199. 
Settlement  of  Bridgewater,  14. 
Severance  Family  ,1361. 
Sewall  Family,  664. 
Shaw  Family,  641. 
Shaw,  Rev.  Naphtali,  of  Kensington,  N. 

H.,  Biographical  sketch  of,  157. 
Shay's  Insurrection,  243. 
Shedd  Family,  662. 
Sheep  roaming  at  large,  342. 
Sheet-iron  workers,  398. 
Sheijardson  Family,  664. 
Shiverick  Family,  663. 
Shoe  manufacture,  399-414 ;  history  of, 

in    Massachusetts,    403;    in  North 

Bridgewater,  405. 
Shoe  manutixcturers.  Names  of,  406, 407. 
Shoe  tools  manufactured,  383. 
Simmons  Family,  664. 
Sinclair  Band  of  Hope,  324. 
Singing  in  Church  in  early  times,  how 

conducted,  327. 
Skinner  Family,  664. 
Slaves  in  North  Bridgewater,  317. 
Slavery  abolished  in  Massachusetts,  318. 
Smith,  Dr.  Nahum,  Notice  of,  185. 
Smith,  Rev.  A.  G.,  80. 
Smith  Family,  663. 
Snell  Family,  643-649. 
Snell,  Dr.  Issachar,  Biographical  sketch 
ol,  IbO. 


GENERAL  INDEX. 


693 


Snow,  Croyden  P. ,  Biographical  notice 
of,  193. 

Snow,  Hector  0.,  Biograptucal  notice 
of,  193. 

Snow,  Herman  W.,  Biographical  no- 
tice of,  193. 

Snow,  Orin  T.,  Biographical  notice  of. 
193. 

Snow,  Thomas  J.,  Biographical  sketch 
of,  192. 

Snow  Family,  637-641. 

Snow,  Deep,  359. 

Snow-storms,  Severe,  359,  361,  362. 

Soldiers  of  the  Revolution,  232-242;  of 
war  of  1812,  247,  248;  in  the  great 
civil  war  of  1861,  251-28S. 

Soldiers'  Aid  Society,  350. 

Song  — "The  Old  Village  Church," 
104. 

Sons  of  Temperance,  324. 

Soule  Family,  062. 

South  Carolina,  Military  operations  in, 
2G2. 

Southworth  Family,  650-6-58. 

Spaulding  Family,  664. 

Spear  Family,  664. 

Spinning  match  at  Mr.  Porter's  in  1769, 
358. 

Spinning-wheels  made,  384. 

Spottsylvauia,  Battle  of,  255,  258,  285, 
280. 

Sprague  Family,  663. 

Sprairuc's  Village  described,  3. 

Sprague,  Chandler,  Notice  of,  3,  384. 

Stage-coaches  in  former  times,  304, 

"Star  of  the  West,"  transport,  fired 
on,  250. 

Start,  Rev.  William  A.,  installed,  78. 

Statistics  of  industry,  206-224. 

Stevens  Family,  660. 

Stuckbridge,  Dr.  Thomas,  Biographical 
notice  of,  185. 

Stoddard  Family,  658. 

Stone  House  Hill,  6. 

Stoves  first  introduced  into  the  meeting- 
house, 103. 

Stranger  Family,  662. 

Streets,  their  names  and  extent,  300- 
302. 

Studley  Family,  660. 

Sturtevant  Family,  659. 

Sumter,  Fort,  tired  on,  250. 

Swine  running  at  large,  342. 

Sylvester  Family,  649. 


Tailors,  390. 

Tanners,  380. 

Tarbet  Family,  673. 

Taunton  Turnpike,  302. 

Taverns,  385. 

Telegraph,  347. 

Temperance,  Efforts  to  promote,  319- 

324. 
Temperance  Society,  320, 
Thayer  Family,  005-008, 


Thespian  Society,  330. 

Thompson  Family,  ()68. 

Thompson,  Rev.  James,  Biographical 
notice  of,  139. 

Thompson,  Rev.  William,  or.laincd,  3-1, 
170;  dismissed,  36;  notice  of, 'l70* 

Tilden  Family,  070. 

TiUson,  Dr.  Elisha,  Notice  of,  181. 

Tilton  Family,  ()74. 

Tinplate  workers,  398. 

Tirrill  Family,  073. 

Titicut  parish  incorporated,  19. 

Tools  manufactured,  383. 

Torrey  Family,  072. 

Tower  Family,  074. 

Town  and  Parish  Clerks,  List  of,  108. 
206. 

Town  and  Parish  Treasurers,  List  of, 
198,  200. 

Town  House,  346. 

Trades  and  professions.  List  of,  223. 

Traders,  386. 

Travelling,  Early,  374. 

Trees,  their  varieties,  6,  7;  uses  made  of 
them,  6,  7. 

Tribou  Family,  671. 

Troops  furnished  in  1861,  251 ;  the  war 
of  the  Revolution,  '23'2-'24-i\  in  t'le 
war  of  1812,  247,248;  in  the  great 
civil  war  of  1861,  251-288. 

Trout  Brook,  4. 

Trow  Family,  673. 

Tuck  Family,  674. 

Tunes  in  1690,  Number  of,  327. 

Turnpike,  Taunton,  302. 

Twelfth  Regiment,  Company  F,  Roll  of, 
251-253;  its  history,  254,  289;  cas- 
ualties and  changes  in,  255,  259. 


Union  Cemetery,  341. 
Union  Musical  Association,  331. 
Unitarian  Church,  47-49. 
Universalist  Society,  77-79. 


Valuation  for  1840,  217;  for  1S50,  217; 

for  1800,  218. 
Vicksburg,  Siege  of,  288, 
Villages,  their  names,  1. 
Vincent  Family,  674. 
Votes  for  Governor  since  1821,  203, 


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Wade  Family,  674. 

Wade,  Dr.  E.  R.,  Notice  of,  185, 

Waldo  Family,  07.'). 

Wales  Family,  070. 

AVales,  Rev.  Nathaniel,  of  Belfast  Me., 

Biographical  sketch  of,  173. 
War,    French    and    Indian,    20C;    Old 

French  war,  225. 


694 


HISTOEY  OP  NORTH  BRIDGEWATEB. 


War  of  the  Revolution,  231-242;  War  of 

1812,  246-248. 
War  of  the  Rebellion,  250-291. 
War  meeting  in  1861,  251 ;  in  1862,  270- 

273. 
Warning  out  of  town,  345. 
Warren  Family,  677. 
Washburn  Family,  679. 
Washingtonian  Movement,  321. 
Watchmakers,  395. 
Water,  how  obtained  in  former  times, 

373. 
Waterman  Family,  680. 
Watkins  Family,  680. 
Webster,  Col.  Fletcher,  251,  254,  289. 
West  Family,  680. 
West  Bridgewater  first  settled,  14. 
West  Meadow  Brook,  4. 
West  Shares  Village,  3. 
Wheeler,  Rev.  Azariah  B.,  Biographical 

notice  of,  178. 
Wheeler  Family,  681. 
Wheelwrights,  394. 
White  Family,  680. 


White,  Jonathan,  Biographical  notice  of, 

188. 
Whitman,  Eliab,  Biographical  notice  of, 

187. 
Whitman  Family,  682. 
Whitmarsh  Family,  682. 
Whitney  Family,  682. 
Whittemore  Family,  681. 
Whitten  Family,  681. 
Wilbor  Family,  682. 
Wild  animals,  9. 
Wild  Family,  682. 
Wild,    Rev.    Zenas    P.,    Biographical 

sketch  of,  177. 
Wilder  Family,  683. 
Willerness,  Battle  of,  257,  259. 
Williams  Family,  683. 
Willis  Family,  684. 
Wilson  Family,  686. 
Winchester,  Battle  of,  287. 
Wood  Family,  686. 
Wood,  Rev.  Charles  W.,  installed,  64; 

biographical  notice  of,  64. 
Woodbury,  Rev.  Isaac,  67. 


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